The day frank vogel was hired as the thirdchoice candidate the new lakers coach had to sit through a difficult news conference, which james attended in a show of support, as pelinka deflected questions about johnson in contrast, when he started playing for heat coach erik spoelstra in 2010, a disillusioned james asked pat riley if he had interest in returning to coach the heat. Lakers story just gets crazier with new details, and harder to sell to free agents lakers general manager rob pelinka speaks to magic johnson before a news conference in september 2018. New lakers gm rob pelinka already a success as a rob. A bimonthly, inseason publication that provides indepth lakers articles. December brings a brutal schedule, with all 14 games against likely playoff. By using nba sites, you are agreeing to our revised privacy policy and terms of service. Key lakers games to watch in 201718 orange county register. Kuzma led all nba players in scoring in the preseason, and has forced his. The first definitive oral history of the ever popular l. In the 201718 season, their city uniform paid tribute to kobe bryant. The following season, the lakers unveiled a new lore series uniform focusing on magic johnson. After all, the lakers president of basketball operations immediately dubbed his 19yearold point guard the new face of the lakers, the guy who i think will lead us back to where we want to get to. Kupchaks lengthy run with the lakers, which spanned nearly four decades and began when he joined them as a player in 1981, included 30 years in.
The lakers city uniforms are known as the lore series designed to honor its greatest players. In the show, critically acclaimed sportswriter roland lazenby brings the story of this charismatic team to life in an unprecedented oral history, featuring such legendary players as wilt chamberlain, jerry west, kareem abdul jabbar, and magic johnson, along. This book has new and interesting information about the lakers, west and todays warriors. The lakers would prefer that the deal become official july 30, which would give them enough space to make their next big splash, but the new orleans pelicans arent inclined to wait that long. The lakers new director of strength and endurance spoke out for the first time since his hiring. All eyes on lonzo and the lakers with the nba finals in the books, its time to turn our attention to draft season.
On december 18, 2017 against the golden state warriors, the lakers retired the numbers 8 and 24 of former shooting guard kobe bryant, making him the first nba player to have two numbers retired on the same team. It was rainy and quiet, and there was nothing to do but sleep, read and walk the beach. Includes news, scores, schedules, statistics, photos and video. Lakers, in shakeup, hand reins to magic johnson the new. The show and millions of other books are available for instant access. At the outset, i was curious about the book s conceit linking the 70s lakers with the current warriors via west but the writer pulls it off. Lakers place magic johnson in charge of basketball. He was dismissed as the knicks team president on june 28, 2017. The new south bay lakers logos are set to be unveiled after the. The lakers record going into the new year will say a lot about the direction of the team. And joining me to help discuss their top science picks are deborah blum, director of the knight science journalism program at mit, publisher of the online magazine, undark, and a pulitzer prize winner.
He currently writes for realgm covering the philadelphia 76ers and the nba. Jackson did not return as head coach, and wrote a book about the teams 200304 season, in which he. A closer look at the players who make up the 201718 lakers roster, a young group with a new starting center. Johnson made the deal to clear mozgovs onerous contract off the books for the lakers pursuit of toptier free agents next summer, but also to clear a path for rookie lonzo ball, his preferred. If you are a basketball fan there is much in this book to recommend. Wests lakers, stephs warriors, and the california dreamers. The nba development league franchise is making the change as it preps to move to the new ucla health training center. Lopez is on an expiring contract, and the lakers were able to get mozgovs awful contract off the books in the process. Lakers 201718 roster breakdown orange county register. The lakers compete in the national basketball association nba as a member of the leagues western conference pacific division. His best moves in seven months paint the picture of a bright future.
Magic johnson has proven himself to be quite the moron when it. The lakers new nike city edition jerseys designed by. Sports lakers to retire kobe bryants 2 jersey numbers in december. And were going to do that by highlighting the best science books of 2017. I started 2017 by taking a trip up the coast to san simeon with my husband. After a crazy night of surprising picks and big trades, chad ford hands out his draft grades for all 30 teams. Greatest players edition by mega depot 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Here is a summary of the lakers rest days and national tv games, along with their full nba schedule. Nobody ever will remember lakers 201718 season, because it is a transition year for the franchise and in summer of 2018 their cap space will be empty and ready for two fa max contracts, game changer move for teams postbryant era, which means. Kobe bryants brilliant and complicated legacy the new york times. Dreamers who reinvented basketball hardcover october 24, 2017. Magic johnson calls lonzo ball new face of lakers and. New lakers gm rob pelinka already a success as a rob lowe impersonator rob pelinka is shown with thenclient kobe bryant in march 2016.