Lakers Lounge

Anthony uses one of his ridiculous spur-of-the-moment analogies to explain why he thinks the Mavericks might be more open to trading with the Lakers again now that they have the top pick in this draft. He also reacts to the Giannis rumors and the basketball last night. Wildly packed show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison react to the Mavericks "winning" the lottery, the eventful basketball from last night, the Celtics' window potentially slamming shut and plenty more. They also discuss the Lakers' options on the trade market and how they continue to point back to Austin Reaves as a trade asset. 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 goes full tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist and calls out the league for it's latest blatant rigging of the draft lottery that honestly is what's probably best for the NBA. Yeah that's a crazy sentence but this was an insane segment. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison continue their conversation about one of the wilder nights in recent NBA history but then circle back to the Lakers offseason, which feels like it's riding to a fairly large extent on what happens with Austin Reaves. 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 spent most of the day with family for Mother's Day but hopped on to record a quick update on what he's hearing ahead of tonight's NBA Lottery. 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

Jovan Buha stops by and boy do he and Anthony have a lot to talk about. They start with that series, which made both of them look pretty dumb. From there, they discuss what the Lakers need to do to ensure that doesn't happen again. They talk about JJ and Luka's somewhat conflicting ideologies and the Lakers needing to pick a direction this summer and actually do the work before the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony is used to being wrong about sports, but not THAT wrong. He and Jovan (who last spoke before the series) discuss what went wrong for the Lakers and some of the blindspots they carried into the matchup. 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

One particular takeaway from this season keeps bugging Anthony so he decided to bug Jovan about it. It seems as if Luka and JJ's ideologies somewhat clash when it comes to the center position. If that comes to a head, the guys discuss the likely outcome. Get ready to learn traditional centers, JJ. 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 Knicks did it again. Or, the Celtics did it again? Either way, BING BONG AGAIN. The guys revel in that Celtics loss, discuss their dogmatic commitment to the three and debate the ethics of hack-a-whoever. From there, they segue back to the Lakers to discuss JJ Redick's own ideologies and how they might be at odds with Luka Doncic's preferred approach and pick back up on Anthony's discussion about the Lakers' issues with small ball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj celebrate the Knicks breathing some life back into them with these comebacks over the Celtics, who simply will not stop shooting threes. The guys also debate hack-a-whoever. 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 raised questions yesterday about the Lakers going small with Luka Doncic. Raj quelled some of those concerns but Anthony keeps coming back to the footspeed issue with those lineups. So again, can the Lakers play small ball in the playoffs with Luka Doncic? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj have a debate over how things probably should be vs. how things actually are. 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

A lot can be true here at the same time. 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

Full disclosure, this was recorded before Timberwolves pissed all down their legs in game one. Still, Anthony has watched enough playoff basketball at this point to wonder whether small ball is a sustainable model to the extent some teams want to use it. He then directs his attention to the Lakers to wonder whether they'll be able to use it at all with Luka Doncic. 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 regular season and playoffs feel like two different sports. As a result, teams that rely heavily on going small during the regular season have had to adjust against bigger team in the postseason. Is this the next step of evolution in the NBA? 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

JJ Redick likes going small. He's borderline dogmatic about spacing. Anthony isn't sure about playing small with Luka Doncic, so it feels like something is going to have to give here. 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 Knicks picked up a huge win and the Thunder overthought themselves into an 0-1 hole of their own. Fun night of hoops. Anthony enjoys that, then narrates his latest, on macro aspects of this offseason the Lakers will need to figure 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

Anthony explains why that Knicks win was particularly fun for this show's community. From there, he asks a few questions and explains why the answers to them are going to decide what kind of offseason the Lakers will have. He wraps 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/adchoices

Ah, it sure is fun to watch the Celtics lose. Anthony enjoys that, then jumps into the situation the Lakers are heading into with LeBron's player option and potential next contract. 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

Austin Reaves can sign an extension this summer. Anticipation remains that he'll turn it down to hit unrestricted free agency a year from now. Anthony explains what that means for a Lakers team that is strapped for tradeable assets. From there, he talks about the steps forward JJ Redick needs to take and answers a couple 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/adchoices