Return guest, Darren (TW: @IceBurrrgSlim), of The Working Title Podcast joins Derrick and they talk everything Lakers. We touch on what success looks like for this team throughout the rest of this season. Looking ahead, we ask the question "who's really running the team?" How does a franchise with an aging LeBron James deal with protecting their future vs. winning now with LeBron? Also, what does winning with Bron look like in 2022 and beyond. A lot of tough questions are asked such as, who can we trade and what's the realistic return? Russ, AD, Monk THT, Bron, Jeanie, Pelinka, everyone's role in how we go here is discussed (everyone's). This is definitely the full Lakers deep dive Derrick has been hinting at and you might have been waiting for.

The Brooklyn/Philadelphia trade is discussed in the intro due to it being the big move at the trade deadline.

*Note: There's a bit of audio feedback throughout the podcast at certain points. Apologizes for technical/audio issue and I appreciate the support/listens.