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Andre Drummond has played 10 games so far with the Los Angeles Lakers since joining them as a midseason buyout free agent. And with just 11 games to go in the regular season, the team has now seen just about half of the sample size they’re going to get on “The Big Penguin” before the playoffs begin, so it’s probably about time for us to discuss what we’ve seen so far, and what we feel like we (and the Lakers) can expect from Drummond in the postseason at this point. To do that, I could think of no one better to join me than Sopan Deb of the New York Times, also known as “the man who once argued on Twitter that Drummond will be a Hall of Famer one day.” After briefly discussing that whole episode, we dove in to Drummond’s play with the Lakers so far, and tried to make the cases both for and against him as a meaningful playoff contributor, as well as talking about how we see this addition going for the Lakers. Finally, to wrap up the show, we debated if we’re all giving this too much thought, and if the addition of Drummond will actually matter all that much one way or the other when the postseason rolls around. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers 114-103 victory over the Orlando Magic. They also discuss how Anthony Davis has played since his return, Montrezl Harrell & Dennis Schröder's huge game and the latest injury to Alex Caruso. Plus will the Lakers be able to hang on until LeBron James returns? The guys think they have winnable games on their upcoming schedule. 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, the "Can U Dig It?" crew is joined by seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry. 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 a special crossover episode, Harrison Faigen was joined by Kirk Henderson of our sister site, Mavs Moneyball, to discuss the Lakers' loss to the Mavericks, and why they think these two teams' battle for seeding down the stretch will be especially compelling. Saturday's game could be must-win for both sides, even as Andre Drummond and Anthony Davis still are getting used to playing together. 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 and Jas kick things off by discussing the big news that Anthony Davis will return for the game against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. AD has been out for 29 games, and head coach Frank Vogel says Davis will be on a 15-minute restriction on a game-to-game basis once he returns. The guys break down what this means for the Lakers rotation and how it impacts Andre Drummond and Marc Gasol. Then, Anthony and Jas share their thoughts on Davis and Drummond will co-exist on the court and how Vogel will distribute the minutes at center during the postseason. Following that, the guys get into why it's concerning that LeBron James is reportedly weeks away from returning. With only a little more than three weeks left until the end of the regular season, how will the long layoff affect LeBron's conditioning? To wrap things up, Anthony and Jas look at the playoff picture and give their thoughts on where they hope the Lakers finish in the Western Conference standings. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the possible return of Anthony Davis on Thursday vs the Mavericks. They also discuss how his return could impact other players on the team. Plus they ask if the Western Conference is more difficult this season compared to last. 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 postgame show, Christian and Anthony recap the Lakers' loss to the Jazz and talk about Andre Drummond's role in 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

Christian and Jacob discuss the likelihood of the Lakers falling into a play-in spot on this week's episode of "Can U Dig 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

