Lakers Lounge

Anthony and Khobi turn their attention to the upcoming season and try to figure out where to place expectations on this team. They both have high hopes for a Luka Doncic, LeBron James squad.

Anthony has noticed the comment section growing pretty weary of Austin Reaves and wanted to talk to Harrison about it. This was an extremely wide-ranging and honest conversation about Reaves, the Luka era and the goals thereof.

Anthony and Harrison open the show up by discussing whether the Lakers missed an opportunity not trading Austin before the last trade deadline. This then leads into the conversation about how productive he was last season and, hey, turns out, he was quite good.

This is a Luka Doncic team now. So, frankly, the only question that matters for literally everyone on this roster moving forward is: Do you make life easier or harder on him. With that in mind, the guys discuss Austin's place next to Luka in the Lakers backcourt.

Anthony asks Harrison about how ridiculous the response is going to be when/if the Lakers and Bucks talk a Giannis trade and reports surface that the Lakers are reluctant to include Austin.

Anthony is back from New Orleans and has a full mailbag to get to. In it, listeners asked about Rui Hachimura's next contract, whether broadcasters should bring back some of Chick Hearn's old sayings, the NBA schedule and one big potential tweak and more.

The Lakers have treated both Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves like two key parts of their "core." Anthony discusses Rui's next contract and then answers questions about trading Austin Reaves.

Anthony was asked about what can be done to keep Chick Hearn's sayings fresh in the minds of the next generations of Lakers fans so he explained why it's tougher than we think. Then, he celebrates New Orleans.

Anthony kicks off a season preview series of the Lakers' most important players with Luka Doncic, who has fully embraced being the face of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Anthony and Pete debate whether LeBron and Luka's relationship on the court will be the biggest factor facing the Lakers this season, then discuss the ways they'd like to see both guys make each other better. Anthony starts the show by bringing back an old segment.