The Los Angeles Lakers sent the NBA into a frenzy when governor Jeanie Buss elected that it was finally time to move in a new direction. Upon departing with Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss’ organizational role, she brought in the one man who she knew had some tricks up his sleeve, in Magic Johnson.
A lunch date between Jeanie Buss and Johnson eventually led to him being back in the fold with the franchise he gave everything to. Johnson quickly passed up his role as an advisor and was promoted to the president of basketball operations, in an attempt to move the franchise in one clear direction.