The Los Angeles Lakers made a bold move when they jettisoned Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss mid-season, replacing them with Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson. Pelinka took over as the team’s new general manager while Johnson oversees the entire front office as the president of basketball operations. It doesn’t appear that they are done tinkering with things, either.
In a recent piece by Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, details of changes to both the scouting and analytics departments of the front office were detailed.
While more tinkering was certainly expected, it appears that Johnson is intent on putting his stamp on the organization.