During his appearance on ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday morning, Magic Johnson described a chaotic front office filled with far too many voices and not nearly enough leadership. At Frank Vogel’s introductory press conference, Rob Pelinka was asked about organizational structure, and he did his best to dispel that notion.
While Pelinka would never go into absolute full detail — no executive could — he did at least try to offer some clarity about an organization shrouded in legitimate questions (transcribed via Spectrum Sportsnet):
“We can be very clear on that. Jeanie’s vision for the front office is that a couple years ago she created a position that didn’t exist prior to Earvin coming aboard: President of Basketball Operations.