Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers - Jonathan Kuminga Goes to Minnesota, Jeanie Buss Goes to Court...

Episode Date: August 27, 2026

Well, it looked like a slow news day until it wasn't.  First, finally the Lakers (and everyone else) got a conclusion to the Jonathan Kuminga saga. He's going to Minnesota, agreeing to a two-year deal worth about $13 million, with a player option for the second year. He'll move into their exception space, try to play really well this season, opt out next summer and sign a genuinely big money deal somewhere else. That's the plan at least. Will it work? Who knows. But Camp Kuminga decided he'd ultimately make more money doing it this way than taking the 3 year, $36 million deal reportedly on the table from the Lakers.  Did LA lose out? Well, having Kuminga certainly could have helped, but the cost was higher for LA than Minnesota, because it wasn't just about the money, but what the Lakers would have to give up in order to make the space on the roster to bring Kuminga in. One second rounder? Two? If they had to raise their financial offer to Kuminga, that impacts their flexibility, and likely means having to send out more players.  At some point, the price is too high.  Meanwhile, Jeanie Buss is taking her siblings to court, in order to try and keep control of the Lakers, or at least the governorship she currently has, thanks to the family's near-18% stake in the team.  She says she's exercising her fiduciary duty to the family trust, and that the family members are acting out of school.  No matter how you slice it, it's a mess, one likely to annoy Lakers fans significantly, and severely damage Jeanie's standing with Lakers fans before it's over.    HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky    SEGMENT 1: Kuminga chooses Minnesota.  SEGMENT 2: What's next?  SEGMENT 3: Jeanie sues!!! Photo Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast.  Odoo Great organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COMto play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who’s hitting a homer this MLB season.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jonathan Caminga chooses Minnesota. Jeannie Bus chooses courts. Big day for the Lakers on Wednesday. That's next. You are Locked-on Lakers. Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast. Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network. Your team every day.

Thanks to everybody for stopping by Locked on Lakers, Brian Komenetsky, Andy Kaminetsky, such a busy Wednesday. It was, Andy. We finally have some resolution to the Jonathan Kaminga saga. You might be happy. You might not be happy. We'll discuss that in a second.

We'll, of course, get into Jeannie Bus. It's going to not terribly surprising here, Andy, drag her siblings into court, clinging, gripping tightly, that governorship that she just doesn't want to give up. She just likes what people call her gubna, doesn't want to give it up. And so we'll talk about that, see how it might resolve. But beyond the court stuff, Andy, that's what is going to, where we're going to start today.

Jonathan Kaminga chooses Minnesota. We talked about that possibility for Wednesday's show and why that might make sense. A lot of people thought that's where he would end up. Two years, $13 million, second year is a player option. The consensus seems to be the team Kaminga believes that he can go start as he would have in L.A. play really well and get that big $25 million a year contract or whatever that he's been looking for the whole time. Some would say the big $25 million contract that he's turned down because he's actually turned down deals under those parameters with, say, Golden State.

Like, it's going to be fascinating to see how I like, and I'm not big into pocket watching players to begin with. But it is actually going to be really interesting to see how much money Jonathan Kaminga ends up making in his career. And then just comparing that final number against some of the contracts that he turned down and just be like, dude, there was, there may have ended up a much easier way to do a lot of this. Even Dennis Schroeder thinks he should fire his agent.