The Lakers returned home (to fans!) from their seven-game road trip and unfortunately lost to the Boston Celtics despite the best efforts of Talen Horton-Tucker, Marc Gasol, and the deep bench in the fourth quarter. Sabreena and Christian delight in the exploits of those Lakers while placing the loss in some broader context about the team's place in the standings and their general fatigue factor. They then pivot to the big news of the day that Anthony Davis has been cleared for on-court activity and share their expectations for how the rest of the season could look for AD. 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 and Jas kick things off by discussing Andre Drummond's offensive struggles and if it is a sign of things to come.. The guys then get into why Drummond has to alter his game when LeBron James and Antony Davis return to the lineup. Anthony and Jas then talk about why having Drummond and Gasol on the roster is a good problem to have for the coaching staff. Following that, Anthony and Jas share their thoughts on why Frank Vogel should be getting some consideration for the NBA Coach of the Year Award. The Lakers have been playing .500 ball since losing both their superstars and have remained one of the best defensive teams in the league, so Vogel deserves a ton of credit. To wrap things up, Anthony and Jas preview the game against the Celtics and how it nice will be to finally have fans back in attendance at STAPLES Center. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla recap the Lakers win over the Hornets that wrapped their 7 game road trip. They also talk about how the team has played since both LeBron and AD have been out. Plus why is Marc Gasol not playing? And the Lakers welcoming back fans to Staples on Thursday! 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 briefly arguing about Andre Drummond's value to the Lakers (0:00-18:40), hosts Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irwin threw to a more interesting conversation they recorded earlier in the day with South Bay Lakers head coach and former Laker Coby Karl (19:09-58:42), who is hosting a new podcast called “The Curious Leader with Coby Karl,” featuring guests like legendary Lakers coach Phil Jackson, team governor Jeanie Buss, current player Jared Dudley, and a whole lot more. So after Harrison and Anthony gave Coby a hard time about encroaching on their podcasting turf, they then jumped into some more serious topics. What is it like to manage all the different factors that go into coaching a G League team while building his own coaching philosophy? What makes connecting with players on a personal level so important to him? What have the Lakers had him and his coaching staff doing after choosing not to send a team to the G League bubble? What are his favorite stories about Alex Caruso and Talen Horton-Tucker? Does he remember the time that Harrison and Anthony did an interview with him and it didn’t record? What was it like to teepee Ray Allen’s house? They touched on all those topics and a whole lot more on our latest podcast. 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 Lakers' win over the Nets and where they stand with LeBron and AD still weeks away from returning. 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, Christian Rivas and Jas Kang recap the Lakers' close-loss to the Miami Heat, discuss Andrew Drummond's return and go over when the Lakers will unveil their 2019-20 NBA championship banner. 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

Sabreena and Christian dive into the ever-spinning roulette wheel that is the Lakers center position, starting with the news -- courtesy of Kyle Kuzma -- that Marc Gasol considered accepting a buyout from the team. Thankfully, Gasol did not follow through on that impulse, but Sabreena and Christian discuss how the Lakers got to this point via the signing of Andre Drummond. The two of them discuss some of the rotation questions the Lakers have going forward before closing with predictions for the remainder of the road trip. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers first win over the Raptors since 2014. Plus what the the addition of Ben McLemore could do for the team. 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

Has this latest stretch changed how comfortable the Lakers should feel offering Dennis Schröder a max extension? On the latest episode of "Lakers, Explained," co-hosts Harrison Faigen discussed that, if this brutal slump the Lakers have been in affects their opinion of Schröder's value -- or the value of any other members of the team -- as well as Paul Pierce getting fired from ESPN and Andre Drummond's thoughts on Easter Egg hunts. 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 and Jas kick things off by discussing Woj's report that some NBA executives want changes made to how the league's buyout market works. Do teams like the Lakers and Clippers have an unfair advantage? Sabreena and Jas share their thoughts on why Adam Silver shouldn't make any changes to the current system. Following that, they get into Frank Vogel's plan to play Marc Gasol and Montrezl Harrell together and if Gasol will play meaningful minutes in the playoffs. Then, Sabreena and Jas preview the upcoming seven-game road trip and give their predictions on where the Lakers will be in the standings by the time LeBron James and Anthony Davis return to the lineup. 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 postgame show, Christian and Anthony discuss Andre Drummond's debut for the Lakers, which ended with a toe injury. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Padilla and Alex Regla are joined by SI Senior Writer Chris Herring, who broke down the signing of Andre Drummond and what Laker fans can expect from the 27 year old Center. Plus Dennis Schröder turns down $84 M extension from the Lakers. And is Marc Gasol about to be bought 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

No, but that didn't stop some people from acting like it! On today's podcast, Harrison and Anthony reacted to Andre Drummond saying all the right things at his introductory press conference, and then after the break, they discussed why all the anger about good teams signing buyout guys is a little misplaced and/or misguided. 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 talk about the Lakers' acquisition of Andre Drummond and how the areas they think he can help the team. 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 played the Sixers Thursday and made the game more competitive than would have been expected, but after a brief Danny Green interlude, Sabreena and Christian are more interested in talking about the passage of the NBA trade deadline, and the team's general activity. They talk through the potential Kyle Lowry trade that wasn't and the Lakers' valuation of Talen Horton-Tucker. They then move on to the latest news from the buyout market regarding Andre Drummond and LaMarcus Aldridge before closing with the comments from Dennis Schröder about hitting free agency this offseason. There's a lot of uncertainty in LakerLand, and Sabreena and Christian are doing their best to ride the wave. 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 and Jas discuss what the Lakers could do at the deadline, the Kyle Lowry rumors and where the Lakers will be in the standings when LeBron James and Anthony Davis return. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers 128-111 loss to the Pelicans. They discuss possible trades before Thursday's deadline. How long LeBron James will be out? If Andre Drummond will be a Laker. And how the Lakers can win games if they don't make moves. 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 “Lakers, Explained,” co-hosts Harrison Faigen and Christian Rivas dove into the latest trade rumors surrounding the Lakers. Would the team really move Montrezl Harrell? What guard might they be looking at, and who could they trade? Will any deals get done? Christian and Harrison got into all that and more before wrapping up the show by remembering the late Elgin Baylor, a legend who the Lakers may not exist without. 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

