Magic Johnson Reveals How Kawhi Leonard Could Not Join Lebron James' Lakers Because Of Anthony Davis

Magic Johnson An All-Time Great For The La Lakers Who Spent A Few Seasons In The Team'S Front Office Signed Anthony Davis In 2019 But He Also Claimed To Be Close To Signing Kawhi Leonard.

Magic Recently Detailed The Events That Transpired On An Episode Of "Showtime Basketball" In An Interview.

Lebron James' Preparation To Go To Los Angeles From The Cleveland Cavaliers Was Handled By Johnson In 2018.

Los Angeles Won The Title In 2020 As A Result Of Getting James And Davis. The Lakers Now Have Another Championship To Their Name As A Result Of What He Was Able To Do.

"We Were Well Over The Salary Cap So I Had To Get Us Up Under The Salary Cap By Trading A Couple Of Guys" Johnson Said. "And So I Know When I Had That Meeting With Him And Rich Paul (Lebron James' Agent) I Knew What He Wanted Right?

"I Knew He Wanted To Win No. 1. But No. 2 I Knew In Los Angeles He Could Live And He Could Live Free And Drive Around And"

"Live A Life That He Wanted To Live That He Couldn'T Live In Cleveland Or Miami Because Everyones On Top Of Him. And I Think Because We Have So Many Celebrities Here He Could Fit Right In."

"I'M Going To Go After At That Time I Thought It Was Going To Be Kawhi Because He Was The Next Free Agent The Next Year (2019)" Johnson Said.