When Magic Johnson suddenly stepped down as the Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations, things quickly switched over to who would replace him.
The likes of Golden State Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers and Miami Heat president Pat Riley were rumored as potential replacements, but general manager Rob Pelinka has been in charge in the meantime.
Throughout the team’s head coaching search, it was Pelinka who led the way with former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue looking set to take the job. Now that this looks to be the case, the attention has turned back to whether or not the Lakers will replace Johnson and for the time being, it looks like the answer is no.