Pretty slow news day in Laker land, wouldn’t you say? The trade front has been relatively quiet, the team has a few days off and there has been a disturbing lack of Woj bombs in the air. Oh, and the Lakers blew up their front office. Other than that, nothing big.
The timing of the Magic Johnson hire was interesting to put it kindly. With just a couple of days before the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers decided to relieve former President of Basketball Operations Jim Buss, general manager Jim Buss and public relations president John Black.