Late Night Lake Show

On this premiere episode of Dan's Den, a solo Danny gives his thoughts on the social media voting for the upcoming NBA All Star Game. Coming off an injury scare, the discussion of should A.D. go into "Load Management" is had. Also continuing from the previous episode, Lakers trade talks and possibilities are elaborated to see what would be the most likely to happen. Danny closes with his predictio...

This week Ricky & Danny go over how The Lakers stack against the high level or elite teams of the NBA. Following a discussion of what possibilities the Lakers have for improvement, our hosts play a game of Late Night Lake Show - Trade Show, where we see which trades could benefit the Lakers. We rap up our last show of the year with Ricky & Danny expressing their New Year Resolution's for the Laker...

The W's keep racking up as the Lakers extend their winning streak on the road to 14, with the latest win against the Atlanta Hawks. Ricky & Danny dive into the details of why the road win streak, with all of its close and rough games, should be seen in a certain light. Our hosts also jump on their soapboxes for their A.D. and Lebron mini rants. We wrap up with expectations for Lakers through the r...

Ricky steps into the den for an off the cuff conversation with himself about the Lakers EASY win in Portland + his Utah trip recap. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/late-night-lake-show/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Twitter: @LateNightLak...

On this week’s episode we are joined by our first official friend of the show, Jonathon of Lakers Legacy Podcast. Our hosts and Jonathon dive into the Lakers new 7 game win streak and analyze the quality of the teams they beat along the way. To no surprise, the Rajon Rondo effectiveness vs slander conversation comes to a head as our hosts have an open discussion on why they feel Rondo is still get...

With special guest Alex from Lakers Central, Ricky & Danny give you a breakdown of the Lakers performance in their 7 game win streak. Our hosts get some stories from Alex as he tells us about his long running career as a Lakers fan. The three then go in depth on what strengths and weaknesses the Lakers have displayed so far this season. After an almost customary talk about what people are saying a...

This week our hosts, Ricky & Danny, rejoice as the Lakers go into their game against the bulls with a 5-1 record. Coming off of a victory against the Mavericks, our hosts highlight the main contributors to the Lakers current streak, such as Dwight Howard... yes, Dwight Howard. Lebron reminds us of just how capable he still is, even this stage of his career, while A.D. continues to be the triple th...

The Lakers wrapped up their Opening Week of the regular season and there’s already plenty of compelling story lines to follow. Hosts Ricky and Danny welcome their first guest of the season, Vinay of LakeShowWorld to discuss Lebron, AD, Kuzma, Rondo, and even everyone’s favorite convict, KCP. Enjoy! Follow Vinay on Twitter @vkillem and at @LakeShowWorld for more of his great Lakers content. --- Thi...

No more projections, no more guesses, the NBA preseason is underway. Ricky & Danny go over the Lakers' first 2 preseason games and try to examine the weird “fight” for the starting point guard spot. The Late Night boys then turn their attention to the team’s scoring potential and discuss who SHOULD lead this Lakers squad in scoring. To close it, out our hosts come to an agreement on who the Lakers...

We return to the Den with solo Ricky on this episode. Coming off of the Lakers' media day, he gives his breakdown and reactions to a jolly ole Lebron as well as the interviews of other players and staff. With Lebron handing him the reigns of the team, Anthony Davis takes lead of Lakers to much of the approval of Rick. Lastly, we get an update on the redemption arc of Dwight Howard who looks very p...

Ricky & Danny start the episode congratulating Team USA's "strong" 7th place finish in the FIBA World Cup. After the break, our hosts go into highlighting the 2019-2020 Lakers Schedule, giving their insight on match ups as well as record predictions. The shows closes out with Ricky & Danny both voicing their biggest concerns and fears for the upcoming season. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored b...

Welp... Dwight Howard is a Laker. To quote the great 21st century philosopher Thanos, "Reality is often disappointing." Ricky and Danny react to the news and look to find the bright side in D39's reunion with the purple and gold. In the second segment, the Late Night Lake Show boys fall down the rabbit hole and review the blockbuster 2012 Dwight Howard/Andrew Bynum trade that changed the careers o...

DeMarcus Cousins tore his ACL in a non contact injury on Thursday. Ricky and Danny first react to the news and send positive thoughts to DeMarcus Cousins, who reportedly has gone "dark". In the second segment they go clearance shopping and look for a replacement big man to fill out the Lakers thin front court. Oh, and Ricky goes on another rant about the possibility of Dwight Howard rejoining the...

