Lakers Lounge

The Lakers punted their game against Milwaukee so Anthony again shared his thoughts on the makeup of the NBA schedule. In good news, though, the Lakers might have their full rotation available Saturday against the Bulls. That would be really fun to watch.

The Lakers punted their game against the Bucks last night (if you really want to hear about the game check out the Lowdown) so instead, Anthony welcomes Raj to catch up on his new gig, laugh at the hilarious injury report, celebrate the Rui/LeBron news, enjoy the vibes and have a fun conversation about the Lakers as a retro team.

Anthony and Raj catch you up on Raj's new gig by making fun of Mike Budenholzer's face. From there, they discuss how great the vibes must be for the latest injury report to not bother them and react live to the news that Rui and LeBron are on the mend.

Anthony explains how the Lakers, in their own weird way, are a throwback team. Fare thee well, analytics. We're eye testing this one.

Anthony breaks down the Lakers' comfortable win over the Nuggets (and compared it to the Nuggets' barely beating the Lakers), then narrates his latest, on the Lakers' response to JJ Redick calling them out.

Anthony breaks down the Lakers' resounding victory over the Nuggets and the growing optimism he feels in that matchup. Luka Doncic was special early. Austin Reaves continued his stellar play. The Lakers couldn't miss from three. It sure is fun beating that team, under any circumstances.

Anthony breaks down the Lakers' win over the Nuggets and its ramifications for the standings. Luka Doncic was incredible. Austin did what he needed to, too. The Lakers hit all the threes. Most importantly, the Nuggets are clearly beatable.

Anthony plays a fun game with the live audience to figure out what tier of player Austin is, then explains why he no longer cares about matchups heading into the playoffs. Get healthy and rack up wins. That's all that matters from here on out.

Anthony offers up the latest information on who might be available as the Lakers take on the Nuggets tonight. Denver is also anxiously waiting to see who might be available for them in this one, too, so Anthony offers up why they might be shorthanded. It's also standings watch season so Anthony offered up what was going on while he was recording the episode. (Spoiler: Golden State and the Clippers...

Anthony welcomes Harrison into The Lounge to talk about Austin Reaves. What tier of player is Reaves right now? What caliber of player can he eventually become? His contract situation is going to get a little tricky, too, so the guys talk about its impact on the Lakers' title window at least initially with Luka Doncic. They wander around a little bit from there but do wrap up the pod simply enjoyi...

Anthony and Harrison discuss Austin Reaves' place compared to the rest of the NBA. What tier of player is he? What is his ceiling? Harrison even breaks out a comparison that isn't as ridiculous as you'd think initially.

Anthony and Harrison have been doing this (covering the Lakers) long enough to be able to enjoy how fun the current state of things are. They take a step back and smell the roses after laughing at the nonsense they've had to cover to get here.

LOWDOWN: Anthony marvels at some of the circumstances surrounding this team and how different this situation would've played out before the Luka Doncic trade.

FULL: The Lakers didn't mess around too much and handled their business against a shorthanded Spurs team. It was a nice outcome for a team that has historically played with its food.

PART ONE: Austin Reaves had been working his way back following that calf strain but he's been incredible of late.

PART TWO: The Lakers are slowly getting their rotation back. It couldn't possibly happen with much less time to figure everything out heading into the postseason.

Anthony breaks down the Lakers' win over Phoenix and what it means for the standings right now. He gives his thoughts on his favorite performances from over the weekend and then quickly discusses how cool the Lakers' response to JJ Redick calling them out has been.

FULL: Anthony explains why he never thought the sky was falling, even after the Brooklyn loss. JJ Redick sent a message to his team after that game and they've responded really well. Anthony breaks down the win over Phoenix, Luka Doncic's performances, Austin Reaves looking more like himself and Jaxson Hayes' triumphant return. We also got an injury update that Anthony details and then he wraps th...

PART ONE: Anthony opens with an explanation on why he was never all that worried even after the Brooklyn loss. The last few games show why he seems to have been right. From there, he just dives into a nice, comfortable win to snap the four-game losing streak.

PART TWO: Anthony dives into the questions from the live audience and absolutely loves one asked about Austin Reaves in comparison to Jamal Murray. There were other questions and they were all good but this one stopped him in his tracks.

Anthony recaps a blowout loss in Milwaukee, makes the case that the game in L.A. against the Bucks should look a little different, offers some silver linings from within the game and then makes the case for sitting everyone tonight in Denver.

FULL: Anthony recapped a blowout loss in Milwaukee that was pretty easy to see coming. He updates the situations on LeBron, Rui and Hayes, then wonders whether the Lakers will essentially close up show against Denver tonight.

PART ONE: Anthony recaps the game (while it was still going), then dives into why he can't get all that angry right now.

PART TWO: Anthony offers up the latest on LeBron, Rui and Hayes as they are now back in Los Angeles, then explains why he isn't as bothered by this current state of things compared to how he handled these situations the last couple years.

FULL: Anthony and Raj stop and take a temperature check given the state of things and you know we're in weird times when Anthony is saying people need to calm down a bit. They talk about the injuries and daunting slate ahead of the Lakers, as well as Stephen A. Smith milking his moment with LeBron for all he can. They wrap the show with questions and comments from the live audience.