I can't say that I grew up saying, 'Someday I want to be vice president of the Lakers,' because that's not how it happened. I work for our family business, and that happens to be the Lakers.
While I sign off on trades or free agents, I've rarely overruled my basketball people's decisions. But I'm not shy about steering the discussion or pushing deeper if something doesn't make sense to me.
Being able to run an NBA team at 19 is not easy.
I have 100% confidence in Rob Pelinka running our basketball operations. I've always had confidence in Rob. Whatever the speculation is out there, we don't need the outside media to validate what we do.
The way my dad set things up was for me to oversee the business side and for my brother to oversee the basketball side. I know my dad felt that was a good system, and that's the system we're trying to make work.
I'm not going to broadcast forever. I'll probably want to do something else in basketball, which will probably be running a team or at least helping run a team.
In 2013, the 76ers hired Sam Hinkie as general manager and president of basketball operations.
I've always found myself watching the NBA game more, even when I was coaching college. So I'll probably gravitate toward doing something in the NBA.
