Magic Johnson should receive more credit for the 2020 Lakers title team, according to Lakers legend Michael Cooper.
As Cooper says, Magic Johnson was the one that brought LeBron James to the Lakers and helped rebuild the team.
“I expected this (winning the 2020 championship) of the Lakers. Even before COVID hit, the Lakers are a good basketball team, and I think Jeanie Buss, Linda Rambis along with Rob Pelinka definitely finished a tough job, but who doesn’t get enough credit is Magic Johnson.
Magic started the ball rolling, coming in and influencing a legendary player such as LeBron James to come to L.A. and become involved with our organization.
Usually, when you get a high-profile player like that, they can attract other high-profile players a la Anthony Davis comes into play,” Cooper told Lakers Daily in an exclusive interview.
Magic Johnson took over the Lakers as president of basketball operations in 2017, but stepped down in 2019.
