The Athletic’s Jovan Buha guests to discuss the dawn of the JJ Redick era in LA.

• How much of an upgrade will Redick be on Darvin Ham?
• What are the prospects for the return of Jarrett Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent?
• Will the lack of depth sink this squad?
• Under what circumstances will the Lakers make a trade to bolster their playoff chase, and what are the holes they need to fill?
• Should Austin Reaves be untouchable in trade talks?
• How do the Lakers get to be a top-5 offense?
• Can LeBron and AD keep it going another year?
• Our predictions for the season.

Celtics reporter Noa Dalzell of CLNS and SBNation joins to look ahead to Boston’s title defense. The key topics:

• What was the secret sauce to last year’s crazy regular season numbers?
• Which players are possible regression candidates this season?
• Which players who weren’t in the rotation last year can contribute this year?
• How can Jayson Tatum take another step forward?
• Was Derrick White’s career year sustainable?
• How do the Celtics match up with their chief competition in the East?
• Are Kristaps Porzingis’ awesome postup numbers going to carry over to the postseason?
• Our predictions for the season

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