Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 122-110 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Jovan analyzes Austin Reaves' recent stellar stretch, the first impressions of newcomers Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton, the Lakers' small-ball problems, Jarrett Allen outplaying Anthony Davis, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:09 Takeaway No. 1: Austin Reaves’ stellar play continues 13:09 Takeaway N...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers trading D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks (2027, 2030 and 2031) to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney Smith and Shake Milton. Jovan analyzes why this trade makes sense for the Lakers, Finney-Smith's fit in LA, if he will start, how the trade went down, Shake Milton, the impact of losing Russell, the Lakers' current cap and asset situations, what's next for them on the trade market, and more. If you enjoy this epi...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-122 win over the Sacramento Kings on December 28, 2024. Jovan analyzes Austin Reaves' career-high assist performance, Anthony Davis dominating Domantas Sabonis again, LA winning six of its past eight games, injury updates, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:40 Scheduling update for the New Year 3:04 Thank you for your support in 2024 4:15 Takeaway No. 1: Austin Reaves is e...
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Jovan Buha welcomes Claire de Lune of The Guardian to break down the biggest storylines for the Los Angeles Lakers at the 30-game mark. Jovan and Claire discuss the past 10 games, why the Lakers need to make trades and should put their picks on the table, De'Aaron Fox, LeBron James' recent play, the new starting lineup, Max Christie, the offensive regression, the defensive improvement, Austin Reaves' importance, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewi...
Dec 28, 2024•59 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 115-113 win over the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day 2024. Jovan analyzes Austin Reaves stepping up with a game-winning layup and triple-double, LeBron James' two-way brilliance, Anthony Davis' left ankle sprain, LA's small-ball success, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:33 Takeaway No. 1: No AD, no problem (for tonight) 10:05 Takeaway No. 2: Austin Reaves steps up wit...
Dec 26, 2024•56 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 117-114 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, December 23, 2024. Jovan analyzes the unserious nature of the loss, the Lakers' 20 turnovers, the obvious roster needs that were exposed and confirmed, the offensive improvement within the halfcourt, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:13 Takeaway No. 1: An unserious performance from LA 13:18 Takeaway No. 2: This both exposed and c...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 103-99 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Jovan analyzes the Lakers' sweeping the road trip in Sacramento, their fourth win in five games, LeBron James bullying the Kings inside, Rui Hachimura's offensive tip-out to secure the victory, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:39 Takeaway No. 1: Overcoming late-game adversity 6:27 Takeaway No. 2: LeBron pla...
Dec 22, 2024•57 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 113-100 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday, December 19, 2024. Jovan analyzes the Lakers' league-best defense over the past four games, Anthony Davis outplaying Domantas Sabonis, offensive rebounding and winning the possession battle, LA jumping up to No. 7 in the West, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:58 Takeaway No. 1: LA has the league's best defense over the past ...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Jovan Buha welcomes Anthony Irwin of the Lakers Lounge podcast and ClutchPoints to discuss Darvin Ham’s post-NBA Cup comments and the Lakers’ trade plans. Jovan and Anthony analyze Darvin Ham’s remarks about his Lakers tenure, why two things can be true about it, how LA is well-positioned to make a trade, what this deadline will reveal, the lack of urgency to open trade season, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:09 Disse...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr
Jovan Buha breaks down his report for The Athletic on the Los Angeles Lakers' trade plans ahead of the 2025 trade deadline. Jovan covers if the Lakers are likely to make a trade, what LA is looking for, who realistic trade targets are, if any Lakers players are untouchable, which Lakers players are most likely to be traded, what rival teams will want from LA, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:20 Are the Lakers likely to...
Dec 18, 2024•34 min
Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions. Jovan analyzes the Lakers' most likely outcomes on the trade market, LeBron James setting the tone, Jonas Valanciunas, Dorian Finney-Smith and Cam Johnson, LA's recent defense upturn, Max Christie's progress and role with the starters, D'Angelo Russell's inconsistency, playing the Kings on Thursday and Saturday, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. To learn more about listener data and our pr...
Dec 17, 2024•2 hr 6 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-110 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Jovan analyzes LeBron James' return, his ongoing foot injury and how LA plans to manage it, Max Christie becoming the fifth starter, if the Lakers are back, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:05 Takeaway No. 1: LeBron returns but the foot injury lingers 14:23 Takeaway No. 2: Max Christie is now the fifth starter ...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 97-87 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, December 13, 2024. Jovan analyzes LeBron James' absence from the Lakers, Austin Reaves' return, the team's scoring struggles against Minnesota for the second straight game, LA dropping to 10th in the West, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 4:23 Takeaway No. 1: LeBron's absence this week has been ... odd 8:02 Takeaway No. 2: Au...
Dec 14, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Jovan Buha welcomes Sam Amick of The Athletic — the first three-time guest of the show! — to discuss LeBron James, Bronny James, trade questions and more. Jovan and Sam analyze the Lakers managing LeBron's workload, Bronny playing in his first road G League game, what to make of the Lakers at this point of the season, what they could get for their best players in trades, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:14 LeBron James...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions in his latest mailbag. He analyzes the ideal starting five for the Lakers, who LA is most likely to trade for (Jonas Valanciunas?), what the Lakers’ record will be over the next 14 games, the type of player they’d trade both first-round picks for (Jimmy Butler?), if LeBron will retire after this season, and more. If you'd like Jovan to answer your questions in a future mailbag, drop your question in a comment below, or when he posts a prompt i...
