Lakers Lounge

FULL: Anthony finally lets Raj nerd out about this team Sep 18, 2026 3773 Poor Raj has had to talk about all kinds of things over the course of this summer that don't feature x's and o's, so Anthony, out of the goodness of his heart, gets out of the way and lets Raj run through all his nerdiest talking points about this Lakers team.

PART 1: Raj and Anthony debate the Lakers' fifth starter Sep 18, 2026 1816 Anthony tells a story about music for him growing up. Then, he and Raj disagree about who they think should be the Lakers' fifth starter when training camp opens in a couple weeks.

PART 2: What's the nerdiest thing Raj is excited about? Sep 18, 2026 2001 Anthony has put Raj through the ringer this summer with all the sale drama, so as a reward, Raj got to just straight up nerd out. Anthony followed suit, then the guys wrapped with a couple questions from the live audience.

FULL: Aaron is back! West contender tiers, Lakers offseason tweaks; Steph-LeBron Warriors-Lakers Sep 17, 2026 4046 You've asked. Anthony bugged Aaron a bunch about it. So it finally happened. Aaron Larsuel made his triumphant return into The Lounge and this episode was an immediate return to how they used to go. The guys put the west into contender tiers and figure out where the Lakers fit into that equation. Also covered: The Warriors wasting Steph, what the guys would've done different this summer and more.

PART 1: West contender tiers; Lakers squarely second-tier Sep 17, 2026 1357 Anthony outlines his tier system for the western conference and places the Lakers in the second grouping. Aaron gives his thoughts on Anthony's tiers as the two guys catch up for the first time on the pod in way too long.

PART 2: Could Bronny actually crack the rotation? Sep 17, 2026 1395 The guys discuss the point of attack defense and how the team's need for it might give Bronny an opportunity.

PART 3: Chris Mullin once gave Aaron the business Sep 17, 2026 1383 The guys wrap up the episode with a fun story of the time when Chris Mullin obliterated a young Aaron at basketball camp. Yeah sure they talked a little more about the offseason and all that too but the story is the important part.

FULL: STILL not sure who's in charge; Clippers RICO case; Preferred governors; Q&A Sep 16, 2026 3370 Anthony and Harrison share their annoyance at no one asking Adam Silver what the deal is going to be with the Lakers governorship. Anthony shares how Netflix helped explain why the feds are looking into the Clippers. The guys debate who they'd prefer to see run the Lakers, then end the episode with a couple questions from the live audience.

PART 1: Really, NO clarity? At all? Sep 16, 2026 1723 Anthony was hoping to learn more about the ownership/governorship situation this week. The board of governors meetings (and Adam Silver's speaking opportunity) came and went and... welp. But hey look on the bright side. At least we still have the Clippers to laugh at.

PART 2: Who would you prefer between Jeanie Buss and Iger/Kushner? Sep 16, 2026 1692 Anthony and Harrison take EVERYTHING into account to try to answer their preferred outcome in this whole ownership situation and eventually land on the side of wanting a fresh start. They answer a couple questions from the live chat to wrap things up.

FULL: Board of governors meetings preview; Kawhi trade goes through; Mailbag/Q&A Sep 14, 2026 3696 Usually, no one should care about the NBA's board of governors meeting. This time around, as Anthony explains, Lakers fans should probably pay attention. He discusses that and dives into the mailbag, where Luka Doncic fans feel a certain way about his time with the Lakers so far.

PART 1: Why Lakers fans should care about the board of governors meetings Sep 14, 2026 1811 The NBA's board of governors is meeting this week and actually quite a lot is riding on them for the Lakers. Anthony explains, then dives into this week's mailbag chat.

PART 2: Kawhi trade goes through; Consolidation trade for Lakers?; Taj Gibson retires (story) Sep 14, 2026 1926 Anthony explains why the Kawhi trade finally going through is good for the Lakers, gives his thoughts on the journalistic fallout from that fiasco and then puts together a consolidation trade he'd pull the trigger on to round out the roster with a buy-low candidate. Also in this episode is a quick story about Taj Gibson's camp that really impressed Anthony given the news of his retirement.

