The Los Angeles Lakers recently parted ways with longtime general manager Mitch Kupchak in the team’s overhaul of the front office which also included relieving Jim Buss of his duties as vice president of basketball operations. Magic Johnson, who now runs the front office as president of basketball operations, chose to go in a different direction with agent Rob Pelinka as Kupchak’s successor.
Although it is a risky move to bring in a first-time general manager and former agent in Pelinka, David Falk, who famously represented Michael Jordan and a number of other Hall of Famers during his time as an agent, thinks it is a smart move.