Lake Records: The new boss has little participation in team operations and everything maintains its previous state
Previously, the Lakers sold their majority stake to Mark Walter, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, after the Lakers sold their majority stake in the team to Mark Walter, the owner of the MLB team Los Angeles Dodgers. Recently, ESPN famous reporter and Lakers team reporter Dave McMenamin participated in the "Hoops Talk with Allen Sliwa" program and talked about the current operating conditions of the Lakers.
Host: "We know that the Lakers are in the transitional stage of new and old bosses. It sounds like it will take some time to completely fall into the hands of Mark Walter and his team. Out of curiosity, do you know how involved the new boss is now? Do we have clear information on this matter, or can it still be said to be in the air?"
Dave McMenamin: "So my understanding is that the new boss team has not done too much in person at the moment, but it is not intentional, nor does it mean that the two sides lack communication. I mean, everything is more about maintaining the status quo, and maybe the statement of 'working' is not appropriate. As far as I know, although the new boss team is involved in communication, they have not tried to change the way the Lakers operated so far."
" Obviously, part of this deal involves keeping Jenny Buss running the team. And I remember The Athletic reported that they were considering giving Jenny another five years of operation. I think ESPN's Ramona Shelben reported that it would be at least three years. So we'll take a middle value, about three to five years."
"As long as Jenny is in office, we know that this means Pelinka will stay, because it was Jenny who promoted him step by step - from Kobe's agent to working with Magic Johnson, and now as president and general manager of basketball operations. So, I expect that at least in the short term, the Lakers' operation will not change significantly."