Lakers Lounge

PART TWO: After wrapping up the Lakers-Nuggets portion of the conversation, Anthony and Adam bring back a game they used to play on their old national show: Whoa! or Whoa... 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

FULL: Anthony and Raj break down an ugly win that highlighted some flaws, hammered home some strengths and featured all kinds of storylines as Luka Doncic took on his former team. 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

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj recap a game that highlighted a little bit of everything for a Lakers team clearly still figuring it 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

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj give it up for Austin Reaves, who somehow has figured out how to fit in the offense as either a primary, secondary or tertiary weapon. Anthony makes an insane comp that actually makes a lot of sense if you hear out the take. 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

PART THREE: Anthony and Raj wrapped up the show by taking questions from the live audience, who was somewhat rightfully correct in their concern for what happens to the Lakers offense when their role players aren't knocking down shots. 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

FULL: Anthony and Raj relive that win from Saturday and start by talking about how much both teams seem to really care about these matchups. From there, they get into the basketball aspects of this matchup to figure out what swung it from an endless string of losses to the blowout win we saw Saturday. Then, they discuss whether that approach can work against other teams as well. 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

PART ONE: Before getting into the x'o and o's of the matchup, Anthony and Raj discuss both teams clearly caring just a little more about the times they play each other. It's exactly the kind of thing the NBA needs more 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

PART TWO: Raj has gone back and rewatched the win from Saturday at least 63 times and every new rewatch presents some cool new wrinkle to what the Lakers did to beat the Nuggets to the extent they did. The guys talk about how well that game plan and identity extends to the rest of the league given some of the matchups potentially waiting for them in the playoffs. 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

PART THREE: Anthony and Raj continue their conversation about the at-time narrow definition of athleticism and how, as a result, Luka Doncic is a Laker despite everything he's accomplished to this point. 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

FULL: Anthony was finally able to devote an episode to the mailbags after the insanity that has been the last few weeks. The questions were great and he also gave a take that should be fairly popular. 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

PART ONE: Anthony explains why JJ Redick being a former podcast has been such a stabilizing force in an organization that's really gone through it over the last couple years. 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

PART TWO: A listener asked a great question about how confident Anthony would be if the Lakers landed the two seed and would potentially have to face a play-in team. Are there any that make him nervous? 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

FULL: Anthony and Harrison marvel at the game the Lakers just played. They beat the crap out of the Nuggets. Luka Doncic looked like himself. LeBron James and Austin Reaves also dominated while they were out there. This offense is otherworldly and the defense just keeps performing. Even JJ Redick rose to the occasion. What a game. Holy s***. 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

PART ONE: Anthony and Harrison just sit back and enjoy what they just got to watch. 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

PART TWO: The guys continue to break down the game and marvel at what the Lakers are capable offensively, then dive into the live comments. 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

FULL: Anthony and Raj break down and legit big win, all things considered. LeBron was great. Austin was great. Rui was there. 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

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj marvel at the game LeBron just had and hope that Luka is taking notes on what it takes to remain this good for this long. 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

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj discuss a defense that, for almost a quarter of a season, has been the best statistically in the league. Is it for real and, if not, where does the regression take them? 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

PART THREE: The guys discuss Rui Hachimura's tough night offensively, then wrap up the show with 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

FULL: Anthony and Raj break down what will likely wind up being the worst loss of the season. There was no excuse to lose this one. The guys talk about the lack of chemistry between LeBron James and Luka Doncic, the concerning lack of improvement in that regard even after the break, Rui Hachimura's expectations in all this 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

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj discuss this loss and the place Anthony starts is with coaching, where he's wondering if JJ Redick is ready for everything that comes with coaching Luka Doncic and LeBron James on the same team. 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

PART TWO: The guys discuss Rui Hachimura and how important the remainder of the season is for him giving everything going on heading into 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

PART THREE: Anthony asks Raj the question... at what point do we start to worry about the way Luka Doncic is moving out there? He also tells the story of when he realized his conditioning could go one of two directions. The guys wrap up the pod with 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

FULL: Anthony caught wind of a Ja Morant rumor that made him think about this new CBA in a new light given what he thinks will be the new market inefficiency. If he's right, this would be a huge help for the Lakers. He and Harrison discuss that, their expectations for the second "half" of the season and what they'd do if a grizzly bear chased them through the woods. 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

PART ONE: Ja Morant's name came up in trade rumors recently and Anthony connected the dots between that and where the CBA is taking contract negotiations even with the NBA's stars. 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

PART TWO: Anthony unveils a fun theory on the Lakers trade for Mark Williams potentially without the intent to keep him, then he and Harrison discuss their expectations for the second "half" of 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

FULL: Anthony hated everything about this All-Star Weekend and hopes this was it finally reaching a breaking point where the league addresses the core issue at hand: Where have the stars gone? 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

