Lakers Lounge

Anthony offers up what some around the league have told him about what could come of this Clippers scandal. Then, he wonders where the worldwide leader of sports has been on the biggest story in sports.

Anthony wraps up his discussion about the Clippers story, then dives into Cam Thomas taking his qualifying offer to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. He then laughs at Adam Silver leaking the All Star Game format while we were all reacting to the Clippers scandal.

Anthony texted Harrison and they both agreed they HAD to pod about this. So, here are the guys talking about Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard, fake trees and everything in-between.

Anthony and Harrison recall their coverage of Kawhi Leonard's free agency and how they have to relitigate it now given what we know Steve Ballmer was always (allegedly) willing to do.

Anthony legitimately believes Steve Ballmer has shown such a disinterest in the rules governing the NBA that he should lose the Clippers. The guys go back and forth on that and cover the rest of this wild story.

In this loaded second mailbag of the week (Anthony explains why), he tackles questions about Jeanie's role moving forward, JJ Redick's voice on personnel decisions and why he still isn't thrilled with the front office makeup, why he roots for the Vikings, his fantasy football team and plenty more.

Anthony explains the differences between this transfer of ownership and the others we've seen recently, but also discusses why it might not matter. Jeanie Buss is operating as governor for now and will for the foreseeable future, but Mark Walter also has every reason to make sure she does so in a way he's comfortable with.

Listeners wanted to know about the role JJ Redick had in building this roster. Anthony explains, through Rob Pelinka's standard operating procedures, why he doesn't think Redick played much of a role in it at all.

Anthony welcomes Andy and Brian Kamenetzky to dive into the mailbag together as part one of this two-part home-and-home event. The guys talk about the impact of previous superstars leaving their original teams on current stars' impending decisions, the Lakers' own offseason and plenty more.

In this mailbag episode with both Andy and Brian Kamenetzky, a listener asked whether the backlash to Kevin Durant leaving OKC for the Warriors has impacted other stars' interest in making similar moves. It's a great question the guys spend quite a bit of time on.

Anthony and both Kamenetzky brothers continue their conversation but take a quick second to break down LeBron's newest Nike commercial which is... definitely a video that could have been made.

Rui Hachimura has been defined this summer by the things he can't do and the players fans would prefer he was traded for. He's a Laker and he's actually pretty good. The guys talk about his game, his fit and his future.

Raj was curious about the Micah Parsons trade so Anthony tries to break it down in terms Raj understands... NBA comps.

Rui is a useful player. He really is. How can he be the most useful to the Lakers?

We swear, once you hear this episode, this title and the analogy will make sense. Also, Raj said the meanest thing he's ever said.

Anthony brings back Khobi Price (SCNG) after waaaaaaaaaay too long. The guys laugh at how wild the last couple years have been and whether Khobi might be responsible for all that's happened. The guys then discuss what Khobi is looking forward to most next season, their expectations for the team and what the last couple years on the beat have been like.

Anthony may have just figured out why the last two years in particular have been so insane and it might have everything to do with the dude who joined the beat a couple seasons ago.

Anthony and Khobi turn their attention to the upcoming season and try to figure out where to place expectations on this team. They both have high hopes for a Luka Doncic, LeBron James squad.

Anthony has noticed the comment section growing pretty weary of Austin Reaves and wanted to talk to Harrison about it. This was an extremely wide-ranging and honest conversation about Reaves, the Luka era and the goals thereof.

Anthony and Harrison open the show up by discussing whether the Lakers missed an opportunity not trading Austin before the last trade deadline. This then leads into the conversation about how productive he was last season and, hey, turns out, he was quite good.

This is a Luka Doncic team now. So, frankly, the only question that matters for literally everyone on this roster moving forward is: Do you make life easier or harder on him. With that in mind, the guys discuss Austin's place next to Luka in the Lakers backcourt.

Anthony asks Harrison about how ridiculous the response is going to be when/if the Lakers and Bucks talk a Giannis trade and reports surface that the Lakers are reluctant to include Austin.

Anthony is back from New Orleans and has a full mailbag to get to. In it, listeners asked about Rui Hachimura's next contract, whether broadcasters should bring back some of Chick Hearn's old sayings, the NBA schedule and one big potential tweak and more.

The Lakers have treated both Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves like two key parts of their "core." Anthony discusses Rui's next contract and then answers questions about trading Austin Reaves.

Anthony was asked about what can be done to keep Chick Hearn's sayings fresh in the minds of the next generations of Lakers fans so he explained why it's tougher than we think. Then, he celebrates New Orleans.