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

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

The inspiration behind Hudson's character and a writer for the Netflix comedy talk to TIME about drawing from history for the series.

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Jeanie Buss spoke to a handful of reporters about the Luka Doncic trade while promoting a comedy series on Netflix that's loosely based on her life, "Running Point."

The Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss recently opened up about why she's really proud of how Luka Doncic trade was handled.

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.

Lakers president Jeanie Buss recently opened up about the circumstances of the Doncic trade and confirmed that Doncic had no idea he was being dealt and that he had unfortunately just bought a house in Dallas prior to the news. Buss went on to share an emotional tidbit of their first conversation in which Doncic mentioned Lakers great Kobe Bryant:

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.