Lakers Lounge

Anthony and Raj discuss the Lakers' lack of production from two-way spots this year and how JJ Redick needs to address a couple blindspots as he continues to learn on the job.

Anthony and Raj try to figure out a way to productively talk about the most disappointing and, frankly, disastrous outcome of the season.

The Lakers were steamrolled by the Thunder. The guys try to figure out what they just watched.

March was incredible. It was fun. It showed real promise. April............ not so much. So, for the whatever-how-many-th time, who are the Lakers? Is this a core they can really build around?

Anthony and Raj discuss whether the month the Lakers came off of before getting boatraced by the Thunder was real. Raj uses an ages-old cliche that Anthony find super duper dark. They wrap with questions from the live audience.

Anthony and Harrison dive into the online debates about MVP and how they can be impacted by voter/analyst biases. From there, they outline what has to happen for Luka to win the award. Both guys have also seen all the speculation about LeBron's future and they both think the answer to all that is pretty simple. They wrap with some questions from the live audience.

It's no longer enough to say a fan wants their guy to win MVP. Now, it's become crucial that every other candidate also sucks. The guys discuss this through the lens of how people are talking about Luka Doncic.

Anthony and Harrison wrap up the Luka MVP discussion and then wind up on the same page about what LeBron's options are after this season. Neither Anthony nor Harrison see a better option than just return to the Lakers after this season.

The Lakers have everything going for them right now which means it's time for Rob Pelinka to start making appearances again wearing jackets with way too many zippers.

Cleveland presented another test that this Lakers team has been passing with flying colors recently. Last night's game was no different. Anthony breaks down the game, what it meant, some individual performances and then answers questions from the live audience.

Luka was spectacular. Again. At some point, hopefully, people will stop focusing as much on the things he doesn't do to their expectations and spend a little more energy on the incredible things he does on the court.

Luka obviously led the way but the Lakers got some pretty great performances from their role players. Anthony gives them some shine.

Even before last night's blowout win over one of the teams LeBron James has been linked to, Anthony thought the chances that he'd be back with the Lakers next year were increasing. After that win? Sure feels like that's how things should end up.

Anthony recaps a business-like win over the Wizards, bashes Washington for whatever the hell that roster is supposed to be, praises the Lakers for how they handled the game and then moves on to one of the wider-ranging Q&As in recent show history.

The Lakers picked up a win against one of the worst collections of talent Anthony has ever seen. Still, plenty to like about this game, so Anthony does just that.

Anthony answers an interesting question about expansion, dives into the Jaden Ivey situation and why Adam Silver needs to go ASAP.

Anthony gives his thoughts on the league upholding Luka Doncic's suspension (he disagrees with their decision). With yet another east coast resident showing their cards, Anthony dives into how the Lakers are discussed nationally and the impact of that coverage on the end of season awards. From there, he dives into a particularly full mailbag that covered a ton of ground.

Anthony is shocked that Luka Doncic's suspension was upheld given how little actually happened in the altercation that's going to cost him a game.

A listener threw a theory at Anthony on why Kobe Bufkin may have been signed, especially ahead of this offseason. Sure hope there's *some* benefit to signing him, because to this point there hasn't been a basketball reason for it.

As part of the live chat interaction, a viewer asked who Anthony thinks is Austin's historical comp. He gives a few possibilities, but is then reminded of who the comp actually is.

The league offered up some convoluted proposals to fix tanking, which led to a natural question: Does the NBA actually have a tanking problem? Anthony believes it does, but also doesn't believe Adam Silver is the commissioner to fix it. From there, the guys discuss the upcoming postseason and which Lakers have the most riding on them.

Anthony and Pete debate the NBA's tanking issues and to what extent this is actually even a problem. From there, the guys discuss the half measures the league seems inclined to take and why Adam Silver probably ruined a lot of parties in college.

Come for the discussion about legacies being impacted on this postseason. Stay for two of the funnier moments of the season on this channel.

Anthony, Pete and Jovan all agree: The Lakers are legit good. Where they rank in the west/league is up for debate but this is a very different team compared to the last time the guys got together for a pod. They discuss the reasons behind the turnaround, the Lakers' playoff chances and plenty more.

The guys have all thoroughly enjoyed this Lakers turnaround. Jovan lays out everything worth celebrating and Anthony and Pete build on those points.