Lakers Lounge

Anthony explains why the Kawhi trade finally going through is good for the Lakers, gives his thoughts on the journalistic fallout from that fiasco and then puts together a consolidation trade he'd pull the trigger on to round out the roster with a buy-low candidate. Also in this episode is a quick story about Taj Gibson's camp that really impressed Anthony given the news of his retirement.

The guys discuss the latest hires by the Lakers in the front office and what they could mean moving forward. Anthony chooses to be optimistic because he's tired. Then, they have a conversation about NBA media after seeing what this Clippers scandal has shown us about it. They wrap with a couple questions from the live audience.

Right before the guys went live, the Lakers officially announced a couple new additions to the front office. Anthony, even in the face of potential cynicism (and partially because of sleep deprivation) decides to go into this with an open mind.

After wrapping up their conversation about the Clippers scandal and the media's role in it, the guys dive into a couple fun questions from the live audience about other signings they felt may have made more sense than the ones made this summer.

Anthony starts with a conversation about the changes coming to what Lakers games are going to look and sound like whether you're in the arena or watching from home. Then, he explains why ESPN's response to questions about its reporting fell hilariously short. He wraps with questions from the live audience.

A listener asked in the iTunes mailbag whether Anthony had heard anything about Lawrence Tanter's replacement, which led to Lakers game presentation in general and the coming changes there. From there, Anthony launches into ESPN's pseudo statement following a week of radio silence about their disproven Clippers scandal reporting.

Don Van Natta Jr. tried to issue a statement on behalf of his, Baxter Holmes' and Ramona Shelburne's (and Sham Charania's) infamous reporting that didn't age well almost immediately. Anthony explains why the defenses gives fall hilariously short, then dives into questions from the live audience.

Anthony has heard your notes about how he feels about the Lakers and challenged himself to an optimism battle. He and Harrison discuss the most important factors facing the Lakers and explain what it would look like if those things swung in the team's favor. Buckle up, kids. We're being happy today.

Anthony and Harrison introduce the concept of this episode, which takes a little while because of how out of the norm it is for Anthony to practice optimism. They kick things off with what the Lakers need from Luka Doncic.

Anthony's ask of Austin Reaves this year is relatively straightforward, and something he should be able to carry out. Harrison makes fun of Anthony for racially profiling Austin for like five full minutes.