If DB entails that basic beliefs are justified by non-doxastic states such as perceptual experience, as argued by dogmatists like James Pryor, then DB implicitly contains a positive justificatory story rather than leaving one absent.
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entails(describes a logical relationship between statements)
Logically forces or guarantees; if A entails B, then whenever A is true, B must also be true.
justificatory story(as used in epistemology)
An explanation of how and why beliefs count as justified—the account or theory that explains what makes a belief reasonable to hold.
justified(Epistemological discussion of Socratic wisdom in The Apology)
Having beliefs formed with adequate evidence or through reliable belief-forming processes, distinct from the ability to demonstrate one's justification to an interrogator.
non-doxastic states(as used in epistemology)
Mental experiences that aren't beliefs themselves, like the raw sensation of seeing red or feeling pain—the experience comes before you form a belief about it.
perceptual experience(as used in epistemology)
The direct sensory experiences you have when you see, hear, touch, taste, or smell something—what the world seems like to you right now.