So we'll see how this goes. The Lakers, by all reports, had stuck to that three-year deal worth about $12 million a year as a financial option. This, of course, is before you get to the part, and we'll talk about this in a moment, about executing the, you know, we've got to execute a trade to bring Kaminga here. But starting just with the mechanics of this, Kaminga clearly believed that it was in his financial best interests. to have flexibility again next year in an off season when more teams are set to have more cap space than they currently do. I think I am in the same boat as you, wondering, I mean, I think ultimately if he plays really well for Minnesota, he's probably going to earn somebody's full mid-level. He would have to play

bonkers good. I mean, Peyton Watson, who is, seen as an up-and-coming guy, you know, had this, you know, big January. You could argue is not necessarily done more in the league than Cominga, but I think has a more travelable skill set in terms of defense, established defensive presence than Cominga's offensive presence has value. And Watson has had, albeit in short sample sizes, because everything with Peyton Watson has been small sample sizes, but he's been a better outside shooter.

as well than Jonathan Cominga. Like, Caminga, I think Cominga is on volume, a more established player than Peyton Watson, even if I think neither can really call themselves established. But I think Watson is seen as the guy who's already shown more flashes of what teams typically want and also has not seemed as difficult to deal with. I was by to say that is the critical aspect of it. He's already played the role that, for example, Cleveland signed him to play. Like, he's going to go in there.

He doesn't expect to be getting more touches than Mitchell. And, you know, they got a lot of offensive talent around that roster. And James Hardin and all these other things. Like, he's going to go there and play a role as a three indie guy that, you know, in certain games he's going to put up 18, you know, probably have a couple 25 point games this year or whatever. But his job is going to be sort of hold the thing together and be a really important defensive presence for that team. Comminga, the criticisms of him are legitimate in terms of seems like he's a guy who needs to have the ball on his hands a lot. It's not that he's

not talented, but what role does he play? The athleticism is there to play defense. But the results have been a little bit more spotty. On that end, there's a lot of the potential potential is there, but the results haven't been. It's funny to me because, like, in absolute terms, I'm hardly angry about this because it's not just, you can't just look at it as like, what's the deal? Like, the Lakers could have offered a little bit more money or whatever. Everything about getting Cumminga here once you move off of the number you're comfortable with adds complications. If you're, if you agree to a bigger number, you're likely going to have to make a bigger. trade. To make a bigger trade, you're probably going to have to use more of, you know,

maybe two, possibly all three of your second round picks that you have just to get guys off of your roster. Remember, the Lakers already have one too many guys. Atlanta has two too many guys. Right, which means you're going to have to loop in in all likelihood. A third team, maybe a fourth And like, it just starts getting extra. I mean, the deal that moved Peyton Watson to Cleveland ultimately became a five-team deal that involved the trade that sent Dennis Schrooter to Charlotte, among other deals. But that particular one involving Schrooter happened like a week before. But you ended up looping that in on Cleveland's end just because this all gets so complicated.

and there was just a much simpler and, I mean, forget what Kaminga values and the audience, the listeners, the viewers, your opinion of what it seems that Kaminga values. From a pure logistical standpoint, getting Kaminga to Minnesota was cleaner. They're going to end up having to dump somebody or wave and stretch somebody. the expectations are it's going to be Josh Green. And the deadline, by the way, for stretch provisions is this coming Saturday. But Minnesota is- Something to keep an eye on for the Lakers. Right.

And Minnesota is going to have to do some type of machination to get Kaminga on the roster. But it's much simpler than what the Lakers would have needed to do to pull off a sign and trade. Like before you even get into making Kaminga happy, like the making everybody else play along with it factor was just way harder. And like there were things I liked, but if you could, part of the reason I kind of liked this trade,

you know, if they could do it is because almost definitionally while you're giving up some assets, you're clearing out roster spots that could, you know, you're subbing out at least, you know, one or two, whether it's Hardy and Connect or Vando or some combination of those guys.

You're subbing out, dead spots on your roster for at least one guy you know is going to come in and play in Comingia. It would have been your starting four. And then opening up spots to potentially sign a couple

of street free agents that might have more value to you. So like from a roster balance standpoint, it made a lot of sense. Except, you know, there is a cost to that. And, you know, is Cominga worth,

you know, the X amount of dollars, the flexibility that it robs you going into next year? and multiple second round picks, I think that's, it's questionable. I think there's also another piece of this that you have to question whether it's worth it. And that's the massaging and cajoling and making sure that you are keeping Jonathan Kaminga happy in his role and happy with his job, not concerned about how this contract theoretical with the last.