HOOK: Lakers FO additions announced; Clippers scandal shows holes in NBA media landscape; Q&A Sep 11, 2026 3461 The guys discuss the latest hires by the Lakers in the front office and what they could mean moving forward. Anthony chooses to be optimistic because he's tired. Then, they have a conversation about NBA media after seeing what this Clippers scandal has shown us about it. They wrap with a couple questions from the live audience.

PART 1: Lakers' FO additions, explained (to the extent we can) Sep 11, 2026 1677 Right before the guys went live, the Lakers officially announced a couple new additions to the front office. Anthony, even in the face of potential cynicism (and partially because of sleep deprivation) decides to go into this with an open mind.

PART 2: Q&A - Other potential directions the Lakers could've gone in this summer Sep 11, 2026 1829 After wrapping up their conversation about the Clippers scandal and the media's role in it, the guys dive into a couple fun questions from the live audience about other signings they felt may have made more sense than the ones made this summer.

FULL: MAILBAG - Lakers game presentation changes; ESPN FINALLY speaks on Clippers reporting; Q&A Sep 10, 2026 2819 Anthony starts with a conversation about the changes coming to what Lakers games are going to look and sound like whether you're in the arena or watching from home. Then, he explains why ESPN's response to questions about its reporting fell hilariously short. He wraps with questions from the live audience.

PART 1: Lakers games are going to look and sound very different this year and moving forward Sep 10, 2026 1376 A listener asked in the iTunes mailbag whether Anthony had heard anything about Lawrence Tanter's replacement, which led to Lakers game presentation in general and the coming changes there. From there, Anthony launches into ESPN's pseudo statement following a week of radio silence about their disproven Clippers scandal reporting.

PART 2: ESPN's defense doesn't hold up; Mailbag/Q&A Sep 10, 2026 1487 Don Van Natta Jr. tried to issue a statement on behalf of his, Baxter Holmes' and Ramona Shelburne's (and Sham Charania's) infamous reporting that didn't age well almost immediately. Anthony explains why the defenses gives fall hilariously short, then dives into questions from the live audience.

FULL: Anthony tempts fate and goes a full episode remaining optimistic about the Lakers Sep 9, 2026 4189 Anthony has heard your notes about how he feels about the Lakers and challenged himself to an optimism battle. He and Harrison discuss the most important factors facing the Lakers and explain what it would look like if those things swung in the team's favor. Buckle up, kids. We're being happy today.

PART 1: Luka Doncic can win MVP; Here's how Sep 9, 2026 1409 Anthony and Harrison introduce the concept of this episode, which takes a little while because of how out of the norm it is for Anthony to practice optimism. They kick things off with what the Lakers need from Luka Doncic.

PART 2: What does Austin need to do to live up to his deal? Sep 9, 2026 1453 Anthony's ask of Austin Reaves this year is relatively straightforward, and something he should be able to carry out. Harrison makes fun of Anthony for racially profiling Austin for like five full minutes.

PART 3: What did we learn from this exercise? Sep 9, 2026 1417 Anthony asks Harrison after a full episode of positivity and optimism whether he feels better about the team. Turns out, that helps! After talking about Mamu's fit, the guys discuss their findings and whether they felt like card-carrying homers at any point in this discussion.

FULL: Lakers' top lineups for all situations (starters, bench, combo, garbage, small/big) Sep 8, 2026 2639 Anthony outlines the types of lineups he expects to see at various stretches of the Lakers' games this season. Who is going to start? Will they have a bench mob? What will the bench/starter combo lineups look like? Which rules does he foresee for teammate combinations? This was a fun way to look at the roster and figure out how the puzzle pieces might fit.

PART 1: Starters? Bench mob? Combo lineups? Sep 8, 2026 1248 Anthony predicts who he thinks will be the opening night starters, but also explains why he thinks we might see tweaks to that group and why who starts is important. He then discusses the bench lineups he's curious about, as well as the starter/bench combo groups that often play a key role in the middle portions of the game.

PART 2: Lakers can go small or big; garbage lineup is actually fun; Q&A Sep 8, 2026 1432 Anthony explains why the garbage lineup will a) be fun and b) is actually important, then outlines the directions he'd take their small and big lineups. From there, he answers a couple questions and calls it a day.

FULL: Anthony and Raj on the Clippers, fandom, billionaires, journalism, and all kinds of stuff Sep 4, 2026 5739 This episode is... a lot. The guys talk about how they'd feel about this if they were Clippers fans. They discuss ESPN's reputation coming out of this. Raj sneaks a few minutes of Lakers basketball talk in, too, and they wander all over the place to try to touch on every aspect of one of the biggest stories we'll cover this year. Oh, and Q&A. They do a Q&A too.

PART 1: Sike, syke or psych? Sep 4, 2026 1416 Anthony tries to figure out how to spell sike, Raj explains how Kawhi's response to this was perfect and the table is set for one of the more wide-ranging conversation these guys have had in a little while.

PART 2: Kawhi Leonard, the bullet worth dodging Sep 4, 2026 1419 Anthony and Raj discuss Kawhi's complete apathy toward every team's culture he's been a part of, epitomized by his statement about the Clippers punishment.

PART 3: Story time Sep 4, 2026 1412 Anthony tells a story to outline how dangerous it is to allow one person (Shams in this case) to monopolize information.

PART 4: Can the Lakers take advantage of the Clippers rebuild? Sep 4, 2026 1627 The live audience stuck around for the whole episode to arrive at a pretty familiar question: So... how can we benefit from this?

FULL: Lmfaooooooooooo Clippers Sep 3, 2026 4254 The Clippers Clippers-ed and now we get to laugh at the Clippers. Anthony and Harrison handle that task, with a little help from a very special guest.

PART 1: Let's just laugh for a bit Sep 3, 2026 1425 The Clippers were caught and punished. Anthony and Harrison couldn't have planned today any better.

PART 2: Does this impact the Lakers? Not directly, but this is good for the league Sep 3, 2026 1407 Anthony and Harrison explain the ways this might impact the Lakers but more than anything, are relieved that the league isn't tolerating such brazen efforts to skirt the rules.

PART 3: *That* old clip, followed by a Q&A Sep 3, 2026 1512 You just knew we wouldn't go the full show without one of the most popular clips in show history, right?

FULL: Grading the Buss sibling era; Likeliest rotation; Fair expectations Sep 1, 2026 3540 The Lakers are just the latest example of nepotism's typical impact. Because a listener asked Anthony to grade Jim and Jeanie's tenures, he runs through the last 13 years since they took over. When you go through the seasons in order and the processes that led to key decisions, you can see why the franchise has been sputtering. From there, he dives into what he thinks are the likeliest Lakers rota

PART 1: Buss siblings' tenure, detailed Sep 1, 2026 1713 Anthony runs through the seasons where the Lakers have been run by the Buss siblings, to compare them to what it was like when Dr. Buss was running things because a listener wanted to know how he'd grade this era. As you'll find out, it's been a bit of a mess.

PART 2: What are "fair" expectations for the Lakers as an organization? Sep 1, 2026 1871 A live viewer asked whether it's fair to hold Rob Pelinka to the expectations set by Jerry West, so Anthony explained why he thinks Lakers fans HAVE to continue to demand a lot of this franchise. He did this after wrapping up a conversation about the likely rotation and the assumption the front office made that he doesn't think will end well.

FULL: Some Lakers officials aren't going to miss Dodgerfication efforts; MAILBAG Aug 31, 2026 3454 The Athletic did some reporting on the current state of things and Anthony found very telling about the people currently running the Lakers. He adds some of his own context and discusses why the Lakers should probably just hit reset on the front office after this season.

