The Los Angeles Dodgers have won three of the last six World Series, so their front office is highly sought after. Meanwhile, owner Mark Walter is in the process of buying the Los Angeles Lakers from Jeanie Buss . So Walter called on two of his trusted confidants to advise the basketball crew. Dodgers executives Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi are now advising the Lakers front office, per ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. Expand Tweet

“Zaidi, currently a special adviser to the Dodgers and renowned for his analytics background, is functioning as Walter's representative in helping with the transition, sources close to the situation said,” Shelburne reported. “Friedman, the president of baseball operations with the Dodgers, has played a lesser role. He mostly consults with Lakers president of

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