Magic Johnson steps down

[clockwise1965]

Over due Great player. Terrible basketball executive.

[cincinnatikid513]

cant wait til lakers announce lebron james as general manager and player coach he will do it all next season

[lakerboy]

Buss won. Walton isn't going anywhere

[TheMoneyShot]

Over due Great player. Terrible basketball executive.

[JIBBBY]

Magic was a great player!! SHOWTIME!!!

Gotta see the 30 for 30 - Magic vs Bird/Lakers vs Celtics.. A must see!!!http://www.espn.com/30for30/film?page=CelticsLakers

Gives you an appreciation of the talent back then.. Bird was tough too. They played with heart.. Very competitive. Hated each other back then, friends today..

[shadymcgrady]

DeAngelo Russell is flat out killing it now. His all star appearance well deserved as he's leading a nets team to the playoffs

[JIBBBY]

DeAngelo Russell is flat out killing it now. His all star appearance well deserved as he's leading a nets team to the playoffs

Neither DeAngelo or Randle are playing in the West anymore, so they are expected to light it up on teams that just aren't that good.. Still both have very good upside and showing that now.. Lakers should have tried to keep them both IMO.. Wait it out.. Lakers wanted to win now with Lebron because Lebron is old..

Sold the farm and still have a losing team now that missed the playoffs..

[homie1975]

One of best FA classes ever this summer but he steps down? Something smells fishy

[JIBBBY]

cant wait til lakers announce lebron james as general manager and player coach he will do it all next season

He is king of the Laker Organization now.. Signed a 4 year contract.. Player coach for sure when he gets injured again.. If he has to carry the load then good luck.. Lakers better sign an absolute stud in this off season..

Lebron ain't enough..

[Goat Milk]

SMART MOVE!! He see's a loser and knows when to walk away and not go down and sink with the aging Lebron ship..

Lakers tried signing an old Steve Nash and that back fired.. Lebron about to get injured next year too.. Age gets everyone in pro sports.. Can't beat father time..

Jerry Buss rolling over in his grave...

You know what's funny? A lot of ppl talk about "aging" but D Wade was 37 years old and statistically was the best player on his team this year. Isn't that funny? Lebron is a top 5 NBA player till the day he retires. That's facts.... Do you have high hopes for Bradley Beal? Beal will NEVER at any point in their careers be better than Bron. Neither will Paul George. Bron will be better than those guys until the day he retires.... But you don't mind starting a team with these "young talented guys?"

[Goat Milk]

Neither DeAngelo or Randle are playing in the West anymore, so they are expected to light it up on teams that just aren't that good.. Still both have very good upside and showing that now.. Lakers should have tried to keep them both IMO.. Wait it out.. Lakers wanted to win now with Lebron because Lebron is old..

Sold the farm and still have a losing team now that missed the playoffs..

They didn't sell the farm. They've been waiting for some of these losers to develop, but they rarely do. I was against the Russel and Randle moves from day 1. Especially Russel. I thought he was the clear cut number 1 pick in the draft and even when Towns was dominating his first 3 years and Russ wasn't doing much, I still believed deep down Russel was a better player. And I still do believe that. Towns won't win a ring as a number 1 option. Maybe not even a number 2.

The problem is, most of the young players you draft don't develop. The NBA is the toughest league in the world. By far. Superstars rarely, rarely break out. And you're seeing that with Kuzma, Ingram, Ball, Kaldwell Pope. How many years are you gonna wait for these guys to develop into good NBA players?

[Goat Milk]

Put Kobe in charge and he'll take this team to the WCF from his office. Easily.

[Harry N. Lloyd]

Can anyone give one good reason why Jeanie Buss is not at the game tonight?

She's a fool!

What a dumpster fire of an organization. I can't believe how far they have fallen.

True disclosure, I hate the Lakers. I hate LeBron. But even I have a hard time watching this debacle.

Trade LeBron. He's the cancer!

[IBetYou]

Put Kobe in charge and he'll take this team to the WCF from his office. Easily.

And why's that? Athleticism doesn't help in the front office. Michael Jordan figured that out. Being a GM takes work. I suspect Bryant enjoys his free time. Besides he never said anything to make me think he's clever anyway..

[IBetYou]

People like to think of NBA legends as being super-human beings. Danny Ainge is the best GM to come along in a long time. Bit of a bumpy season for the Celtics but he's got the two attributes that count: brains & worth ethic.

[TheMoneyShot]

Put Kobe in charge and he'll take this team to the WCF from his office. Easily.

100% Kobe won't take the job if Lebron is involved as a player.

To add to this... I don't think Kobe has the mind for management. He was a "doer" on the court... a machine. Business decisions isn't Kobe.

[PAULYPOKER]

LeBron James's newest contract will expire in 2022

the same year that his basketball phenom son,

LeBron James Jr., is anticipated to graduate from high school!

Bron's seed is an NBA B-Ball factory!
Just add Pussy!

[jjgold]

kids of greats usually busts

[shadymcgrady]

Lakers would show a great sense of humor if they traded LeBron to the Cavs. Wouldn't work with the pieces they have but it would be hilarious

[PAULYPOKER]

Holy fukkin moly...

14 years old and dunkin like a funkkin donut!!

[JIBBBY]

Put Kobe in charge and he'll take this team to the WCF from his office. Easily.

Players don't like Kobe, they didn't listen to him when he was playing in his final years.. You really think they will take him seriously and listen to him now?