PART 1: Did the Lakers just tell on themselves? Aug 31, 2026 1667 Some Lakers employees said how they really felt about Mark Walter's Dodgers people helping with the Lakers and kinda/sorta told us a lot about themselves. Anthony reads between the lines and explains why everyone there probably needs to go.

PART 2: MAILBAG - How long with Jeanie's fight against her family hang over the season? Aug 31, 2026 1829 Listeners wanted to know how long this situation between Jeanie Buss and her sibling is going to last, so Anthony outlines a tentative timeline and explains the impact all this might have on the organization.

THE HOOK: Anthony really doesn't like this offseason; Pete tries to talk him into it Aug 28, 2026 3188 The offseason is over but for a couple t's or i's that need crossing or dotting. Anthony is really concerned about how it went, especially given the opportunity cost. Pete tries to talk him off the ledge. Do you think he was successful?

PART 1: Was this summer worth the wait? Aug 28, 2026 1590 The Lakers spent quite a few transaction cycles lining up this summer. Now that it's mostly over, Anthony finds himself wondering if this outcome was worth it. He doesn't think so; Pete does. So they debate their different takes on how this all played out.

PART 2: Pete tries to talk Anthony off the ledge (again) Aug 28, 2026 1648 Anthony is legitimately concerned about this roster. Pete is disappointed in the offseason but is much higher on this group than Anthony. So, Pete tries to sell Anthony on this summer, starting with its biggest acquisition.

FULL: Kuminga shuns the Lakers; Jeanie sues her siblings; Anthony and Harrison are tired Aug 27, 2026 4208 The state of things isn't great. Not great at all. Anthony and Harrison discuss everything there is to discuss in this Kuminga decision, then turn their attention to Jeanie Buss, who made her priorities crystal clear by suing her siblings (again).

PART 1: A lot is true at the same time with the Kuminga situation Aug 27, 2026 1398 Jonathan Kuminga chose the Timberwolves over the Lakers. Several things had to go wrong for this outcome and multiple things can be true at the same time. Anthony runs through those things, then he and Harrison discuss what this means.

PART 2: The Lakers will probably be fine, but fine isn't enough Aug 27, 2026 1429 The Lakers told us to wait for this summer, and that doing so despite having some combination of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic would all be worth it. Hard to feel like they've lived up to that promise now.

PART 3: Jeanie Buss doesn't care about what's best for the Lakers; has she ever? Aug 27, 2026 1471 Anthony and Harrison wrap up their conversation about Jeanie Buss (once again) suing her siblings. They answer a couple questions from the live audience to wrap things up.

FULL: Kuminga intel (right before he signed with Minnesota) Aug 26, 2026 2562 DISCLAIMER: This was recorded about an hour or so before Jonathan Kuminga agreed to a deal with the Timberwolves. So yeah, should be a funny listen at the least.Reports surfaced connecting Jonathan Kuminga to the Bulls and Anthony had enough. He rants and raves about how Kuminga's camp has handled all of this and how sick of it the league has become. Word also dropped that Jeanie Buss is suing her

PART 1: Kuminga latest (before he signed, obviously) Aug 26, 2026 1242 A little more reporting has dropped lately about the Kuminga situation, so Anthony rolls through it and launches into a rant about Kuminga and his camp not accepting reality.

PART 2: Jeanie Buss doubles down against her siblings Aug 26, 2026 1363 After Anthony wrapped up the conversation about Kuminga, word dropped that Jeanie Buss has filed to remove her siblings from any decision-making capacity with the Lakers, a move that hammers home how unfit she is to continue as governor of the franchise.

FULL: JJ Redick season preview; Roster questions, Ted Lasso, Q&A Aug 25, 2026 2646 Anthony mourns the loss of Dolly Parton, as her passing was announced right before he went live. He segues awkwardly to JJ Redick's upcoming season, and wonders whether Redick can maintain the same trajectory he's been on through his first two seasons.

