Hollywood Hoops: Lakers, Clippers, and LA Basketball

Hollywood Hoops' Eric Pincus and Josh Martin learn the Los Angeles Lakers walked away from the New Orleans Pelicans/Anthony Davis trade talk mid-show. Can the franchise recover after trying to ship off nearly the entire team, out of LeBron James, without landing Davis?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Josh Martin and Eric Pincus discuss the Anthony Davis trade demand. Can and should the Los Angeles Lakers do whatever it takes to trade for A.D. before the Feb. 7 NBA trade deadline? Will the New Orleans Pelicans actually trigger a deal or wait until the summer? Are the Lakers the favorite?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Eric Pincus and Josh Martin debate which young L.A. Laker has more value, Brandon Ingram or Kyle Kuzma? Should Los Angeles pick up Carmelo Anthony? Is DeMarcus Cousins a fallback plan this summer?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Josh Martin and Eric Pincus discuss the Los Angeles Lakers' recent losses to the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Should they be dropping games to bad teams, even with LeBron James sidelined? Should Luke Walton's job be in danger because of the team's recent slump?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Eric Pincus and Josh Martin reflect on the Los Angeles Lakers' recent struggles without LeBron James. Despite the recent slump, the Lakers are still on track to win over 50 games. So too are the L.A. Clippers, who have slowed after their hot start but are also still in the playoff mix.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Josh Martin and Eric Pincus discuss Brandon Ingram both as a player and as a trade asset for the Los Angeles Lakers. Is Ingram more valuable to the team in chasing Anthony Davis than Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Eric Pincus and Josh Martin discuss Brandon Ingram's fit with the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James. Can the Lakers be patient to let Ingram develop, as a mid-range scorer? Should they try to mold him into a spot-up shooter? Is he the trade bait to get a bigger star? Also, the L.A. Clippers are struggling without Lou Williams.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Josh Martin and Eric Pincus discuss the NBA's Most Value Player Race. In the early running, should LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers rank higher than third? Also, how would Trevor Ariza impact the Lakers if they land him from the Phoenix Suns? The L.A. Clippers may struggle if Lou Williams is out for any significant length of time.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Eric Pincus and Josh Martin discuss the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers success in the Western Conference, the Lakers overcoming a slow start the Clippers rolling since the season began. Also, do the Boston Celtics really have the assets they need to chase Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Hoops' Eric Pincus and Josh Martin discuss the struggles of Markelle Fultz and the success of Aaron Gordon, while looking at the development of the Los Angeles Lakers' young players in Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball. Can they grow in the spotlight next to LeBron James with expectations to win now?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices