The recent changes in Los Angeles Lakers ownership have the rest of the league concerned, as many believe the team could transform into a powerhouse not seen in years.
The latest news about the Buss family selling the Los Angeles Lakers caught everyone by surprise, as billionaire Mark Walter has reportedly purchased the team for $10 billion — the most ever paid for a sports franchise.
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Now, the Lakers might finally become the powerhouse the rest of the league feared they wouldn’t, with Walter reportedly ready to invest heavily in transforming the team into an unbeatable force in the NBA.
"If I were another team, I would not think this is a great development. I think the Lakers are only going to get more dangerous as an organization with the resources that are theoretically about to be poured into it," ESPN's Brian Windhorst said following the shocking news.
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One Western Conference executive even suggested that the day the Lakers started investing like their competitors would mark a turning point for the league.
"The Lakers are a sleeping giant," a Western Conference executive said last year via ClutchPoints. "It's pretty incredible they've been as successful as they've been while the league has grown around them. If they ever started actually investing in ways their competitors are, it's over."
That day may now have arrived, with the Lakers being taken over by an ambitious new owner who has already proven capable of building a juggernaut — as he did with MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers.
It now looks like the league could be in trouble, as the Lakers enter a new era with a transformed mindset that could once again bring dominance back to the city of Los Angeles.
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