EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 36 MIN
The NBA's Big $10 Billion Question
from Business Decision with Mike Vorkunov
What's going to happen to the Los Angeles Lakers? That's the $10 Billion question around the NBA right now. The Lakers are undergoing a makeover. Maybe on the court, as they build around Luka Dončić, but definitely in the front office and through the organization. That's because of the guy who bought them last year: Mark Walter, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Will Walter try to make the Lakers into the Dodgers? That's what everyone wants to know. Mike Vorkunov, an NBA reporter for The Athletic, and Yaron Weitzman, a NBA reporter and the author of A Hollywood Ending," his book about LeBron James and the Lakers, discuss what happens next with the #Lakers and how owning one pro sports team impacts how you run another. They also discuss the Philadelphia 76ers and if the Lakers can anything from the ownership of Josh Harris, who also owns a NFL team, EPL team, NHL team, and soon a WNBA team.THE READING LISTWhat will the Lakers look like with top Dodgers execs helping lead the way? That's the big question in L.A.A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron LakersThe NBA's $10 Billion Question: What Happens With the Lakers
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