Lakers Sold To Mark Walter

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  1. ElginTheGreat

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    I think most leave on their own and are content with still having a percentage of ownership.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Jun 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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    Yep, and a billion dollars each!!! Not too shabby a deal, they can all invest in their futures, one way or the other.
     
    Wino, Jun 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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    Hell to the NO with Hurley. Guys a hack and would cry like a little girl the first time things got rough. We dodged a big bullet with him and this is coming from someone who was interested before he went on his whole media tour and then acted like child after his team got eliminated. He can’t handle the heat.
     
    Cookie, Jun 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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    100% this
     
    LakeShowAZ, Jun 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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    hurley comes off as one of those college coaches who thinks they can run an NBA team like a college team and achieve the same results

    guy would've lost the locker room very quickly here. major bullet dodged
     
    432J, Jun 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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    Hurley was a stunt.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Jun 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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    yeah, i've heard it and appreciate the idea, but man...what if he took it? i think we legitimately had interest, he said no, and both parties are better off for it.
     
    abeer3, Jun 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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    Hurley used Woj to peddle a non-story into a big story and inflate his value...

    Not only is it pathetic but very unprofessional from Hurley and Woj.

    And I'm not sure Hurley would have even been NBA-ready. Yelling at college students who depend on you for playing time and whatever benefits they get from it is A LOT different than yelling at professional NBA adult males who have enough money to tell you to kick rocks.
     
    Astros, Jun 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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    so the argument is we didn't make an offer?
     
    abeer3, Jun 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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    Unfortunately I can’t really substantiate anything and we will never get the whole story. I’ll just again say that enough folks that I know who are plugged in have expressed legit doubts and flat out holes in that story about the whole thing that I don’t believe the pursuit was nearly as serious as Woj reported.
     
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    Unfortunately I can’t really substantiate anything and we will never get the whole story. I’ll just again say that enough folks that I know who are plugged in have expressed legit doubts and flat out holes in that story about the whole thing that I don’t believe the pursuit was nearly as serious as Woj reported.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Jun 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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    But I honestly am pretty optimistuc about the teams future with the new ownership group and Luka so I don’t want to keep arguing about past mistakes.

    It will take time to implement the changes the franchise needs but we’ve taken some real strides toward the direction I have argued for for years. We’ve got a young star and a group who won’t let money stand in the way of winning. I’m looking forward to what’s next.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Jun 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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