Lakers Lounge

Anthony answers a mailbag question about JJ Redick's quiet offseason and dives into all that's at stake for Redick this season.

Anthony explains why Wiggins' name is just now popping back up. Then, he explains why the reports don't really track and why they might be off. Then, a listeners asks about DFS vs Wiggins and who would fit better.

Anthony welcomes Jovan back into The Lounge for the first time in way too long. The guys discuss the recent slew of trade rumors and where they think that might be coming from. Then, Anthony wonders to Jovan whether the Lakers should be rooting for Steve Ballmer to not get punished given the can of worms that would open.

Anthony and Jovan both reported Lakers interest in Andrew Wiggins earlier this summer. Why are those rumors resurfacing now? The guys discuss that, Wiggins' price and other wing options.

Anthony asks Jovan a purely pragmatic and almost Machiavellian question: Should the Lakers be rooting for Steve Ballmer given the advantages they have with new ownership coming in and their ability to acquire superstars?

Anthony welcomes Matt Moore back into The Lounge for a conversation about the ethics involved with this whole Kawhi Leonard situation. Buckle in because this one gets DEEP. Also, near the end, the guys discuss the Andrew Wiggins rumors and why Anthony is a little skeptical of this reported timeline (in part because he stands by his own reporting).

After the latest bit of reporting, it looks pretty impossible for anyone to argue that the Clippers didn't cross the line to at least some extent. The guys talk about this and what it means for the rest of the league.

Matt asks Anthony about a CBA that artificially limits what NBA stars can make and whether that's ethical. If it isn't, then could it be argued breaking CBA-based rules is the ethical thing to do? Anthony initially agrees, but to an extent, but this does lead them down a very philosophical discussion.

Anthony reacts to Slovenia getting knocked out of Eurobasket by Germany and the improvements he saw from Luka Doncic that would tangibly help the Lakers. Then, he segues to Adam Silver's press conference at the NBA's Board of Governors meeting that, well, could have gone better.

Anthony discusses the couple improvements he saw from Luka Doncic this Eurobasket tournament and how they are exactly what the Lakers were hoping to see from him this summer.

Adam Silver was asked about the Clippers scandal and about the rising cost of literally watching his league's games and neither answer generated much confidence. But hey at least guys will shoot heaves now!

Anthony and Raj WERE going to just quickly update the Kawhi Leonard story but, clearly, Raj had some stuff he had to get off his chest. So, the guys talk about that, then hit on the prospect of Luka Doncic as the league's best player potentially next season.

Anthony asks Raj about this whole Kawhi situation and boy did Raj have some thoughts, starting with that super weird Norm Powell trade from a couple years ago.

Anthony connects the dots from Steve Ballmer, Microsoft bully to the underdog trying to show he can succeed in either spot and how that could push him to desperation.

Anthony broke down the leap he thinks Luka Doncic would need to make to leapfrog the likes of Nikola Jokic or Giannis Antetokounmpo so he gives Raj a pop quiz to see how their answers line up.

Anthony re-ups on the noise he heard earlier this summer about the Lakers' interest in Andrew Wiggins, now that Marc Stein is also reporting as such. He then offers up a Kawhi Leonard hypothetical, if the Clippers are found guilty of cap circumvention. To wrap, he discusses what it would look like if Luka became the best player in the league and what it would mean to the Lakers.

Anthony has reported all summer about the Lakers' interest in Andrew Wiggins. Well, here they are, back again. He discusses what he knows, what's being reported and what it could mean for the Lakers extending beyond this one specific rumor.

Anthony has thought about a mailbag question since yesterday and came back with the ways he thinks Luka Doncic could viably become the best player in the league. He explains, then goes into what that would mean for the Lakers next season.

Luka Doncic just continues to light Eurobasket on fire and now has one major opponent out of the way. Anthony updates you on that tournament and in so doing, explains that LeBron is likely watching too. Turns out, Anthony was more right than he thought. He celebrates this year's Hall of Fame class and then dives into the mailbags.

Anthony discusses what he's enjoyed most watching Luka play this summer. Turns out, Luka has another much higher profile fan watching from afar.

A listener asked about Anthony's dream scenario whenever Mark Walter fully takes over. Anthony again explained what Guggenheim did with the Dodgers and how that could look with the Lakers.

The guys have waited all week to talk about this and they did not leave any stone unturned in talking about it.

Steve Ballmer sat down with Ramona Shelburne of ESPN for a rather befuddling interview. Anthony and Pete break it down and discuss the biggest story in sports right now.

Anthony and Pete discuss Mark Cuban's appearance on Pablo Torre's podcast and, specifically, Cuban's assertion that Steve Ballmer couldn't possibly have done anything as dumb as cap circumvention because he's to wealthy/smart to do anything like that. They also talk about ESPN's interesting coverage the story to this point.

Anthony spent the last day or so reaching out to people about the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard scandal and relays the spectrum of responses he got on the story. He also discusses the weird way ESPN has covered the story to this point. He then spends some time on Cam Thomas' free agency and the newest reported All Star Game format.