The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima

Ken and Anthony debate a fan poll asking who would run a better Browns front office, with Ken surprised his lead is only 59 percent given his football knowledge, while Anthony argues his own weakness is being too emotionally attached to players and teams to make cold, cutthroat decisions. They point to rising trends of media and agent backgrounds infiltrating NBA and NFL front offices, citing Bob...

Mary Kay Cabot joins Ken and Anthony to break down who fills the marketing void left by Myles Garrett's trade, predicting Jared Verse, the new receivers, and possibly Denzel Ward will draw attention, with Shedeur Sanders becoming the face of the franchise if he wins the starting job. She also addresses the Deshaun Watson insurance cap savings confusion, noting she hasn't confirmed the exact figure...

Amid a brutal four-game skid and a bullpen implosion, chatter has emerged that the Guardians should become sellers before the trade deadline, but Ken and Anthony flatly reject it. They argue there is nobody worth moving since the roster is stocked with cheap, young core pieces like Travis Bazzana, Cooper Ingle, and Angel Martinez who are central to the franchise's future, not trade chips. Anthony...

Ken and Anthony bring in producer John to break down the Guardians' walk-off loss to the Twins, a game they say Cleveland should have won despite sloppy pitching that included eight walks and a bases-loaded jam in the seventh. They note the offense is now dead last in the league in slugging percentage, arguing someone beyond Austin Hedges needs to step up as a leader while Jose Ramirez is out. The...

Ken and Anthony admit they have officially let their hopes rise on LeBron James returning to Cleveland, even as they take Miami seriously as a threat given the roster fit and history with Pat Riley. Charles Barkley weighs in publicly, arguing LeBron's homecoming to Cleveland would be the most fitting way to finish his career compared to ring-chasing narratives elsewhere. The hosts debate who benef...

Ken and Anthony debate LeBron James' free agency, arguing that while Cleveland is the frontrunner, Miami is the only other realistic contender given LeBron's history with Pat Riley and the organization's basketball seriousness. They push back on the assumption that Cleveland is a lock, citing the sting of LeBron's 2010 departure and stressing the Cavs need to sell him on substance and a real title...

Ken recounts a golf outing with Lima where he hit the best drives of his life, then describes waking up screaming at 3am from brutal leg cramps that sent his wife scrambling for pickles and mustard. The conversation shifts to the Guardians, with the hosts pushed to give realistic solutions to the slump instead of fantasy fixes like a Francisco Lindor reunion. They settle on getting a healthy Jose...

Ken and Anthony jokingly declare Shedeur Sanders the winner of the Browns QB battle after video surfaced of him training under legendary coach Jim Tressel. They contrast that offseason win with Deshaun Watson's news, a murky update on his contract's insurance situation that reporter Mike Florio had to walk back after publishing bad numbers. The mix-up spins into a bigger rant from Ken about how th...

Ken and Anthony break down a brutal Guardians loss where the bullpen walked 14 batters and burned through seven relievers, dropping Cleveland a game behind the White Sox. They debate whether something is physically wrong with Emmanuel Clase after his wild outing, question the bullpen options for the next game, and wonder if the malaise from a mediocre Cavs stretch has bled into how fans view the G...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima break down Donovan Mitchell's massive four-year extension with the Cavaliers and investigate the growing rumors surrounding a potential LeBron James return to Cleveland. They also discuss the Guardians' trade needs, including the possibility of bringing back Francisco Lindor, and compare hypothetical roster moves involving Jared Verse and Myles Garrett. Jason Lloyd join...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima discuss the electric atmosphere at the Usher and Chris Brown concert in Cleveland, including a viral moment with a Browns jersey. They transition into sports to evaluate Donovan Mitchell's extension and the likelihood of LeBron James returning to the Cavaliers. They then debate a potential trade for Francisco Lindor and how it would affect Jose Ramirez's clubhouse leade...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima break down the fallout of Donovan Mitchell's contract extension and whether he can lead the Cavaliers to a championship. They also analyze the leadership qualities of Jared Verse in contrast to Miles Garrett and how Cleveland fans perceive stars who don't play quarterback. 01:07 - Donovan Mitchell Contract 04:33 - NBA CBA Challenges 08:38 - Mitchell Playoff Value 14:21...

Jason Lloyd joins Ken and Tone to discuss why Donovan Mitchell's extension is a major victory for the Cavaliers. They analyze the impact of LeBron James' legacy on fan expectations and debate whether the team needs to make a formal pitch to bring James back. The discussion also explores Browns rookie Jared Verse and his potential to provide the leadership some felt Myles Garrett lacked. 02:01 - Ph...

