Can Mark Walter’s Dodgers Magic Unlock a Championship Future for the Lakers?
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While the Dodgers have been in the top five in payroll every season since their first full year under Walter, the Lakers have largely operated as something like a family business over the past decade. While the deeper-pocketed owners of the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers have openly shrugged the luxury tax as the cost of doing business, the Lakers rarely take a significant step over the line.
Since 2013, the only time the Lakers have paid more than seven figures in luxury-tax payments was the stretch from 2021-23, when the team attempted to pair Russell Westbrook with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. It didn’t go well.
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