This year, the Lakers pulled off one of the biggest shocks in sports history—selling the franchise for a record-breaking $10 billion to billionaire Mark Walter. The deal made history, topping the charts as the most expensive U.S. sports team sale ever, beating out the Celtics’ $6.1 billion and the Commanders’ $6.05 billion sales back in 2023. With that, the Lakers officially became the most valuable franchise in sports. And now? Whispers of a front office shakeup are already picking up steam. But before all that, something just as interesting went down last year—a new coach joined the Lakers, one with a real history with the franchise and especially with Magic Johnson.

Last year, the Lakers made a pretty interesting addition, bringing in former Pacers head coach Nate McMillan as a lead

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