Lakers Lounge

PART ONE: What went down Friday night needed a little shine of its own. Anthony discusses that, as well as why he's been so impressed by the Lakers thus far. 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 opens up all our mailbags, where people are curious about what's next for Jalen Hood-Schifino. He has a team option the Lakers have to make a decision on 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

FULL EP.: Harrison takes every possible opportunity to try to get Anthony to talk about Bronny but he just doesn't take the bait. In between those attempts, the guys talk about this season's outlook and whether the lakers might be underrated, Anthony Davis promising to shoot threes, and the clickiest headlines they might see 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

PART ONE: Anthony and Harrison discuss the notion of this failed offseason seeping into the analysis of this team as it stands. 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 Harrison discuss Anthony Davis promising to shoot more from deep and why this time, they believe him. Then, they play a fun game coming up with the most clickable potential headlines from 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

FULL EP.: Anthony Davis played his ass off against the kind of team that usually gives him problems. So, he brought Matt Moore (The Action Network) on to talk about it, as well as how to bet the Lakers this year. 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 Matt give Anthony Davis his flowers for the game he had against Minnesota. From there, they discusses what Davis would have to do to finally win DPOY or MVP. 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 a bad offseason, Anthony's theory is that Vegas is a little low on the Lakers. He asks Matt about this, and how he's approaching betting on this team this year. 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 EP.: Anthony and Raj have some fun with this one. The Lakers beat the Timberwolves pretty handily. Anthony Davis was incredible. Rui Hachimura stepped up. LeBron and Bronny finally officially shared the court. It was a huge win. Also, the guys spend some time remembering Fernando Valenzuela. 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 were blown away by what they saw from Anthony Davis. They talk about that eventually, but first, Anthony says farewell to an athlete who means a lot to the city of L.A. Rest in peace, Fernando Valenzuela. 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 LeBron and Bronny sharing the court, how JJ Redick handled all of that, and what to hope for moving forward. Also, Anthony explains how he missed Dalton Knecht's stellar first shift because he had to wrangle an opossum. 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 EP.: Anthony offers up five questions of the Lakers that, depending on how they're answered, will decide how this season goes. Then, he previews tonight's season opener against the Timberwolves. 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 is fascinated by how long the Lakers expect LeBron to be ok with mediocrity despite holding off Father Time in ways we've never seen before. Is this the season that finally breaks? 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 makes the argument to D'Angelo Russell on why a move to the bench might be better for him as well as for the Lakers. Then, he discusses what Rob Pelinka needs to do this season and previews tonight's opener against Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves. 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 EP.: The Lakers wrapped their preseason and head into the 2024-25 campaign with a bunch of questions. As that is the case, Anthony has a message for the fans. He then details Quincy Olivari getting a two-way deal and then dives into all the mailbag questions. 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: Following a bad offseason and tepid preseason, Anthony hopes Lakers fans don't get used to mediocrity. 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 explains what went on with Quincy Olivari being converted to a two-way deal. Then, he dives into the mailbag where listeners want to know what's up with Christian Koloko. 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 EP.: Anthony and Raj try to contextualize this preseason. It's been a weird one that doesn't exactly point to an organization all that serious about competing this year. 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: There's a lot going on around the Lakers, but we can't lose sight of how great Anthony Davis has looked all 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 TWO: Whether it was the Lakers not landing a single veteran this summer, or JJ Redick not coaching in summer league, or seemingly skipping on competing this preseason, the Lakers just don't seem all that serious right 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

In this special bonus episode, Anthony is joined by Trevor Lane (LakersNation) to talk about the preseason they've seen from the Lakers thus far. They talk about the offense, which is clearly experiencing some growing pains. They discuss JJ Redick's own learning curve and the impact it's having on the team. They also hit on LeBron James and Anthony Davis somehow still being great and that not translating to success in the ways it has historically. They try to explain the issues the Lakers have had in finding the right point guard and the tweaks they might make 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 is fascinated by the Mavs in their own right, but when you think about all the connections between them and the Lakers, this pod is can't miss. 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

Mirin Fader (now officially a friend of the show) stops by on book release day to talk about her latest, "Dream: The Life And Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon." At the tail end of the show, Anthony and Mirin discuss the Bronny James situation, as she had previously written about the lead up to 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

FULL EPISODE: Anthony and Raj react to a pretty ugly game against the Warriors, in which JJ Redick soft-launched his nine-man rotation. Only Anthony Davis showed up. Raj and Anthony still have real concerns about this roster, and this game perfectly showed all of 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 ONE: Raj was actually angry about this game. Yes. Raj. The Lakers might break him by Halloween this year. 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 viewer asked whether Jalen Hood-Schifino is the worst Lakers first-round pick ever, so the guys looked it up to find 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

