“Effective immediately, Earvin Johnson will be in charge of all basketball operations and will report directly to me. “Our search for a new general manager to work with Earvin and coach Luke Walton is well underway and we hope to announce a new general manager in short order. “It’s a dream come true to return to the Lakers as president of basketball operations,” Johnson said. “We are determined to get back to competing to win NBA championships again.”Kupchak, 62, had been controling general manager of the Lakers since 2000. He won NBA crowns with the Lakers playing alongside Johnson in 1982 and 1985 as well as with Washington in 1978.

Source: Manila Times February 22, 2017 14:57 UTC