Lakers owner Jeanie Buss is proud of how tight-lipped her team remained in the days prior to the Luka Doncic trade.

The Lakers reportedly worked on the Luka Doncic trade for several weeks, and yet it was somehow kept a secret until it was final.

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Beyond praising GM Rob Pelinka for how he handled negotiations of the stunning deal that she says would have made her father proud, Buss also credits first-year coach JJ Redick for the job he is

Jeanie Buss didn't want to risk "blowing up" her team if word of L.A.'s talks to acquire Luka Doncic leaked out, but now that Doncic is a Laker, Buss is more than happy to discuss the deal.

The Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss recently opened up about why she's really proud of how Luka Doncic trade was handled.

"League sources tell The Athletic that the Mavericks and Timberwolves informally discussed the prospect of swapping Dončić for 23-year-old, three-time All-Star Anthony Edwards in the weeks before the Lakers deal went down," Amick wrote.

It's been weeks since the trade that rocked the NBA basketball world, but Lakers owner Jeanie Buss isn't having any second thoughts about her decision to add Luka Doncic to the roster. Jeanie even said that her father,

Jeanie Buss's net worth is close to a billion as the controlling owner and president of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. She took on the role in 2013.