Well lets see:
jim is the shytbag that hired Rudy T after Phil left
jim is the shytbag that hired mike brown
jim is the shytbag that hired our sworn enemy mike f'ucktoni
jim is the one that STILL hasn't hired a coach and it's nearly August
jim is the one that hired bartenders for NBA scouts
jim is the one that pushed out not only Logo but also Phil from the Lakers organization so he could have full control since mitch is about as lively as a piece of stale cardboard he won't fight back against this line sniffing fiend
jim is the one that nearly forced Kobe to Chicago, notice that it was the beginning of him and Shaq's relationship taking a turn for the better since both of them know of the incompetence of jim buss and the ill advised choice Dr. Buss made.
Simply put, most players in the NBA know full well that jim buss is a coked up megalomaniac with absolutely no real clue about running a sports team other than being a failed horse breeder prior to his bright idea of joining the Lakers to destroy them. The indecisiveness, his reliance on only selling the Lakers prestige over having a real plan, the soap opera dramas that come with jim and jeanie for that matter have pretty much ruined the Lakers with regards to being a serious basketball organization. Why would any superstar player with no past ties to the Lakers want to be stuck with a drug addict controlling basketball operations and basically your chances at a title?
Oh and if I didn't say it already, fukk jim buss.