When Dr. Jerry Buss bought the Los Angeles Lakers, he knew the key to sustained success and championships in the NBA was to acquire superstars and treat them right so they don’t want to leave.

As the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Luka Doncic in what sent shockwaves throughout the entire NBA, they would send away such players as Anthony Davis and Max Christie. While Lakers president Jeanie Buss was proud of the Doncic trade, she would also answer about her late father Jerry Buss and what his thoughts would be about the blockbuster deal.

Jeanie Buss's net worth is close to a billion as the controlling owner and president of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. She took on the role in 2013.

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The Lakers reportedly worked on the Luka Doncic trade for several weeks, and yet it was somehow kept a secret until it was final.

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss shared her thoughts on how the blockbuster trade between Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis came to fruition.

While discussing the Los Angeles Lakers acquiring Luka Dončić in a blockbuster trade, governor Jeanie Buss sat on a desk with a basketball placed near her.

Beyond praising GM Rob Pelinka for how he handled negotiations of the stunning deal that she says would have made her father proud, Buss also credits first-year coach JJ Redick for the job he is

Jeanie Buss didn't want to risk "blowing up" her team if word of Los Angeles' talks to acquire Luka Doncic leaked out, but now that Doncic is a Laker, Buss is more than happy to discuss the deal.

It's been weeks since the trade that rocked the NBA basketball world, but Lakers owner Jeanie Buss isn't having any second thoughts about her decision to add Luka Doncic to the roster. Jeanie even said that her father,