The dust is still settling from Magic Johnson and his shocking choice to abruptly step down as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. His decision has opened up quite possibly one of the more desirable jobs the NBA has ever seen and, as a result, there are quite a few interested parties willing to give their two cents on what needs to be done next.
Rob Pelinka is currently the team’s general manager, and seems set to stick around, even if that’s obviously subject to change. And if you go by what some executives around the league said about him to Brad Turner of the L.