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Lakers Restructure Front Office as Walter Taps Dodgers Advisers

The overhaul follows Mark Walter’s $10 billion majority purchase, with Jeanie Buss remaining governor.

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Overview

  • Joey and Jesse Buss were removed from their front office roles on Nov. 20, effective immediately, while retaining minority ownership stakes.
  • Much of the Lakers’ scouting department was also dismissed as part of the basketball-operations reorganization, according to ESPN.
  • Joey Buss had served as alternate governor and vice president of research and development, and Jesse Buss was assistant general manager and director of scouting.
  • Dodgers executives Farhan Zaidi and Andrew Friedman have begun advisory roles for the Lakers, with Zaidi acting as Walter’s representative and Friedman consulting with Rob Pelinka, per ESPN.
  • The team confirmed to ESPN that the Buss brothers no longer work in the front office, and the pair issued a statement thanking fans and expressing regret over how their tenure ended.