Lakers Lounge

Anthony reacts to the news that the Jazz waived KJ Martin, a young, athletic wing who checks boxes for the Lakers. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like he's in the cards. From there, he narrates a piece he wrote about the season ahead for Austin Reaves.

Anthony presents Raj with four options, then the guys rank each candidate for who within the Lakers universe has the most riding on this season. The choices: JJ Redick, Rob Pelinka, Luka Doncic and LeBron James.

Anthony and Raj start their lists with the guys slated to speak this week: JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka.

Anthony and Raj make the cases for Luka Doncic and LeBron James, for who will be feeling pressure heading into this season. Then, at the behest of a listener, they react to KJ Martin being waived by the Jazz.

With media day now less than a week away and the NBA news cycle cycling again, Anthony welcomes you back to Lowdowns. He discusses the Fred VanVleet injury, then narrates a season preview he wrote a while back about LeBron James and the Lakers needing each other.

Anthony reacts to reports surfacing that Fred VanVleet of the Rockets will miss this entire season with a torn ACL. This could really shake up the Western Conference, so he goes through his updated tiers. The Lakers have a real opportunity for a top-four seed now. Anthony also discusses some of the trade chatter stemming from FVV's injury.

Anthony offers up what's known about Fred VanVleet's injury and the fallout from it, then jumps into a discussion of the updates tiers in a new-look Western Conference. The Lakers might have a real shot at homecourt in the first round now.

The Rockets have center depth and need a guard. The Lakers have guard depth and need a center? With this FVV injury, will the teams link up to work something out?

Anthony details all the things we can look forward to over the next week, let alone afterward. You guys, we've wandered through the desert that is August/September long enough. Let's get back to it. He also answers your questions, and y'all brought it this week.

This is actually a rather big week, as we'll get our first appearance in a while from Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick. In one week, it's media day. Training camp opens shortly thereafter. Anthony preps you for all of it.