Lakers would have, you know, balanced up against or compared up against, you know, these seven other contracts that he's clearly envisioning because he always seems to be concerned about his next contract. Does he get to spread and wing his wings and fly with the Lakers, Andy? I think that's a little, he's legitimately asking himself that question. Well, but also he wants to fly in a very specific way. Right. Yeah, exactly.

He's a very specific bird that only flies one way. And we've talked about this before. There are enough moving pieces and things to figure out with this revamped roster as it is. And both of us like the potential of this roster to be a good team, like a good playoff team with still some work to do in a couple transaction cycles or whatever. But Grimes, Mamu, Sexton, Kessler, Austin re-signed. these are all guys that very clearly wanted to be Lakers and were willing to commit to this early. And yeah, I think Rob gave them all player-friendly contracts. There's no question, but these are all guys that wanted to be here.

Like in the case of Grimes and Mamu and Sexton, like they took themselves off the free agency market like nine minutes into free agency seemingly because, you know, again, they like the terms of a deal. But they wanted to be here with comming. Minga, it felt more like the Lakers were the equivalent of a showcase, like just a place where he could showcase what he could do, spotlight himself, and it would be the setup for the next deal he always seems to be worrying about, whether with the Lakers or with someone else. And if he had a longer term deal with the Lakers, it is easy to imagine him wondering about the money that he thinks he could have given up in the future. And I just don't think that that's a good fit for what he's kind of like a less accomplished

James Harden. Like in the way James Hardin is very clearly always thinking about his next deal. James Hardin, though, is also a first ballot hall of famer. Like, you can get away with that a little easier when you're him as opposed to comminga. Well, yeah, and, you know, James Harden even now is still a really, really good player. And also is really good at playing that money maximization game, which he has not bid him in the ass yet. I'll give him that. He is, he keeps making it work.

That said, there is a loss here for the Lakers that is worth discussing. And it does have an impact on what this year is going to look like, at least right now. And so we'll get into that. Plus, Jeannie Suez next. Locked on Lakers is brought to you by Indeed when workplace chaos hits and you need the right hire, Indeed, sponsor jobs, helps connect employers with candidates who match specific needs like skills, certification, and location.

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of financial end of it i would have been i think to add a player of commingo's quality and potential even if it's not a perfect fit for a deal that is reasonable like that, I would have, I think, been okay with it. Like, you know, I wouldn't have objected. I would have had concerns. I would have wondered about it. I would have needed to see kind of the evidence. I wouldn't have had a problem with it. I do think, though, the Lakers made, it was smart to draw a line somewhere and just say, like, this is, this is as far as we can go looking big picture.

But in the short term, they are not as good. as they would have been had they signed commingo. Had they exchanged, because I mentioned the sort of ripple effect potential on the roster, maybe you open up a couple empty spots that you can use for players who might be more useful than, say, Jaden Hardy or something like that, or Bronny or whoever it is. Like, you know, you add more depth to your roster that way. You slide players like Mamu into a clear backup role where I think they are much more likely to thrive. You take a guy like Jake LaRavia or Zaire Williams, guys who might start out of necessity

and you slide them probably to bench rolls where they, I think, are more likely to thrive. They would have been better off in the short term at the very least, signing Jonathan Kamingo. So the question becomes, what do you do now? Like, you've held on to these assets, presumably they will get used. But like, where do you turn at this point? Like, if they're not going to sign him, I do think it's important that they try to find a more viable backup center somewhere, as a for example. I'm sure they're going to try. The market out there is not big.

