Lakers Lounge

Anthony relives Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick's press availability with the live audience. We found out JJ Redick got an extension. We also heard Rob pinned down about LeBron's future. There's a lot to learn here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Pelinka was finally directly asked about LeBron's future with the Lakers. His answer was enlightening. Anthony discusses that and the industry of LeBron speculation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JJ Redick says he hasn't thought about the starters to this point. Anthony... doesn't believe him. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony details the newest venture between Jesse and Joey Buss and why he thinks the timing isn't a coincidence. He also previews the Rob Pelinka, JJ Redick presser. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony, Pete and Jovan kick off our second episode of The Great Western Forum Pod by discussing who they believe should be the fifth starter. They also preview Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick's upcoming presser, then Monday's media day. In the second half of the show, they're joined by Darius Soriano (LFR Pod) and Trevor Lane (Lakers Nation) to expand on their conversation and try to figure out what to expect from LeBron James not just Monday, but all year. They also hit on the conversation surrounding Austin Reaves and much, much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony, Pete and Jovan tackle the question of who they believe should start, and why. Then, they talk about the concern of how many prove-it deals the Lakers currently have out to players. Finally, they discuss Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick's presser and their expectations thereof. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony, Pete and Jovan are joined by Darius Soriano and Trevor Lane to expand on some of the topics covered in the first half of the show and also bring up some original topics of their own. This is a LOADED panel that just couldn't quite squeeze in Harrison. Sorry, Harrison. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony reacts to the news that the Jazz waived KJ Martin, a young, athletic wing who checks boxes for the Lakers. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like he's in the cards. From there, he narrates a piece he wrote about the season ahead for Austin Reaves. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony presents Raj with four options, then the guys rank each candidate for who within the Lakers universe has the most riding on this season. The choices: JJ Redick, Rob Pelinka, Luka Doncic and LeBron James. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj start their lists with the guys slated to speak this week: JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj make the cases for Luka Doncic and LeBron James, for who will be feeling pressure heading into this season. Then, at the behest of a listener, they react to KJ Martin being waived by the Jazz. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With media day now less than a week away and the NBA news cycle cycling again, Anthony welcomes you back to Lowdowns. He discusses the Fred VanVleet injury, then narrates a season preview he wrote a while back about LeBron James and the Lakers needing each other. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony reacts to reports surfacing that Fred VanVleet of the Rockets will miss this entire season with a torn ACL. This could really shake up the Western Conference, so he goes through his updated tiers. The Lakers have a real opportunity for a top-four seed now. Anthony also discusses some of the trade chatter stemming from FVV's injury. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony offers up what's known about Fred VanVleet's injury and the fallout from it, then jumps into a discussion of the updates tiers in a new-look Western Conference. The Lakers might have a real shot at homecourt in the first round now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rockets have center depth and need a guard. The Lakers have guard depth and need a center? With this FVV injury, will the teams link up to work something out? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony details all the things we can look forward to over the next week, let alone afterward. You guys, we've wandered through the desert that is August/September long enough. Let's get back to it. He also answers your questions, and y'all brought it this week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is actually a rather big week, as we'll get our first appearance in a while from Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick. In one week, it's media day. Training camp opens shortly thereafter. Anthony preps you for all of it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony got a few more comments during the show about Austin Reaves and addressed what he thinks is actually going on there. He also talks about the transition of power with new ownership, the potential hold-up and what he'll be looking for from the new bosses. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Clippers scandal has Anthony thinking about the intrinsic value of sports, which also leads to questions about what fans should expect to get out of them. He and Pete have a deep conversation about all that, Clippers-gate, the reasons sports are so important and everything in between. To wrap, Anthony answers some questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony offers up the premise, and Pete makes an important delineation between what sports owe us vs. what teams owe their own fans. This kicks off a deep conversation and features a good laugh at Steve Ballmer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Pete wrap their discussion by taking a look at the learning people do even subconsciously through sports. Through this prism, Anthony argues how important they are and how critical it is to think about the lessons they teach us. He wraps with a couple questions about the Clippers and Kawhi from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony welcomes Adam Mares back into The Lounge to talk Clippers stuff, with even more information coming out now about the efforts to keep Aspiration above water long enough to (allegedly) pay Kawhi Leonard. Next, the guys turn their attention to the Nuggets, who are both of their title favorites heading into the season. Finally, Anthony asks Adam about the summer of Skinny Luka. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Anthony go back and forth about the latest findings, which paint a pretty clear picture of what was going on between the Clippers and Aspiration. It's not looking good, folks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony thinks the Nuggets should be title favorites this year. Adam gives his thoughts on the matter, then the guys go into how people in Denver feel about the Lakers, the summer of Skinny Luka and the two teams heading into the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This story has become one of the all-time greatest in the history of September in a variety of ways but most specifically, it's a great source of comedy. Anthony and Harrison discuss what they think have been the funniest aspects of this whole ordeal. They talk about this, actual punishments they're hoping for and the most ridiculous punishments they could think of. