Lakers Lounge

Anthony celebrates Boston losing, then gives his thoughts on some things the Lakers could learn from the Warriors. He wraps up by trying to properly thank all of you for the support this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers news cycle from this last week is the exactly kind of thing Anthony and Harrison love laughing about, so they do plenty of that, plus discuss owners spending and the Lakers-LeBron staredown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Every market has to be set somewhere and if this is all that it takes to land Christian Wood, maybe trading Russell Westbrook might not be that difficult after all? Maybe? Please? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

All signs point to the Lakers bringing back Russell Westbrook next season. Is it posturing or a reality that Laker fans must come to terms with? Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss that and all the headlines about the Lakers in this never ending offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Aaron open up the discussion to see where fans stand on what to do with Russell Westbrook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Aaron discuss the predicament the Lakers and LeBron James are stuck in together and how the two sides can move forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 a couple reports on LeBron and the Lakers playing chicken, the Hornets attempting to hold onto their leverage and the upcoming trade rumors season as a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers are one game away from avoiding the nightmare scenario of Boston passing them in overall titles. Sabreena and Raj discuss whether the Celtics have the juice to extend the NBA Finals or if the Warriors are headed for a coronation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 gives his thoughts on not just the video in which Anthony Davis admits to not touching a basketball in months, but also fans' reactions to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Early in the offseason when it seemed like far more of a possibility that Russell Westbrook would be traded, one of the most common trade destinations discussed was the Charlotte Hornets. Jacob (@JacobRude) welcomes in guest Nata Edwards (@NataTheScribe) to talk about the Hornets and Lakers' overlapping coaching searches and the possibility of a trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 guys give their thoughts on Celtics-Warriors to this point and wonder whether the Warriors regret not getting more immediate help while they have a legit title window. They discuss Draymond's pod and the NBA media landscape. Anthony wraps things up by explaining why this might be his last pod for a little while. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Aaron discuss Quin Snyder leaving the Jazz and the ramifications it might have across the league. Anthony also laughs at Danny Ainge. A lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Harrison and Anthony listed all potential outcomes for this offseason for Russell Westbrook, then rank them. Harrison just won't leave but says goodbye again anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Darvin Ham had some very complimentary things to say about Russell Westbrook in his introductory presser, so Sabreena and Raj dive into the increasingly real possibility that Westbrook is on the Lakers in 2022-23. They also hit on Game 3 of the NBA Finals and the Sparks firing Derek Fisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers let go of three assistants but kept Phil Handy on Darvin Ham's staff. Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the changes and the possibility of Rasheed Wallace joining the staff. Plus they give their first impressions after Ham's introductory presser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 he's heard about Phil Handy and how close he came to leaving, then Aaron details some of the process from his perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Aaron hear from fans how they feel about Darvin Ham after a lengthy conversation about his intro press conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Darvin Ham spoke about Russell Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis and how he'll maximize all three if he has to. He also spoke about getting shot in the face. Yeah. Really. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 joined by Jacob Rude to discuss their takeaways from Darvin Ham's impressive introductory press conference. He was asked about plenty and handled it all absolutely smoothly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers getting turned down by Juwan Howard is becoming something of a tradition. Anthony offers up an interesting report and explains why it isn't all that surprising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 their final show together, Christian and Jacob talked about Game 2 of the NBA Finals and the nuances of the Lakers' coaching search. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 guys continue their conversation on the journalism around the Lakers' coaching search, then dive into game one of the finals. They're both pretty nervous that Boston can actually do this thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers finally officially announced their new head coach. Anthony and Aaron break down the process the led to this point and the reports surrounding it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Once the Lakers formally announce Darvin Ham, they'll have to introduce him in a presser. Pressers often have tough questions. Anthony doesn't think the Lakers want to answer those questions quite yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers failed Talen Horton-Tucker last season. As they embark on this next season with a first-time head coach, they'll need to set Darvin Ham up for success, and Russell Westbrook is antithetical to just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 was able to announce his replacement for Harrison before the Lakers were able to announce a coach they reportedly hired a week ago. What gives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers are dropping more and more public hints about potentially retaining Russell Westbrook for the 2022-23 season, and Sabreena and Raj are not having it. They get into the team's public posturing about Westbrook and also wonder why the Lakers haven't yet introduced Darvin Ham as their head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Still in shock this requires explanation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 shouldn't require an explanation but here we are. No, it is not ok to root for the Celtics over the Warriors. Flat out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 lays out some rules the Lakers will need to follow if Darvin Ham is going to succeed as their next head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 a special holiday weekend episode, Christian and Jacob react to the Lakers hiring Darvin Ham after their extensive coaching search and discuss potential assistant coach options ranging from Steve Clifford and Kenny Atkinson to Phil Handy and James Borrego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers hiring Darvin Ham as their head coach, the contract they gave him, who he might hire as his assistants, and (perhaps most importantly) that they didn't hire Doc Rivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 guys discuss the kind of weird relationship Lakers fans have with the Warriors and Steph Curry specifically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Aaron give their thoughts on the Warriors beating the Mavericks. Can the Heat come back against the Celtics? Why are any Lakers fans torn between rooting for the Warriors or Celtics? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 rumors of what Terry Stotts is not interested in doing, then offers up some thoughts on the continuing theme of some people in the Lakers braintrust still thinking about bringing Russell Westbrook back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers have gone from the lottery to a championship in one season in the recent past, and the Warriors look poised to make that same turnaround this year. So what can the Lakers learn from how the Warriors have gotten back to this point? Sabreena and Raj try to figure out if the Lakers can still follow that path. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 gives his thoughts on why Terry Stotts' name came up the way it did. He then got some stuff off his chest pertaining to the events from this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Given the reported friction between the Brooklyn Nets and Kyrie Irving, Anthony wonder if there's a way for the Lakers to benefit from that situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers have a trio of head coaches they really like. There's no reason not to hire one of them at this point yet they're dragging their feet and might miss out on at least one of them. Sound familiar? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 being interviewed by TMZ about his love of the Lakers the Zach LAvine rumors started flying. Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss how the Lakers can acquire Lavine this offseason and more importantly if it's even worth trying to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Aaron opened up the discussion to listeners and had a fun basketball conversation about how to make Russ work for the Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Aaron debate what a team with Russell Westbrook on it is capable of heading into next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Magic Johnson says the Lakers just need to find the right coach to get Russell Westbrook to buy in. Anthony... disagrees. Also, the Lakers might reportedly be waiting for Doc Rivers still. Anthony has a theory on that as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

On today's show, Christian and Jacob talk about the finalists for the Lakers' coaching job and how much Russell Westbrook really matters in their search. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Aaron and Anthony continue the discussion about the number of blowouts in these playoffs and whether the fundamental issue at hand (threes) can be fixed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 fix basketball and then Harrison announces he's... leaving? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

As per usual, Anthony is the prepared one for the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Is this yet another attempt at regaining some leverage? Will it ever stop? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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

Raj's adopted team for the playoffs (Dallas) is still alive, and he's joined by special guest Aaron Larsuel — who's repping the Warriors — to talk Western Conference Finals and what the Lakers can learn from this Mavericks run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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 Lakers sending the No. 8 pick to New Orleans, then gives his thoughts after watching the Miami Heat beat the Celtics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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