Lakers Lounge

Anthony welcomes Jovan back into The Lounge for the first time in way too long. The guys discuss the recent slew of trade rumors and where they think that might be coming from. Then, Anthony wonders to Jovan whether the Lakers should be rooting for Steve Ballmer to not get punished given the can of worms that would open.

Anthony and Jovan both reported Lakers interest in Andrew Wiggins earlier this summer. Why are those rumors resurfacing now? The guys discuss that, Wiggins' price and other wing options.

Anthony asks Jovan a purely pragmatic and almost Machiavellian question: Should the Lakers be rooting for Steve Ballmer given the advantages they have with new ownership coming in and their ability to acquire superstars?

Anthony welcomes Matt Moore back into The Lounge for a conversation about the ethics involved with this whole Kawhi Leonard situation. Buckle in because this one gets DEEP. Also, near the end, the guys discuss the Andrew Wiggins rumors and why Anthony is a little skeptical of this reported timeline (in part because he stands by his own reporting).

After the latest bit of reporting, it looks pretty impossible for anyone to argue that the Clippers didn't cross the line to at least some extent. The guys talk about this and what it means for the rest of the league.

Matt asks Anthony about a CBA that artificially limits what NBA stars can make and whether that's ethical. If it isn't, then could it be argued breaking CBA-based rules is the ethical thing to do? Anthony initially agrees, but to an extent, but this does lead them down a very philosophical discussion.

Anthony reacts to Slovenia getting knocked out of Eurobasket by Germany and the improvements he saw from Luka Doncic that would tangibly help the Lakers. Then, he segues to Adam Silver's press conference at the NBA's Board of Governors meeting that, well, could have gone better.

Anthony discusses the couple improvements he saw from Luka Doncic this Eurobasket tournament and how they are exactly what the Lakers were hoping to see from him this summer.

Adam Silver was asked about the Clippers scandal and about the rising cost of literally watching his league's games and neither answer generated much confidence. But hey at least guys will shoot heaves now!

Anthony and Raj WERE going to just quickly update the Kawhi Leonard story but, clearly, Raj had some stuff he had to get off his chest. So, the guys talk about that, then hit on the prospect of Luka Doncic as the league's best player potentially next season.