Dec 11, 2024•53 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 107-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Jovan analyzes the Lakers' play without LeBron James, D'Angelo Russell's season-best performance, Rui Hachimura setting the tone on both sides of the ball, Anthony Davis' defensive masterclass, the upcoming break for Los Angeles, Jerami Grant's disappointing audition, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 6:09 ...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 26 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 134-132 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, December 6, 2024. Jovan analyzes the Lakers' late-game lapses, two of the season's best performances from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Gabe Vincent's fit as a starter, the state of LA's defense, the 1-3 road trip, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:32 Takeaway No. 1: Late-game lapses cost LA again 16:31 Takeaway No. 2: A...
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Jovan Buha welcomes Allen Sliwa of The Sliwa Show to break down what’s wrong with the Lakers following their 41-point drubbing to the Miami Heat and their sixth loss in eight games. Jovan and Allen discuss the players’ pride and competitiveness, the changes the Lakers can make in the short term to try to get out of this mess, if there is something deeper going on with this group, if a trade can even fix things, Walker Kessler and other trade targets, Buha vs. Sliwa 1-on-1, and more. If you enjoy...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 134-93 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Jovan analyzes LA's embarrassing play on both ends, their pride and competitiveness, their ongoing skid (six losses in eight games), Anthony Davis' back-to-back season-low performances, what needs to change, and more. If you enjoy this type of NBA content, please like, comment and subscribe! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:03 Takeaway No. 1: There is clearly something wrong with LA right now 12:56 T...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Jovan Buha breaks down the biggest storylines for the Los Angeles Lakers at the season's quarter mark. Jovan discusses LeBron James’ recent slump, LA’s struggles against good teams, Dalton Knecht, D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt and LA’s injuries, early lineup data, trade season nearly being here, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:03 Storyline No. 1: LeBron James’ slump 9:13 Storyline No. 2: LA’s struggles against g...
Dec 04, 2024•46 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 109-80 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, December 2, 2024. Jovan covers the Lakers' latest blowout loss, their recent offensive struggles, LeBron James' prolonged slump, LA's standing at the quarter-mark of the season, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 4:51 Takeaway No. 1: LA's offense is a bigger problem than its defense (for now) 16:13 Takeaway No. 2: LeBron is in...
Dec 03, 2024•59 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday, December 1, 2024. Jovan covers the shorthanded Lakers' nail-biting win, LeBron James and Anthony Davis putting the offense on their backs, Gabe Vincent's best game as a Laker, Dalton Knecht's struggles, Walker Kessler, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:28 Takeaway No. 1: LeBron & AD carry the shorthanded group 10:42 Takeaway No. 2...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 101-93 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, November 29, 2024. Jovan covers the Lakers' third straight home loss, their elimination from the NBA Cup, their unforced errors, their defensive progress over the past two games, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 7:24 Takeaway No. 1: The Lakers are eliminated from the NBA Cup 11:44 Takeaway No. 2: Too many unforced errors 20:0...
Nov 30, 2024•58 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Jovan covers LA snapping its three-game skid, reinserting Dalton Knecht into the starting lineup, why it worked, the supporting cast stepping up, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 4:03 Takeaway No. 1: Dalton Knecht is back in the starting lineup 14:28 Takeaway No. 2: The supporting cast steps up in a big wa...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 127-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. Jovan covers the Lakers' third straight loss, their first NBA Cup loss, their bad defense somehow becoming even worse, why big changes are needed, their fool's gold start, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 4:10 I'm partnering with Audacy! 4:50 Takeaway No. 1: The defense has gone from bad to atrocious 13:54 Takeawa...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 127-102 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Jovan covers Denver's continued dominance of the Lakers, Anthony Davis' rough offensive performance, D'Angelo Russell's recent struggles, LA going 0-2 against tougher competition this week, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00: Intro 7:05 Takeaway No. 1: Time is a flat circle 13:56 Takeaway No. 2: AD had an uncharacteris...
Nov 24, 2024•54 min
Jovan Buha answers all of your Los Angeles Lakers questions. Jovan analyzes Dalton Knecht's spot within the starting lineup, Jarred Vanderbilt's role when he returns, Jonas Valanciunas' potential fit in Los Angeles, the Lakers' biggest need on the trade market, the ideal starting group, Max Christie vs. Gabe Vincent, playing Denver on Saturday, and much more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:53 Q&A1:26:20 Outro To learn more a...
Nov 23, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-118 loss to the Orlando Magic on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Jovan covers the Lakers' first loss in nearly two weeks (and first home loss), the missed free throws, Dalton Knecht's potential role moving forward, the difficult upcoming slate, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing.Chapters:0:00 Intro2:03 Takeaway No. 1: Missed opportunities (mainly free throws)8:17 Takeaway No. 2: Starting lineup is p...
Nov 22, 2024•53 min
Jovan Buha welcomes Sam Vecenie of The Athletic and Game Theory Podcast to break down Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht’s recent surge.Sam and I discuss his early impressions of Knecht, the 37-point performance against the Utah Jazz, whether Knecht should keep starting once Rui Hachimura returns from injury, where Knecht would go in a redraft of the 2024 NBA Draft, a realistic ceiling for him, the Klay Thompson comparisons, Duncan Robinson, and more.If you enjoy this episode, please consid...
Nov 21, 2024•44 min•Ep. 67
Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-118 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Jovan covers Dalton Knecht's career night of a career-high 37 points and a rookie record-tying nine 3-pointers, what it means for his future role, the Lakers being 9-0 in the NBA Cup, LA's six-game win streak, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters:0:00 Intro3:16 Takeaway No. 1: Dalton Knecht's historic ERUPTION17:42 Takeaway No. 2: ...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 5 min
