Lakers Lounge

PART TWO: After a bad offseason, Anthony's theory is that Vegas is a little low on the Lakers. He asks Matt about this, and how he's approaching betting on this team this year.

FULL EP.: Anthony and Raj have some fun with this one. The Lakers beat the Timberwolves pretty handily. Anthony Davis was incredible. Rui Hachimura stepped up. LeBron and Bronny finally officially shared the court. It was a huge win. Also, the guys spend some time remembering Fernando Valenzuela.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj were blown away by what they saw from Anthony Davis. They talk about that eventually, but first, Anthony says farewell to an athlete who means a lot to the city of L.A. Rest in peace, Fernando Valenzuela.

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj discuss LeBron and Bronny sharing the court, how JJ Redick handled all of that, and what to hope for moving forward. Also, Anthony explains how he missed Dalton Knecht's stellar first shift because he had to wrangle an opossum.

FULL EP.: Anthony offers up five questions of the Lakers that, depending on how they're answered, will decide how this season goes. Then, he previews tonight's season opener against the Timberwolves.

PART ONE: Anthony is fascinated by how long the Lakers expect LeBron to be ok with mediocrity despite holding off Father Time in ways we've never seen before. Is this the season that finally breaks?

PART TWO: Anthony makes the argument to D'Angelo Russell on why a move to the bench might be better for him as well as for the Lakers. Then, he discusses what Rob Pelinka needs to do this season and previews tonight's opener against Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves.

FULL EP.: The Lakers wrapped their preseason and head into the 2024-25 campaign with a bunch of questions. As that is the case, Anthony has a message for the fans. He then details Quincy Olivari getting a two-way deal and then dives into all the mailbag questions.

PART ONE: Following a bad offseason and tepid preseason, Anthony hopes Lakers fans don't get used to mediocrity.

PART TWO: Anthony explains what went on with Quincy Olivari being converted to a two-way deal. Then, he dives into the mailbag where listeners want to know what's up with Christian Koloko.

FULL EP.: Anthony and Raj try to contextualize this preseason. It's been a weird one that doesn't exactly point to an organization all that serious about competing this year.

PART ONE: There's a lot going on around the Lakers, but we can't lose sight of how great Anthony Davis has looked all summer.

PART TWO: Whether it was the Lakers not landing a single veteran this summer, or JJ Redick not coaching in summer league, or seemingly skipping on competing this preseason, the Lakers just don't seem all that serious right now.

In this special bonus episode, Anthony is joined by Trevor Lane (LakersNation) to talk about the preseason they've seen from the Lakers thus far. They talk about the offense, which is clearly experiencing some growing pains. They discuss JJ Redick's own learning curve and the impact it's having on the team. They also hit on LeBron James and Anthony Davis somehow still being great and that not tran...

Anthony is fascinated by the Mavs in their own right, but when you think about all the connections between them and the Lakers, this pod is can't miss.

Mirin Fader (now officially a friend of the show) stops by on book release day to talk about her latest, " Dream: The Life And Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon ." At the tail end of the show, Anthony and Mirin discuss the Bronny James situation, as she had previously written about the lead up to this season.

FULL EPISODE: Anthony and Raj react to a pretty ugly game against the Warriors, in which JJ Redick soft-launched his nine-man rotation. Only Anthony Davis showed up. Raj and Anthony still have real concerns about this roster, and this game perfectly showed all of them.

PART ONE: Raj was actually angry about this game. Yes. Raj. The Lakers might break him by Halloween this year.

PART TWO: A viewer asked whether Jalen Hood-Schifino is the worst Lakers first-round pick ever, so the guys looked it up to find out.

FULL: Anthony breaks down a report from his new colleague on a center the Lakers pursued over the summer. As things stand now, though, the Lakers are moving forward with this as their roster. Anthony does offer a little intel on who Nick Richards is, then previews a piece dropping today about what the league is saying about JJ Redick. He wraps with a few questions from the live audience.

PART ONE: Anthony reacts to a report about yet another player the Lakers pursued over the summer but didn't land. So, where do things stand now? Plus, what are people around the league saying about JJ Redick?

PART TWO: Anthony looked into the Christian Koloko situation and... it's still very ambiguous. So, listeners want to know if the Lakers would've made done things differently had they known this would still be up in the air?

FULL EP.: Anthony reacts to JJ Redick's update on Jarred Vanderbilt's recovery. Then, he celebrates Michael Cooper and Jerry West's entries into the Hall of Fame. From there, he dives into the mailbags, where listeners are still concerned with the center situation.

PART ONE: After a quick explainer on the Vando situation, Anthony discusses the differences between the Lakers' response to Michael Cooper's entry into the Hall of Fame and Jerry West's.

PART TWO: With all the ambiguity surrounding Christian Koloko and with how Jay Huff has looked so far, listeners are wondering whether the Lakers are better served bringing back Huff and ditching this waiting game.