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima analyze whether team president Koby Altman needs to make a formal presentation to lure LeBron James back to Cleveland. They examine Bob Myers' recent public efforts and discuss the balance between showing respect and avoiding desperation. 02:07 - Pitching LeBron James 05:48 - Analyzing LeBron Nostalgia 09:15 - The Need for Respect 16:30 - Bob Myers' Podcast Pitch 20:21...

Ken and Anthony dig into the Cavs' bleak draft capital situation, noting Cleveland has no true first-round pick until 2031 and no second-rounder in 2027, before Anthony floats a tongue-in-cheek plan to sweeten a LeBron pitch by getting his son Bryce a roster or G League spot with the Cleveland Charge. They point to precedent around the league, like the Knicks hiring Jalen Brunson's father as a coa...

Ken and Anthony dig further into the Bob Myers pitch controversy, replaying the clip and debating whether Kobe Altman needs to do something similar without going overboard on flattery. They note the symbolic timing of today being the anniversary of LeBron's 2010 "Decision," with Anthony revealing Donovan Mitchell was reportedly in the crowd that day as a kid. Callers weigh in heavily in Ken's favo...

Ken takes heat from callers after arguing the Cavs need to make a genuine, public effort to bring LeBron back rather than assume nostalgia alone will do the trick. Multiple callers, including one who compares Bob Myers' pitch to a "pathetic loser" move, push back that a legend like LeBron shouldn't need to be courted and that the Cavs have already done their work behind the scenes. Ken clarifies h...

Ken and Anthony revisit the 2010 Cavs pitch to LeBron, including a bizarre Family Guy-style cartoon the front office made for him, before pivoting to the surreal modern version playing out on podcasts, where former GM Bob Myers openly pitched LeBron on joining the 76ers during an appearance on agent Rich Paul's show. The hosts debate whether Cavs front office figures like Kobe Altman should go on...

Jason Lloyd joins Ken and Anthony and dodges a direct LeBron prediction, but notes Cleveland would've likely gotten a firmer signal by now if he wasn't seriously considering a return, drawing on his experience covering the 2010, 2014, and 2018 sagas. Lloyd praises the Cavs front office for making Donovan Mitchell comfortable enough to sign two extensions and pushes back on fan negativity, borrowin...

After a "yay or boo" bit riffing on last night's concert and a running joke about Myles Garrett's shirtless press conferences, Ken doubles down on his stance that Jared Verse could eventually be more beloved in Cleveland than Garrett, even predicting the exact date fans will start complaining about Verse after a tough loss. He argues Garrett's immense talent excused a lack of vocal leadership, som...

Ken and Anthony continue debating whether Jared Verse is being set up for unfair comparisons to Myles Garrett, with Anthony maintaining it's a disservice to hype Verse this early since he's a fraction of the all-time talent Garrett was. Ken counters that fans care more about likability and winning than pure talent, pointing to how Cleveland embraced Jose Ramirez and Nick Chubb over Garrett despite...

Ken and Anthony dig into national criticism of Donovan Mitchell's new deal, playing audio of CBS's Sam Quinn calling it a contract that won't age well, before pushing back that virtually every non-Jokic, non-Wembanyama max deal will get the same treatment going forward. A caller named Jeff argues Evan Mobley, not Mitchell, needs to take the leap offensively for the Cavs to become real contenders,...

Just hours after Donovan Mitchell signed his extension, national NBA media already started calling it a bad contract, exactly as Anthony predicted weeks earlier. Ken pushes back hard, arguing that almost every max contract for a non top-five player gets labeled bad in today's NBA and that the Cavs had no real alternative given what the Jarrett Allen and Jalen Brown trades suggest they'd get in ret...

Ken and Anthony continue debating a hypothetical Francisco Lindor reunion, with Ken now warming to the idea if it means upgrading a lineup spot currently held by Brayan Rocchio. A caller raises the idea that any Lindor trade should be run by Jose Ramirez first, since Jose took a hometown discount to stay in Cleveland, sparking a debate over how much say Jose should have in roster moves. The hosts...

Ken and Anthony debate a hypothetical Guardians trade for Francisco Lindor amid the Mets' clubhouse dysfunction, with Ken surprisingly open to the idea despite the money and Anthony firmly against it. Anthony argues it's not about the contract but the power dynamic, questioning whether Lindor would want to return to a clubhouse that's unquestionably Jose Ramirez's team after leaving Cleveland the...