In a wildly entertaining exercise, the guys snake draft 10-man rotations of any players who've ever worn a Lakers uniform. They explain the parameters of the draft, then get into it. Also, Anthony commits a truly earth-shattering gaffe. 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
May 30, 2025•33 min
After drafting their all-time 10-man rotations, the guys offer up some observations about the exercise and extend them to some key factors the Lakers will have to take into account this summer. More importantly, Pete has two revelations that are absolutely incredible. They wrap with questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
May 30, 2025•33 min
Anthony and Harrison have one of *those* episodes, where they start with one subject and just kind of wander around. These tend to be their best shows. In this one, they start with LeBron and Luka and the notion of two timelines, but wind up touching on all the trade stuff, Jayson Tatum's injury, the upcoming finals series and The Last of Us. 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:/...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 36 min
Anthony is coming to realize that LeBron and Luka can obviously fit at least fairly well, but it's inherently short-term because of where LeBron is in his career. So, with that in mind, the guys set the table for a really tricky conversation about how the Lakers can do right by LeBron while also giving Luka his best chances at a championship asap. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ht...
May 30, 2025•38 min
The year is 2078. The podcast has been taken over by AI, and by that we mean Anthony Irwin IV despite Anthony's rants against nepotism. Somehow, some way, the guys are still debating the notion of individual talent vs overall fit. 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
May 30, 2025•37 min
We know, we know, but stick with us. If you enjoyed that show, you'll like this conversation. If not, well, it's the third part of a really long conversation that was mostly about the Lakers. 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
May 30, 2025•35 min
As usual, after Anthony write anything, he narrates it for you exclusively in the Lounge RSS feed. This time, he wrote about the how the Lakers view Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura internally and the back-and-forth about trading them taking place as the offseason nears. 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
May 29, 2025•12 min
Anthony dropped another report last night, this time detailing the internal debate within the Lakers organization on Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura. He and Raj discuss Reaves and Hachimura's place in the Lakers core, the return the Lakers should be looking for in any trades for each, the risk with both in free agency and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 9 min
With the OKC Thunder well on their way to a finals series they'll be heavy favorites, the guys give their thoughts on what the finals might look like. Anthony thinks OKC will roll. Raj thinks otherwise. From there, the guys launch into their conversation about Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura as part of the Lakers "core" and whether they should be considered as such. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your a...
May 29, 2025•36 min
Raj asks Anthony about honeymoon periods, which leads to a hilarious, ridiculous analogy. The guys talk about the Lakers' decisions impact on Luka Doncic, who will have an extension passed across the table to him this summer that the Lakers desperately need him to sign. 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
May 29, 2025•38 min
Anthony is joined on this earlier edition of The Lounge by Kirk Henderson (Mavs Moneyball, Pod Maverick) to discuss Luka Doncic's season, both in Dallas and eventually in L.A. The guys talk about the calf strain that never relented its grip on this season, Luka Ball, the need for a center and, eventually, a former teammate of Doncic's who the Lakers have an eye on. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad...
May 28, 2025•45 min
Anthony dropped a report last night on the Lakers' center pursuit. He narrates that piece, plus a couple occasional nuggets here and there. 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
May 27, 2025•9 min
Anthony comes back from his little break with a bang, as he welcomes Trevor Lane (LakersNation) into The Lounge to talk ... about most of the same stuff we've been talking about. Centers stuff, the need for athleticism, Austin Reaves' trade market and whatever else comes up. 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
May 26, 2025•57 min
Anthony and Trevor kick off their conversation with some bbq talk, then dive into the playoffs that continue to roll on without the Lakers. These games demand the question: Are the Lakers close? If they are, then how can that gap be bridged? If not, then is it smarter to keep their powder dry for when they can more sustainably compete? 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://podcas...
