Tag: Jim Buss

Phil Jackson: ‘It Was Never Important To Me’ To Return To The Lakers

One of the ongoing rumors over the last few years has been he potential return of Phil Jackson to the Los Angeles Lakers in a front office position...

Corey Hansford

Lakers News: Byron Scott Thinks He Should Still Be Los Angeles’ Head Coach

Since Phil Jackson left the organization in 2011, the Los Angeles Lakers have had four different head coaches going into their sixth season since his departure...

Daniel Starkand

Lakers News: Jeanie Buss Won’t ‘Speculate’ On What Will Happen After This Season

Jim Buss may have made a promise he can't keep. The longtime executive vice president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers famously claimed the team would be a contending by the end of the 2016-17 NBA season or…

Ryan Ward

Jim Buss Believes Lakers Have Five Core Players On Roster

Before the 2016 season began, Los Angeles Lakers Executive VP of Basketball Operations Jim Buss spoke about hoping to find a number of core players on the roster...

Corey Hansford

Jim Buss: Byron Scott Was Given ‘A Fair Amount Of Time’ As Lakers Coach

After two seasons as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Byron Scott was given his walking papers with the team wanting to go in another direction following a franchise-worst record of 17-65...

Ryan Ward

Lakers News: Magic Johnson Praises Jim Buss, Mitch Kupchak For Hiring Luke Walton

Ever since the Los Angeles Lakers passed on the opportunity to bring back Phil Jackson to be the team's head coach in 2011, Magic Johnson has been highly critical of the moves made by vice president of basketball operations and…

Ryan Ward

The Clock Is Ticking For Jim Buss And Lakers

At this point, most everyone has heard about the infamous guarantee that Jim Buss made in April of 2014 to step down from his position as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations should the Los Angeles Lakers not return to…

Trevor Lane

Lakers Rumors: Mitch Kupchak, Jim Buss To Meet With Byron Scott After Road Trip

Despite one of their more inspiring efforts against the Minnesota Timberwolves, this 2015-16 NBA season is still not going the way Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and executive vice president of basketball operations Jim Buss had hoped. The…

Corey Hansford

Lakers News: Magic Johnson Believes Jim Buss ‘Should Just Be The Owner’

Magic Johnson has had no issue speaking about Los Angeles Lakers executive vice president of basketball operations, Jim Buss, in the past. Johnson has been critical of Buss and whether he is capable of returning the Lakers back to glory…

Corey Hansford

Jim Buss On Lakers Failed Chris Paul Trade: ‘It Didn’t Make Any Sense’

In December of 2011, the Los Angeles Lakers made a blockbuster trade that sent shockwaves throughout the NBA. The franchise acquired point guard Chris Paul to play alongside Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum in a three-way deal that sent Pau…

Ryan Ward