Lakers' Front Office Buildout Stalls Amid Ownership Changes

New Lakers Rumors Reveal How Ownership Situation Has Affected Planned Front Office Changes

The recent changes in the Los Angeles Lakers' ownership could impact how the team goes about filling its front office.

Lakers' Front Office Buildout Stalls Amid Ownership Changes

Despite an ownership transition and now a dispute amongst the Buss family, life inside the Los Angeles Lakers' facility remained largely unchanged Monday, according to sources. A pair of league sources, also speaking anonymously because they are not authorized to discuss the Lakers' internal operations publicly, said there is a belief around the NBA that the team cannot finish building out its basketball operations department until the ownership…

People around NBA believe Lakers can't build front office until sold

After Mark Walter officially bought a majority share of the Los Angeles Lakers this past October, he began the process of modernizing how the franchise is run. A number of people were hired to important front office positions, and fans started to feel optimistic about the direction the team was headed. But that process is now in flux after Walter agreed to sell that majority stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger last week. To add even more uncertai…

Lakers ownership uncertainty delays front office expansion

The Los Angeles Lakers are operating normally despite the ownership transition and the latest Buss family dispute, but uncertainty could delay planned front office changes, via Dan Woike of The Athletic League sources believe the Lakers may be unable to complete their basketball operations expansion until the ownership situation is settled. The team planned to […] The post Lakers ownership uncertainty delays front office expansion appeared first…

Lakers front office plans reportedly stalled amid ownership turmoil

The Lakers’ ownership drama may be starting to have an impact on the basketball side of the operation. According to Dan Woike of The Athletic, there is a belief around the NBA that the Lakers won’t be able to finish building out their basketball operations department until the team’s ownership situation is resolved. Los Angeles had planned to hire two assistant general managers, with one focused on analytics and the other on player scouting. The…