Jeanie Buss said she has "complete faith" in the Los Angeles Lakers' front office, led by Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka.
"In the young core and the new guys that we're adding, I have complete faith in our front office -- no matter how they want to build the team, whether it's through trades or free agency, trades or through the draft -- that they're going to build on the style of play that you saw throughout this year," Buss said. "Coach Luke Walton has defined what it is to be Lakers basketball going forward and the style that we play. I just want to see continued growth, and I'd really like to be in the playoffs next season. So that's what we're trying to do."
The Lakers are hoping to sign two max free agents this offseason.
Buss talked about how she wanted Johnson and Pelinka to make the Lakers successful and attractive again.
"What I had asked them to do a year ago was to really identify a style of play, and once you identify the kind of basketball that will be Lakers basketball going forward, that every decision would then reflect that style," Buss said. "I think it's important as an organization that people understand what you stand for. There was a while there where we were a very defensive-minded team. And then we were an offensive-minded team. You really couldn't really grasp what Laker basketball was about.
"But I think now we have our feet firmly planted on the ground and we're showing people what we stand for. And the investment that the ownership has made to a training facility like the one we have continues to show that we're backing up our words."
