Overview
- Joey and Jesse Buss confirmed to ESPN they were removed from their Lakers front-office posts as part of a basketball-operations reorganization.
- Walter completed his purchase of a controlling stake roughly three weeks ago, shifting primary ownership to the Dodgers owner.
- Jesse had served as assistant general manager, while Joey was the team's alternate governor and vice president of research and development.
- Both brothers will keep their inherited minority ownership interests under the new structure, and Jeanie Buss remains the team's governor.
- The Lakers are renewing scouting personnel linked to the brothers, who were credited with helping identify Austin Reaves, Kyle Kuzma, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr., and Max Christie.