The Lakers have “conducted layoffs across multiple departments” on Wednesday, according to Rohlin & Price of the CALIFORNIA POST. The layoffs are a “part of a reorganization following the sale of the team” from the Buss family to Mark Walter at a $10B valuation nearly a year ago. The firings “followed a widespread restructuring over the last few months,” including Lon Rosen replacing Tim Harris as President of Business Operations, Michael Spetner being hired as Chief Strategy & Growth Officer and Ryan Kantor being hired as VP/Global Partnerships. The team also recently hired former Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett as a draft consultant and advisor, as well as Rohan Ramadas as an Assistant GM of strategy and data system (CALIFORNIA POST, 5/27). In California, Benjamin Royer cited a source as saying that “team employees in communications, content, partnerships and other departments were part of Wednesday’s layoffs, totaling more than a dozen people.” Royer notes on the basketball side, “input from the Dodgers has been notable as well.” Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and special advisor Farhan Zaidi have “had a role in the reorganization of the Lakers’ front office” (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 5/27).
