Lakers Lounge

FULL: Anthony welcomes Jovan back into The Lounge to talk about the Lakers as legitimate championship contenders. Statistically, the Lakers have been more impressive on defense. What's incredible to think about is what they're capable of on offense. They talk about all this, what the last month as been like, the Lakers' injury situations and how the rest of the league feels about the Luka Doncic trade (spoiler: not great).

PART ONE: Anthony and Jovan get a kick out of the fact that they finally get to be optimistic on a sow together because the Lakers are just legit.

PART TWO: Anthony and Jovan discuss LeBron's approach since the Luka trade and how cool it's been to watch him become a super three-and-d wing. They also talk about what has been the key to JJ Redick's success this season.

LOWDOWN: Anthony recaps the Lakers' seventh-straight win, marvels at LeBron James and Luka Doncic, laughs at Shake Milton's incredible plus-minus and celebrates other role players who helped make that win happen.

FULL: Anthony and Raj marvel at the amount of margin of error the Lakers now get to work with because of Luka Doncic and LeBron James. In this case, the Lakers beat the Pelicans handily without two starters. They recap the game, discuss Jeanie Buss' not-so-great comments about Anthony Davis and the trade and wrap with a few questions from the live audience.

PART ONE: Anthony and Raj recap the Lakers' seventh-straight win but mostly giggling like idiots about what LeBron James and Luka Doncic can do together.

PART TWO: Anthony and Raj enjoy the fact that Luka and LeBron offer such a high floor that the Lakers can basically take case of business almost no matter who is available. Then, they dive into a conversation about Jeanie Buss' unfortunate comments about Anthony Davis and the trade.

PART THREE: The guys pick up the conversation about Jeanie Buss' comments and Anthony issues a warning. Don't take too long a victory lap right now, with so much work left to do. They wrap with a couple questions from the live audience.

LOWDOWN: Anthony rolls through the Lakers' injury situations, then explains (with some help from Eric Pincus) how the Lakers actually can sign Jordan Goodwin and Trey Jemison.

FULL: Anthony offers updates on Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura ahead of the Lakers' matchup Tuesday against the Pelicans. From there, he dives into the various mailbags to answer as many questions as he could. Listeners wanted to know about the ways teams might be able to defend the Lakers, what the Lakers' options are in terms of converting Jordan Goodwin and Trey Jemison and more.