J.E. Skeet

We don't know who did it.

Of course, the guy that did the trade got an extension, Rob Polinka, because he lucked into the Luka trade as well.

So my big takeaway from this is that it's time to clean house if I am Mark Walter.

Can't get rid of Jeannie Buss right now because of the contract stuff and the stipulations.

But the team is pretty clearly mismanaged.

They're run like a mom and pop shop.

Prior to Walter taking over, Palenka, I don't really think, has done a great job of building around LeBron and AD.

And I think the team, now you look at the fact that their third best player, Austin Reeves, is making $14 million.

Luka is not on a supermax because he wasn't eligible after being traded by the Mavericks.

And they're still a completely top-heavy team.

You can't rely on anybody except their top three.

That's kind of an indictment of the front office as well.

So I think in the next half decade, changes will be coming to the Lakers.

And that's probably scary for the league to think that if they actually put a smart brain trust there with the financial backing they have, with the market advantages they have, they could be an even more successful franchise.

So we'll see how that plays out.

But this is just like, ooh, ooh.

Look at all these J's hating on each other.

New rule.

Okay.

New rule in life.