Lakers Lounge

Anthony welcomes Andy Kamenetzky (Locked On Lakers, ESPNLA) to debate what they think the biggest gamble is Lakers history is or was. They discuss the couple games that were announced earlier Tuesday and wonder how Lakers fans will respond to LeBron James' return to L.A.

Anthony believes Walker Kessler is the biggest gamble in Lakers history. Andy Kamenetsky thinks it's Kobe. The guys present their cases and launch their brutal blood feud with each other.

Anthony and Andy wrap up their Kessler conversation, then dive into the couple of games that were announced earlier Tuesday. Lakers-Warriors is pretty uninspired. Lakers-Sixers was also pretty predictable but significantly more fun to think about.

Anthony thinks so. What do you think? Either way, Kessler can work out. The bar is going to be high, but he's talented enough to meet or even exceed it.

The Lakers gave up so much to acquire Walker Kessler that they have nothing now to address the gaping hole in their starting lineup. Anthony wonders whether there was another approach that may have kept some flexibility open and explain why he thinks Kessler is the biggest gamble in Lakers history.

There's just no two ways around this one. If Walker Kessler doesn't live up to expectations, the Lakers are completely screwed and people should/will lose jobs. No pressure! Anthony wraps up with a Q&A with the live audience.

Anthony and Harrison get together to make a little fun of and then also analyze the latest Clippers allegations from Pablo Torre and his team. The guys also discuss why this story should matter to people, then dive into the topic of this Lakers roster as it's currently constructed and how they'd feel about things if this is how they open the season. They wrap with a quick Q&A.

Anthony and Harrison offer up the latest findings from Pablo Torre and discuss how this one feels different from many of the others.

The system was fine. It worked. But now, the league might be forced to take a closer look at the relationships teams have with player sponsors. Will players connect the dots back to Kawhi Leonard?

After discussing the Clippers investigation(s), Anthony and Harrison turn their attention back to the Lakers, who are still waiting on Jonathan Kuminga. Let's just say this is the roster, though, then what? Also, should the Lakers have a walk-away point with Kuminga in these negotiations?