Following LeBron James' injury on Saturday afternoon, the Los Angeles Lakers began life without their top two stars on Sunday night on the road against the Phoenix Suns. While the undermanned Lakers fought to the finish, the Suns came away with a double-digit win in what was likely a precursor for the weeks to come for L.A. Having taken the rough weekend for fans, Anthony and Jacob sit down to discuss the post-LeBron life in Los Angeles while recapping Sunday's game. They look at what positives could come from the Lakers not having James and Davis for the foreseeable future (not many!) and how the team might play without them. Then, they discuss whether the injuries change the Lakers' mindset heading into the trade deadline that is just days away. Should the team look for someone to help in the short term? Should they stand pat and only target buyout guys? After that, the two step back and look at the league in a bigger sense. James' injury paired with that of LaMelo Ball's leads the two to question whether the league is acting in the best interest of the players and just how much is at risk for the league this season. They discuss the condensed schedule, the rash of injuries this season to marquee players and connect the dots between the two. Finally, Jacob offers a preview of the upcoming game against the New Orleans Pelicans in a contest that now has an entirely different feel to it without James and Davis. 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 beat the Hornets Thursday, and LeBron James seized the moment to make a statement for his MVP candidacy. Sabreena and Christian talk about why this particular game seemingly meant so much to LeBron and try to come up with words to describe his performance, specifically defensively as he closed the game at center. They then spend some time on LeBron's MVP case before addressing the continued Andre Drummond noise and what the Lakers could and should do with their center position. 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, Jas is joined by Brian and Andy Kamentzky to talk all things Lakers. L.A. is 6-6 without Anthony Davis, the guys kick things off by discussing what has been the biggest issue without AD in the lineup. Brian and Andy then share their thoughts on why Montrezl Harrell and Kyle Kuzma have turned the corner recently. Following that, they get into which players the Lakers should target via trade of the buyout market and which available big men could come in and take Marc Gasol's place. Then, the guys get into which teams around the league would give the Lakers the most fits in a playoff series and how each contending team will do down the stretch. To wrap things up, Brian and Andy look back at their career in the sports media industry and give some tips on how to stay relevant in the challenging industry. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers 137-121 victory over the Wolves. LeBron James recorded a triple double for the 2nd straight game. Montrezl Harrell has been a monster since the All Star break. Should the Lakers rest LeBron with a busy 2nd half schedule? 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 beat the Golden State Warriors on Monday night, and we’re ready to break it down. On the latest episode of “Lakers, Explained” — a podcast by Silver Screen and Roll — co-hosts Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irwin dove into the game. First, both hosts wanted to apologize to Montrezl Harrell for underrating what he brings at times. He showed his value against the Warriors, and has made progress on defense lately. Then they praised Kyle Kuzma after the latest sign of his own improvements against Golden State. How much juice those two are giving the Lakers right now cannot be overstated. After all that, in the second half of the show, Harrison and Anthony got into why the Lakers making a trade for P.J. Tucker — they’re rumored to still be talking to the Rockets — work is a lot less likely than them adding him in the buyout market because of how complicated a deal would be. Plus, is such a deal even a good idea? Harrison broke down all the crazy level of machinations that would be required to make a trade that isn’t 1-for-1 work to outline how hard it would be for Rob Pelinka and the front office to get it done. And that goes for Tucker, or any of their other rumored targets. Finally, the two wrapped up the show by getting you ready for the second night of the back-to-back against an awful Minnesota Timberwolves by trying to get Anthony to name their coach and starting lineup. He did better than Charles Barkley does in “Who He Play For?”, but only marginally so. You can follow Harrison on Twitter at @hmfaigen, and Anthony @AnthonyIrwinLA. 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 react to Jared Dudley's injury and explain why the Lakers can't sign a player to replace 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

