Could one broadcast channel and one streaming app for the Dodgers and Lakers become reality now that Mark Walter, the controlling owner of the Dodgers, is the new controlling owner of the Lakers?

The tone was set for Walter’s tenure. Without the restrictions of a hard salary cap, the ownership group has supported a top-five payroll every season since 2013, leading the sport in spending in seven of those seasons. The Dodgers have also not missed the postseason since 2012. This is not a coincidence.

The Los Angeles Lakers will soon be under the direction of new ownership. Word surfaced on Wednesday that the Buss family, stewards of the Lakers franchise since 1979, have reached an agreement in principle to sell the team for $10 billion.