Jeanie Buss has mostly stepped into the background since Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka took over basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. Sure, she’ll give two cents when they’re asked for, but in terms of setting any kind of narrative, that’s been left to those directly involved with personnel decisions.
Expectations go a long way in setting narrative, though, so it’s worth noting not only what Buss wants to see from these Lakers, but why it’s important they fulfill that goal — outside of appeasing their boss, obviously.
Buss was asked about her expectations for this season on “Mason And Ireland” on ESPN, and added a little context as to why she has this specific goal for the Lakers.