How Fast Can New Ownership Change the Lakers? Are Luka and LeBron On Board?

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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So how much will this ownership change, from the Buss family to Dodgers owner Mark Walter, actually impact the Lakers? And just as importantly, when? Those are the big questions that are yet to be answered. But early indications, delivered by reliable folks like ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, say that for the time being, at least, things are going to look pretty similar. Jeanie Buss will remain in charge, Rob Pelinka's job is safe, and Walter intends to be deliberate about how he moves forward. Which makes sense. He didn't make sweeping changes when taking over the Dodgers, either. They have always been operated by process. How Jeanie fits in long term will be fascinating. Walter apparently is very comfortable with how she's handled the business and the brand. And if we're all being fair, it's hard to think of someone who's necessarily more qualified to keep doing this stuff than her. Nobody really is disputing, or is even concerned, about that stuff. What people care about is how the basketball side will work. And over time, you would expect to see things beefed up on that end. More investment in scouting, in coaching, in training, and all the other places where it has lagged. No matter what Jeanie's job title is. From there... how does Luka feel about all of this? Well, if his social posts mean anything... he's pretty happy! HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: What change is coming, and how fast? SEGMENT 2: Luka's on board! SEGMENT 3: Of course competence matters for the Lakers. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! OLIPOPGet a free can of OLIPOP! Just buy any two cans in store and they’ll reimburse you for one. Head to drinkolipop.com/LOCKEDONNBA to claim your free can and find OLIPOP near you. CarGurusBuy or sell your next car today with CarGurus at CarGurus.comto make sure your big deal is the best deal. WayFairGive your home the refresh it needs with Wayfair. Head to Wayfair.com right now. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first year GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use codeLOCKEDONNBAfor $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuelRight now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, welcome to Lockdowne Lakers for Friday. Brian Kaminetsky, Andy Kaminetsky,
0:04.1	the Lakers have new ownership coming in. How do the stars feel about it, especially Luka Dantzich?
0:10.5	That is next.
0:19.1	You are Locked on Lakers, your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:31.0	Thanks to everybody for making Locked on Lakers, first listen to every day, Monday through Friday,
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0:39.9	where you can go hang out with over 35,000 subscribers to the channel, all of whom, Andy, are
0:45.8	trying to figure out exactly what this ownership shift is going to mean.
0:49.7	And, of course, whether or not the star players in the Lakers, and particularly Luca Donchich is on board with this whole thing.
0:57.9	All of that we will unpack over the course of this episode.
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1:11.5	your first purchase. So we'll get to Luca here in a moment because obviously how he feels
1:17.9	about his future boss, one would think is relevant to whether or not he would be enthusiastic
1:27.0	about signing that extension that everybody is expecting
1:30.3	him to sign. So we will talk about that because Luca posted a little on social about this whole
1:36.3	thing. So we'll get to that. But before we do, there's more kind of coming out and being explained about what exactly is going on here.
1:47.3	And a lot of this coming from our friend Ramona Shelburne, she's done, you know,
1:52.4	she was doing a lot of radio stuff today across 710 ESPN.
1:56.6	The lady's doing this while literally covering the NBA finals.
2:01.1	Like she is shuttling back and forth from Oklahoma City and Indiana.
2:06.5	Like give Momo all the Pulitzer's, man.
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