PART ONE: Anthony hated this weekend and thinks the NBA might have a real problem brewing with its players being far too focused on their PR perception and the biggest victim of that movement has been All-Star weekend. 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

PART TWO: More ranting and raving about whatever the hell this last weekend was. 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

FULL: Anthony let's Raj talk about the first two games of the Luka Doncic era. Raj may or may not have been levitating for that entire segment. Then, the guys discuss the season to this point and try to figure out what their expectations are for the second "half" of 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

PART ONE: Anthony basically gives Raj the floor to try to put his thoughts and emotions into words having watched two games of Luka Doncic in a Lakers uniform. It went as you'd hope. 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

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj discuss what they're hoping to see from the Lakers after the All-Star break, then, as Raj heads out to cover the South Bay Lakers game, Anthony answers 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

LOWDOWN: The Lakers were pretty clearly not all that focused after the rollercoaster that the last few weeks have been and paid for it with an embarrassing loss to a Utah Jazz team they had just blown out the other night. Anthony breaks down the game, as well as Alex Len's debut. 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

FULL: Anthony recaps an ugly loss in Utah to the Jazz. Alex Len made his debut, so Anthony offers up his thoughts on what he saw from a clearly limited player who is also trying to figure out what the team needs from him. To wrap up, he dips into a particularly full mailbag. 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

PART ONE: Anthony breaks down what he can from a game that the Lakers just were never focused enough to win. 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

PART TWO: After recapping the game, Anthony dips into the mailbag, where one listener had a question that stopped him in his tracks. We won't spoil it. You have to listen. 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

LOWDOWN: Anthony breaks down how Alex Len became a Laker, the Lakers' decision to waive Christian Wood instead of Cam Reddish and the work still left to do after this move given how little wiggle room they have left. 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

FULL: Anthony was watching Luka Doncic make his Lakers debut on ESPN and realized it had been way too long since he heard from a Lounge favorite, so he texted Jorge Sedano and asked if he'd like to hop on and talk about the extremely new-look 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

PART ONE: Anthony and Jorge Sedano relive the moment Luka Doncic became a Laker and the game in which it all became real and he stepped out onto the court next to 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

PART TWO: The Lakers underwent a a seismic alteration in trading for Luka Doncic. Anthony and Jorge Sedano discuss what that move has done for their title chances both now and into the future. 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 breaks down the Lakers' blowout victory over the Jazz, which eventually became a 48-minute celebration of the fact that Luka Doncic is, in face, a Los Angeles Laker. He also explains what's going on as the league is apparently considering looking into the Lakers' decision to rescind the Mark Williams trade at the Hornets' behest. He wraps up by narrating his latest for ClutchPoints. 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

FULL: Anthony marvels at how incredible the Lakers looked (albeit against the Jazz) as they were clearly figuring out how to play together on the fly. He then reacts to reports that the Hornets want the league to step in after the Lakers rescinded the Mark Williams trade and the impact the outcome of that investigation will have on the Lakers' approach to the buyout market. To wrap things up, he answers 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

PART ONE: Luka Doncic made his Lakers debut and, while he was relatively quiet statistically, the Lakers looked absolutely incredible. He breaks down what makes them so dangerous, now that we've seen it in practice for at least one game. 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

PART TWO: Anthony breaks down the Mark Williams trade situation further and its impact on the Lakers' approach to the buyout/two-way contract market, then dives into questions from the live audience. Great questions tonight, too. 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

LOWDOWN: Anthony tries to summarize everything that went down this weekend. Key word: Tries. The implications of everything stretch pretty far and wide. He also sends Hubie Brown his props and explains his favorite part of that broadcast. 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

FULL: Anthony offers everythign he knows about a pretty rare situation. The Lakers thought they traded for the center of their future, only to have to rescind the trade because the Hornets appear to have withheld information. He discusses where they go from here, short- and long-term., including their options on the buyout market and eventually the trade market. 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

PART ONE: Anthony explains everything you need to know about this Mark Williams situation, then explains what comes next for a team that needed a center BEFORE it traded Anthony Davis. 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

PART TWO: Anthony still thinks the Lakers can win a championship this season, it's just a lot more complicated now. He discusses that, then answers 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

FULL: Anthony welcomes Pete Zayas (LFR Pod) back into The Lounge to break down what the Lakers are capable of with Luka Doncic and LeBron James. They talk how the two will fit on the court, some defensive issues (and why Anthony isn't as concerned about them), Mark Williams and the buyout market. 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

PART ONE: Anthony and Pete kick off the conversation about Luka Doncic being a Laker by looking back on that fateful night and a fun win over the Knicks that absolutely everyone has forgotten about. Anthony also hopes Mavericks fans find a way to direct all their hatred in Nico Harrison's direction, and that none of it spills over to Anthony Davis and Max Christie. 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