Lakers Lounge

The Lakers are just the latest example of nepotism's typical impact. Because a listener asked Anthony to grade Jim and Jeanie's tenures, he runs through the last 13 years since they took over. When you go through the seasons in order and the processes that led to key decisions, you can see why the franchise has been sputtering. From there, he dives into what he thinks are the likeliest Lakers rota...

Anthony runs through the seasons where the Lakers have been run by the Buss siblings, to compare them to what it was like when Dr. Buss was running things because a listener wanted to know how he'd grade this era. As you'll find out, it's been a bit of a mess.

A live viewer asked whether it's fair to hold Rob Pelinka to the expectations set by Jerry West, so Anthony explained why he thinks Lakers fans HAVE to continue to demand a lot of this franchise. He did this after wrapping up a conversation about the likely rotation and the assumption the front office made that he doesn't think will end well.

The Athletic did some reporting on the current state of things and Anthony found very telling about the people currently running the Lakers. He adds some of his own context and discusses why the Lakers should probably just hit reset on the front office after this season.

Some Lakers employees said how they really felt about Mark Walter's Dodgers people helping with the Lakers and kinda/sorta told us a lot about themselves. Anthony reads between the lines and explains why everyone there probably needs to go.

Listeners wanted to know how long this situation between Jeanie Buss and her sibling is going to last, so Anthony outlines a tentative timeline and explains the impact all this might have on the organization.

The offseason is over but for a couple t's or i's that need crossing or dotting. Anthony is really concerned about how it went, especially given the opportunity cost. Pete tries to talk him off the ledge. Do you think he was successful?

The Lakers spent quite a few transaction cycles lining up this summer. Now that it's mostly over, Anthony finds himself wondering if this outcome was worth it. He doesn't think so; Pete does. So they debate their different takes on how this all played out.

Anthony is legitimately concerned about this roster. Pete is disappointed in the offseason but is much higher on this group than Anthony. So, Pete tries to sell Anthony on this summer, starting with its biggest acquisition.

The state of things isn't great. Not great at all. Anthony and Harrison discuss everything there is to discuss in this Kuminga decision, then turn their attention to Jeanie Buss, who made her priorities crystal clear by suing her siblings (again).

Jonathan Kuminga chose the Timberwolves over the Lakers. Several things had to go wrong for this outcome and multiple things can be true at the same time. Anthony runs through those things, then he and Harrison discuss what this means.

The Lakers told us to wait for this summer, and that doing so despite having some combination of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic would all be worth it. Hard to feel like they've lived up to that promise now.

Anthony and Harrison wrap up their conversation about Jeanie Buss (once again) suing her siblings. They answer a couple questions from the live audience to wrap things up.

DISCLAIMER: This was recorded about an hour or so before Jonathan Kuminga agreed to a deal with the Timberwolves. So yeah, should be a funny listen at the least. Reports surfaced connecting Jonathan Kuminga to the Bulls and Anthony had enough. He rants and raves about how Kuminga's camp has handled all of this and how sick of it the league has become. Word also dropped that Jeanie Buss is suing he...

A little more reporting has dropped lately about the Kuminga situation, so Anthony rolls through it and launches into a rant about Kuminga and his camp not accepting reality.

After Anthony wrapped up the conversation about Kuminga, word dropped that Jeanie Buss has filed to remove her siblings from any decision-making capacity with the Lakers, a move that hammers home how unfit she is to continue as governor of the franchise.

Anthony mourns the loss of Dolly Parton, as her passing was announced right before he went live. He segues awkwardly to JJ Redick's upcoming season, and wonders whether Redick can maintain the same trajectory he's been on through his first two seasons.

JJ Redick has some hard-line rules for players who get consistent minutes for him. Anthony thinks there are ways this roster lines up with those rules but some that don't. Redick has grown as a coach to this point and that will have to continue.

Anthony explains that, even while JJ Redick may have been hired for some of the wrong reasons, he thinks Redick has real staying power -- making him a sort of Lakers Ted Lasso. From there, he gives his prediction for Redick's season and answers a couple questions from the live audience.

Anthony updates you on the Lakers' ownership battles and the role Adam Silver might now play in them. He also noticed ESPN dipping into a familiar source for drudging up offseason content intrigue. He answers from questions from Twitter and the live audience and calls it a day.

Anthony reacts to the notion that Adam Silver is getting involved in the Lakers ownership fight and does a little reporting of his own on the matter.

As part of the Q&A, a listener was curious whether all the change atop the organization will affect how the front office approaches this upcoming season. Anthony also answers a question about whether he thinks this is a championship-level roster right now and the role Austin Reaves plays in that analysis.

The Peyton Watson trade helps the Lakers in more ways than one, even if they would've loved to land him. Anthony discusses that situation, then dives into an iTunes mailbag that he desperately needed to address. He wraps with a Q&A that touches on some really fun topics, including his stupid Vikings.

Anthony sifts through the dust settling after the Nuggets salary dumped Peyton Watson and discusses the Lakers' impact on Denver's approach to that situation as well as some of the downstream effects of their decision to trade Watson when they did.

Anthony missed a few questions in the iTunes mailbag and, in reading back, noticed a trend in how fans felt about the offseason initially and how they've bought into the moves over the course of the last couple months. From there, he actually answers all the questions he missed.