Before Jim Buss was relieved of his position as vice president of basketball operations, the 57-year-old was reportedly trying to save his job by making some moves. Unfortunately for him, these moves jeopardized the future of the franchise with the team having to part ways with parts of the young core.
According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Paul Millsap was a player Jim may have been targeting in exchange for some of the Lakers talented young players:
“At the same time, Jim was making moves that Jesse interpreted as mortgaging the Lakers’ future to save his job.