No one soaks up the off-season like NBA players—unless you’re repping OKC, you’re milking every drop of vacation bliss. And legends? They’ve earned the right to chill harder than anyone. Case in point: Magic Johnson. Lakers royalty, five-time champ, eternal vibe-setter. And what’s Magic’s off-season wisdom for Lakers Nation? One simple instruction: get that heinie to Taormina. The Sicilian gem is calling, and according to Magic, it’s the spot to reset, recharge, and maybe sip some limoncello while plotting the next title run.

It just might be what their fans would want. Especially after the absolute horror show they went through the last year or so. Getting Luka Doncic wasn’t even enough to get them through the first round. So the best decision is to just forget the sorrows. Or rather, drown them in the San Domenico Palace in Taormina, Italy.

“Cookie and I are so excited our friends Rodney and Holly Peete and John and Vicki Palmer joined us. We had a great time at the amazing San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel in Taormina where the hit TV show White Lotus was filmed! I recommend everyone to come and experience this hotel. The food is off the charts and the views are incredible! Also, the pool is decked out in Dolce & Gabbana and Cookie and I both wore our Dolce last night lol! Just hanging out and had a little bite to eat in Greece yesterday!” Johnson shared on Instagram.

Although there’s a chance you might wanna take a +1 with you. How does a date with Rob Pelinka sound? No doubt he’s in a mood to vent out some frustration. His name’s been high up in the NBA media chains for the past few days. And “disasterclass” isn’t a funny word anymore – we have Exhibit A in the Showtime.

Rob Pelinka might take up Magic Johnson’s recommendation after all

Everyone knows what happened – the cat’s already outta the bag. It’s even at the stage where Dorian Finney-Smith has already put pen to paper on a 4-year, $53 million contract with the Rockets. The man finally has a place where they want him. That too on the early championship frontrunners for the new season? That ain’t an offer he could refuse. But that story has to do with Rob Pelinka more than DFS or Houston. Word on the street is that Robby intentionally tanked Smith’s free agent value with a busted knee issue that didn’t hold an ounce of water. And if true, this isn’t one of those times he can hide behind the Luka Doncic transfer.

“The word out there is that Rob Pelinka was going out there and talking to teams about Dorian’s knee to try to tank Dorian’s free agency value, and the offers that could potentially come in on him. Word is that got back to Dorian and his camp. And now you have a situation here where even if the Lakers came in with an offer above what the Houston Rockets are prepared to offer; I think I saw something in the ballpark of four years at the full mid-level exception for Dorian, whenever he goes to Houston, this is a tough look,” said Anthony Irwin. Yikes.

At this point, the Taormina suggestion that Magic Johnson had looks too enticing. Wouldn’t it to you too if embody the Lakers GM? But that isn’t the way Pelinka deals. And there’s no other way to do that than to sign some solid centers and take the LakeShow to the glory days once again. Poetic justice.