The Los Angeles Lakers were taken aback when Magic Johnson suddenly stepped down as president of basketball operations.
Since then, the Lakers have yet to hire a replacement for Johnson and in their search for a new head coach, general manager Rob Pelinka has taken control.
In fact, it has been reported that Pelinka’s power within the organization could increase moving forward. There have been reports the Lakers could go after someone such as Golden State Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers to replace Johnson, but a recent report suggests that Pelinka could simply be elevated and run the entire front office.