Lakers Lounge

As we await the Lakers' efforts to land a starting power forward, Anthony runs through this roster against last year's. He then debates Rui vs. Kuminga and explains why the debate is going on internally for the Lakers. He then dives into an incredibly active live chat after spending some time laughing at the Celtics.

Anthony discusses this roster as it is now and tries to figure out whether it's better or worse than last year's. Then, because the Lakers are still working on a position of glaring need, he debates Rui Hachimura or Jonathan Kuminga in a way only he would.

The Celtics screwed up. They just did. It shouldn't be hard to say it, and yet here we are. Anthony credits Bill Simmons of all people for actually knocking the Celtics for a very stupid series of events.

A listener asked about including some young talent to make whatever trades the Lakers still need happen. Anthony explained why doing so wouldn't make sense for the Lakers right now.

A LOT happened earlier today. The guys react to all of it, explain why they aren't thrilled about this summer haul, offer up some positives and remember the LeBron James era. Then, they dive into a Q&A with the live audience.

Both Anthony and Harrison wish they liked this Lakers offseason a lot more than they do. They explain their trepidation and why this all feels very desperate from Rob Pelinka.

After a half hour or so ripping the moves the Lakers made in part 1, the guys find some positives to latch onto.

With LeBron James officially no longer a Laker, Anthony and Harrison look back on the last eight years of LABron. Then, they dive into questions from the live audience -- including one about Jonathan Kuminga.

Anthony reacts to the news that LeBron James will continue his playing career, just not with the Lakers. He offers up the timeline as he knows it, gets you ready for the leak-off between the Lakers and Klutch that's already started, and outlines the Lakers' options from here. Pressure's on, Rob.

The reports and whispers about the Lakers' offseason so far aren't what Anthony would like them to be and he's getting nervous. Real nervous.

Anthony isn't exactly over the moon about the stuff he's hearing about the Lakers' offseason so far. He offers up what he knows about the LeBron-Warriors noise, then echoes the reports of Marcus Smart heading to Houston.

During a Q&A with the live audience, Anthony explains how the Lakers' pursuit of the A-list center Luka Doncic wants is affecting their level of communication with LeBron James.

Anthony is right there with you in wondering what the Lakers might be up to, following a quiet first week of the offsseason. He starts the show with a fun James Worthy story then dives into how the summer has kicked off.

The Lakers had a quiet weekend so Anthony starts with a story, then he dives into a rumor he doesn't quite buy into.

Look across the league at the real contenders. A commonality: Clean books. Anthony discusses why a top priority for this summer is cleaning up the books with more productivity than the Lakers are getting from Vando, Knecht and others.

Anthony said he was going to record a nice, quick chat seeing as it's a Saturday but the live audience wasn't having it. Between today's topics and the Q&A, it was an absolutely packed episode.

As Anthony has mentioned over the course of the summer so far, Deandre Ayton is going to opt in, and Marcus Smart is going to opt out. He explains what both decisions mean for the Lakers, then dives into an interesting situation with Nikola Jokic.

Anthony explains the recent noise about LeBron still waiting for the Lakers' first offer as he prepares for free agency. In Anthony's eyes, the situation hasn't changed. He wraps with a lengthy Q&A with the live audience.

Anthony runs through a slew of rumors, buzz and updates on some of the centers most closely or most idealistically linked to the Lakers. Jalen Duren and Walker Kessler? Not realistic, but certainly ideal options. Myles Turner and Mitchell Robinson? More realistic, but not exactly inspiring. We head into a (hopefully) busy weekend with a Q&A, too.

Anthony reacts to a fascinating trade between Minnesota and Charlotte, then explains why it may have hurt the Lakers' chances at landing the center they need. He then breaks down some of the options he's heard at center and dives into a nice, long Q&A with the live audience.

The Hornets and Wolves pulled off a shocking trade, exchanging (among other players and assets) LaMelo Ball for Naz Reid. This fundamentally changes Minnesota and, more importantly for the Lakers, takes two center options off the board.

Anthony offers up a couple hypotheticals at the center position that hopefully outline what the Lakers' options are right now. It doesn't feel great, right now.

Fans are past the point of restlessness and they're wondering at what point Rob Pelinka would feel the heat. One listener did push back somewhat, giving Pelinka's credentials, which led to an analogy that gave him a super awkward realization.

Austin got PAID. Cam Carr is legit. The Lakers still need a center. Can they find one in the second round, if they get there?

The Lakers and Austin Reaves are in agreement on a four-year max. Anthony breaks it down, as well as the differing information he has on the timeline compared to what's out there nationally. Everything happened so fast last night that Anthony hadn't given a full Cam Carr scouting report, so he does that.