PART 1: Can JJ Redick adjust to the roster if it doesn't fully line up with his ideologies? Aug 25, 2026 1385 JJ Redick has some hard-line rules for players who get consistent minutes for him. Anthony thinks there are ways this roster lines up with those rules but some that don't. Redick has grown as a coach to this point and that will have to continue.

PART 2: Is JJ Redick the Lakers' Ted Lasso? Aug 25, 2026 1307 Anthony explains that, even while JJ Redick may have been hired for some of the wrong reasons, he thinks Redick has real staying power -- making him a sort of Lakers Ted Lasso. From there, he gives his prediction for Redick's season and answers a couple questions from the live audience.

FULL: Lakers ownership latest; ESPN's at it again; Mailbag/Q&A Aug 24, 2026 3227 Anthony updates you on the Lakers' ownership battles and the role Adam Silver might now play in them. He also noticed ESPN dipping into a familiar source for drudging up offseason content intrigue. He answers from questions from Twitter and the live audience and calls it a day.

PART 1: Latest in Lakers ownership drama Aug 24, 2026 1545 Anthony reacts to the notion that Adam Silver is getting involved in the Lakers ownership fight and does a little reporting of his own on the matter.

PART 2: Will another ownership change impact Lakers roster decisions? Aug 24, 2026 1727 As part of the Q&A, a listener was curious whether all the change atop the organization will affect how the front office approaches this upcoming season. Anthony also answers a question about whether he thinks this is a championship-level roster right now and the role Austin Reaves plays in that analysis.

FULL: Peyton Watson trade fallout; MEGA mailbag session; Q&A Aug 20, 2026 4289 The Peyton Watson trade helps the Lakers in more ways than one, even if they would've loved to land him. Anthony discusses that situation, then dives into an iTunes mailbag that he desperately needed to address. He wraps with a Q&A that touches on some really fun topics, including his stupid Vikings.

PART 1: Peyton Watson trade was actually very good for the Lakers Aug 20, 2026 1417 Anthony sifts through the dust settling after the Nuggets salary dumped Peyton Watson and discusses the Lakers' impact on Denver's approach to that situation as well as some of the downstream effects of their decision to trade Watson when they did.

PART 2: iTunes mailbag helps explain how fans typically process the offseason Aug 20, 2026 1428 Anthony missed a few questions in the iTunes mailbag and, in reading back, noticed a trend in how fans felt about the offseason initially and how they've bought into the moves over the course of the last couple months. From there, he actually answers all the questions he missed.

PART 3: Why fans shouldn't quit on the Lakers because of their new owners Aug 20, 2026 1533 No one considered quitting the Lakers when Mark Walter bought the Lakers, and his investment portfolio has a few things in common with the new owners some fans say they can't support. Anthony explains why he personally is going to continue rooting for the Lakers and why he honestly won't feel that conflicted doing so.

FULL: Raj gives more of the fan angle of these ownership squabbles Aug 20, 2026 4800 Anthony looks at things through his prism. Harrison and he see things pretty similarly. So, Anthony brings in Raj to get a better sense of what a Lakers fan might feel about these billionaires fighting over a team people genuinely care about, generationally.

PART 1: How does Raj, the Lakers fan, feel about all *this* Aug 20, 2026 1616 The Lakers have changed ownership three times in the last year or so. This time has come with an extra side of billionaire drama. You know how Anthony feels about this, but how about Raj, who looks at things through a very different prism?

PART 2: Jeanie turned the Lakers into Anthony's old Saturn Aug 20, 2026 1599 The Lakers have changed hands frequently enough that even die-hard fans like Raj are looking at the team like a distressed asset.

PART 3: Owners are convincing fans to care about luxury taxes again and it's driving Anthony crazy Aug 20, 2026 1674 "That is NOT YOUR GIRL."

