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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Magic Johnson: Jeanie Buss Has ‘Mandated’ Lakers Win In Next Couple Years
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Magic Johnson: Jeanie Buss Has ‘Mandated’ Lakers Win In Next Couple Years

Corey Hansford
Published: 04/21/2017
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Magic Johnson: Jeanie Buss Has ‘mandated’ Lakers Win In Next Couple Years
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For the fourth consecutive season, the Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs, easily the longest streak in the history of the franchise. In fact, before this drought, the Lakers had only missed the playoffs in consecutive years one time, in 1975 and 1976.

Heading into this summer, there is a new sense of optimism as Jeanie Buss cleaned house in the front office, bringing in Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka to turn things around for the franchise as president of basketball operations and general manager respectively.

This summer will be their first in charge, and there are some serious expectations coming from Jeanie. While at a Dodgers game, Johnson revealed that Buss has mandated that the Lakers start winning very soon:

“We’re truly excited, Rob and I, and we’ve had some great meetings with Luke as well. So everybody’s on the same page. Jeanie, our boss, has mandated that she wants to win, and win now in terms of, in a couple of years here, and we’re going to do that.”

With only 26 wins this season, the Lakers still have a ways to go to becoming a winning team in this league, but a lot can change this offseason. If the Lakers are fortunate enough to keep their top-three protected draft pick, the Lakers will be armed with two 2017 first-round picks (and their 2019 first-round pick) as well as a number of young players that could potentially be used in a trade to immediately improve the roster.

Those young players also showed a lot of promise down the stretch of this season, and all were given a number of things to work on this summer. Everyone is on board with returning the Lakers back to their previous heights, and with so many options, the Lakers will undoubtedly be a team to watch this summer.

Check out the full video below, via Spectrum SportsNet:

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ByCorey Hansford
Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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