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Magic Johnson was never cut out to do this This is a trying year for Magic and the storied franchise, who was fully expected to make the playoffs after getting LeBron James.
When Jeanie Buss hired Magic Johnson as president of basketball operations for the Lakers two years ago, she didn't view it as hiring a former player who had virtually no front-office experience. She was hiring a man she considers her brother. Magic was family.
When Buss hired Rob Pelinka as GM, she didn't see him as a player agent with no fron-office experience. She saw him as the former agent of Kobe Bryant, and Kobe was family.
The Lakers failed to qualify for the playoffs, after signing the one and only LeBron James during the prior summer. Backstabbing season is here, and Magic decided it was his time to bounce.