Magic Johnson was one of the greatest NBA players of all-time.
Magic Johnson is one of the greatest businessmen of all-time.
Magic Johnson was a horrible coach and is turning out to be a pretty terrible GM, case in point.
According to Bill Oram of The Athletic, Johnson “ignored the pleas of the coaching staff that he retain” the two bigs (Randle and Lopez) following the signing of LeBron James and instead added JaVale McGee, Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson.
The report comes amid speculation surrounding the future of head coach Luke Walton, with Oram noting that firing Walton “would cause considerable heartburn for officials within the organization who, according to team sources, continue to advocate for him.”
The only good news is all those players are on one-year deals (Beasley has already been traded), so the Lakers can learn from their mistakes.
Flip the page on how Magic Johnson has failed the Lakers so far.