There's some stuff floating around about him that doesn't sound too great. Nothing crazy but just him being very inexperienced in this role, not a great communicator, and maybe even undermining Magic at times. There's also what Stephen A. keeps saying about him not being liked around the league, which could be BS because Stephen A. says a lot of things. Who knows.
This morning Woj did say his future might be even dicier than Walton's right now. If they can get a top level executive then that person would bring in his own guy.
The speculation has been he would've retired by now if LeBron had re-signed in 2014 but now he doesn't want to leave the organization when it might be at its lowest. If true, that's a nice thought and I appreciate it but some of his decisions are the reasons why they're in this spot. They badly need to rebuild but Riley doesn't believe in that. It's hard for me to really say anything too negative about Riley though and I guess he has earned the right to leave when he pleases.
Pelinka was an agent before Buss named him GM, so yea he doesn't have the front office experience some other accomplished GMs have. However, liked I stated below Meyers was in the same boat at one point -- this agent types need time to adjust to playing on the other team and being concerned about the well being of the team and not just their clients. The issue was he and Magic didn't know each other beforehand so its hard to start from ground zero.
Yea the problem with Riley is he doesn't really believe in rebuilding, he's always relied on the "I have a ton of rings and know how to win" spiel to land guys and to be honest it just doesn't work anymore. Of course Miami is a great place to live so the team will always have that but Riley lost his touch IMO. Anyhow like you said hes earned the right to quit when he wants.
doesn't riley have an ownership stake with the heat? he's not going anywhere
its the lakers. jeanie needs to go after the big names. and please, no former lakers unless its jerry west. rc buford, sam presti, bob meyers. those are the guys who need to be called
Agree with you but I think there is 0 chance any of those 3 leave. They gotta find the next Meyers (he is a former agent like Pelinka FWIW) or Budford.
I think David Griffin would be a good choice. He's highly respected around the league and LeBron loved playing for him. He's a guy you couldn't go wrong with hiring IMO.