And as we talked about earlier, they have one too many guys on the roster as it is. So if they're going to try to bring in that center that you're talking about or player TBD, they're ultimately going to need to shed two guys because you're talking about bringing in somebody extra. If you brought in one more, the math doesn't work. So you got to, there is work

that would need to be done, I think it's important to make sure that you're not burning the remaining assets that you have on somebody that you may not be sure about. Because in a lot of ways, that's your last all-in card. Like, it may not be a great all-in card. If you play poker, it's the equivalent of going all-in with like pocket sixes. You know, you could do worse, but you definitely could do better. But I feel like, you know, it probably would have taken most of if not all of those seconds just to make the mechanics of an expanded deal. I mean at least two. Yeah.

At least two, but maybe, maybe all three. Maybe. Maybe. And, you know, you're going to have stuff down the road. But in terms of what you can work with this season, I feel like putting aside whether or not you get the Hawks and third team X, fourth team X to cooperate, I feel like you have to be really sure about the fit with comminga. both on the court and I think especially culturally,

if you want to make that move, I am totally fine waiting on it, just because I don't feel like they're going to win a championship this year with or without comminga. I think they're going to be a good team. I think they're going to be a playoff team. I think you're correct that comminga would make them better just because it's one NBA player that you can put on the court

as to somebody else that you feel more shaky about. But I don't think he's the difference between getting, to the ultimate prize a championship and not. And given the questions that I think there are with him, even at a deal that I agree with you, three and 36 and in this, let's just say in this scenario, all three are fully guaranteed,

you know, no outs on either, you know, no non-guarantee, whatever. It's still reasonable. I'm fine waiting. Yeah, me too. That's what I think is really great.

It's like, I've been cool, because I don't think, I don't think, assuming kuminga didn't completely implode like that i don't think that would have i don't think it would have been prohibitive from making future moves from making a different trade from trading him from whatever it might be i think it would have been okay um but i'm okay with him waiting but it's just it'll be one of these things it's like there are certain moments where you start to compare

uh you know when when the future moves happen oh was this you know they use two seconds in a whatever to bring in X, Y, and Z, or they did this and this with those, or they drafted players A, B, and C, whoever it might be. And you say, was that better than using those guys to move off commingers? Somebody else signs, you know, different veterans that they might have been able to bring in if they could open up roster spots. You just, this is what makes it kind of fun. And then next year, you look at it and say, well, the space that they were able to save because they didn't bump up higher or whatever it might be because they didn't pay them. Do they do better in the last? long run. And I certainly think, you know, there's there's a very good chance you can end up

with a better outcome by not making this trade. I would have been fine if they did it, assuming the price in other stuff wasn't too bad. But I'm also fine with them not. Here's the other piece of this, too, as far as a reason that I'm okay with it. Look, Jonathan Cominga could have a really good season with Minnesota. I think we should assume he will. I think you will, you should assume he'll play perfectly. Also, too, it's worth doing. He picked them. Like, the Lakers can't make Kaminga sign with them.

He did not want to be under a three-year contract. I don't think if they could make it three and 39 instead of 36. I don't think that would have made the difference. It was the three that was the problem, not the number that came after it. He and his team are always thinking about that next deal. And picturing that next deal, again, I think the strong. strategy has backfired on them pretty badly. And if nothing else has made the money that he likely,

if he ends up making it, I don't think it's going to be much different. He's just made it 10 times harder. But whatever, that's on them. That's the way they want to do it, whatever. I will say, though, insofar as one of the reasons that I'm okay with this, I would rather have the opportunity to see more of Cameron Carr, see more of Adu Thero and what those guys can do.

And the opportunities to put them out there, I'm not going to say they go away with Cominga, but Cominga is going to eat into some of those opportunities. And I think for the big picture of this team, like the next one to three years and really trying to maximize what they have now and doing what I know I've talked about a lot, the idea of using this season as a way of fine-tuning

for next year after a transaction cycle or two where I really feel like, no, they have to be a serious playoff contender, I think Cameron Carr and Adu Thiro, if there's a possibility of them playing a role in that, it's important to get started on it now. I would agree with you. The only, the counter to that is comming is 23. And so, you know, what I would do in that situation is just, you know, it's fewer minutes for Jake.

