History is written by the victors, and now that Jeanie Buss, Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka are the ones who actually landed LeBron James, they get to take their victory lap and tell the stories they want, however they prefer them told. Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss have no choice but to kind of accept this, no matter how the shots land.
While speaking to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN about the Lakers’ successful summer this year, Jeanie didn’t hold anything back about how she felt about the last few summers:
“Magic and Rob, they really prepared and did their homework, where I think maybe the previous regime was a little bit more roll the dice and then react,” she said.