Lakers Lounge

On today's podcast, Christian and Jacob talk about Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs and the NBA Draft Lottery, neither of which the Clippers won. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a long weekend, Anthony Irwin gives you the latest on Andre Drummond's free agency expectations and what they mean for the Lakers, the Lakers making a change with their training staff, and Jason Kidd potentially coaching the Dallas Mavericks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Anthony's good friend and old podcasting partner Adam Mares joined to discuss Ben Simmons to anywhere but Philly, how these playoffs set up the league moving forward, the very way the league markets this next generation of stars and teams, and his most embarrassing sports moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin continues to marvel at everything going on in Dallas and how it all might affect the Lakers. Do they have a shot at Rick Carlisle? Will they even show interest? How might all this drama impact Luka Doncic long term and might the Lakers be able to position themselves just in case things really go south? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NBA coaching carousel is in full swing, and no one is happier about that the one Jason Kidd, whose agent has been working overtime over the past three years to get the man another head coaching job. With seven currently available head coaching positions, Harrison Faigen and Sabreena Merchant power rank each of the options based on Kidd's potential interest in them. That means they consider wha...

Anthony Irwin basically throws his hands up at all yesterday's news and tries to extricate what Lakers fans should take note of: Jason Kidd is once again a candidate for a head coaching job, the Dallas Mavericks are teaching us about journalism and chemistry, and LeBron James is pissed at this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin and Jacob Rude try to figure out what happened across the NBA and what it all means. One thing is for sure, this offseason is looking to be batsh*t crazy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on Lakers Lowdown, Anthony Irwin discusses LeBron James being named to the All-NBA 2nd Team, Anthony Davis being left off, and the voting process itself. He wraps up the show with a quote from Marc Gasol that he might tattoo to his body somewhere. 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 both the pros and cons of running it back next season, and why the front office’s history usually leans to be more aggressive than not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the Lowdown, Anthony Irwin discusses Jason Kidd now being interested in being a head coach again after whatever happened in Portland. Something smells fishy there. Then, no Lakers were voted onto the NBA's All Defense Teams despite being the best defense in the NBA. And to wrap up the show, D'Angelo Russell didn't exactly hold back when it comes to Byron Scott as a head coach. Learn more...

This week on the "Anthony Irwin Show," Anthony welcomed Jake Fischer to discuss his book: "Built To Lose: How the NBA's Taking Era Changed the League Forever." Why was tanking so taboo before and how is it now so widely accepted? How close were LeBron James and Kobe Bryant to being teammates? And what kind of offseason is this summer shaping up to be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Anthony Irwin has watched these playoffs just like many Lakers fans have, thinking about what they could've done to this flawed postseason offering of teams. That said, the Lakers can't do the same as an organization. Rob Pelinka will have to honestly assess this roster and where it can improve -- and he'll need to start with how he can make life easier on LeBron James and Anthony Davis, if they l...

On today's podcast, Christian and Jacob try to find a team for Lakers fans to root for in the NBA Playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin sends you off into the weekend with the latest on when next season will take place, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope receiving a DPOY vote, and Harrison Faigen's blood feud with Howard Beck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Anthony Irwin and Harrison Faigen welcome Kyle Goon of The Orange County Register to discuss how insane the last 19 months have been. Could he see the way this season went coming because he went through some of that experience personally? How ridiculous are the takes on the Lakers having it easier last season because of the bubble? From there, they discussed the concept of promised role...

Anthony Irwin wonders at what point the jersey market might get oversaturated. Because these are the hard hitting topics of our lifetime. He also responds to an article on Silver Screen & Roll that wondered whether the Lakers might run it back next year. You know, if you actually are thinking about basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Sabreena Merchant and Jas Kang discuss LeBron James changing numbers, who is more valuable to the Lakers out of Alex Caruso and Dennis Schroder, plus they talk NBA playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marc Stein reported that Andre Drummond was indeed promised a starting gig and, well, Anthony Irwin didn't like that. He goes off about that but did end with some good news in the form of Rob Pelinka being allowed to spend into the luxury tax if need be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode of the Anthony Irwin Show, Anthony welcomed Howard Beck of Sports Illustrated to look back on the season that was. Where did it go wrong? Is there anything they would've done differently last offseason? How hilariously wrong was Anthony about the caliber of team the Lakers could've been compared to years past? All that, plus a wider landscape view of the NBA after this gruel...

Now that the Lakers' exit interviews are complete, Anthony Irwin takes you through some quotes from guys who have free agency decisions to make in the coming months. Some guys (Wes Matthews, Dennis Schröder) sound like they really want to be back. Others (Andre Drummond) sounded less stoked. To wrap things up, Anthony discusses the basketball still being played and what the Lakers need to learn fr...

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss Jason Kidd's claim that he turned down the Blazers coaching job because of Damian Lillard's endorsement. Magic Johnson says Dennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's podcast, Christian and Jacob recap the last few days for the Lakers, from their disappointing loss in Game 6 to their exit interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a full weekend now between him and the end of the Lakers season, Anthony Irwin gives his take on what will define this team when he looks back on this season. Then, it was a weird weekend for coaching rumors. Anthony tries to recap that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harrison Faigen and Sabreena Merchant recap last night's loss, then this season in its entirety, as the Lakers organization prepares for the latest most important offseason in recent memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin spends today's episode recapping the Lakers' series-clinching loss to the Phoenix Suns, then turns his attention to this season as a whole. There's plenty of time to look ahead to the offseason, but the focus now should be how things got here in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices