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  1. Feb 22, 2017 · Mitch Kupchak was ready. He was going to be a Laker for life. Not the king of Los Angeles or even a member of the marquee group, but it was enough.

  2. Aug 20, 2023 · Kupchak won the NBA Championship with the Bullets in 1978 and spent a total of four seasons with the franchise. On July 23, 1981, Kupchak was signed by the LA Lakers. The Lakers traded Jim Chones and Brad Holland with a first-round 1983 draft pick and a second-round 1982 draft pick.

  3. On July 16, 2003, after the Lakers failed to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in three years, Kupchak's first major deal was the off-season acquisitions of superstars Karl Malone and Gary Payton (who had both failed to win an NBA championship despite long, Hall of Fame-caliber careers). [7]

  4. Aug 21, 2023 · Kupchak would officially become the Lakers Assistant General Manager in 1986 and eventually succeeded Jerry West himself, although he was not given the full reins of power as the Lakers' GM until the year 2000 when West went to work for the Memphis Grizzlies.

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  5. Mitch Kupchak was ready. He was going to be a Laker for life. Not the king of Los Angeles or even a member of the marquee group, but it was enough. The season was 1981-82, and the 26-year-old Kupchak (newly outfitted with a seven-year, $6.3 million free-agent deal given to him by Los Angeles basketball chief Jerry West) was set to be the team ...

  6. Jun 10, 1985 · BOSTON — Exactly three years ago Sunday, the day after the Lakers beat Philadelphia to win the NBA title, forward Mitch Kupchak underwent a second surgery on his shredded left knee. Doctors...

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  8. Jan 30, 2017 · And for 23 years, Mitch Kupchak has been tasked with keeping the Lakers relevant, filled with stars and always on the brink of another title as the team’s general manager. Kupchak got Pau...