They have a damn hard time even listening to Luke Walton now.. Kobe would have a tougher time being in charge if I had to guess.

[JIBBBY]

LeBron James's newest contract will expire in 2022

the same year that his basketball phenom son,

LeBron James Jr., is anticipated to graduate from high school!

Bron's seed is an NBA B-Ball factory!
Just add Pussy!

The kids are never as good as the pops.. Remember the pops like Lebron bang hot chicks not Amazon chicks to enhance the gene pool... Pretty chicks are usually not athletic and only pollute the gene pool..

Lebron's son will be a wash..

[lakerboy]

The kids are never as good as the pops.. Remember the pops like Lebron bang hot chicks not Amazon chicks to enhance the gene pool... Pretty chicks are usually not athletic and only pollute the gene pool..

Lebron's son will be a wash..

Isn't Steph better then Dell?

[PAULYPOKER]

Lol.......

[JIBBBY]

Isn't Steph better then Dell?

Step is a shooter, a little man.. Steps mother was a player herself if I'm not mistaken.. Step is not a physical specimen like Lebron James.

I'm talking about players that can jump out of the building and have big bodies.. All of Shaq's kids will be nothing like him either.. Lebron the same.. They are banging petite pretty twigs and having kids with them.. So you then get half breed physical specimen babies..

[MadTiger]

The kids are never as good as the pops.. Remember the pops like Lebron bang hot chicks not Amazon chicks to enhance the gene pool... Pretty chicks are usually not athletic and only pollute the gene pool..

Lebron's son will be a wash..

I played Little League with two of Lebron's wife's family members. I don't know if they are her cousins or uncles. We are talking like 15-18 years older. They have some OK genes on that level.

[homie1975]

Isn't Steph better then Dell?

There are exceptions to the rule but in general the offspring of superstars or great players are not better than their dad's were.

[lakerboy]

There are exceptions to the rule but in general the offspring of superstars or great players are not better than their dad's were.

Ken Griffey Jr
Both Manning brothers
Barry bonds
Klay Thompson
Brett Hull

[homie1975]

Ken Griffey Jr
Both Manning brothers
Barry bonds
Klay Thompson
Brett Hull

Griffey senior was not a star. Mychal Thompson was not a star.

Would u like to see the list of former good or great players children who are NOT stars? It would take me weeks to compile because it is hundreds of thousands names long.

But how about these guys sons?

- Michael Jordan
- bill Russell
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Jerry west
Kareem Abdul jabbar

I'll stop. What have u heard from them?

IN GENERAL I SAID. IN GENERAL, SONS NOT AS GOOD AS STAR FATHERS

[jjgold]

James forced him out

NBA wise Hardaway isn’t bad right now

[kingdom]

People like to think of NBA legends as being super-human beings. Danny Ainge is the best GM to come along in a long time. Bit of a bumpy season for the Celtics but he's got the two attributes that count: brains & worth ethic.

lol. ainge was the worst gm in the league before being gifted the big 3. gifted again with the brooklyn deal that gave him picks and he finally learned value of the draft. bob myers and sam presti are best gm's in the league. and it wasn't presti decision to let harden go over 4 million dollars. to keep okc afloat for as long as he has and the turmoil is impressive. just needs to hire better coaches. and if you need further proof look at a list of players okc and gsw drafted and compare to celts.

[JIBBBY]

Ken Griffey Jr
Both Manning brothers
Barry bonds
Klay Thompson
Brett Hull

Klay Thompson is better then his father but they both played different positions.. Klay is much shorter then his father and not as physically gifted.. Thomson Sr could jump out of the building son Klay cannot...

All those baseball players you mention were on HGH.. We are talking about NBA and not MLB also..

Manning brothers were probably a little better passing the ball then their father, maybe? Archie was pretty good. I'll give you that one though..

I'd Bet the Manning brothers couldn't out sprint their dad in his prime in a 50 yards dash though if they all matched up.. Archie had wheels and his sons didn't.. The gene pool slowed down in the Manning family.

[IBetYou]

lol. ainge was the worst gm in the league before being gifted the big 3. gifted again with the brooklyn deal that gave him picks and he finally learned value of the draft. bob myers and sam presti are best gm's in the league. and it wasn't presti decision to let harden go over 4 million dollars. to keep okc afloat for as long as he has and the turmoil is impressive. just needs to hire better coaches. and if you need further proof look at a list of players okc and gsw drafted and compare to celts.

Uh.. Ainge inherited that pre-big 3 team. He had Paul Pierce & Antoine Walker who was going broke faster than a speeding bullet.

Presti drafted well -more to being a GM than that. He had a big 3 he could have kept together but he wouldn't give Harden the max because he wanted to keep Ibaka. In any case he lost the two superior parts of that big 3.

Bob Myers? Jerry West more like. Now Jerry West is with the Clippers, and not surprisingly they're making all the great moves. Warriors will sink over the next few years

[BigdaddyQH]

Magic was always a quitter and a loser. He destroys everything he touches. He sold his name to many city projects in L.A. but never did a thing to actually organize them. Everyone knows that the NBA is the most overpaid profession in the world. 90% of the players are totally and absolutely worthless.

[homie1975]

Magic was always a quitter and a loser. He destroys everything he touches. He sold his name to many city projects in L.A. but never did a thing to actually organize them. Everyone knows that the NBA is the most overpaid profession in the world. 90% of the players are totally and absolutely worthless.

U sound like you're dying to say the N word.