FULL: At what point will anyone focus on what is best for the LAKERS? Aug 18, 2026 3244 Jeanie Buss is fighting back against her siblings over their decision to sell the remaining stake in the Lakers and arguing that only she understands what is best for the Lakers. Anthony... doesn't quite see it that way. He explains how we got here, where he'd like to go and the question that he keeps running into.

PART 1: How we got here tells us something about where we might be going Aug 18, 2026 1578 Anthony lays out the painstaking steps taken by all involved to eventually arrive at this clusterbleep in an effort to explain why he doesn't think any of this has ever been about what is best for the Lakers.

PART 2: This can't possibly be what's best for the Lakers Aug 18, 2026 1706 The Lakers are mere weeks from training camp. Luka's own minicamp starts in days. Anthony doesn't think dragging out litigation with siblings over the ability to run the team is the move if Jeanie Buss wants to keep telling us all she cares about is what's best for the team.

BREAKING: Buss siblings sell Lakers out from under Jeanie, for now Aug 18, 2026 5253 Anthony and Harrison react to the late shitstorm this summer has put all of us through.

PART 1: Wtf (again) Aug 18, 2026 1287 Anthony and Harrison react to the end of the Buss-Lakers era. Anthony draws from the Game of Thrones universe to explain how fans feel about all this.

PART 2: Latest drama might explain why hiring FO personnel has been difficult Aug 18, 2026 1324 It's hard to hire people when they don't know who their boss might be, turns out.

PART 3: How new ownership can earn Lakers fans' trust Aug 18, 2026 1300 With all this nonsense flying around, Anthony makes the argument that it makes it even more important that the now owners step in and make a splashy hire if they overhaul the front office.

PART 4: So does Jonathan Kuminga own the Lakers now? Aug 18, 2026 1475 Anthony and Harrison wrap up their conversation about all this madness with a Jeanie-Little Finger comparison and the notion that maybe, just maybe Jonathan Kuminga might be the big winner here. That and more in an extended Q&A.

FULL: Lakers sold; Adam Silver's failings; Who are Bob Iger/Josh Kushner; Walker Kessler debate Aug 14, 2026 3243 Let's just say a lot of ground was covered in the episode. We could try to describe it but you wouldn't believe us anyway.

PART 1: What a month (it's only the 14th) Aug 14, 2026 1605 Anthony and Pete hadn't spoken on the pod in a little while and whew boy a lot happened. They catch up and react to the shocking news that the Lakers have been sold for the second time in less than two years. Anthony rants about Adam Silver.

PART 2: Lakers fans just want to be able to focus on the basketball Aug 14, 2026 1687 Under the Buss siblings, the Lakers obviously weren't optimized, but since Jeanie sold the team, it's been off-court distraction after off-court distraction. Lakers fans have clearly had enough. Also, Anthony pokes and prods Pete about the roster as it's currently built and whether they would've changed anything along the way to avoid needing Jonathan Kuminga the way they do.

FULL: Lakers schedule breakdown; Latest sale intel; Chris Paul to front office? Aug 13, 2026 2967 The NBA dropped every team's schedules and the Lakers' follows several recent trends. Anthony discusses those, what he's heard since yesterday's craziness regarding the sale of the franchise and a few other topics the live audience wanted to hear about.

PART 1: Lakers schedule follows recent history Aug 13, 2026 1523 Anthony has broken down more than a few schedules in his time covering the team and there are a few rules this one followed as well. He discusses that, the number of national tv games they have and the latest regarding the sale of the franchise.

PART 2: No, the Lakers were never going to lose a bunch of national games because LeBron left Aug 13, 2026 1487 The Lakers brand is one of the strongest in all of professional sports. The notion that they were going to lose a big chunk of their nationally televised games simply because LeBron James left was always a farce. Anthony breaks that down and wraps with a few more questions from the live audience.

BREAKING: Lakers sold (again) Aug 12, 2026 3317 Anthony and Harrison discuss a truly shocking turn of events, as Mark Walter has sold the Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. They go through some of the key details, discuss greener pastures, try to find some silver linings and answer questions from the live audience.

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