Lakers Lounge

Anthony battles the elements, his allergies, fatigue and the NFL playoffs to bring this pod to you SO YOU BETTER LISTEN. He talks Rui Hachimura's return to the rotation and his role in it, at least for a little while. He then dives into the iTunes mailbag and the live chat to have a nice little Sunday convo with the audience.

Lakers fans should be rooting hard for the team to look good tomorrow with a rotation that makes a lot more sense than it has for most the year to this point.

A live viewer asked about coaching and a couple older candidates, so Anthony gives his thoughts on where he sees coaching going from here on out.

Anthony and Pete set the table one month out from the trade deadline with some help from the league, given that Trae Young has already been traded and it seems like Ja Morant might be too. If you want to be optimistic about what the Lakers might do, this is the episode for you.

Anthony and Pete are both optimistic that the Lakers should be able to address quite a few needs over the next month, and will. They explain why. They also give their thoughts on Trae Young being moved. They loved that deal for everyone involved. It also signalled a new era in NBA contracts.

Anthony and Pete give their thoughts on Ja Morant potentially being traded. Neither are very high on his market. Then, they come to grips with an unfortunate point: The Lakers probably need a guard. Not this one, but still.

Giannis spoke to The Athletic about all the trade rumors and while he may have intended to put all the noise to bed, the disclaimers he kept putting on the message will probably have the opposite effect. Anthony and Harrison laugh at Giannis' attempts, then make the case that the Lakers need to move on from waiting for him to become the villain he'd need to be so as to leave Milwaukee.

Giannis tried to disspell the noise emanating from his agent's efforts to get him out of Milwaukee and didn't exactly succeed. Anthony and Harrison explain why all these superstars are screwing these situations up.

Think of the children, Rob. Think of Bronny.

Yeah the Lakers lost but Raj and Anthony haven't spoken since 2025 so there was A LOT to catch up on. So grab a seat, get comfy. Come along for the ride.