It's fewer like, for a 23-year-old player, I guess, who fits into your timeline on a three-year deal, that part of it would have been okay. But I do think the upshot of this is you are going to give Thero and those guys, hopefully a little bit more space to run. So that part of it, I would, I think it is reasonable to say. And I think it is fair. And I don't think it's, you know, whatever, to say that they are, that this is a loss that, you know, there is,

I think you should assume he's going to play well in Minnesota. but, you know, it's also, it's okay. I will tell you this, if our board on the YouTube shows and our Twitter feed is any indication, people are going to be really happy this is done. The Jonathan Caminga saga is done. What is only beginning, Andy, is the spicy hot courtroom battle

between Jeannie Bus and her siblings Yeah, awkward holidays. That's next. All right. So Andy, Jeannie Bus is officially taken the Sibs to court. She is seeking to remove Janie and Joey as co-trustees of the family trust for this, according to Ramona Shelburne and ESPN, breaching their fiduciary duty in noting in that process that the two other Lakers minority owners, Dr. Patrick Sunshong and Ed.

Roski have joined her in that decision to retain a stake in the franchise, basically Sunshang saying he's not selling because he believes this is an appreciating asset. So Jeannie is saying it's the fiduciary duty towards the trust to hold on to this thing for at least as long as she's governor. I made that part up. I don't think that's in the fire. Not really. Not really.

You made that up, but not really. Right. No. Because she. So it's clear. he could have a stake in the Lakers, even if her brothers and sister left. She just can't be governor or have the type of juice that she wants.

To the best of my knowledge, the other guys bouncing and Jeannie's staying, I have not heard that that's not on the table other than Jeannie doesn't want it that way. Well, theoretically, it violates that order that, you know, she has, they have to do what is in whatever interest of keeping her as, you know, keep a share to allow her to be controlling owner, which again, I don't really think she is in any meaningful way. She's not.

Once this thing goes through. But anyway, she's challenging the legality. She isn't now. She's challenging the legality. Forget what happens in Eiger Kushner era. She isn't now. She's challenging the legality of the vote last week to sell the remaining share. in the franchise.

The language in there, it's her lawyer, Adam Streisand. Streisand effect. It is. Called it, quote, devious behavior, orchestrated as a part of a calculated

effort to create a public fait accompli before Jeannie could respond. It says they're doing this to punish their sister. That part is actually probably true. But similar to how they felt when Jeannie She's fired all of them

Well no no no not Johnny She's just sued Johnny No she sued Johnny and excommunicated him Right but never fired him No he didn't have a job That's true I don't want to paint her out to be worse than she is She can't fire a guy who doesn't have a job

Is there some animus here from the From the siblings of course there is We pointed that at the time that they were taking this opportunity probably gleefully to knife genie and force her out of this thing as a bit of revenge. But that said, the animus is certainly well earned given the history here. So look, I can't say I'm surprised by this. I was expecting a court battle. We've talked about that.

But the language is certainly stark and it doesn't seem. It seems neither likely to end quickly or something that's going to be constructive for the anchors in the meantime. It's interesting when you talk about the language of the filing because there's a lot in this from Adam Streisand, who should be clear, is an excellent lawyer by all accounts. He's really good at this stuff. But also, it's pretty clear. Ask Johnny Bus.

Yeah. But it's also pretty clear. Adam Streisand likes the spotlight. And he likes to do a lot of this stuff publicly. I think all strisans like the spots in spot. They really do. Something with the name. Yeah, no relation.

But it feels like the statement and proclamations from Adam Streisand are about winning in the court of public opinion, which, dare I say, not working, in part. because I think most fans don't consider Jeannie an extension of Dr. Bus in the most important way, which was incredible ultimate shot caller of the Lakers. And somebody that you always felt like the Lakers were in incredible hands, and therefore it was essential for him to be there. Like I think a lot of Laker fans have affection towards Jeannie for being a part of this family that a lot of them, you know, a lot of Laker fans have quite literally grown up with this family, watched members of this family.

