It’s been written before but it cannot possibly be repeated enough: The Los Angeles Lakers have been gifted an incredible opportunity by way of Magic Johnson’s resignation, and yet seem committed to keeping Rob Pelinka even if it costs them the likes of some of the absolute best executives the NBA has to offer.
Read that again. And then again. One more time just to hammer the point home.
Now take this into account: According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, teams throughout the NBA are thrilled with that decision (emphasis mine):
Pelinka is already running the Lakers’ search for a new coach.