There's been a lot said about Rob Pelinka's tenure with the Lakers. Some good, mostly all slander. It's time to clear the air. Ricky jumps on the Lakers Legacy Podcast to review the first 126 days of Lord Pelinka's reign. He also gives his thoughts on Anthony Davis potentially leaving LA for Chicago anytime soon and his favorite Lakers off season addition. As always, many thanks to the boys at LLP...

In Part 2 of our Lakers Summer series, Ricky and Danny focus on the front court and give out the player grades for the Lakers big men. Ricky shares some stories about A.D.'s Chicago roots and Danny tells us all about his time covering the Drew League last weekend. Finally we end the show giving our thoughts on the hate Lebron gets for living his best life. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by ·...

The NBA season is now officially over and the real off season has begun. Ricky and Danny kick off the summer series of shows by giving out player grades for members of the Lakers back court. (point guards and shooting guards on today's episode/front court next week). In the second half of the show we take a look around the newly "flat" NBA world and debate which duo is best in the game. And finall...

Kawhi Leonard finally decided there was no place like home. Unfortunately for Lakers fans, he chose the hometown Clippers. The Late Night Lake Show boys react to The Claw leading the Lakers on only to take Paul George with him across the Staples Center hall.  But this is an episode of celebration! The Lakers have a full roster of real NBA rotation players. Ricky and Danny examine the new additions...

Well well well...it looks like the Lakers MIRACULOUSLY found a way to free up 32 million in cap space JUST IN TIME for free agency. The Late Night Lake Show boys ( @Based_Dan & @MrRickySpanish) give live reactions to Adrian Wojnarowski's "breaking news". We then debate on the best use of the Lakers newfound money -- should it be spent all on 1 max player (Kawhi) + vet minimum guys or should the La...

WOW...what a way to open up season 2 of Late Night Lake Show. The Lakers made a franchise altering move for the 2nd summer in a row by trading for Anthony Davis. Ricky and Danny react to the trade news, say farewell to the young core/Rebuilding Era, and look ahead to free agency. OMG we're not even to free agency.  PS..better believe we kept receipts.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: Th...

Quick episode to digest the Lakers Pelicans trade discussions over Anthony Davis -- Ricky and Danny react to the very latest (as of Thursday 6/13 2 PM PST). The LNLS boys also ponder out loud if and why Kyle Kuzma would be on the Lakers no trade list and if he's worth blowing up an Anthony Davis trade over. Ricky goes on another rant over Lakers fans believing the fake sources twitter account and...

What if I told you a Boston based reporter wrote a 20 page article detailing every single thing that went wrong with the Lakers? Would you be surprised? Because that's exactly what Baxter Holmes did in his latest ESPN article "Lakers 2.0: The failed reboot of the NBA's crown jewel". Ricky and Danny react to the slander novel as well as call out some of their favorite excerpts from the piece. In se...

Ricky joined Jonathan Hernandez (@jhun88) of the Lakers Legacy Podcast (@LakersLegacyPod) to talk about the current debacle in the Lakers Nation Universe. Enjoy the bonus episode and subscribe to the Lakers Legacy Podcast.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/late-night-lake-show/message...

To quote Will Smith's most famous scene on the Fresh Prince, "How come he don't want me, man?!" Going into this past weekend everyone thought that Ty Lue and the Lakers were destined for each other. CLEARLY that's not the case. How did we get here? Where did we go wrong? The Late Night Lake Show boys give their honest and raw opinion about the state of the Lakers and the health of the franchise. ...

We have now reached Day 16 of the Rob Pelinka coup of our Los Angeles Lakers the end is nowhere in sight. The Lakers have begun their coaching search by interviewing Ty Lue, Monty Williams, Juwan Howard, and....Jason Kidd? Wait wtf? No seriously wtf. Why are the Lakers interviewing Jason Kidd? And why were Kurt and Linda Rambis involved? Danny and Ricky sit down and 'try' to figure out what exactl...

Wow....not much more need be said. The tooth fairy isn't real and neither is Magic. The President of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers is no more. On Tuesday, Magic stepped down and set the NBA world ablaze. The Late Night Lake Show boys were so stunned by the news that they brought in Johnathon Hernandez of the Lakers Legacy Podcast to help provide a level of clarity during these e...