In this episode, Jas Kang and Christian recap the first 37 games of the Lakers' season, breakdown what has went wrong without Anthony Davis in the lineup and preview the second half of the schedule. 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 played their final game of the first half of the season Wednesday and were down all three frontcourt starters plus Alex Caruso. It wasn't altogether surprising that the Lakers lost to the Kings in their absence, but Sabreena and Anthony still found reasons to enjoy the performance, both in the moment and for what it could mean going forward. After spending some time on the game itself, the two of them reminisce about their favorite Lakers All-Star memories. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss the Lakers 114-104 loss to the Suns. 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

While Dennis Schröder was out, the Lakers went 0-4. Since he’s returned, they’ve won two games in a row. While that isn’t grounds to campaign for him to win MVP, it does mean it’s time to appreciate how much he helps this team and how important he is, especially with Anthony Davis set to miss at least five more games. So on today’s episode of “Lakers, Explained," that’s exactly what co-hosts Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irwin did. Did they undervalue how important to this team Dennis is before? Is he really as helpful as he seemed to be on both ends? And why haven’t the Lakers extended his contract yet? They got into all that and more. But before they got to that, Anthony and Harrison wanted to address the latest free agency rumors about Alex Caruso, who reportedly may get offered the full mid-level exception. How much would Anthony and Harrison pay for Caruso, and do they think the Lakers will be able to keep both him and Schröder? They debated all that — and discussed the future of breakout Lakers star Damian Jones — and more on our latest show. You can follow Harrison on Twitter at @hmfaigen, and Anthony at @AnthonyIrwinLA. 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 were off today and haven't done anything newsworthy since releasing Quinn Cook, so Sabreena and Christian went a little off-book for today's episode. LeBron James is once again GM of Team LeBron for this year's All-Star Game, and the draft for the teams will be held on March 4. In anticipation of that event, Sabreena and Christian did a mock draft of this year's teams and give their best picks for this year's skills competitions. 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 lost four games in a row, with their 114-89 embarrassment against the Utah Jazz basically being two and a half quarters of garbage time following a mostly competitive first frame. Yes, Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder have missed time, but this team shouldn’t be this bad, should it? That’s the question we tried to answer on our latest episode of the Silver Screen and Roll postgame show. Hosts Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irwin started out the show with the caveat that this loss was basically the same story as the last several, and that trying to glean any new analysis from it was basically an exercise in futility. What continued, however, were a few trends that have plagued the Lakers’ all season: Their horrible 3-point shooting, and their recent issue of allowing their opponents to hit too many threes of their own. Are either of those things reason for concern moving forward? To some degree yes, but Harrison also provided some context on last year’s team, and how this isn’t actually that big of a drop from the defending champs’ previous 3-point shooting woes. After discussing all that, Harrison and Anthony dove into the Lakers’ second-half schedule, and how tough of a slate they have coming up to round out their run to the playoffs. A run that will all come while the team is as tired as ever, and facing eight back-to-backs over their final 35 games to boot. Finally, they wrapped up the show with a plea for LeBron to consider taking it easy if things keep going this way, and for the team to make sure he stays healthy for the 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

