Magic Johnson Admits Lakers Could Have Had Demar Derozan, Blames LeBron For Laker’s Downfall

JOHNSON The blame that ░░░░░░░░ s got to take ░░░░░░░░ the fact that DeRozan ░░░░░░░░ up in Chicago and ░░░░░░░░ with the Lakers GREENBERG ░░░░░░░░ on that thought if ░░░░░░░░ will Why is that ░░░░░░░░ JOHNSON DeRozan wanted to ░░░░░░░░ for the Lakers and ░░░░░░░░ I got the call ░░░░░░░░ his agent I called ░░░░░░░░ Lakers and said he ░░░░░░░░ to come home and ░░░░░░░░ could have been a ░░░░░░░░ instead of a Bull ░░░░░░░░ could have made that ░░░░░░░░ but when Russell and ░░░░░░░░ start talking that s ░░░░░░░░ they nixed that deal ░░░░░░░░ went with Westbrook and ░░░░░░░░ became a Laker instead ░░░░░░░░ DeRozan And I think ░░░░░░░░ DeRozan and then you ░░░░░░░░ a chance to keep ░░░░░░░░ role players Caruso K ░░░░░░░░ P all those guys ░░░░░░░░ were our best defenders ░░░░░░░░ left That is why ░░░░░░░░ were a bad defensive ░░░░░░░░ But if you sign ░░░░░░░░ you only trade Kuzma ░░░░░░░░ Buddy Hield we would ░░░░░░░░ playing in the Western ░░░░░░░░ Championship this year with ░░░░░░░░ two guys GREENBERG As ░░░░░░░░ look around this league ░░░░░░░░ the point that you ░░░░░░░░ there are so many ░░░░░░░░ young former Lakers that ░░░░░░░░ out there I mean ░░░░░░░░ Ball playing great Alex ░░░░░░░░ Brandon Ingram the list ░░░░░░░░ on How do you ░░░░░░░░ as a guy you ░░░░░░░░ you still refer to ░░░░░░░░ Lakers as we which ░░░░░░░░ love about you JOHNSON ░░░░░░░░ I m a Laker ░░░░░░░░ And you will be ░░░░░░░░ life and that s ░░░░░░░░ what everyone should expect ░░░░░░░░ do what should a ░░░░░░░░ feel when you see ░░░░░░░░ these really good young ░░░░░░░░ out there having so ░░░░░░░░ success that were originally ░░░░░░░░ JOHNSON First of all ░░░░░░░░ got to say the ░░░░░░░░ drafted well And so ░░░░░░░░ the Bucks brothers who ░░░░░░░░ involved in that even ░░░░░░░░ Kupchak before he left ░░░░░░░░ now what Rob and ░░░░░░░░ before I left and ░░░░░░░░ But you can t ░░░░░░░░ everybody See you have ░░░░░░░░ sometime trade the young ░░░░░░░░ to get an older ░░░░░░░░ or a better asset ░░░░░░░░ so with Clarkson being ░░░░░░░░ Utah and Brandon Ingram ░░░░░░░░ New Orleans Randle playing ░░░░░░░░ the Knicks on and ░░░░░░░░ and on but the ░░░░░░░░ got what they wanted ░░░░░░░░ was that championship See ░░░░░░░░ Lakers are about championship ░░░░░░░░ re not about just ░░░░░░░░ young guys and holding ░░░░░░░░ to them unless they ░░░░░░░░ superstars like Kobe So ░░░░░░░░ m feeling good about ░░░░░░░░ young guys and where ░░░░░░░░ are but I m ░░░░░░░░ good about also LeBron ░░░░░░░░ still here AD is ░░░░░░░░ here Russell play like ░░░░░░░░ ve been playing the ░░░░░░░░ three weeks things will ░░░░░░░░ better But I I ░░░░░░░░ against putting the number ░░░░░░░░ pick with Russell Westbrook ░░░░░░░░ trying to trade them ░░░░░░░░ m against that because ░░░░░░░░ re just saying well ░░░░░░░░ m giving up everything ░░░░░░░░ this guy Let s ░░░░░░░░ if he can come ░░░░░░░░ next season and be ░░░░░░░░