Lakers Lounge

Honestly, the guys could've spent the entire show marveling at the game they just watched. But, they're professionals, so instead, they marveled at the game they just watched and then fantasized about some of the players they just watched being on the Lakers.

The Knicks just lost in one of the most excruciating ways ever seen in the history of the sport and have only themselves to blame.

There's a really good chance the Pacers might start looking at their books this summer and decide there is a guy here and there they won't be able to keep. Anthony thinks this might present the Lakers an opportunity. He and Raj discuss this, and the notion of trading talent for fit.

Anthony and Raj continue their conversation but the most striking thing in this segment (other than the live questions) was everything they learned about Luke Kornet.

Anthony has noticed a take that he just can't quite wrap his head around from a particular faction of the fan base. They want LeBron James gone. Anthony explains why it wouldn't help and where he thinks the take is coming from, then dives into what the Lakers will need to do to make it work with James.

Anthony records every episode with an image of Kobe behind him. He was once the obnoxious Kobe stan. He thinks there's a good chance that faction of the Lakers fan base is also the one that has been waiting for a reason to demand LeBron James go away.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic were asked to completely rethink the way they play the game in a matter of a few months then try to let that carry them through the playoffs. It's going to be legitimately fascinating to watch these two basketball geniuses try to figure this rubix cube out.

One of our absolute favorites stopped by The Lounge today. Dan Woike (L.A. Times) is back from the NBA Draft Combine, where things are considerably quieter for the Lakers than when he was there last season. The guys talk about the "mourning period" the Lakers went through and the work they're doing to avoid that next year.

The Pope is a White Sox fan from Chicago. Dan Woike is a White Sox fan from Chicago. This is the closest Anthony will ever get to talking to the Pope about the Lakers offseason.

Anthony and Dan finally get around to the Austin Reaves portion of their conversation. All they keep hearing is how unlikely it is Reaves will be moved for a variety of reasons. They wrap with a bit of offseason rapid fire as they try to design out the ideal Lakers summer.