Lakers Lounge

With Harrison heading towards a much deserved vacation, Anthony updates you on the Kyle Kuzma situation. Sounds like he isn't thrilled with his role in the offense. Also sounds like the Lakers are seeing what they can do to find someone more comfortable with filling that role more consistently than he has. From there, both Anthony and Harrison review the seasons of Alfonzo McKinnie, Wesley Matthew...

Anthony Irwin starts by discusssing how Kawhi Leonard's injury might affect the Lakers, then jumps into the couple of headlines stirred up by Kyle Kuzma. First, Kuzma wants to add to his game and earn a larger role in the offense, and apparently the Lakers are checking in on what his trade value is ahead of what figures to be a busy summer. Finally, Anthony summarizes a great article on what it wo...

In this episode, Sabreena Merchant and Jas Kang break down Team USA losing their exhibition games before the Olympics,. Then, they discuss Marc Stein's report that the Lakers would be interested in trying to sign Lonzo Ball if he hits free agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin starts with the actual big news of the day: That LeBron James and Anthony Davis seem (at least through this bit of reporting from Marc Stein) open to playing the four and five, which would obviously be huge. From there, the juicy pseudo-rumor is that the Lakers might show interest in Lonzo Ball. Anthony explains why that makes sense before he chuckles at a headline Harrison Faigen se...

As our player review series continues, Anthony welcomed Cooper Halpern into the Lakers Lounge to look back on Talen Horton-Tucker's promising season and look ahead to the decision the Lakers will have to make on him this summer. What could he add to his game? Can he defense catch up to his offense? All that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a good day to listen to this show. LeBron James gives some great news and Australia gives us a reason to laugh at Gregg Popovich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To start the show, Anthony explains what's been up the last week or so. Then, he throws to a really informative and fun conversation with Ricky O'Donnell of SB Nation that covers all the Lakers' draft options, including whether they should use the pick at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In their own ways, Dennis Schröder, Andre Drummond and Montrezl Harrell have kind of shown what was wrong with the culture of the Lakers this season. Anthony Irwin explains that, then introduces you to some of the prospects the Lakers have brought in for workouts thus far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's podcast, Jacob and Christian try their best to recap the weekend in international soccer using NBA comparisons. They also talk about the 25th anniversary of the Kobe Bryant for Vlade Divac trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To kick off our player review series, Harrison and Anthony look back on the Kostas Antetokounmpo era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To close out the week, Anthony Irwin gives his thoughts on Andre Drummond saying he wants to come back to the Lakers, then breaks down fan response to play reviews and whether they've become too cumbersome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin was joined by Keith Parish of Fastbreak Breakfast in the Lakers Lounge today to discuss new Lakers assistant coach David Fizdale, his relationship with Marc Gasol, the up-and-coming Grizzlies and Bill Simmons wanting to trade for Grayson Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin gives his thoughts on the Lakers replacing filling the void left by Jason Kidd with David Fizdale. Should they have gone in a different direction? What does this mean Marc Gasol, given the way we know things ended with Fizdale when they were together in Memphis? A lot to unpack here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Sabreena Merchant and Jas Kang discuss the Lakers hiring of David Fizdale, Dennis Schroder's contract demands and the NBA playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers' backcourt might all of a sudden become incredibly expensive. Anthony Irwin explains why, and whether the Lakers should pay up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s edition of “Talk-O Tuesday,” our hosts Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss Horton-Tucker’s value both from a financial and trade perspective for the Lakers, as well as others around the league.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the Lowdown, Anthony finally finds a situation where he'd be okay bringing back Andre Drummond. Crazy, we know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Anthony welcomed Mirin Fader of The Ringer to discuss the book she wrote on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the insight doing so has offered on watching Giannis develop to this point. Then, because she wrote a great profile on Andre Drummond, he had questions about how she thinks he handled his time as a Laker and whether she thinks he'd want to come back this summer. Learn more about your ad...

Anthony Irwin gives his two cents on the Damian Lillard drama from over the weekend and what it might mean for the Lakers. He also offered an explanation for the rumors of ownership stake being up for sale and Jason Kidd potentially recruiting coaches from the Lakers bench to Dallas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode of "Can U Dig It?", Christian and Jacob discuss the likelihood of the Lakers trading for Damian Lillard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week in the lounge, Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irwin react to the Spencer Dinwiddie rumors that have started swirling, Jason Kidd rumors just never dying (and in fact are now heating up!), and Bill Plaschke joining Ty Lue in the fight to tell Lakers fans who to root for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To send you into the weekend, Anthony Irwin updates the Jason Kidd situation, which now has a resolution! How does this affect the Lakers? How should they replace him? Will they even replace him? And hey, Bill Plaschke, just let fans be fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin discusses how ridiculous it is that people are still getting arrested for marijuana, the Lakers being aware of their poor playoff shooting, and a certain really good shooter who links both those stories together. That, plus the latest on Jason Kidd vying for a head coaching gig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Anthony Irwin and Jas Kang discuss Alex Caruso's marijuana-related arrest in Texas and how the Lakers can add some shooting with limited resources this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Detroit Pistons won the lottery and that'll rightly get the attention but the Warriors quietly netted themselves another asset should they pursue another superstar for next season. Anthony Irwin responds to that, the Lakers' being underrepresented on Team USA, and Joe Lacob's interesting comments regarding LeBron James and Steph Curry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...