""I think that we, fortunately like the Lakers, have the same core of guys," Roberts said on Buster Olney's Baseball Tonight podcast. "Same coaching staff, same players. That familiarity is a positive in the sense that they know our standards or expectations.""
"As far as sustained dominance goes, the Dodgers match up well with the Lakers. The Dodgers have won three of the last six World Series, and have held a firm grip on the NL West for more than a decade. Their key players - like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshionbu Yamamoto - are under contract for several more seasons, and have begun their own dynasty in MLB - becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Series since 2000."
"Johnson, currently a minority owner of the Dodgers, also drew the comparison earlier in the offseason. "This year reminds me of '88," Johnson said during the postseason. "We had won the championship in '87 and we were trying to go back-to-back. We found out how difficult it was going to be for us to do that." "This season has been the same to me like the season we went through in '88. We ended up winning, but we had to play three seven-game series to actually win the championship. We're starting to play our best baseball right now and hopefully we'll get everybody back soon.""
The Showtime Era lasted from 1979 to 1991, beginning with Magic Johnson's rookie season and ending after his sudden retirement. The Lakers won five NBA championships during that span, including three titles in four seasons from 1985–88. The Dodgers preserved most of their roster after a second consecutive World Series in 2025, maintaining coaching and player continuity. The Dodgers have won three of the last six World Series and dominated the NL West for over a decade. Core players such as Shohei Ohtani and Yoshionbu Yamamoto remain under contract for multiple seasons, positioning the team for sustained success.
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