Lakers Lounge

Anthony reacts to the Milwaukee Bucks winning a championship by, you know, celebrating the greatness that we all got to witness from Giannis. Then, he tries to figure out what Chris Paul losing in the finals might mean for his decision this next summer. Finally, he wraps by looking back on a wild season personally and says thanks for all those who have stuck with him through 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

To start the show, Anthony and Harrison fight to the death about "Space Jam: A New Legacy." Anthony... Isn't a fan. From there, they discuss Kyle Kuzma's season and what they think is next for him considering the role he's apparently expecting. 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 a weekend of people saying anything other than Space Jam is bad, Anthony gives his thoughts on the movie and where he thinks it went wrong. 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 week, Anthony welcomed Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report to discuss everything going on in Portland, and good lord is there a lot going on in Portland. Where do the Lakers factor into all of it? Will Damian Lillard get moved? What the hell will it take for Neil Olshey to get fired? All that and more. 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 Irwin gets you ready for the final week of the 2020-2021 season, as the Lakers will embark on a critical 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

On today's episode, Christian and Jacob talk about Game 5 of the NBA Finals and review "Space Jam: A New Legacy" with Christian's girlfriend Sarah. 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

To start the show, Anthony discusses Jason Kidd referencing the growth he thought the Lakers helped take place while in the organization and what it said about the franchise. Then, in looking at how the US Men's National Team is put together, Anthony noticed something it shares in common with the Lakers from last year and how he thinks they can fix 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

With Harrison heading towards a much deserved vacation, Anthony updates you on the Kyle Kuzma situation. Sounds like he isn't thrilled with his role in the offense. Also sounds like the Lakers are seeing what they can do to find someone more comfortable with filling that role more consistently than he has. From there, both Anthony and Harrison review the seasons of Alfonzo McKinnie, Wesley Matthews, Jared Dudley, and Damian "Yung Wilt" Jones. 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 Irwin starts by discusssing how Kawhi Leonard's injury might affect the Lakers, then jumps into the couple of headlines stirred up by Kyle Kuzma. First, Kuzma wants to add to his game and earn a larger role in the offense, and apparently the Lakers are checking in on what his trade value is ahead of what figures to be a busy summer. Finally, Anthony summarizes a great article on what it would take cap-wise to actually land Lonzo Ball. 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 this episode, Sabreena Merchant and Jas Kang break down Team USA losing their exhibition games before the Olympics,. Then, they discuss Marc Stein's report that the Lakers would be interested in trying to sign Lonzo Ball if he hits free agency. 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 Irwin starts with the actual big news of the day: That LeBron James and Anthony Davis seem (at least through this bit of reporting from Marc Stein) open to playing the four and five, which would obviously be huge. From there, the juicy pseudo-rumor is that the Lakers might show interest in Lonzo Ball. Anthony explains why that makes sense before he chuckles at a headline Harrison Faigen seems to have written specifically for him. 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 our player review series continues, Anthony welcomed Cooper Halpern into the Lakers Lounge to look back on Talen Horton-Tucker's promising season and look ahead to the decision the Lakers will have to make on him this summer. What could he add to his game? Can he defense catch up to his offense? All that and more. 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

It's a good day to listen to this show. LeBron James gives some great news and Australia gives us a reason to laugh at Gregg Popovich. 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

To start the show, Anthony explains what's been up the last week or so. Then, he throws to a really informative and fun conversation with Ricky O'Donnell of SB Nation that covers all the Lakers' draft options, including whether they should use the pick at 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

In their own ways, Dennis Schröder, Andre Drummond and Montrezl Harrell have kind of shown what was wrong with the culture of the Lakers this season. Anthony Irwin explains that, then introduces you to some of the prospects the Lakers have brought in for workouts thus far. 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 podcast, Jacob and Christian try their best to recap the weekend in international soccer using NBA comparisons. They also talk about the 25th anniversary of the Kobe Bryant for Vlade Divac 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

