Lakers Majority Owner Mark Walter Discussion

If you’re Rob you want one guy from the last regime you worked with that you can trust.

The Dodgers way is multiple execs. Andrew Friedman Brandon Gomes Farhan Zaidi


So having Rob as an oversee guy with Andrew popping in to report to Mark and then Farhan working with Rob on more of the day to day with the Rocket scientist and Kurt makes sense. And Tony Bennett to oversee the Draft and scouting. Is working with Rob and reporting to Mark Walter.

Mark has his guys who work for him that report to him that he trusts Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi and Tony Bennett.

He’s got the buisness guy Buisness side Lon Rosen.

I’m glad he did his biggest firings getting rid of the bussess Joey Jesse Buss and Jeanie Buss. Lowkey the two brothers were against him and not trying to f*** with him. And now he’s got full trust.

As long as Jeanie Buss is no longer in there with her dumb a** Alex Caruso. Then I’m down with that.

I’m just telling you as best as I see it now.

 

And of course Magic Johnson will do his job in his floor seats clapping eating popcorn and letting everyone know he’s the Owner. And Magic you stay right there.

 

I would recommend bringing in Troy Weaver for an assistant General manager role. He worked with Sam Presti in OKC if you want some of that Presti tree.

built that young trio in Detroit scouting. Cade Cunningham Jalen Duran and Amir Thompson.

 

i always assumed they'd be around for at least a little while. it's clear jeanie negotiated golden parachutes for her inner circle as part of the sale.

i didn't expect they'd still be in meetings with potential executive hires. i truly don't understand how that could be interpreted as anything other than new ownership being ok with them. if it was all just rob still loves them, new ownership could also just fire rob to solve this.

 

I think it’s a little bit of Kurt loves being part of the Lakers. He’s still Magics guy and Magic is in Marks ear. This could be just hey Kurt loves just coming to the office and sitting in on the meetings talking with the guys about the moves. He’s not making any trades. He’s an OG. And as much as Kurt is with the other crew and Rambi. Kurt has always been part of this s***.

Coached Kobe Shaq and Rodman after Taco Del Harris was fired.

stayed on Phil Jackson’s staff won championships with us. Went with Phil to New York and Derrick Fisher.

came back. And still in a front office role. He’s just here. At practice around the guys. At this point it’s probably what he just likes doing. And I’m sure Mark ain’t got a problem with it.

I assure you he’s not asking questions. The Golden parachutes I think him and Linda cleared millions.

So we’ll see. As I said Mark likes collaborative. A lot of guys. As you see with the Dodgers.

kind of like the warriors when they had Bob Meyers Jerry West and others in the front office it’s more then one. That’s why you see Toni Bennett here.

 

Some of that very well might have been Ryan West, who learned under the master HIS Pops.

 

For better or worse (probably worse), the Rambii are part of the brain trust that has been running the team. A lot of the guys that Walter has brought in on the business side thus far aren't basketball guys, so I guess there could be some value in keeping the old guard around for a little bit while the baseball guys get the hang of things/Walter is able to hire more actual basketball guys.