During the go-go decade of the 1980’s, the Los Angeles Lakers once and forever defined their mystique and image by playing a style of ball that was defined by fast breaks, slam dunks and quick hitters early in the shot clock. It was known simply as “Showtime”, and it led to five NBA world championships, as they became arguably the greatest NBA team of all time by mid-decade.
It happened thanks to a perfect storm of events which started with the franchise having the good fortune to draft one Earvin “Magic” Johnson with the first pick in the 1979 NBA draft.