Lakers Lounge

FULL: Anthony recaps the Lakers' second straight blowout loss, this time in Phoenix -- where they didn't even respect The Cup.

PART ONE: Anthony reacts to yet another blowout loss and is starting to worry if quitting has become a part of Lakers culture.

PART TWO: We can point to coaching. We can point to personnel. But the organization needs to demand more out of everyone involved, at every level.

FULL: Anthony welcomes Jake Fischer back into The Lounge to talk about the trade market as December approaches.

PART ONE: Anthony and Jake take a look at the center position and what the Lakers might look to do as we head into trade season.

PART TWO: The Lakers need to upgrade their wing situation. Anthony and Jake run through their targets and discuss the likelihood they pull the trigger this time around.

FULL EPISODE: Anthony riffs on the state of the Lakers following the last couple losses and why the Nuggets have their number. He talks about the roster issues, then dives into the various mailbags.

PART ONE: After a 13th loss in 14 tries, Anthony explains why the Nuggets (and specifically Nikola Jokic) has their number to the extent that he does.

PART TWO: Anthony opens the mailbag, where listeners want to know all they can about the Lakers' personnel options from here on out.

FULL: WTF.

PART ONE: Anthony explains how math works in a conference as close as the west is going to be. Also, the Lakers' guards were exposed in this one.

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj marvel at Gabe Vincent just forgetting how to be an effective basketball player on offense, then address the sad truth, that this was JJ Redick's first outright bad coaching game.

FULL: The latest on Jarred Vanderbilt is much of the same "updates" we've been getting for going on a year. Anthony's had enough. He explains what he's been hearing all this time on the Vando front and why the Lakers appear singularly bad at handling this information. From there, he answers the leftover questions from the weekend he promised to answer.

PART ONE: Anthony offers up the latest on Jarred Vanderbilt, then translates the update, harkening back to one of his favorite Key & Peele skits. He also dives into the full timeline on how we arrived here, which doesn't exactly paint the clearest picture of the situation.

PART TWO: Anthony finally gets around to the questions from tis last weekend he wasn't able to get to, and there are some great ones.

FULL: The guys marvel at the game Dalton Knecht just had. Yeah, other topics are covered, but the most important thing is just how incredible that game was for the Lakers rookie.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj debate which starting unit they might prefer, as well as which starting group the Lakers might give the first go to.

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj answer super comments from the live audience, and everyone is wondering what this means for the rotation, and, maybe more popularly, the trade market.

FULL: Anthony and Harrison open with a quick few minutes on news that Inside The NBA isn't going anywhere. Then, they discuss the five-game winning streak the Lakers are on and whether they believe in this version of the team, with the help of a stat from Harrison's internet dad, Pete. The majority of the pod covers D'Angelo Russell's move to the bench and the role that has played in this run the...

PART ONE: Anthony and Harrison open with some thoughts about Inside The NBA's "renewal." Then, the guys dive into the run the Lakers are on, and the role D'Angelo Russell's new role is playing in it.

PART TWO: Anthony asked around about what D'Angelo Russell's success as the sixth man might mean for his trading prospects. He and Harrison discuss what they think about the situation and what this role opens up for Russell as a free agent this summer.

FULL EPISODE: Anthony offers some insight from his covering the game in person on Saturday, then explains (with some help from Anthony Davis) why this winning streak is a little more important than most early-season runs. Then, he dives into the various mailbags.

PART ONE: After offering up some insight from covering the team up close, Anthony explains why he doesn't think it's a coincidence Dalton Knecht and Max Christie's play improved at roughly the same time.

PART TWO: Anthony digs through all the various mailbags and answers as many questions as he can, including a discussion about the rotation if everyone is ever healthy at the same time.

FULL: Anthony explains how the Lakers arrived at a place where a Jaxson Hayes injury was a real cause for concern, then explains the team's options and likely direction now that he's out.