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Rajon Rondo is ready to teach, and Lonzo Ball is ready to learn, just like Magic Johnson wanted

You might think that Magic Johnson’s main goal coming into the offseason was signing LeBron James, especially given that that’s exactly what he did.

But to hear Johnson talk at his press conference days before his team started training camp, he actually had a different item No. 1 on his to-do list.

“My main thing this offseason was ‘how do we get somebody to mentor Lonzo?’” Johnson said.

And while Johnson was probably being hyperbolic and actually did have “sign superstar” at the top of his summer checklist over “find mentor,” it doesn’t really matter what his first priority was, because he says he’s managed both of those goals.