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Is the Lakers Front Office Ready for the Offseason? Who's Doing What?
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- Jun 12, 2026
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Summary
The Lakers are simultaneously undertaking two projects that have some overlap in the Venn Diagram, but aren't entirely aligned. First, they have to think about how to build a winning team around Luka Dončić as quickly as possible, putting enormous pressure on this offseason to be quite excellent. Second, they're engaged in a long-term project of building out the basketball operation and the franchise generally into something far more modern and performing than it has been. The former project has its first big tests coming up soon with the Draft and free agency, both of which will provide opportunities to make significant signings and trades. And in that regard, while the Lakers have hired their analytics guy (a real rocket scientist) they haven't (at least publicly) done much else. Who are the scouts scouring the earth for the best available talent? Who is in the room when players do draft workouts? The Lakers are building a really big house, hopefully, and everyone wants the foundation to be solid and the furnishings to be top end. Mark Walter took some time developing the Dodgers organization into what it is today, and now it seems to run almost on autopilot, so strong is the culture. But at the same time, that house that the Lakers are working on? Metaphorically speaking, people are coming over soon. There is consequential work to be done. And as for the draft, where are the Lakers looking? So many fans are prioritizing the center position... are the Lakers doing the same? Who are some of the names in question? We discuss all of this and more with Khobi Price of the California Post. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky, with Guest Khobi Price! SEGMENT 1: What's up with the front office? SEGMENT 2: What do the Lakers have right now? Do they have the infrastructure they n…