Buss was in the loop on this trade from the moment Lakers GM Rob Pelinka sat down at a coffee shop in Dallas with Mavericks GM Nico Harrison, who proposed the deal. "I called Jean

"I said what's the most important is that if the conversations [about the trade] become public, it could blow up our season," said Lakers president and governor Jeanie Buss. "Because now you have a player who thinks they're gonna get traded,