To kick off our player review series, Harrison and Anthony look back on the Kostas Antetokounmpo era. 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

To close out the week, Anthony Irwin gives his thoughts on Andre Drummond saying he wants to come back to the Lakers, then breaks down fan response to play reviews and whether they've become too cumbersome. 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 Irwin was joined by Keith Parish of Fastbreak Breakfast in the Lakers Lounge today to discuss new Lakers assistant coach David Fizdale, his relationship with Marc Gasol, the up-and-coming Grizzlies and Bill Simmons wanting to trade for Grayson Allen. 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 Irwin gives his thoughts on the Lakers replacing filling the void left by Jason Kidd with David Fizdale. Should they have gone in a different direction? What does this mean Marc Gasol, given the way we know things ended with Fizdale when they were together in Memphis? A lot to unpack here. 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 this episode, Sabreena Merchant and Jas Kang discuss the Lakers hiring of David Fizdale, Dennis Schroder's contract demands and the NBA playoffs. 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' backcourt might all of a sudden become incredibly expensive. Anthony Irwin explains why, and whether the Lakers should pay up. 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 this week’s edition of “Talk-O Tuesday,” our hosts Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss Horton-Tucker’s value both from a financial and trade perspective for the Lakers, as well as others around the league. 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

Today on the Lowdown, Anthony finally finds a situation where he'd be okay bringing back Andre Drummond. Crazy, we know. 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 week, Anthony welcomed Mirin Fader of The Ringer to discuss the book she wrote on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the insight doing so has offered on watching Giannis develop to this point. Then, because she wrote a great profile on Andre Drummond, he had questions about how she thinks he handled his time as a Laker and whether she thinks he'd want to come back this summer. 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 Irwin gives his two cents on the Damian Lillard drama from over the weekend and what it might mean for the Lakers. He also offered an explanation for the rumors of ownership stake being up for sale and Jason Kidd potentially recruiting coaches from the Lakers bench to Dallas. 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 episode of "Can U Dig It?", Christian and Jacob discuss the likelihood of the Lakers trading for Damian Lillard. 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 week in the lounge, Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irwin react to the Spencer Dinwiddie rumors that have started swirling, Jason Kidd rumors just never dying (and in fact are now heating up!), and Bill Plaschke joining Ty Lue in the fight to tell Lakers fans who to root for. 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

To send you into the weekend, Anthony Irwin updates the Jason Kidd situation, which now has a resolution! How does this affect the Lakers? How should they replace him? Will they even replace him? And hey, Bill Plaschke, just let fans be fans. 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 Irwin discusses how ridiculous it is that people are still getting arrested for marijuana, the Lakers being aware of their poor playoff shooting, and a certain really good shooter who links both those stories together. That, plus the latest on Jason Kidd vying for a head coaching gig. 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 this episode, Anthony Irwin and Jas Kang discuss Alex Caruso's marijuana-related arrest in Texas and how the Lakers can add some shooting with limited resources this 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

