LakersNation.com's Jabari Davis is back for another episode of you Lakers Nation Podcast for the first time in 2016. Davis was joined by Jamieson Welsh (Fox Sports Radio) and Jordan Buscarini (Castle Country Radio) as well as LakersNation.com's Trevor Lane for the latest installment.

Davis asked Jamieson and Jordan about the apparent shift in the team's focus and how GM Mitch Kupchak has been unusually vocal so far this season. The trio also discussed a recent ESPN article that featured the multiple top-10 sophomore lists and how neither had Jordan Clarkson or Julius Randle on them.

Trevor Lane was also kind enough to join the mix as he gave and updated assessment of the team's progress since his last appearance and offered his opinions on whether we should be concerned over some of his recent struggles. Lane also chimed in on which direction the team should consider if they were to eventually keep their top-three pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.