Tim Harris to Leave Lakers at Season's End... Are Bigger Changes Still to Come?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Feb 18, 2026 · 21m

The Athletic's Dan Woike reports that Lakers president of business operations Tim Harris informed staff Tuesday that this will be his final season with the organization. Harris has been with the Forum and the Lakers for 35 years, so it's reasonable to view his departure as a normal thing someone does after being in one spot for that long.

On the other hand, it's also reasonable to wonder if his departure is related to the purchase of the Lakers by Mark Walter. Whether yes or no, it still represents a massive change inside the org that has had a very, very small inner circle.

So while Harris…