Jeanie Buss asked Magic Johnson what direction the Los Angeles Lakers should go in regarding their personnel before he took the job as president.

“I asked him who he would build the team around. He thought about it for a second and he said, ‘I don’t know if you have the player yet... I would build the team around Luke (Walton),’” said Buss.

While D'Angelo Russell, Julius Randle and Brandon Ingram still have promise as young players, none are certain future All-Stars. 

Johnson and Rob Pelinka took over the Lakers' front office this year from Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss.