Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon break down what the Buss family selling the Lakers means for the future of the franchise. And, prior to Wednesday afternoon, no NBA team had ever been sold for $10 billion -- or anywhere close to it. "Look at the guy across town from them," said another league source. What made the Lakers unique, in comparison to virtually every other NBA team, is that for the Buss family, there was no other family business. "For years it was Mitch Kupchak and that was it," a league source said of the Lakers' former GM.