The Detroit Pistons won the lottery and that'll rightly get the attention but the Warriors quietly netted themselves another asset should they pursue another superstar for next season. Anthony Irwin responds to that, the Lakers' being underrepresented on Team USA, and Joe Lacob's interesting comments regarding LeBron James and Steph Curry. 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 podcast, Christian and Jacob talk about Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs and the NBA Draft Lottery, neither of which the Clippers won. 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 a long weekend, Anthony Irwin gives you the latest on Andre Drummond's free agency expectations and what they mean for the Lakers, the Lakers making a change with their training staff, and Jason Kidd potentially coaching the Dallas Mavericks. 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 week, Anthony's good friend and old podcasting partner Adam Mares joined to discuss Ben Simmons to anywhere but Philly, how these playoffs set up the league moving forward, the very way the league markets this next generation of stars and teams, and his most embarrassing sports moment. 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 Irwin continues to marvel at everything going on in Dallas and how it all might affect the Lakers. Do they have a shot at Rick Carlisle? Will they even show interest? How might all this drama impact Luka Doncic long term and might the Lakers be able to position themselves just in case things really go south? 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 NBA coaching carousel is in full swing, and no one is happier about that the one Jason Kidd, whose agent has been working overtime over the past three years to get the man another head coaching job. With seven currently available head coaching positions, Harrison Faigen and Sabreena Merchant power rank each of the options based on Kidd's potential interest in them. That means they consider what Kidd would value most, which leads Harrison and Sabreena into a weird spiral on the psyche of the Lakers assistant. 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 Irwin basically throws his hands up at all yesterday's news and tries to extricate what Lakers fans should take note of: Jason Kidd is once again a candidate for a head coaching job, the Dallas Mavericks are teaching us about journalism and chemistry, and LeBron James is pissed at 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

Anthony Irwin and Jacob Rude try to figure out what happened across the NBA and what it all means. One thing is for sure, this offseason is looking to be batsh*t crazy. 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

Today on Lakers Lowdown, Anthony Irwin discusses LeBron James being named to the All-NBA 2nd Team, Anthony Davis being left off, and the voting process itself. He wraps up the show with a quote from Marc Gasol that he might tattoo to his body somewhere. 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 this week’s edition of “Talk-O Tuesday,” our hosts Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss both the pros and cons of running it back next season, and why the front office’s history usually leans to be more aggressive than not. 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

Today on the Lowdown, Anthony Irwin discusses Jason Kidd now being interested in being a head coach again after whatever happened in Portland. Something smells fishy there. Then, no Lakers were voted onto the NBA's All Defense Teams despite being the best defense in the NBA. And to wrap up the show, D'Angelo Russell didn't exactly hold back when it comes to Byron Scott as a 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

This week on the "Anthony Irwin Show," Anthony welcomed Jake Fischer to discuss his book: "Built To Lose: How the NBA's Taking Era Changed the League Forever." Why was tanking so taboo before and how is it now so widely accepted? How close were LeBron James and Kobe Bryant to being teammates? And what kind of offseason is this summer shaping up to be? 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 Irwin has watched these playoffs just like many Lakers fans have, thinking about what they could've done to this flawed postseason offering of teams. That said, the Lakers can't do the same as an organization. Rob Pelinka will have to honestly assess this roster and where it can improve -- and he'll need to start with how he can make life easier on LeBron James and Anthony Davis, if they let him. 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 podcast, Christian and Jacob try to find a team for Lakers fans to root for in the NBA Playoffs. 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 Irwin sends you off into the weekend with the latest on when next season will take place, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope receiving a DPOY vote, and Harrison Faigen's blood feud with Howard Beck. 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 week, Anthony Irwin and Harrison Faigen welcome Kyle Goon of The Orange County Register to discuss how insane the last 19 months have been. Could he see the way this season went coming because he went through some of that experience personally? How ridiculous are the takes on the Lakers having it easier last season because of the bubble? From there, they discussed the concept of promised roles and how it seemed to fly in the face of the culture of competition Rob Pelinka spoke of when initially promoted. 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 Irwin wonders at what point the jersey market might get oversaturated. Because these are the hard hitting topics of our lifetime. He also responds to an article on Silver Screen & Roll that wondered whether the Lakers might run it back next year. You know, if you actually are thinking about basketball. 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 this episode, Sabreena Merchant and Jas Kang discuss LeBron James changing numbers, who is more valuable to the Lakers out of Alex Caruso and Dennis Schroder, plus they talk NBA playoffs. 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

Marc Stein reported that Andre Drummond was indeed promised a starting gig and, well, Anthony Irwin didn't like that. He goes off about that but did end with some good news in the form of Rob Pelinka being allowed to spend into the luxury tax if need be. 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