Adrian Wojnarowski: "What is Magic going to do with Luke Walton if the Lakers keep on winning We know ever since Magic has taken over, they been hoping to get their own coach in at some point"

Magic Johnson claims he resigned as the Lakers president because the ownership wouldn't let him fire Luke Walton I thought I had the power to do what I wanted to do I wanted to fire Luke Walton he wasn't the right guy or a great coach I didn't want to fracture our relationship so I just exit

Windhorst LeBron's intention is to play and the focus right now is making a deal with the Lakers They are negotiating I think he's going to try and make a deal with the Lakers The league generally believes the two sides are going to come together

Windhorst Some of the owners who are trying to get LeBron were talking to each other and were like have you heard anything Nope Have you heard anything Nope LeBron is reaching out and talking to players on some of these teams and they report back to their GM or coach Hey LeBron called

Windhorst The Los Angeles Lakers would be very open to the prospect of trading LeBron James for Jarrett Allen

Windhorst It's been communicated to me that the number one thing for LeBron next season is happiness not money I have clearance to use this quote attributed to Rich Paul 'The Lakers are not and will not annoy us'

Buha I spoke with several Lakers people there was an acknowledgement we might have taken a step back If you're myopic need to win a Championship this season that's obviously not the case But we can win 50 next Summer see what trades we need to make Then in 2028 can be a true contender