[Charania] The Los Angeles Lakers are reorganizing their basketball operations department and terminating executives Joey and Jesse Buss from their respective front office positions, effective immediately, the brothers told ESPN.

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  1. Uhhhh….this is a reversal, in September it was reported that Joey and Jesse were staying on after the Walter sale. Jesse is one of the best scouts on the team. I’m not too pleased about this news.

  2. Not going to rush to judge and say it’s good or bad. They had some good scouting hits, but from everything we’ve heard they (the front office) need a big upgrade as a whole and the new ownership brings that

  3. Don’t know what to think about this but I’ve learned from being a Dodger fan to not doubt this ownership so I’m sure there’s a plan.

  4. I honestly don’t know that much about their impact on the Lakers but you can’t be surprised when new ownership wants to bring their own people in. This is the same thing as Phil Handy getting the boot when JJ came in. Good coach, but you gotta let JJ bring in his own people and not just absorb the previous regimes guys

  5. The Lakers needed to clean house anyways, so even if they were decent-good it was necessary to start fresh with new ownership finally

  6. I’m not surprised by this, but it does sadden me. It’s been real, and it’s been fun 🫔

  7. As a Dodger fan I can’t question Mark Walter’s willingness to find incredibly competent people to run teams but Joey and Jesse Buss have been the two who have been credited with finding the under the radar players like Caruso, Zubac, Reaves. By all accounts they’ve been good in their roles.

  8. Imo a big loss. They were a prominent and strong part of the actual talent in the FO. I’m no Rob hater or lover, but the Buss brothers have done an excellent job finding NBA talent throughout the draft and done a good job in the G-League. This felt like writing on the wall given their position of the sale though.

    First big test for Walter is their replacements. Go find the best talent in the field and pay more than their current employers.

  9. Whoever said -ā€œhey let’s look at this guy Austin Reevesā€ deserves a huge bonus

  10. I’ll be thankful forever for some of the hits Jesse got us.

    But if we want to catch Okc, we need new talent across the entire organization.

    I wish the Buss Brothers nothing but the best. 🫔

  11. They’re about assemble the best scouting department money can buy

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