Lakers Lounge

The Indiana Pacers are pretty clearly using the Lakers for leverage here, but the Lakers could present an interesting opportunity for him if he reaches free agency via buyout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Friend of the show Aaron Larsuel stops by this week (wearing his Lakers championship ring btw) to discuss the offseason the Lakers had, how Russell Westbrook fits with LeBron James, and the Lakers' tax situation. All that was great, but what you're going to want to stay for is story time, in which he gives Portland's side of the Ruben Patterson "Kobe Stopper" story. Learn more about your ad choice...

Anthony opens up the work week by looking at when the Lakers will be going to work next season. The schedule was released and there is plenty of reason to like what you're seeing if you're a Lakers fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode of "Can U Dig It?", Christian and Jacob use Tiermaker to rank the teams in the Western Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At this stage of the offseason, you can almost set your watch to rankings season and then to athletes reacting to rankings season. To wrap up the week, I discuss how the evolution of that content might've led to athletes demanding they play a dominant role in telling their stories, and how that might lead to an interesting era of athlete storytelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

This week in The Lounge, Harrison and Anthony find themselves marveling at how reliable the tradition of the LeBron-washed conversation has become and do so by ranking LeBron's motivations heading into the season. This week's random question: Between Star Wars and The Marvel Universe, which has produced better peripheral entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

NBA 2K released the first few of their rankings for this season and they upset Anthony. Not because he cares about rankings or rating or whatever, but because they seemed to refuse to take a stance. The monsters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The free agency period has slowed to a crawl, so barring a blockbuster trade, most teams are who they are heading into the season. That makes this a good time to check in on the state of the league and how the rest of the contenders stack up with the Lakers. Sabreena and Anthony spend the bulk of their time discussing the teams in the West, where the Lakers are expected to be favorites, before che...

The Lakers are reportedly interested in filling out their roster with a point guard and a wing, and unfortunately this appears to be the end of a very popular player's Lakers tenure. Anthony discusses that, what he saw from the Summer League Lakers, and a couple big nights in the Lakers schedule next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about Chris Haynes report that states Jared Dudley's time with the Lakers is coming to an end. Plus the Lakers work out Isaiah Thomas, Darren Collison and Mike James for potential roster spot. And the Lakers will open the NBA season vs the Warriors and play the Nets on Christmas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russell Westbrook might have to do something he's never really done this season in order to fit with LeBron James. If he manages to figure that out, the Lakers might really be special this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on The Anthony Irwin Show, Anthony welcomed Matt Moore to discuss what he thought of the Lakers offseason. Both the guys are higher on the Lakers than you probably think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the MLB successfully doing something cool, Anthony thinks the NBA should try out a similar concept and play an NBA game at some of the most famous outdoor courts in the country. Also, the Lakers are working on a deal for a new head coach of the South Bay Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week in The Lounge, Anthony and Harrison take a look at the Lakers roster and give their thoughts on which needs are still needed based on the guys they have thus far. They give their educated guesses as to why it's taking so long to make their last few additions. And then to wrap things up, Anthony yells at Harrison about potato chips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...

The Lakers are reportedly interested in Isaiah Thomas and, well, Anthony thinks there are better options available. He did, however, like what Carmelo Anthony had to say about his reasons to join the team and what Frank Vogel said about getting out in transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis Schröder has joined the Boston Celtics, so this makes it a good time to evaluate his overall tenure in Los Angeles. On this latest episode of "I Love Basketball", Sabreena and Anthony go over what we learned about Schröder in the process as well as the Laker front office's talent evaluation and asset management. They then share some thoughts on the team's rumored interest in Isaiah Thomas a...

Dennis Schröder is going to be a Boston Celtic. Somehow, that feels fitting. Anthony looks back on the deal that brought him here and looks ahead to where Schröder goes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony gives his theory as to why the Lakers still haven't re-signed Jared Dudley or Wesley Matthews, then continues the point from yesterday's Lowdown on role players setting an important tone for next season. The Lakers' culture of competition is back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Anthony welcomes Christian Rivas to preview the Lakers' Las Vegas Summer League team and then debate whether the Lakers had a successful offseason. He also tells a story about that time when his own soccer goalie might have concussed him en route to an own goal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony heard a consistent and exciting message from the newest Lakers, a very clear change in tone compared to last season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode, Christian and Jacob go over the biggest winners and losers of free agency so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we head into the final day of free agency week one, Anthony predicts how the Lakers will fill the final three roster spots, last minute surprises notwithstanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever since the Russell Westbrook trade, much of the focus when discussing the Lakers has been on what could have been. That tone reached a fever pitch once all the Alex Caruso stuff went down, but now that all of that is behind us, it's time to actually take a close look at what to expect from this roster as currently constructed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

For some reason, Lakers fans have become tax experts as a result of not wanting to criticize their team after letting Alex Caruso walk. That needs to stop. ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Tuesday, it was revealed that the Lakers tried to salary dump Marc Gasol in a trade involving Alex Caruso to Minnesota before Caruso eventually signed with Chicago. We already know how the Lakers felt about Caruso, but Sabreena and Anthony dig into what this proposed deal means about Gasol's relationship with the Lakers brass, and what it could augur for Gasol's future with the team. They also...