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(Ya-rone) NBA reporter // Author of "Tanking to the Top" and "A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers"
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Dodgers Execs Andrew Friedman, Farhan Zaidi Focused On Lakers' Infrastructure, Not Player Decisions

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By Yaron Weitzman Verified
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When Mark Walter became majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers in October, he sought to replicate what he built with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi, credited with transforming the Dodgers into one of the most sophisticated organizations in professional sports and three World Series titles over six years, have quietly begun laying the groundwork for a similar overhaul with the Lakers.
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Rob Pelinka's Position With Lakers Appears Secure Amid Front Office Overhaul

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By Yaron Weitzman Verified
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Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka has told people around the NBA that he is working in active collaboration with Los Angeles Dodgers executives Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi as the organization undergoes its most significant structural transformation in decades. "It's a full rebuild and retool," Pelinka told reporters following the Lakers' second-round sweep by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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What will the Lakers look like with top Dodgers execs helping lead the way? That's the big question in L.A.

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By Yaron Weitzman Verified
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Andrew Friedman’s job was fairly straightforward. Mark Walter, the billionaire chief executive of the financial and investment advisory firm Guggenheim Partners, had spent a record-setting sum to purchase one of America’s iconic sports franchises, a crown jewel in a prime market with a rich history: the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two years into his tenure, the team was good. Really good. But Walter wanted more. He believed he had the blueprint, too.
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