Chris Broussard

And then they were always able to get the great players.

It wasn't with the sophistication that a lot of these organizations function with, even in the past,

the near past.

But now, as you mentioned, you see how the Dodgers do things.

This is going to benefit the Lakers.

There's no question about it.

Those guys are willing to spend money.

Obviously, there's a salary cap in the NBA, but that's still, you know, you can go over the cap if you're willing to pay the aprons and things like that.

And these guys have shown with the Dodgers,

No, we are willing to spend whatever it takes to win and get the best players.

So that bodes well for the Lakers.

And this summer, Colin, they'll have close to $50 million to spend in free agency.

And the other teams with money, Chicago, the Nets in Brooklyn, Utah.

No, it was warranted.

It was warranted.

He's been there several years, had not obviously gotten it done even to a conference championship.

He had several different coaches.

I think it was smart of Philadelphia, Colin, to keep Nick Nurse.

He's a good coach.

He obviously won a championship in Toronto.