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Who's running the show? Inside the Lakers' hierarchy

With the Los Angeles Lakers hiring Frank Vogel as head coach after being rejected by Monty Williams and Ty Lue, questions are swirling about the team's power structure.

Who is calling the shots? Who is gaining influence? How are these individuals affecting the Lakers since the sudden resignation of Magic Johnson as team president on April 9 and the split with head coach Luke Walton on April 12? Who was involved in negotiating the coaching candidacies of Williams -- since hired by the Suns -- Lue and Vogel in the last month?

No one from the front office has conducted a news conference since the Lakers' season ended on April 9, making it difficult to be sure how the org chart looks these days.