FULL: Anthony breaks down a report from his new colleague on a center the Lakers pursued over the summer. As things stand now, though, the Lakers are moving forward with this as their roster. Anthony does offer a little intel on who Nick Richards is, then previews a piece dropping today about what the league is saying about JJ Redick. He wraps with a few 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: Anthony reacts to a report about yet another player the Lakers pursued over the summer but didn't land. So, where do things stand now? Plus, what are people around the league saying about JJ Redick? 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 looked into the Christian Koloko situation and... it's still very ambiguous. So, listeners want to know if the Lakers would've made done things differently had they known this would still be up in the air? 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 EP.: Anthony reacts to JJ Redick's update on Jarred Vanderbilt's recovery. Then, he celebrates Michael Cooper and Jerry West's entries into the Hall of Fame. From there, he dives into the mailbags, where listeners are still concerned with the center situation. 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: After a quick explainer on the Vando situation, Anthony discusses the differences between the Lakers' response to Michael Cooper's entry into the Hall of Fame and Jerry West'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 TWO: With all the ambiguity surrounding Christian Koloko and with how Jay Huff has looked so far, listeners are wondering whether the Lakers are better served bringing back Huff and ditching this waiting 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

FULL EP.: Anthony and Raj break down what they saw from the Lakers and Bucks, especially in the first half. Max Christie is going to be tough to keep off the court. His competition with Dalton Knecht is only going to help everyone. The Lakers are still looking for a big. What's the plan forward for Bronny? 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 break down the Lakers' third preseason game, as they took on the Milwaukee Bucks. 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 envision what the actual best situation to make his debut would be for Bronny 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 welcomes Jon Krawczynski back into The Lounge to talk Wolves. They made a ground-shaking trade right before the season that fascinated Anthony on several levels, so he welcomed someone with more knowledge on that team than anyone. Also, the guys talked Vikings because Anthony just couldn't help himself. 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

Leigh takes us all to France in this episode, where he and Anthony try to figure out what is in the water out there to keep producing such incredible athletes, especially given their size. They also look back on some of the regions greatest players. This is the final episode of Basketball Passport that will air on this channel. Please subscribe to the show on its own feed. 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

In this quick episode (Anthony explains why on that front too), Anthony has some fun with LeBron not being happy about flying to Milwaukee. Then, he wonders whether anyone will say hi to Darvin Ham. Finally, he explains how he feels about how many threes they should be taking next year. 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 EPISODE: Anthony opens the show with a career update and the impact it'll have on The Lounge. From there, he discusses the City uniforms/court the Lakers emailed him about, AD playing more power forward this year, JJ's coaching approach and then dives into the 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 explains what his new gig means for the show (nothing), why the Lakers' new court may need to be tweaked before the season, and his previous reporting on how JJ is delegating coaching responsibilities. 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: JJ Redick says he liked what he saw from the group with Anthony Davis at the four. Anthony discusses what that means and why he agrees to an extent, all while he pretended he wasn't losing his mind with every pitch in the Dodgers 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 ONE: Before training camp, Anthony and Harrison put together their BINGO cards on which headlines we'd get from camp and the preseason in general. Today, they check back in on how those cards are looking. 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 EPISODE: After a quick few minutes on The OC, Anthony and Harrison pull out their pre-training camp BINGO cards to see how they did. After running through the lists, Anthony shows Harrison a tweet that even Harrison can't believe he hit send on. 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: Harrison laughs at Anthony. Need we say 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 and Leigh look back on the first few days of preseason basketball, then look ahead to LeBron and Bronny taking the court together for the first time. They wonder about the vibes with the Clippers, then discuss Klay Thompson's fit with the Mavs. This leads to a fun game that lands them at Magic Johnson's stint in Sweden. NOTE: This is the last NBA-centric Passport episode that will run on this channel. Please subscribe to Basketball Passport anywhere you get your podcasts. Thanks! 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 EP.: Anthony and Raj break down what they saw from the Lakers this opening weekend of the preseason slate. There's a lot to like. Also, LeBron and Bronny made history. 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 focus on the offensive system JJ Redick has implemented and the kinds of advantages it will hopefully create. 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: LeBron and Bronny finally took the court together for the first time. The guys discuss how long it will take to see this in an actual NBA game. Anthony hopes it feels a little more earned by the time we see 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 previews Lakers-Wolves for tonight, then dives into some reporting from ESPN on training camp and specifically about Rob Pelinka's relationship with JJ Redick that rubbed him the wrong way. 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 Leigh take some time to remember a truly unique and great human being. Dikembe Mutombo was one of a kind. They then look at the games taking place in Abu Dhabi and the possibility of Emirate money making its way to the league. They also preview EuroLeague tipping off and explain what it gets right. Finally, they have some fun remembering some old international players you may have forgotten and look back on a truly incredible experience that took place in Greece. 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