A lot of them watched Jeannie grow up, like depending on their age or they may have been the same age. They kind of literally grew up with her. But I don't think the overwhelming majority consider her essential to the Lakers moving forward insofar as its success or frankly, all that successful when she had been the ultimate shot call. So the idea that you're going to turn public opinion in a way where all of a sudden there's going to be this fan call for Jeannie to remain in this, frankly, fake governor role at all costs. I just don't see that happening. No, I, there's a thing that happens with athletes where finding the end is really. hard, like seeing when the end is here and like, be having, you know, Russell Westbrook struggle with it.

And, you know, because you want to keep doing the thing that you love. And I don't doubt that Jeannie loves, the team loves, Lakers, feels an obligation for father, all these other things. It's also sort of the totality in a lot of ways of her identity, like, you know, and I don't mean that as a criticism. I'm not like saying, you know, she's unfulfilled woman because she, you know, very fulfilled. That's not the point. part of the Lakers dynasty is one hell of an identity.

I'd kill to have that one. I mean, it is no shade to Jeannie at all to say she's wrapped up in her identity of being part of one of the greatest franchises in sports history. I get it. But like, you know, the family,

her parents are gone. Like the family relationship is, uh, to say the least, stressed. I think it's fair to say. And like, you know,

I mean, like what there's, there's a certain, like, it is like it is hard for many athletes to walk away. I think it is hard for Jeannie to understand when things are done here. And I put a hypothetical to you when we were talking about this earlier because I think it was interesting that that Adam Streisand framed this in the in the terms of fiduciary duty to the trust, which means like they have an obligation to do what is best

for the for the group from a financial standpoint. And I want to make sure we put a pin in it. Keep going, but I want to put a pin in that because there's another aspect of this that I want to make sure we get to before it doesn't continue. So if she's she's saying that it is and you can argue like I mean the the franchise granted genie probably encouraged them to sell low a year and a half ago. But it went two and a half billion dollars. And like so you could argue that in five years that, you know, it could be worth more and they could sell out then or something like. So from a financial standpoint, from a fiduciary standpoint, it is irresponsible to sell the team now. If the other five, if the other five, it's irresponsible financially to do it because it is an appreciating asset. And they are doing wrong by the trust.

This is what she's saying. They're doing wrong by the trust. I'm not saying I buy the argument. I'm just saying this is the argument. Yeah, okay. By doing it. So therefore, you know, they are, by even having this vote, they are breaking their fiduciary duty. They are violating the terms that they are, you know, they're supposed to be able to be voting members of this thing.

And that's why she's trying to kick them out. If they proposed, if the siblings proposed, you know what, Jeannie, you're right. What if we do this? What if we say we won't sell? We will make sure we will, we're, you're correct about the, the finance. here. We won't sell if you step away from your governor role and we replace you with Jesse. And Jesse will be or Joey or had experience or anybody. But Joey, no, but Joey or Jesse would make sense because they've evolved to the organization

a long time. Joey would make as much sense. Jim is that that's not going to work. You understand the point on me. Yes. Yeah. We'll we'll step around that fiduciary. But you can't be governor. But we will preserve our place in the trust. So from a financial standpoint, you know, all of that stuff is preserved. How quickly does she say no to that before they're even done with the final explanation? I agree with you. Not a shot in hell would she do that?

Because otherwise, again, the simple solution and the one that I think actually could end up happening is just you five bounce. I'll stick around. I will maintain my three to four percent of my appreciating asset with the Lakers, you know, basically the same stake that Dr. Sun Jong has. And, you know, I'll have some degree of voice and certainly an attachment, a formal attachment to the organization and maintain the bus legacy and all that. I'm sure that could be doable if she'd allow it. for no other reason after a while, I'm sure the other five are like, you know what, man,

let's just get the bleep out of here and get on with the rest of our lives. She would never agree to that. No. And what makes me sad about this is like I know there is there's a lot of conversation. I mean, how popular is Jeannie? Really, you know, I think it's a different answer depending on who you ask. I think the our audience, for example. People, you know, people are listening every day and people are like deeply invested in the team.

