Name: Kobe Bryant Title: Shooting guard, Lakers Age: 36 The ability to command a two-year, $48.5 million extension coming off a season-ending achilles injury at 35 years old is just one indication of the power wielded by one of the most mercurial athletes in the history of L.A. sports.

Name: Evan Rosenblum Title: Executive Producer, TMZ Sports Age: 33 It's not Harvey Levin, but his right-hand man who handles the burgeoning sports properties at TMZ.

Name: Clayton Kershaw Title: Pitcher, Dodgers Age: 26 The best pitcher in baseball over the past four years has the hardware to prove it, collecting three NL Cy Young awards only to top it with a National League MVP in 2014.

Name: Chris Paul Title: Point guard, Clippers Age: 29 Paul's status as an eight-time All-Star is just where his influence begins. One of the most respected players in the NBA parlayed his lofty status into a position as the current president of the NBA Players Association.

Name: Yasiel Puig Title: Right fielder, Dodgers Age: 24 The spectacular manner in which Puig burst on the Los Angeles sports scene is difficult to match. After defecting from Cuba, which was a saga all its own, he signed a $43 million deal with the Dodgers and was called up to the parent club after less than a year in the organization.

Name: Ronda Rousey Title: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Age: 28 Between her undefeated record in the octagon, her budding movie career and resulting sex appeal, the plainspoken Venice, Calif., product is currently the most famous MMA fighter in the sport, male or female.

Name: Andrew Friedman Title: President of Baseball Operations, Dodgers Age: 38 The Dodgers made him the highest-paid executive in baseball when they signed the former Rays general manager in October to a five-year, $35 million contract.

Name: Robbie Keane Title: Striker, Los Angeles Galaxy Age: 34 The all-time leading scorer in the history of the Irish National team has won three championships in the MLS since joining the Galaxy in 2011.

Name: Pat Donahue Jr. Title: Director of Digital Media, L.A. Kings Age: 30 The man behind the L.A. Kings innovative twitter account epitomizes the power of social media combined with sports. Whether he's bantering with fans or foes, Donahue's wit and creativity have stolen a few headlines from those on the ice during a run that claimed two of the last three Stanley Cups.