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Excited to sell shares of the Lakers? Doncic and James both believe that it is of great significance to the team s development

10:41pm, 19 June 2025【Basketball】

On June 19, US media reported that the Bass family plans to sell a majority stake in the Lakers for $10 billion, and Jenny Bass will continue to take charge of the team's operations. The one who bought the Lakers' equity was Mark Walter, CEO and chairman of TWGlobal, who eventually reached a transaction value of $12 billion, twice the Celtics sold the team before. How do Lakers players view this matter as the Lakers sell so many shares?

ESPN Lakers team reporter Dave McMenaming revealed on a TV show that everyone around Doncic and James said that the two were very excited about the sale of the equity and believed that this was of great significance to the team's development. The new boss Walter is a rich man who can compete with Ballmer, the rich boss of the Clippers next door, so it is no wonder Doncic and James are excited. Previously, after Walter and "Magician" Johnson acquired the Dodgers baseball team together, they invested more money to rebuild the team's lineup and improve internal infrastructure, and the Dodgers have never missed the playoffs.

Walter becomes the Lakers' owner, and perhaps the Lakers will also receive more funds to create a better lineup and give the team the strength to win the championship. In the past few years, the Lakers have invested small capital and repaired them all rely on James's deep eyebrows, and later rely on James and Doncic to support the team. Now that the new boss has joined, it may be possible to introduce a large center with a lot of money. The Lakers also became a team that the richest ones joined after the Golden State Warriors and the Clippers.

James may be excited that he met a big boss at the end of his career and made a big money to build a lineup. If he wins another championship, he will have hope. Doncic will also have the opportunity to win his first career championship and become the real face of the league.