Jeanie Buss complimented Luke Walton for doing a "terrific job" this season, although she stopped short of saying whether he'd return to the Los Angeles Lakers next season.

"I'm not going to give you the answer to that question," said Buss when asked about Walton's future during a podcast taping.

"We were in a position where things were all going in the right way, and we beat Golden State on Christmas Day, which was a great present for me, but then also LeBron (James) got hurt. So it really puts a lot of pressure on the coaching situation in terms of what he's able to do when he's short-handed with players. I think he is a hard worker, and he is somebody that players gravitate towards, and he's, I think, done an incredible job under a lot of challenging circumstances," added Buss.

Buss then went on to say that all basketball-related moves will be decided by Magic Johnson.

"In terms of basketball decisions, I will always defer to Magic. He's brought a vision of the kind of team we're going to build and a vision of what Lakers basketball is going to be. And I think you can see that. But we're still building that roster that will get us there."