In this episode, Anthony and Jas kick things off by discussing the Lakers' recent 1-4 slide and what might be causing the downturn in their performance. The guys question if Frank Vogel should limit LeBron James' minutes and if it would be good to give him some time off during the season. Following that, they get into the Lakers' shooting woes and how the team can improve its offensive production. Then, Anthony and Jas discuss some of the Lakers that are struggling and why the team likely won't turn things around until Anthony Davis returns. The guys also share some quick thoughts on how the Wednesday game against the Utah Jazz could play out. To wrap things up, Anthony and Jas talk about how much the team needs the upcoming All-Star break and how they think the Lakers will respond after a week off. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss the Lakers 3 game losing streak. How the team has fared without Anthony Davis. What they want the Lakers to improve as they head to into the toughest 4 game stretch of the season. Plus how or if the Lakers can give LeBron James more rest. 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, Jacob and Christian empty the mailbag, which is filled with questions about how the Lakers can improve their roster before the trade deadline. 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 lost to the Brooklyn Nets 109-98 Thursday, and it was hard to take too much away from a game when the team was without Anthony Davis and lost Dennis Schröder right before game time, especially defensively. However, the Lakers struggled to shoot the ball from 3-point range yet again, continuing a dispiriting 10-game trend, and Sabreena and Christian spend some time talking about the offense and if there are any signs of concerns. They also discuss LeBron James passing 35,000 points and his All-Star captaincy. 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 Anthony Irwin a DNP (snowstorm) Harrison Faigen joined host Christian Rivas for our latest postgame podcast, recapping a semi-impressive win over the Timberwolves to start the Lakers' upcoming stretch without Anthony Davis. To start the show, Christian hurt Harrison's feelings, then they discussed the keys for the Lakers on their first night since losing Davis until at least the All-Star break. Then, after talking about how sad the Timberwolves look -- #FreeKAT -- they broke down what they're looking for over this next, AD-less stretch, and finally wrapped up the show by making fun of a hilarious photo caption. 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

You can follow Harrison on Twitter at @hmfaigen, and Jacob at @JacobRude. 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 Los Angeles Lakers have won their last six games, which is now their longest streak of the season, but if you’ve been paying attention, it really doesn’t feel like they’ve been that good. Mostly because they haven’t. That’s why their last three took them at least one overtime to sort out despite playing against lottery teams. But impressive or not, the team still is winning, after all, and so on our latest episode of the Silver Screen and Roll podcast, host Sabreena Merchant was joined by our own Harrison Faigen to discuss the positives they've seen during what has been perhaps the least impressive winning streak ever. To start, they lauded the continued growth and development Kyle Kuzma, who has morphed into a very different player than the rookie that Lakers Twitter fell in love with, but deserves a ton of credit for so drastically changing his game in order to play winning basketball for this team. Then, after a short break, Harrison and Sabreena discussed Anthony Davis’ season, and what they want to see from him over the rest of this year when he gets back on the court (beyond just good health). We know how good Davis can be, but there are a few things he could stand to keep working on as the regular season continues. Finally, to wrap up the show, our hosts broke down their other two favorite positive parts of the win streak the Lakers have been on: The endless energy of Montrezl Harrell, and the resurgence of Wesley Matthews. 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 and Jas kick things off by breaking down the Lakers' ugly 114-113 win over the Thunder. This was the third-straight time the Lakers had to go to overtime against an inferior opponent. Is that a cause for concern? The guys share their thoughts on why fans shouldn't be worried about the previous three outings. Following that, Anthony and Jas get into why the Lakers' offense hasn't been as sharp without Anthony Davis and if that could be an issue come playoff time. They also discuss KCP's shooting woes and why he needs to get going for the Lakers to return to being the dominant team they were to start the season. To wrap things up, Anthony and Jas touch on the Utah Jazz and if they are a threat to the Lakers come playoff time. 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 Los Angeles Lakers have won five games in a row, and eight of their last 10. They are half a game back of the best record in the NBA. So why has the discussion around them — on this site included — been so negative lately? On the latest episode of “Lakers, Explained” — a podcast by Silver Screen and Roll — co-hosts Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irwin debated that question, and then had the MVP conversation. 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

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers 119-112 victory in OT vs the Thunder. They discuss the Lakers slow starts, playing without AD and Alex Caruso, LeBron's triple double and Wes Matthews big game. 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?" Jacob and Christian talk about the latest Anthony Davis injury update, which may explain his early-season struggles. They also discuss the Super Bowl, and how unprecedented it is for Tom Brady and LeBron James to be dominating at their respective ages. 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 "I Love Basketball," Sabreena and Christian recap the Lakers' comeback win over the Nuggets, which was made possible by a historic night from LeBron James and another impressive performance from the Lakers' bench, led by Talen Horton-Tucker. 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