Lakers Lounge

Anthony and Harrison were both impressed by how Luka handled LeBron's return to the court and his understanding of when to take over and win the game. Then, the guys talk about the starters and how it's way too early to be nervous about them, even if the questions are fair to ask eventually.

The Lakers are finally going to have their full roster available tonight. Anthony breaks down LeBron's availability and how we arrived here, discusses Gabe Vincent's return and previews what he thinks the rotation might look like. Then, he details all the ways James is going to help the Lakers on the court -- crazy as that might sound to some.

LeBron James' first practice went well and now we're just waiting to find out if James will make his return to the court tonight. Anthony talks about the quotes from practice, Shaq's incorrect take, how the Lakers might use LeBron, their rotation and more.

With LeBron James back at practice, it also means the return of his post-practice scrums. This one was pretty telling, for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, LeBron's return also means even more and dumber takes about him. Anthony explains why the Lakers and LeBron seem to be such a lightning rod for them.

Let's talk about the actual basketball benefits LeBron James brings with him if he does make his season debut today.

What a weekend. Anthony recaps it and previews a week that might feature LeBron's return. He also talk about the support the Lakers have given Deandre Ayton and what makes it so special. He recaps Adou Thiero's debut and answers questions from the live audience.

Anthony has noticed a trend from the Lakers and explains why it probably means a little extra to Deandre Ayton that the team is specifically supporting him the way they have been. He talks about LeBron's impending return and the successful road trip.

Adou Thiero made his NBA debut over the weekend and Anthony liked what he saw both in terms of Thiero the player and how the Lakers were there to celebrate his moment. He wraps up the episode with a couple more questions, including an effort to find something to whine about, for the betterment of the team.

ANthony and Pete take a wide-angle look at the Lakers through this first month or so to try to figure out who they are as a team. They discuss Luka's season to this point and what he can do better. They then look ahead to LeBron's return and what he'll need to bring that they've been missing. To wrap things up, the live audience had a few questions they were able to get to.

This iteration of the Lakers has been together for roughly a month at this point, so Anthony and Pete try to figure out who this team actually is. Are they the group that at one point won five straight? Or are they the team that's been embarrassed in two of their last three?

Adou Thierro, come on down! Plus, some discussion about the health of the league and the problems it faces as it ignores the fan experience.

Anthony discusses an aspect of Austin's game he's more concerned about than how Reaves handles athleticism, his shooting. The Lakers need to do a better job finding him some easier looks. Then, he takes a look at some struggling teams and how they might impact the trade market. Finally, he wraps with a nice, long Q&A with the live youtube audience.

Anthony offers up some stats that don't paint the prettiest picture of Austin's shooting, then explains how he'd like to see the Lakers get him some easier looks.

The Lakers have championship aspirations and, if they're serious about them, their star is going to need to adopt some of the character traits from his peers who've already won. Anthony explains.

The Lakers had an opportunity to prove to at least some extent that they belong in a conversation with the Thunder and Nuggets but instead were told emphatically they have a long way to go. Anthony and Raj break down the game and how it felt like an beatdown from the top of the organizations down.

Anthony and Raj try to collect their thoughts after one of the biggest ass-kickings the Lakers are going to take this season.

Anthony and Raj continue the conversation of what all went wrong in this one but sometimes it's as easy as, hey, one superstar played like one and the other didn't. Luka was thoroughly outplayed by SGA.

Anthony has had enough of people telling him how much Adou Thierro a recent second-round pick might offer whenever he makes his Lakers debut.

Anthony welcomes Harrison to talk about (Nico) Harrison. The Mavericks finally fired the Lakers legend and there was a ton to talk about as a result.

Anthony and Harrison laugh at how ridiculous the last nine months have been watching the Mavericks slowly and stubbornly realized that maybe the guy who thought it was a good idea to trade Luka Doncic might not be best equipped to run the franchise. Anthony also explains how a diary knocked the episode off schedule and asks for some parenting advice from the audience.

The guys discuss Anthony Davis' future in all this and then celebrate Nico Harrison, Lakers legend. Anthony has an idea on how to honor the man who giftwrapped Luka Doncic.

Anthony is joined by Raj to break down that kinda/sorta important win from last night. The Lakers needed to bounce back and do so soundly. For the first half of the game, it didn't look like it was definitely going to happen, then they finally started defending in the second half. The guys talk Rui's shooting, Austin's impact, Luka Ball and more.

Anthony and Raj recap a fun win and talk about their expectations heading in. They also spend some time on Rui Hachimura, who continues his incredible offensive start. Anthony then discusses Austin's importance to this team's offensive approach.

Raj threw some bait out there and Anthony took it. He rants about the east as there are now somehow three teams sitting at 1-9 at the same time. The guys also talked about an underrated way Austin Reaves helps this team.

The Lakers dropped their first no-show of the season Saturday night and performances like that (and the reaction to them) can say a lot about a team and its coach. Anthony explains how, then dives into the mailbags.