Lakers Lounge

Anthony makes the case for Giannis being traded somewhere else actually being better for the Lakers, especially if they can land the wing they need for a discount and maybe even wait for Antetokounmpo's impending free agency.

Welcomes to trade season, everyone! Anthony gives some initial thoughts on how this one will play out, then dives into the iTunes and Youtube mailbags to answer all kinds of questions on everything from the Lakers' trade targets to orcas.

The Lakers clearly need a couple more athletes even after JJ Redick finally balanced out the rotation. How they'll get them is another question altogether, especially as the Giannis trade situation looms so large over trade season.

Anthony has been doing this for more than a decade and mailbags have been a popular podcast type all this time and finally, after all those thousands of episodes, he was asked about a subject he truly cares about: the orcas. That and more trade stuff.

Anthony and Raj talk about one of the dumber basketball games we'll see this year. Anthony is out on Dillon Brooks after that performance. Vando finally got some minutes and looked great. What does that mean for the rotation? Anthony gives a new Rui analogy.

Dillon Brooks cost his team that game. The guys debate to what extent that should be taken into account when talking about Brooks as a trade target.

Anthony has had enough with Rui Hachimura. Raj pushes back a bit, which leads to a fun conversation.

Once again, there's a big difference in what maybe should happen versus what probably will happen here. The guys talk out the rotation tweaks that might be coming.

Anthony welcomes Khobi Price (SCNG, OC Register) to discuss the glass ceiling the Lakers keep bumping up against. Is there a way to improve the collective athleticism in the Lakers rotation internally? Or is a trade required to address this clear deficiency? The guys talk this, the starting lineup and the Giannis trade rumors that hang over everything.

Anthony and Khobi discuss that ugly loss to the Spurs and why they seem to keep getting blown out. Is there anything that can be done before trade season?