The Los Angeles Lakers recently announced that Los Angeles Dodgers Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Lon Rosen would take over the team’s new President of Business Operations as Tim Harris will be stepping down at the end of the season.
The move further strengthens the connection between the Lakers and Dodgers since Mark Walter purchased the team. It has been assumed that Walter would look to use many of the same tactics that have made the Dodgers so successful over to the Lakers and Rosen taking over the business operations should allow for that transition to take place.
Rosen has a long history with the Lakers as well, so he is very familiar with what the franchise is all about and obviously knows what has worked well for the Dodgers. So it should be no surprise that he is planning on bringing some of those best practices from the Dodgers over to the Lakers, via Ramona Shelburne of ESPN:
This is a full circle moment for Rosen, who began his career as an intern with the Lakers the year before Dr Jerry Buss bought the team. As I understand it, he will be running the Lakers business operations with an eye on bringing some of the best practices from the Dodgers… https://t.co/7PpcTuF8rV
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) February 19, 2026
As Shelburne noted, this is really a full circle moment for Rosen, who worked his way up from Lakers intern to Director of Promotions. He also was the agent and business partner for Lakers legend Magic Johnson, so his deep ties to both franchises make him the ideal hire for this position.
The Dodgers have become the premier franchise in baseball both on and off the field with Rosen playing a big role on the business side and there are plenty of things that can transfer over to the Lakers to help this franchise grow even more.
Lakers executives have already been consulting with top Dodgers’ brass on some things and now bringing Rosen on board will only make that pipeline even stronger as Walter takes over as owner.
Lon Rosen outlines goals in new role with Lakers
Lon Rosen has already released a statement after being named Lakers new President of Business Operations, outlining his ultimate goal in his new role while adding that he is looking forward to working with Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka.
Rosen has had a close relationship with Buss since the 1980s, making this an even more seamless transition for him.
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