As well as any place, Los Angeles understands: Great teams win championships. But only the greatest teams three-peat. The Lakers had Jerry West set things in motion then; the Dodgers have Andrew Friedman doing it now. The Lakers had Jackson, the Dodgers have Roberts — championship players who've excelled as managers of men. And the Lakers' three-peat was almost a quarter of a century ago; their entire player payroll was $53 million — about $4 million less than Kyle Tucker will earn this season.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 24, 2026 10:14 UTC