Sower, I think, on Jeannie over the last few years. I understand that. But I think, you know, broadly, if there was like a nice ending, they sell out. There's a big honor. She stays honest. Some sort of has a job, does something with the organization. I think people, especially over time, would look back on her with a great deal of fondness. That would be a great conclusion for a genius.

Like I would love to see something like that. But this is not going to end well for her even. if she wins because she's not going to hold on to that governorship for very long once the new owners take over. And if she tries, if she takes him to court because like, you know, that's going to even worse. And the longer this drags out, the worse it gets for what seems like an inevitable result. I pose this on Twitter at Cambrothers in reaction to the news about the latest chapter of this saga. And, you know, the big filing from Adam Streisand and all of the very contentious language towards the siblings and the siblings have had their contentious language towards Jeannie. But what I said was because this has not come up at least, I mean, I have not read all 97 pages of filing or whatever, but in terms of what has been reported, I have yet to hear Jeannie's explanation for why it is in the Lakers best interest for the bus family to retain this level.

of control, much less all of her siblings' best interest, but the Lakers' best interest, because thus far, this has really felt like a fight over what Jeannie sees as her best interest. And her job. Yeah. Because there's a lot of stuff in the filing and the language from Adam Streis saying that you can easily turn on its head. You know, this one passage, Jeannie thought she had put all of her siblings scheming and

manipulations behind her in 2017. Sadly, that was not the case, and Jeannie must respectfully request relief from this court a second time. I don't recall Jeannie talking about Janie, Joey, and Jesse their sibling manipulations in 2017 when they backed her against Jim and Johnny. And in a lot of ways, it feels now like she's using their backing of her in 2017 in this power struggle against Jim and Johnny as a way of essentially trapping them into staying minority. owners. But again, if Jeannie really wants to sell this, whether to the public, frankly, to the league, because I guarantee the league would like a resolution to this. And if they got to choose between a clean forward path for the Lakers or keeping Jeannie in the governor role, bet on column A. But I would just say they really should start messaging why this is actually in the best interest

of the Lakers because they have not done that at all. No, it's just a mess. And it's one of these things that hopefully will be sort of a mess that's somewhat incidental to what's going on. Because like, let's say this drags on for a few months at least or whatever. The sale is going to drag on for a few months at least. And so like it's an annoying sideshow in some ways that hopefully in the end won't have a practical impact.

But what it really does is diminish the legacy of a person who deserves to have a really strong one. And also for somebody that, again, in these filings, keeps talking about the legacy of her father, her mother. But like, you're not, you are risking the last memories of this family with this franchise being ugly. And it's if this if this was so important and this was she should not have sold in the first place in the first place. Yep. You know, once you do that, you lose the ability to control these other things. I mean, honestly, if it was this much of an appreciating asset, which it's always been, then you should have dug more into your liquidity, spent more on the infrastructure and just realized on the back end, we're all going to be made whole. Again, if it was that there's already.

Whatever it is. But there's just there's no. There's no, this isn't it? Once you agree to sell, once you agree to sell, you give up the control over all that other stuff. And also, you give up so much of the vision anyway, because the vision from Dr. Bus, however totally unrealistic, was for the kids to all have important roles in this organization. And once they sold that decrease, and then once Jeannie fired the remaining ones there, It was nonexistent. She tried, she wanted to have her cake and eat it.

She thought that's what the Walter sale would allow. And then her cake was investigated by the feds. Her cake had $16 billion in in, in unaccounted for loans that by the way, Mark Walter says we're not fraudulent. And they may not have been. It's a lot going on here. A lot going on here. But Lockdown Lakers on YouTube is where you can hang out with over 39,000

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