Los Angeles Lakers Sold for $10 Billion in Richest Deal in Sports History

Ranking Los Angeles Lakers and the Most Expensive Sports Teams Sales of All Time

On Wednesday afternoon, ESPN's Shams Charania broke unexpected news on a history-making deal.

Los Angeles Lakers Sold for $10 Billion in Richest Deal in Sports History

The Lakers sold for $10 billion. What's behind sports teams' billion-dollar valuation?

With the Los Angeles Lakers valued at a record $10 billion, there aren't many people that can buy a sports team. Who are they and what will that mean to fans?

Shaquille O’Neal Reveals Why He’s "Upset" Over Lakers’ Sale In Hilarious Request To Jeanie Buss

Shaquille O’Neal (Photo via Twitter/@shaqtin) The Los Angeles Lakers sold for a whopping $10 billion just last month, and the aftereffects of the massive deal have started to surface. One of the biggest names to ever play for the franchise, Shaquille O’Neal, is rather upset than joyful after Jeanie Buss decided to sell it. During a recent episode of ‘The Big Podcast with Shaq,’ O’Neal playfully vented his frustration. According to him, the Laker…

Teams Demand High Trade Prices For Centers As Lakers Turn To Deandre Ayton

After teams around the league demanded high trade prices from the Los Angeles Lakers for available centers, Rob Pelinka turned to Deandre Ayton after he cleared waivers from the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers held approximately $8 million from their midlevel exception while watching center options like Brook Lopez and Clint Capela sign elsewhere on the opening night of free agency. Teams with available centers kept their asking prices high w…

Report: Trade prices are ‘high’ after Lakers’ exposed package for Mark Williams

After some anxious waiting, fans of the Los Angeles Lakers were finally able to exhale a little bit when the team agreed to a deal with center Deandre Ayton this week. Ayton, who was bought out by the Portland Trail Blazers, became a free agent after clearing waivers, and he seemingly fell right into L.A.’s lap as a solution for the team’s center situation. The Lakers, who also recently agreed to bring back center Jaxson Hayes, now have some cla…