The evaders control the owner Mark WalterThrough his global company, he agreed to buy the majority The share of ownership in Lakers Last week and issued information about the sale on Wednesday in a statement announced The deal will be completed Later this year.
When the news broke out that Walter will get a controlling interest on Lakers from the Buss family, with a rate of $ 10 billion, we contacted with Magic Johnson About his ideas on this topic. Speaking from a yacht off the coast of Croatia, here is what Lakers legends said about Walter, Jenny Boss And the sale:
About the Walter approach
“Mark is a man who cares and loves to win and always cares about investing the money in making the team better, but the organization is better. He is a person driving the family. He is a great man.
“I saw what happened to the batons once, Mark and took over each of us.”
On the Buss family sells to Walter
“One thing is that Jenny [Buss] He would have been a situation [the franchise] In the right hands. If she will sell, he must be the right person, and Mark Walter is the right person to take over and lead us for the next 30 and 40 years. So, this is the best news that can happen to all Lakeer fans around the world. Mark was watching Lakers for a long time. That is why he bought [Philip] Antoz [minority ownership] A piece first and then he was sitting there, and Jenny knew this.
“If she wanted to sell ever, he wanted to be the person who bought the team. They made a friendship, because that should have happened first. Jenny had to know that he would do just like her father. [Dr. Jerry Buss] She did and as she did, and that was to make sure that he would do great things in society as well, such as each of her father and her for her to do it as well as educating him on the extent of Lakers not only for Liker’s fans but to the American Professional League and the world. “
On selling the team
“I believe [Buss] The children were ready before. I think they want to spend. We see this happening all over sports. “Sometimes, let another person get.” We saw Mark Kobe doing it. Boston did that. So, you see that happens and maybe they are [Buss family] He said: “We just want money and continue in our lives.”
“Mark loves to be part of Los Angeles, and now he got the first baseball team and now the leading basketball team.”
On the success of Walter
“The only great thing in Mark is that he will rent the best people. He will always have good people around him to help him return the championships to Los Angeles and Lakers.
“What did Mark did for the evaders? He was a big crane for the brand and the team. How much money he put at the Dodger Stadium. He is always ready to do big and bold movements to win. But Mark is insight. So, it is possible that he already has a vision of the organization and the team. So, this is the great thing in the form of vision.
“The funny thing is that his personality is like Jenny. You will not see him at the forefront much, just as if he did not go out in front of the evaders. So, people need to understand it. This is not his personality. Just like Jenny’s character. She was not at the forefront.”
About Jenny Boss and the sale
“I saw Mark Lee Jenny staying in the Board of Governors. It was smart. Something smart in Jenny is that she will never say,” Oh, Lakers offered for sale! Anyone can own them. ”This is not who is.
“And I think that because of the success of the evaders and how the organization runs, it is now easy for the fans. We have already known it. We have already seen his work. We have seen what he was able to do, led us to a couple of the world series [wins] And go to the world series four times. This is success there. This is what Lake fans are looking for.
“He got a busy record. This is what Lacker fans want, someone who can trust him, just as they were trusting in Dr. Boss. They trusted my gyard because of her father saying,” This is what I want the official. “So, this is beautiful for all Laker fans.”
Upon hearing the news
“I am also crazy. I was shouting all over this yacht, because I know how great it is, how great is the man he is, and the extent of his intelligence. He got a big heart.”
