Pete and Darius continue their discussion about the Lakers approach to the upcoming trade deadline by discussing potential targets, what skill sets and player archetypes they think the Lakers most need, and what types of deals they would be willing to make to get the players they like most.

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With the NBA trade deadline coming in a little over two weeks, the Lakers again have a decision to make about what path they want to choose and whether they will make a move to improve this year's team and better position them for a playoff run. In part one of their updated look at the Lakers trade needs, Pete and Darius discuss the different paths on the table for the front office and discuss what they believe the perspectives are from the team's decision makers. 

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The Lakers split a pair of games over the weekend, narrowly escaping against the Nets and then losing to the Clippers after a failed comeback from being down by 20-plus points again. Pete and Darius discuss the games, but zoom out to talk about some of the troubling trends they're seeing, particularly on offense against switching defenses and against the better teams they've faced since swapping out D'Angelo Russell for Dorian Finney-Smith. 

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After a brief stint of playing a two-big lineup in the Lakers comeback win vs. the Heat, JJ Redick has said he will go back to that look for short stretches more often moving forward. Pete and Darius react to what this sort of shift can mean for the team, why these groups struggled earlier in the season, ways to make them be more successful moving forward, and much more. 

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The Lakers had a great comeback win against the Heat on Wednesday, snapping their three game losing streak and showing a resilience they'd lacked in recent losses to the Mavs and Spurs. Pete and Darius discuss the win, highlighting Austin's success as a playmaker, LeBron closing out the game, the team breaking through against Miami's zone, Rui bouncing back, and much more. 

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The Lakers face off against the Heat on Wednesday night, an important game with a chance to halt their three-game losing streak and play a team that offers a serious brand of hoops that the Lakers can strive towards. Pete and Darius discuss the game through the lens of the Lakers needing to improve their own level of seriousness and preparedness as the halfway point of the season nears.

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After building up a double-digit lead deep into the 3rd quarter, the Lakers got blown out in the final 15 minutes against the Spurs, letting go of the rope and showing a concerning lack of adjustments to how the Spurs were beating them. Pete and Darius discuss the game, the strategies that worked and then didn't later on, and whether they think the group is on the right track or not on both sides of the ball and with their lineup decisions.

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The Lakers will return to action against the Spurs on Monday night, the first game back after the L.A. wildfires postponed the team's two previous games. Pete and Darius return by zooming out to discuss the team's re-entry into gameplay and how Jarred Vanderbilt's progress towards a return fits into the coaching staff's shift towards playing more small-ball lineups. And then later the guys reminisce about Michael Cooper's career as the Lakers prepare to retire his jersey.

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The Lakers got their butts kicked by a shorthanded Mavs team on Tuesday, leaving Texas 0-2 on their road trip and needing to look in the mirror about what type of team they want to be. Pete and Darius discuss the game, zeroing in on the team's game plan and execution as the Lakers struggled to score against Dallas' double-teams in the post and while getting exposed on the perimeter while switching heavily defensively.

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With a month left until the trade deadline and having just made a deal for a key rotation player, the Lakers are in an evaluation period while prepping for their next set of decisions on whether to make additional changes in their pursuit of making a deep playoff run. Pete and Darius discuss what this evaluation should entail, why Rui Hachimura and Gabe Vincent are central characters in this process, and much more.

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