May 26, 2025•32 min
In that 2019-20 season, the Lakers brought back Dwight Howard and had a very honest conversation with him about his career at that point. Anthony makes the case that a similar conversation could help a very talented center turn things around in L.A. Trevor is a little less sold. 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
May 26, 2025•30 min
Anthony did a little digging and one thing resonates far above everything else as it pertain to noise surrounding the Lakers' offseason: They know they need at least one center and are in the market for a couple. He discusses how that pursuit is going so far, the speed bumps they've already hit and how a chaotic summer might really help them. He also explains why it seems unlikely Jaxson Hayes will be back next year -- and why he hopes he isn't. To learn more about listener data and our privacy ...
May 26, 2025•41 min
Honestly, the guys could've spent the entire show marveling at the game they just watched. But, they're professionals, so instead, they marveled at the game they just watched and then fantasized about some of the players they just watched being on the Lakers. 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
May 22, 2025•1 hr 22 min
The Knicks just lost in one of the most excruciating ways ever seen in the history of the sport and have only themselves to blame. 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
May 22, 2025•31 min
There's a really good chance the Pacers might start looking at their books this summer and decide there is a guy here and there they won't be able to keep. Anthony thinks this might present the Lakers an opportunity. He and Raj discuss this, and the notion of trading talent for fit. 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
May 22, 2025•31 min
Anthony and Raj continue their conversation but the most striking thing in this segment (other than the live questions) was everything they learned about Luke Kornet. 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
May 22, 2025•33 min
Anthony has noticed a take that he just can't quite wrap his head around from a particular faction of the fan base. They want LeBron James gone. Anthony explains why it wouldn't help and where he thinks the take is coming from, then dives into what the Lakers will need to do to make it work with James. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2025•55 min
Anthony records every episode with an image of Kobe behind him. He was once the obnoxious Kobe stan. He thinks there's a good chance that faction of the Lakers fan base is also the one that has been waiting for a reason to demand LeBron James go away. 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
May 21, 2025•27 min
LeBron James and Luka Doncic were asked to completely rethink the way they play the game in a matter of a few months then try to let that carry them through the playoffs. It's going to be legitimately fascinating to watch these two basketball geniuses try to figure this rubix cube out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2025•33 min
One of our absolute favorites stopped by The Lounge today. Dan Woike (L.A. Times) is back from the NBA Draft Combine, where things are considerably quieter for the Lakers than when he was there last season. The guys talk about the "mourning period" the Lakers went through and the work they're doing to avoid that next year. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 12 min
The Pope is a White Sox fan from Chicago. Dan Woike is a White Sox fan from Chicago. This is the closest Anthony will ever get to talking to the Pope about the Lakers offseason. 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
May 20, 2025•38 min
Anthony and Dan finally get around to the Austin Reaves portion of their conversation. All they keep hearing is how unlikely it is Reaves will be moved for a variety of reasons. They wrap with a bit of offseason rapid fire as they try to design out the ideal Lakers summer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2025•39 min
The conference finals matchups are set and, now that we're two rounds in, Anthony offers up a take on what it takes on offense and defense to enjoy postseason success -- and how it runs contrary to what is valued across the league. From there, he brings the conversation back to the Lakers by answering questions from the iTunes, Twitter and youtube mailbags. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 6 min
As much as teams have focused on efficiency through shot selection, Anthony found a notable trend across most of the conference finalists over the years and their ability from two-point range. Between that and the defense we're seeing from the teams left, the Lakers have their work cut out for them this summer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 19, 2025•37 min
A listener wanted to know what it would take for the Lakers to play the kind of defense we're watching from the remaining teams and, well, we have some bad news... 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
May 19, 2025•34 min
After years of trying to find some way to record a regular pod together, Anthony and Pete finally have that opportunity and will be recording episodes of "The Hook" every other Friday or so. This is their first such episode and in it, they talk about the potential for a quieter summer than fans may expect, what that would mean and what's on the line in this first transaction window since the Luka trade -- plus any number of topics in-between. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pra...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 3 min
