Moments like these haven’t come along anytime recently for Jeanie Buss and the Lakers. Three years ago, Jim Buss made the ridiculous pronouncement that the Lakers would be back in contention three years later. To show how much of a departure that is from Lakers past: Before the past four seasons, the Lakers hadn’t had a single-season with less than 30 victories in more than 50 years in Los Angeles. A few hours later, it became clear that the next general manager of the team would also be a familiar name in Lakers circles: Rob Pelinka, the Los Angeles-based super agent who represented Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. All of this just sums up the utter dysfunction that reigns supreme with the Lakers these days.

Source: Washington Post March 04, 2017 20:05 UTC