Mitch Kupchak f ile

AGE: 62 COLLEGE: North Carolina AS NBA PLAYER: Selected in 1976 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets with 13th overall pick; played for Washington (5 seasons) and Lakers (4) — 10.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.7 apg

GM YEARS: Although Kupchak became the Lakers’ general manager in 1995, most experts don’t credit him with having all of the traditional powers of a GM until Jerry West resigned from the Lakers in 2000. A look at Kupchak’s success with the team since 2000:

Division titles: 7— 2000-01, 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12

Conference titles: 6— 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 NBA titles: 4 — 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010 Winning seasons: 17; losing seasons: 4