Buha's Block with Jovan Buha

By Jovan Buha

Jovan Buha, a senior reporter covering the Los Angeles Lakers for The Athletic, covers the purple and gold with a weekly podcast that includes news, analysis, and exclusive interviews with media, play... more

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Buha's Block with Jovan Buha episodes:

June 05, 2025 Ranking The Lakers' Biggest Offseason Decisions With Pete Zayas
Jovan Buha welcomes Pete Zayas of Laker Film Room to rank and debate the biggest decisions of the Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason.
Jovan and Pete examine the Lakers’ urgency this summer, building for 2026 vs. 2027, realistic center targets, potentially trading Rui Hachimura, why they’d both keep Austin Reaves at least one more season, their favorite taxpayer mid-level exception targets for LA, an exciting podcasting update, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:38 What is the biggest decision of the Lakers’ offseason?
7:00 Who’s the best realistic center target?
14:02 Are the Lakers on a 2026 or 2027 timeline?
23:14 Why trading Rui is feeling likely lately
27:54 How Giannis & KD could impact LA’s offseason
30:45 How does Austin Reaves factor into this summer?
42:30 Who should LA target with the TMLE?
50:11 Update: I will be podcasting with Pete more moving forward!
51:28 Outro
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1h
June 03, 2025 How Luka, LeBron, JJ Redick & The Rest Of The Lakers Can Improve For Next Season
If the Los Angeles Lakers are to contend for a championship next season, they will need internal improvement. Jovan Buha examines one area each Lakers player and head coach JJ Redick can improve for the 2025-26 season.
From Luka Doncic's conditioning to Austin Reaves' strength to Dalton Knecht's defense, there are numerous ways next season's group can be better, regardless of any roster changes.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:36 Luka Doncic
3:39 LeBron James
7:14 Austin Reaves
11:01 Rui Hachimura
14:39 Dorian Finney-Smith
17:33 Gabe Vincent
20:13 Jaxson Hayes
24:07 Jarred Vanderbilt
27:39 Jordan Goodwin
30:27 Dalton Knecht
33:44 Bronny James
35:13 Trey Jemison
37:56 Christian Koloko
40:06 JJ Redick
46:53 Outro
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56min
May 31, 2025 Lakers Grades For The Regular Season & Playoffs With Sean Davis
Jovan Buha welcomes Sean Davis to grade the second half of the regular season and playoffs for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jovan and Sean analyze the final 41 games of the regular season and five-game playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, focusing on the key rotation players and head coach JJ Redick.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:04 Criteria for player grades
2:28 LeBron James
10:01 Luka Doncic
18:52 Austin Reaves
32:55 Rui Hachimura
42:01 Dorian Finney-Smith
46:44 Jaxson Hayes
53:48 Gabe Vincent
1:00:11 Jarred Vanderbilt/Dalton Knecht/Jordan Goodwin
1:04:11 JJ Redick
1:15:00 Outro
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1h 24min
May 28, 2025 Lakers Offseason Guide: Cap-Sheet Scenarios, Roster Needs, Trade Assets, Key Dates
Jovan Buha breaks down the Los Angeles Lakers' 2025 offseason.
Jovan analyzes the Lakers' key dates, provides a general overview of their flexibility, examines their free agents and trade assets, discusses the first and second apron, explores various cap-sheet scenarios, outlines offseason needs, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Key offseason dates for the Lakers
2:00 General overview of LA’s offseason
3:58 LA’s free agents
4:29 LA’s trade assets
6:13 Moves that trigger hard-cap at first or second apron
7:26 LA’s cap sheet for 2025-26
17:54 Offseason needs
19:10 Outro
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28min
May 22, 2025 Lakers Offseason Questions, Trade Packages & Free-Agent Bargains With Trevor Lane
Jovan Buha welcomes Trevor Lane of Lakers Nation to break down the biggest questions of the Los Angeles Lakers' offseason.
Jovan and Trevor analyze what the Lakers should learn from the playoffs, why Rui Hachimura is the potential pivot point of the offseason, realistic center options and trades, building the roster this summer vs. at the trade deadline, their favorite cheap free-agent targets, LA's tradable assets, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Playoff lessons for the Lakers
7:51 Why Rui is the potential pivot point of LA’s offseason
17:24 Realistic center options and potential trades
24:58 Jovan and Trevor’s ideal offseason moves
