Lakers Lounge

PART TWO: Anthony continues to try to gather himself after the Lakers traded Dalton Knecht and a pick for Mark Williams. He quickly texted Raj to see if he could help and used an old favorite clip to pass the time until Raj showed up.

PART THREE: Anthony and Raj look at the assets the Lakers have to work with and, using the information at Anthony's disposal, try to offer up what they think the Lakers should do from here and predict what they think happens. To wrap things up, Anthony takes questions from the live audience.

LOWDOWN: Anthony breaks down a fun win over the Clippers in Inglewood. Then, he offers up the latest he's heard heading into the trade deadline. To wrap things up, he narrates his latest column for ClutchPoints.

FULL: Anthony and Raj are enjoying the basketball the Lakers are playing even before adding Luka Doncic into the mix and it has them saying all kinds of crazy things. They talk about that, the win over the Clippers, the latest Anthony is hearing at the deadline and how they'd prefer to see it play out.

PART ONE: Anthony thinks the Lakers can win a championship this year. Raj agrees. Some stuff has to go their way, but the Lakers' title window was opened back up by landing Luka Doncic. It's time to take advantage or really position themselves to do so this summer after a playoff run this year.

PART TWO: The guys shift their attention to the trade deadline after Anthony lays out what he's hearing heading into the busiest 24 hours or so in the NBA calendar. Can they get a center? What kind of center should they be targeting? Should they mess with this rotation? They wrap with questions from the live audience.

FULL: Anthony welcomes Kirk Henderson back into The Lounge to vent. The guys talk about the trade, Luka's fit, Nico Harrison's weird-ass presser and more.

PART ONE: Anthony lets Kirk rant and rave about this trade, then the guys laugh at the notion that Luka and LeBron might not be able to play basketball together.

PART TWO: Anthony doesn't think any of Dallas' explanations are lining up, so he asks someone who has paid way more attention to it than he has *who also doesn't get Dallas' explanations*

Anthony offers up a stark contrast in how the Mavericks are handling trading Luka Doncic and how the Lakers have handled trading Anthony Davis. Then, he narrates his latest piece, outlining the Lakers' intentions and options have pulling off this miraculous trade.

FULL: Anthony and Raj give their thoughts with some time now after Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers and have very different approaches. Anthony notices the differences between how the Mavericks and Lakers have handled this. The guys talk about where the roster goes from here, then answer questions from the live audience.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj continue to collect their thoughts after this insane weekend. Raj wants to take a breather. Anthony says it doesn't work like that. Also, Anthony gives a little preview of what it would sound like if he covered/rooted for the Mavericks.

PART TWO: The guys talk about the options the Lakers have ahead of them, as well as what the Lakers are capable of now. Anthony and Raj also give Anthony Davis his due respect. We're going to miss him.

LOWDOWN: Anthony grabbed a few hours of sleep and hopped right back in front of the mic to offer up what he can about how the most shocking trade in NBA (and maybe sports) history came together. He also talks about what's next for the Lakers as they're currently built. Is LeBron James getting traded on the table?

FULL: Anthony tries to wrap his brain around the fact that Anthony Davis is going to Dallas and Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker. He enlists the help of Harrison and his wife, Mia, who tells an incredible story that really shows how secretive this move was. Sabreena Merchant also joins the show to help, too. Everyone is still mostly shocked at how it all went down.

PART ONE: Anthony explains why he tweeted he thought Shams was hacked. Then, everyone stumbles around, trying to figure out how to feel about the Lakers trading for a top-three player entering his prime.

PART TWO: The Lakers have a couple directions they can go after this move. What they elect to do is going to be fascinating and will have a ripple effect for years to come.

FULL: Anthony and Raj marvel at how terrible the Wizards are. They're truly, truly awful. The recap the game, then move on to stories dropping on the Lakers' trade effort. De'Aaron Fox apparently knows the Lakers won't seriously pursue him. Raj is all in on Myles Turner.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj recap the game. The Wizards are the worst team ever. They talk about Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole's turns for the worse. They start their conversation about De'Aaron Fox and whether they would put everything on the table for him.

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj wrap up the De'Aaron Fox conversation, then throw to their thoughts on Myles Turner -- whom they both would be willing to move heaven and earth for. They wrap with questions from the live audience.

Anthony updates you on Anthony Davis' abdomen strain, then explain the impact it has on the Lakers' approach to the deadline. Speaking of, he offers up the latest that he's heard on that front.

FULL: The Lakers have some big decisions to make over the next week. Anthony welcomes Jason Timpf back into The Lounge to break down what their priorities should be, some names to keep an eye on, and even whether the Lakers should push chips into the middle of the table this season.

PART ONE: Anthony and Jason react to some comments from Adam Silver about shortening games, and how that doesn't solve the NBA's central problem. From there, they dive into the question the Lakers must answer this deadline: How much do you spend on a player who may or may not be able to play alongside Anthony Davis, even when Davis wants that exact kind of player.

PART TWO: Anthony and Jason continue their conversation about the Lakers' deadline. Jason brings up his hypothetical, in which the Lakers offer everything not tied down to Sacramento for De'Aaron Fox. They also answer a few questions from the live audience to wrap things up.

LOWDOWN: Anthony quickly recaps an ugly loss and updates Anthony Davis' injury. It doesn't sound like it's that serious, but you never know. He then narrates his reporting on Myles Turner, who the Lakers are serious about, if Indiana is serious about moving him.