Mark Walter
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Oct 26, 2026
David SamsonHOST
But at least we're not delusional about it.
David SamsonHOST
speaking of delusion do you think the number one sports owner who's the most delusional right now we could do a top five we don't have the music for it but we could do a top five delusional owners i mean i assume jerry jones would be up there super high you'd have to think hal steinbrenner would be up there you know who else would be up there mark walter Why is Mark Walter, how can you be delusional when you've got a team that has won three World Series since 2020? How can you be delusional when you are printing money, your revenue is so outstanding, and the Dodgers can spend money hand over fist, and yet they don't actually lose money? It's really quite remarkable.
David SamsonHOST
So I do tell you when teams lose money, like the Yankees, and I'm okay with telling you when teams make money, like the Dodgers.
David SamsonHOST
It's okay, the union knows, they get the financials.
David SamsonHOST
But Mark Walter would be on my top five delusional list because guess what came out yesterday? Mark Walter is looking into selling the Los Angeles Sparks.
David SamsonHOST
Hmm.
David SamsonHOST
Hold on.
David SamsonHOST
Mark Walter.
Sarah SpainHOST
One final piece of W news.
Sarah SpainHOST
Mark Walter is reportedly looking to sell the Los Angeles Sparks.
Sarah SpainHOST
Bloomberg was first with the news on Friday, reporting that Walter is looking to sell the franchise and their practice facility for more than $700 million.
Sarah SpainHOST
The $150 million practice facility is scheduled to open before the start of the 2027 season.
Sarah SpainHOST
If this deal goes through, it would be by far the largest franchise sale in WNBA history.
Sarah SpainHOST
The current record of $300 million is held by the Connecticut Sun purchase, which went to Tillman Fertitta, who is in the process of moving the franchise to Houston.
Sarah SpainHOST
We've talked about Mark Walter a lot on the show, but just in case you're new here, Walter is a co-founder of the money management firm Guggenheim Partners, and he's had his hands in a bunch of teams across different sports and leagues.
Sarah SpainHOST
Amid federal prosecutors looking into dealings at his firm, he started selling some of those franchises— including the MNBA's Los Angeles Lakers, which he sold at a $12.5 billion valuation to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger earlier this year.
Dan PatrickHOST
Yes, Dylan.
Dylan GradyPANELIST
Also, in other WNBA news, did you see Mark Walter is looking to offload the LA Sparks? Yeah.
Dylan GradyPANELIST
As part of that continues to crumble.
Dan PatrickHOST
Has Pablo Torre looked into this guy? Because I would think that feels like a treasure trove.
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Dylan GradyPANELIST
Most dangerous
Dan PatrickHOST
team.
Dan PatrickHOST
Pablo Torre accuses Magic Johnson and Mark Walter of a shady $350 million deal involving the Dodgers.
Dan PatrickHOST
He brought this up a couple of weeks ago, and I didn't see the article.
Luke BurbankHOST
You either have to be a manifestly bad human like Tom Dundon, who owns the Blazers, or you have to be some weird insurance scam like the guy who owned the Dodgers and the Lakers.
Luke BurbankHOST
Mark Walter.
Luke BurbankHOST
It just can't be just a normal person anymore.
Luke BurbankHOST
It has to be someone who is bad, or you have to be a corporation.
Travis RodgersHOST
The other part, of course, is incredibly difficult to figure out is what's going to happen with...
Travis RodgersHOST
Mark Walter, right? And who knows? Maybe nothing.
Travis RodgersHOST
Maybe that thing seemed like to be picking up some pretty significant velocity at some point, and it's calmed down.
Travis RodgersHOST
Maybe he's been able to liquidate enough of his other things that he's able to do whatever it is he needs to do to make this thing go away.
Clint PasillasHOST
We're going to hit the applause.
Clint PasillasHOST
For big numbers question, will Mark Walter sell his Dodgers share? He's selling the Sparks, so not sure the Dodgers signed Scooble.
Clint PasillasHOST
Greed is not good.
Clint PasillasHOST
Put Will at first base.
Clint PasillasHOST
Freddie hangs it up.
Clint PasillasHOST
Thanks, other Raul.
Clint PasillasHOST
Yeah, I don't know if you saw the Mark Walter stuff, but it did come out yesterday that he's now, as we kind of anticipated, he's looking to sell his ownership stake in the Sparks as he tries to get out from under all of the, I guess, legal woes he has with his businesses.
Clint PasillasHOST
Yeah.
Katie WooHOST
But...
Katie WooHOST
I do wonder if the Dodgers are looking to make upgrades that that's going to come through the trade market instead, especially with so much financial uncertainty, not only with the CBA, but with whatever is going on with Mark Walter and ownership and the investigation there, which is interesting because for as much as the Dodgers do not care about spending money in free agency.
Katie WooHOST
Andrew Friedman is very reserved when it comes to trades, and he's very calculated.
Katie WooHOST
And the reason they were able to get Scooble is because of the preparation the front office did, the depth of their farm system, their ability to pro scout, all of that we talked about a couple episodes ago.
Alanna RizzoHOST
I understand the years and all of that stuff, but it's a lot of money for a guy that didn't perform.
Alanna RizzoHOST
I'm sure that they expect him to perform more to his contract in future years with the Dodgers, but you don't want to just go bananas with a Tarek Scooble or whatever, and we don't know necessarily what's going on.
Alanna RizzoHOST
Stan Kasten has said multiple times the Dodgers are not for sale, but we're not privy to everything that is going on with the Mark Walters situation.
Alanna RizzoHOST
Sparks are for sale.
Jim RodriguezHOST
Trying to play professional baseball, the Dodgers are in the mix.
Jim RodriguezHOST
It goes to show you the quality of the organization and sort of the bar that has been set by Mark Walter, Andrew Friedman, Dave Roberts, and this organization to make the Dodgers a destination point again.
Jim RodriguezHOST
Maybe it's helping to negotiate bigger contracts from other teams, but it goes to show you how the Dodgers are definitely a destination for every player.
Jim RodriguezHOST
And...
DerekHOST
Well, yeah, I
MilesHOST
mean, Mark Walter definitely did not wake up on the right side of the bed this morning, his team getting swept in the NLCS and still pending federal investigation against him.
MilesHOST
That's scary hours
DerekHOST
right there.
Brenda AndressGUEST
He was just phenomenal.
Andrew ApplebaumHOST
your cwhl was of course the predecessor to the current pwhl or professional women's hockey league have you had any interactions with the guy who literally owns the entire pwhl mark walter who among other properties also owns the los angeles dodgers
Brenda AndressGUEST
yeah i wish i had met mark years ago but no i've never interacted with with mark in any way shape or form i am a they're off and I wish them the best.
Brenda AndressGUEST
And I'm so happy that women have a place to play hockey, but I have had no interactions with him.
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