33:30 Building the roster this summer vs. at the trade deadline
39:58 Back to ideal moves & favorite cheaper FA targets
50:22 Ranking LA’s tradable assets
54:03 Outro
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1h 4min
May 22, 2025 Lakers Q&A: Best Offseason Trades, Buzz On Centers & Free Agency, Austin Reaves
Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:41 Q&A
1:21:13 Outro
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1h 30min
May 21, 2025 What The Lakers Need To Learn From Each Conference Finals Team
Jovan Buha analyzes one lesson the Los Angeles Lakers can learn from each of the four conference finalists: the New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers.
Jovan examines the Knicks' 'heliocentric' blueprint, the power of the Thunder's identity, the Timberwolves' physical advantages, and the Pacers' depth.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:11 New York Knicks
7:21 Oklahoma City Thunder
13:26 Minnesota Timberwolves
20:34 Indiana Pacers
27:01 Recap
27:45 Outro
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36min
May 14, 2025 Lakers Mailbag: Ideal Offseason, How Center Targets Fit & LeBron James
Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions.
Jovan analyzes the ideal (realistic) Lakers offseason, how LA can build depth if LeBron James doesn't take a pay cut, how Nic Claxton, Daniel Gafford, Myles Turner or Walker Kessler would fit with the Lakers, if there are any concerns with LeBron's knee, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:07 Question No. 1: What is the ideal Lakers offseason?
10:48 Question No. 2: How can LA build depth if LeBron doesn’t take a pay cut?
13:57 Question No. 3: Would LeBron leaving open up cap space + help with a new star?
21:28 Question No. 4: How realistic are any of Turner/Claxton/Gafford/Kessler? Best fit?
28:48 Question No. 5: Any concern with LeBron’s knee injury lingering?
30:28 Question No. 6: Where does this rank among my favorite LeBron seasons?
34:22 Question No. 7: Would you sign Gary Trent Jr. or Clint Capela to TMLE?
37:34 Question No. 8: Are there guidelines for what media can/can’t ask?
42:51 Questions No. 9-10: Potential packages for Bam or JJJ?
47:57 Outro
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57min
May 09, 2025 Lakers Mailbag: Austin Reaves, Realistic Center Targets & Luka's Trade Value Ranking
Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions.
Jovan analyzes the biggest takeaway of the season, if the Lakers should trade Austin Reaves, if Reaves can be a No. 3 and fit next to Luka Doncic, the realistic centers LA should target this offseason, Luka's rank among players in trade value, if this will be LeBron James' last season, sports-media advice, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:11 Question No. 1: Biggest takeaway of the season? Favorite part? What could’ve gone better?
5:25 Question No. 2: Should LA trade Austin? Can he be a No. 3? Fit with Luka?
22:19 Question No. 3: Which centers are the Lakers looking at?
31:51 Question No. 4: Where does Luka rank among players in trade value?
36:16 Question No. 5: Will this be LeBron’s last season?
38:30 Question No. 6: One piece of advice for Luka?
42:33 Question No. 7: Would LA trade AR for Claxton/Kessler/Turner?
45:30 Question No. 8: AR/DK for Lauri/Kessler?
47:04 Question No. 9: Sports media advice? Sacrifice and workload?
56:31 Outro
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1h 5min
May 07, 2025 Lakers Roundtable: LA Beat Writers On Covering Team, NBA Media, Road Life & More
Jovan Buha welcomes ESPN's Dave McMenamin, the Los Angeles Times' Dan Woike and the Southern California News Group's Khobi Price -- the other three Los Angeles Lakers beat writers -- to talk about what it's like to cover the Lakers.
Jovan, Dave, Dan and Khobi share their favorite moments covering the Lakers, the biggest surprises on the beat, road life, favorite road cities and arenas, the state of NBA media, the Luka Doncic trade, sports media advice, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:48 Roundtable intros
2:55 What would we change about NBA media?
10:41 Biggest surprise covering the Lakers?
17:29 Favorite moments covering the Lakers?
28:29 Where we were at for the Luka trade
31:53 Do reporters become fans of the team they cover?
39:07 Routine on the road?
51:04 Are you ever skeptical of other media reports?
57:47 Favorite road city for food and road arena
1:00:57 Advice for someone who wants to become an NBA beat reporter?
1:09:27 Outro
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1h 18min

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