![]() Buss dated Linda’s sister Debbie before he even bought the Lakers. Jeanie and Linda have known each other for decades, becoming friends when Dr. Rambis’s most appealing attribute when Buss brought him in was likely his marriage to Linda Rambis, who happens to be one of Jeanie’s closest friends. He was also a terrible NBA head coach, only experiencing success as an assistant when he was on the same bench as Phil Jackson. ![]() ![]() Kurt Rambis, who rejoined the team as a senior basketball adviser in 2018 after Magic stepped down, had no front office experience prior to that role. And this time, the basketball bona fides of the people she entrusted with authority were a little more specious. Not only were those two people Buss could trust, but they also had basketball credentials - Magic as a player and general NBA personality, and Pelinka as an agent - that ostensibly qualified them for their positions.īut the working relationship between Magic and Pelinka soured very quickly, and to fill the vacuum of power left by the president of basketball operations, Buss didn’t venture outside her circle. Magic was joined by Rob Pelinka, whose proximity to Kobe Bryant for more than a decade made him a natural extension of the Lakers family. That started with Magic Johnson, a man who she’s known since they were teenagers, and who she thinks of as a brother. Since she ousted Jim in 2017 (presumably one of “the things that have happened the last few years with my siblings”), Jeanie Buss has surrounded herself in the Lakers front office with either immediate family members, or people who she regards as family. And I think this process has been very healing, especially for the things that have happened the last few years with my siblings, and it’s kind of brought us all together. … It’s a lot of personal stuff, but that’s just kind of how my family operates. Jerry Buss’) legacy, which was to make the Lakers the best team in the NBA. I think (the show) kind of helps people understand our process, and what our commitment is to fulfilling (her father, the late Dr. In an interview with Sam Amick of The Athletic, Jeanie Buss noted that the Hulu docuseries “Legacy” attempts to paint that family image of the Lakers: Jerry Buss put Jeanie in charge of business decisions and her brother Jim in charge of the basketball side, setting the template for how Jeanie has approached her stewardship of the Lakers. Jeanie Buss has never made it a secret her desire to run the Lakers as a family business, because that’s how her father operated.
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