Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said as much in a conference ... a player from the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s, and former coach with the Nets where he led them to two NBA Finals, the ...

This year marks the 23rd season for Mitch Kupchak as General Manager of ... The two proceeded to the rebuilding of the Lakers in the post-Showtime era, following the retirement of Magic Johnson.

Mitch Kupchak has been the Lakers’ general manager for 14 years ... and that was something Jim and Jerry Buss wanted (they have long wanted a return to the Showtime era). Does Mitch get to pick the ...

Mitch Kupchak stepped down as the general manager ... Bullets in 1978 before grabbing two more with the early Showtime Lakers in 1982 and 1985. Despite his ties to North Carolina and time as ...

We spent some time with Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak prior to ... interesting locker room moments on the Showtime Lakers teams you were on… Kupchak: Yes, I played on that team for ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are ... to be struck. Kupchak will be one extremely busy GM over the next two summers. But he's also extremely well-equipped to get the job done. Mitch Kupchak is ...

The first time Mitch Kupchak was mentioned for one ... Carolina who became a starting power forward for the Showtime-era Lakers, Kupchak’s career was cut short after an injury in 1981 that ...

His arrival helped the Los Angeles Lakers advance to the 1980 NBA Finals ... along with general manager Mitch Kupchak, has made all the basketball decisions. Johnson will initially act as a ...

He asked me how things were going, if there was anything he could do better," Kupchak shared the story. Mitch would end up getting two championships as a small cog of the "Showtime Lakers," but ...

The Lakers front office was now in the hands of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Kupchak’s former teammate with the Showtime Lakers ... He listens, and he says, ‘Mitch, that’s exactly how ...

“What are they saying about Mitch Kupchak now ... one of them is screaming about the Lakers general manager. The opinions about Kupchak are as strong as last Sunday’s shorts were tight.

As Jeff Pearlman recounted in his excellent book about those Showtime Lakers ... He knew the Lakers were going to sign free agent big man Mitch Kupchak, and so he went with Mike McGee, a scoring ...