The summer presents an opportunity, armed with significant cap flexibility, to start building the necessary components of a modern front office and reap early benefits. League sources say that includes significant hires to a wide range of front-office positions this summer, with the Lakers expected to model their front office after the World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers.
“It’s going to be scary,” one rival executive said when asked about the potential of the fully built-out front office the Lakers are expected to assemble.