Winning Time Cast & Real Life Character Comparison Guide
HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty explores the 1980s era of the Los Angeles Lakers, featuring a big cast playing real-life characters. Created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht, HBO Max's new sports drama is partially directed by Don't Look Up's Adam McKay. The Winning Time show depicts a moment of change for the world-famous NBA franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers. The show is based on Jeff Pearlman's book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, with the planned first season focusing on Jerry Buss buying the team and Magic Johnson becoming the centerpiece for the «Showtime Lakers.»
Winning Time's story begins in 1979 as the NBA Draft approaches. Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is one of the nation's top basketball prospects after leading Michigan State to the NCAA Championship. Despite the Lakers having a successful season in 1978 where Kareem Abdul-Jabarr helped lead them to the second round of the playoffs, they had a chance for the 1st overall pick after making a trade with the New Orleans Jazz, who finished with the worst record. At the same time the Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for the coin flip to determine their draft spot, businessman Jerry Buss was finalizing a deal to buy the team and other assets from Jack Kent Cooke.
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The 10-episode series for HBO Max received mostly positive reviews prior to Winning Time's debut on March 6, 2022. In addition to including Jerry Buss, Magic Johnson, and Kareem Adbul-Jabarr, the show also features many other real-life people connected to the NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1980s. Winning Time boasts an incredibly talented ensemble as a result of
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