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After spending nearly four decades with the Los Angeles Lakers, mostly under the watch of the late Jerry Buss, Mitch Kupchak is now the general manager of Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets. The former NBA player turned team official has had a roller coaster ride as a GM in the league. One of his greatest accomplishments […]

Before taking over as president of basketball operations for the Charlotte Hornets last April, Mitch Kupchak had spent the previous 30 years of his basketball career in the front office for the Los Angeles Lakers, including 17 years as general manager. But despite helping to build the Lakers dynasty of the early 2000s and presiding […]

Charlotte Hornets president Mitch Kupchak has no regrets about his lengthy tenure as the Los Angeles Lakers general manager, feeling rather blessed to have Kobe Bryant at the end of his career to mask the rebuilding the team was experiencing at the time: “We were lucky to have Kobe for his last two years,” Kupchak […]

The Charlotte Hornets came mighty close to acquiring Marc Gasol before the NBA trade deadline. Close, but no dice. General manager Mitch Kupchak walked away from the 3 p.m. cutoff slate with a sense of disappointment, failing to get All-Star point guard Kemba Walker the help he so direly needs to propel this team into […]

Mitch Kupchak was asked about Kemba Walker’s future with the Charlotte Hornets, and he said that he would like to see Walker retire with the Hornets. It sent the NBA world abuzz thinking that meant the Hornets had no interest in trading him, but another comment Kupchak said, could leave the door open for that […]

Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations Mitch Kupchak walked away from the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery with the 11th overall pick, but looked extremely out of place, now in his new job after a year sabbatical following his dismissal from the Los Angeles Lakers. “This was the first lottery and, I hope, the last lottery […]

The rumors that have been swirling around the Charlotte Hornets for the last few months have proven to be true: former Lakers’ GM Mitch Kupchak is headed East. Mitch Kupchak has agreed to a deal to become President and General Manager of the Charlotte Hornets, league sources told ESPN. The Hornets will hold a news […]

The Charlotte Hornets and Mitch Kupchak are expected to reach a formal agreement as the new president of basketball operations and general manager of the franchise, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Charlotte Hornets have made significant progress in contract talks with Mitch Kupchak to become President of Basketball Operations and General Manager, and a […]

The Charlotte Hornets have formally offered their vacant general manager position to former Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak, as both sides near an agreement, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Hornets are confident Kupchak’s University of North Carolina ties with owner Michael Jordan and interim GM Buzz Peterson would be […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been granted permission to interview to interview a few candidates to fill in their vacant general manager position, after former GM Rich Cho was relieved of his duties upon an underwhelming season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Hornets were recently allowed to start conversations with Philadelphia 76ers vice president of player personnel […]

Can you imagine being paid 18 million dollars for just 13 minutes of moving up and down a basketball court? Well, NBA vet Luol Deng is pretty much living that life as a Los Angeles Laker. So far, this season, he has put up only two points in total while playing just thirteen minutes. What […]

The Charlotte Hornets have thrown the towel on their general manager Rich Cho, now reportedly looking to weigh interest on former Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak. The organization will look to make find a replacement GM within the remember 25 games of the season, according to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer, hopeful to […]

The Charlotte Hornets are unlikely to bring back their general manager Rich Cho, instead likely aiming to bring in former Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak in the offseason to partner with assistant GM Buzz Peterson, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Hornets could soon have a front office led with the University of North […]

The job of a general manager in the NBA is a thankless job, one that is always criticized yet offers very little praise when you get the job done right. And when you fail, you are ridiculed and maligned beyond measure! Well, sorry GMs, but that’s exactly what we plan to do as we recall […]

Some Charlotte Hornets players have been included in a lot of trade chatter ahead of Thursday’s deadline, but the changes for them may not only be limited to the team’s composition, but also in their front office after this season. With general manager Rich Cho in the final year of his contract, his possible replacement […]

Mitch Kupchak’s otherwise successful tenure as Los Angeles Lakers general manager didn’t end all that well, with his ill-advised signings of Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng to horrific long-term contracts still haunting the team to this day. One of his final moves in charge of the Lakers was hiring Luke Walton as head coach, and […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak just relived what was possibly the worst day in Lakers history from a fan perspective. During an interview on Sirius XM NBA radio, Kupchak recalled what it was like when the blockbuster trade that landed Chris Paul with the Lakers was nixed by then-commissioner David Stern, per […]

It has been just over a year since the Los Angeles Lakers made the decision to part ways with Byron Scott after two full seasons as the head coach where he compiled a discouraging 38-126 record including the worst regular season mark in franchise history. With more than enough time to truly assess his thoughts, […]

This season started with the Los Angeles Lakers turning a lot of heads with their unexpected start by having a winning record through 10 games, but since then, they have struggled getting wins and have only won three of their last 18 games to give them a 13-25 win-loss slate for the season so far. […]

The evolution of Julius Randle hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Los Angeles Lakers front office, especially not past the eyes of general manager Mitch Kupchak. In his first full season with the team, Randle has displayed his potential to be a great player in this league by being one of the few players in the league to […]

When the season started, not a lot of people expected the Los Angeles Lakers to win a lot of games for the year, but with a winning record through their first 10 games, many started believing that their players were already maturing and would be able to speed up their rebuilding process. However, the team is […]

Phil Jackson is the President of Basketball Operations for the New York Knicks. That is a fact that isn’t in danger of changing, but there is a limit to his term. Jackson has an opt-out clause that he can exercise on July 1, 2017 in the event he gets tired of the Big Apple. Insiders […]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson has not retained his minority ownership stake in the Los Angeles Lakers for a few years now. While he gave up his official part ownership in 2010, he was no longer carrying any official position with the team, but was still connected. The team awarded him an honorary VP position and title despite […]

D’Angelo Russell is due for a coming out season party in his sophomore season, especially now that the dynamics of the team has changed. Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak has jumped on the hype train of prais for Russell as he raved about the young guard to reporters on media day. “Last year […]

The Lakers have been hard to watch the last few years, particularly the last three seasons, as they sank further and further down the rankings. They have been a lottery team since the 2013-14 season, which also happened to be the first time the Lakers missed the playoffs in nine years. This past season was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a busy offseason, albeit not the most productive one. They spent $64 million on Timofey Mozgov, they brought in Luol Deng, and they traded for Jose Calderon. On top of these acquisitions lacking excitement, they couldn’t even land a meeting with highly coveted free agent Kevin Durant, who said […]

After turning in the worst season of the franchise’s illustrious 67 year history, the Los Angeles Lakers have some work to do. Luckily, according to GM Mitch Kupchak, the team is a more attractive place for free agents than it was last year. With Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour now over, Kupchak believes he can offer […]

Lakers fans collectively held their breath on Tuesday night as the NBA draft lottery played out. Los Angeles needed to be in the top-3 to maintain their pick; otherwise, it would have gone to Philadelphia. When the number four selection was revealed and the Lakers logo was not present, the city sighed with relief. They […]

It seems the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have any interest in trading their top-three pick after all. Assuming the Lakers retain their top-three pick in this year’s draft, general manager Mitch Kupchak laughed off the notion that the team would be looking to trade its pick, via the Thompson and Trudell radio show on ESPN710 in […]

Although the Los Angeles Lakers fired their head coach on Sunday, it appears they won’t be hiring anyone in the near future. While speaking about the decision to fire Byron Scott, general manager Mitch Kupchak stated that the Lakers won’t be hiring a new head coach in the next two weeks. On @TWCSportsNet, Mitch said […]