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison discuss what they've found funny about this whole Clippers thing and how it's really opened eyes about the NBA, its coverage and all other levels involved To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison do what they do best (we think): They riff off each other to try to figure out the best punishments the league to bring to the Clippers if these allegations wind up being true. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj discuss this Warriors-Kuminga standoff and how things arrived where they have. Then, they turn the conversation to the number of guys on prove-it deals and wonder whether there may be too many of them. Finally, Raj shares a Luka-LeBron-Reaves stat that launches a conversation. Oh, and a comment gets the guys to laugh at the Clippers again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj offer a quick overview of the Jonathan Kuminga-Warriors drama and give their theories on what led to this really dumb predicament. Then, they outline the connection to that situation and the kind of season a lot of Lakers players are walking into. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj discuss how difficult money has been to come by for the NBA's middle class and the fights that are taking place between team and player in those negotiations. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After wrapping up a conversation about the Lakers' defense ext season, a listener directed the guys to public LLC filings sharing "KL2" in the name and that leads to all kinds of hilarity. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony dives into the mailbag where listeners want to know the latest on this recent slew of trade rumors. Where did it come from? Why doesn't it add up to Anthony? What's up with ESPN and the Clippers? Will LeBron retire a Laker? Oh and where's JJ Redick? All that and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony answers a mailbag question about JJ Redick's quiet offseason and dives into all that's at stake for Redick this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony explains why Wiggins' name is just now popping back up. Then, he explains why the reports don't really track and why they might be off. Then, a listeners asks about DFS vs Wiggins and who would fit better. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony welcomes Jovan back into The Lounge for the first time in way too long. The guys discuss the recent slew of trade rumors and where they think that might be coming from. Then, Anthony wonders to Jovan whether the Lakers should be rooting for Steve Ballmer to not get punished given the can of worms that would open. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Jovan both reported Lakers interest in Andrew Wiggins earlier this summer. Why are those rumors resurfacing now? The guys discuss that, Wiggins' price and other wing options. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony asks Jovan a purely pragmatic and almost Machiavellian question: Should the Lakers be rooting for Steve Ballmer given the advantages they have with new ownership coming in and their ability to acquire superstars? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony welcomes Matt Moore back into The Lounge for a conversation about the ethics involved with this whole Kawhi Leonard situation. Buckle in because this one gets DEEP. Also, near the end, the guys discuss the Andrew Wiggins rumors and why Anthony is a little skeptical of this reported timeline (in part because he stands by his own reporting). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the latest bit of reporting, it looks pretty impossible for anyone to argue that the Clippers didn't cross the line to at least some extent. The guys talk about this and what it means for the rest of the league. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt asks Anthony about a CBA that artificially limits what NBA stars can make and whether that's ethical. If it isn't, then could it be argued breaking CBA-based rules is the ethical thing to do? Anthony initially agrees, but to an extent, but this does lead them down a very philosophical discussion. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony reacts to Slovenia getting knocked out of Eurobasket by Germany and the improvements he saw from Luka Doncic that would tangibly help the Lakers. Then, he segues to Adam Silver's press conference at the NBA's Board of Governors meeting that, well, could have gone better. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony discusses the couple improvements he saw from Luka Doncic this Eurobasket tournament and how they are exactly what the Lakers were hoping to see from him this summer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Silver was asked about the Clippers scandal and about the rising cost of literally watching his league's games and neither answer generated much confidence. But hey at least guys will shoot heaves now! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj WERE going to just quickly update the Kawhi Leonard story but, clearly, Raj had some stuff he had to get off his chest. So, the guys talk about that, then hit on the prospect of Luka Doncic as the league's best player potentially next season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony asks Raj about this whole Kawhi situation and boy did Raj have some thoughts, starting with that super weird Norm Powell trade from a couple years ago. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony connects the dots from Steve Ballmer, Microsoft bully to the underdog trying to show he can succeed in either spot and how that could push him to desperation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony broke down the leap he thinks Luka Doncic would need to make to leapfrog the likes of Nikola Jokic or Giannis Antetokounmpo so he gives Raj a pop quiz to see how their answers line up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony re-ups on the noise he heard earlier this summer about the Lakers' interest in Andrew Wiggins, now that Marc Stein is also reporting as such. He then offers up a Kawhi Leonard hypothetical, if the Clippers are found guilty of cap circumvention. To wrap, he discusses what it would look like if Luka became the best player in the league and what it would mean to the Lakers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony has reported all summer about the Lakers' interest in Andrew Wiggins. Well, here they are, back again. He discusses what he knows, what's being reported and what it could mean for the Lakers extending beyond this one specific rumor. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony has thought about a mailbag question since yesterday and came back with the ways he thinks Luka Doncic could viably become the best player in the league. He explains, then goes into what that would mean for the Lakers next season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices