2021-2022 AROUND the NBA: GSW Champs [ARCHIVED]

[SleepingHero]

That whole Jerry West thing blows my mind...When you blow off the Logo, that is sports Karma level curse stuff... I'd put that on Babe Ruth trade type stuff as far as impact.  He spent 4 decades with the Lakers and was one of the most iconic players, coach and general manager during some successful times there.  He pretty much has done just about everything for them except towel boy and team owner.

Ignoring the 5 Minneapolis Laker titles, West was directly involved in all 10 of the 12 Laker titles since 1972. 1972 he was a player so that's one. He was a scout for the Lakers from 79-82. Some noted draft picks the Lakers made during that time were  Magic, Michael Cooper, and Kurt Rambis. There were reports that West didn't like Magic Johnson, preferring Moncrief instead, but we'll give him a slide since the Lakers still made the pick.  As a GM, West put together the showtime Lakers and oversaw drafting James Worthy. So we have to give him credit for those titles as well, since one doesn't just luck their way into winning 4 titles after assuming a GM role. 

After showtime, West was directly responsible for convincing Shaq to come to the Lakers and he went out of his way to get Kobe at 13. So there are 3 more for that duo. West was also directly responsible for hiring Phil Jackson. So we can also say he laid the foundation for Kobe's 2 more titles in the late 2010's. 

So at worst 10 of their 12 titles since 1972. At best we can count the 1980 one too so 11 of 12.

Insanity that they told him to eat rocks.