The Los Angeles Lakers are in one of the most stable periods in their history despite the early exit from the 2021 NBA playoffs.
As the glamour franchise of the NBA, the Lakers are no strangers to drama, even being considered a laughing stock around the league for a while. The public struggle for control of the organization between Jeanie and Jim Buss was contentious and was a distraction for the Lakers, but things have since settled down with Jeanie taking control.
The Lakers are the only family-run business in the NBA and that in of itself makes for a fun television concept and according to Nellie Andreeva of Deadline, Netflix is taking advantage of that dynamic:
In a competitive situation, Netflix has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to a half-hour workplace comedy inspired by the front office of the Los Angeles Lakers.