SALE OF LAKERS MAY HAVE SAVED FRANCHISE!The sale of the Lakers to billionaire Dodgers' owner Mark Walter could not have come at a better moment in time for fans of the purple and gold as the NBA is undergoing a massive changing of the guard spurred by the new CBA and a wave of… https://t.co/MhROB7UHIR pic.twitter.com/Cba2A9pW3s— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 19, 2025
There will be a lot more extensions and fewer guys reaching free agency. I think the trend will be one or two stars and investment in quality role players.
That’s already the trend, Old Master Class is just slow on the uptake.
I don’t think the franchise needed saving. We already had Luka, we already have a four year plan, even if it was Rob who put it together. I think we’ll see the impact of this in the next few years when it comes to investments in the areas around the team. Feels like Mark is giving Jeannie, and thus Rob, a flourish year window to make this work. Come 2029/2030 I think we’ll see Mark start to leave a bigger mark on the team. For now I just want to see him stop profiting off of ICE and their detention centers in LA.