The Buss Brothers Got Buss’d, And Tyrese Maxey Changed The Locks

Front Runner Podcast Collective · Nov 22, 2025 · 1h 25m · transcript

Summary:

A $10 billion throne doesn’t just crown a new owner—it rewrites the playbook. We trace how the Lakers moved from a family-run empire to a modern operation poised to borrow from the Dodgers’ think tank model under Mark Walter. From the old Buss succession plan and the failed attempt to oust Jeanie to the abrupt exits of Joey and Jesse, we connect the receipts and ask the only question that matters: will Los Angeles finally invest in the analysts, scouts, cap minds, and sports science that turn star power into sustainable winning?

We stack Walter’s Dodgers résumé—deep front office…