Jabari Davis and Jamieson Welsh (Fox Sports Radio) are back at it discussing the NBA as a whole on a weekly basis. While they'll be joined by Jordan Buscarini (Castle Country Radio) as well as other writers and analysts in the future, the duo discussed a wide variety of topics including:

Which team(s) will present a realistic challenge for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference?

Will ANYONE challenge these Golden State Warriors?

Critics of Steph Curry and the recognition of greatness.

Where's the leadership in Houston?

Delonte West's unfortunate situation.

What's next for the Los Angeles Lakers

Jabari Davis catches up with Jamieson Welsh (Fox Sports Radio) and Jordan Buscarini (Castle Country Radio) for this week's installment of your Lakers Nation Podcast. The trio got into the team's recent progress, how the young core really seems to be developing and whether it is due to or somehow in spite of the efforts of the coaching staff (or a combination), Kobe Bryant's recent resurgence and last week's war of words between ex-Bruin and NBA player Don MacLean and Coach Byron Scott.

They also addressed Coach Scott's recent admission that he expected rookie D'Angelo Russell to have progressed a bit further along in his development at this state, and touched on whether this might actually be the perfect time to reach out to the Sacramento Kings in order to see what the availability of DeMarcus Cousins might be at this juncture?

LakersNation.com's Jabari Davis was joined by Jamieson Welsh (Fox Sports Radio) and Jordan Buscarini (Castle Country Radio) once again for this episode. With all the rumors of potential free agents on the horizon and trade rumors swirling, the trio addressed all sides of the discussion. They also reassessed Jordan Clarkson's value with a bit of clarification of what his next contract might actually look like.

They were also pleased to be joined by the site's Trevor Lane for his opinions on all the recent news and rumors. Lane has an upcoming potential trades piece that should be up on the site this week, so we wanted to get a quick preview of some of his trade ideas.

The Twitter Topic of the Week was provided by a loyal and appreciated listener that wanted to focus on the idea of moving some of the veteran players. As always, your feedback and topics are very much appreciated. Remember to send them along with #LNPodcast to @JabariDavisNBA, @TheeJamieson and @Jordan_DTS.

LakersNation.com's Jabari Davis caught up with the host of NBA Radio (Sirius XM) and founder of HoopsCritic.com, Brian Geltzeiler for today's episode. We simply had to talk to Geltzeiler (@HoopsCritic) following his "tweet heard 'round the world" about the organization's willingness to at least field offers for rookie D'Angelo Russell.

The duo also discussed the overall outlook of the young core as we move forward, how effective Coach Scott's methods have been with the younger players and whether Geltzeiler believes the team would consider making a move on the trade market if it meant shipping one or more of their developing assets out of town in order to make the current roster more enticing to potential upcoming free agents.

LakersNation.com's Jabari Davis caught up with former Grantland.com contributor and current writer for outlets such as The Guardian and Vice Sports (among others) Dave Schilling for this edition of the podcast. The two of them discussed the current state of the Los Angeles Lakers, how watching Michael Jordan compete with Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp made Schilling fall in love with the NBA during the 1990s, Schilling's thoughts on the young core and several other topics related to the current team.

Schilling voluntarily acknowledged his desire for the team to move in a different direction with the coaching staff after the season and even offered a 'familiar' solution as a potential head coach. The two of them also addressed the upcoming free agency period and which strategy the front office should take as well as Schilling's belief that LSU's Ben Simmons is the prospect the Lakers should most covet in the upcoming NBA Draft

LakersNation.com's Jabari Davis was joined by Jamieson Welsh (Fox Sports Radio) and Jordan Buscarini (Castle Country Radio) once again for this week's episode. The three of them discussed Kobe Bryant's condition and where the bulk of his remaining minutes should be devoted, as well as D'Angelo Russell's continued improvement both by the eye-ball test and the numbers and whether he should be the permanent starter at this point.

Corey Hansford also joined the show in order to give a mid-season assessment and chime in on this week's LakersNation.com Roundtable Discussion: which of the young core players has shown the greatest potential to be a superstar at this level?

Davis also asked each of them to put on their proverbial GM hats and decide which direction would be the best way to go with the future of the small forward position with rumors of potential interest in upcoming free agents like DeMar DeRozan, Hassan Whiteside and Harrison Barnes (amongst others) from the organization.

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.

LakersNation.com's Jabari Davis was joined by Jamieson Welsh (Fox Sports Radio) and Jordan Buscarini (Castle Country Radio) once again for this week's episode. The three of them intended to discuss Kobe Bryant's sudden resurgence and whether we should be concerned about his sore shoulder, but the conversation ended up centering around General Manager Mitch Kupchak's recent comments about the organization's preference to develop the young core in an effort to attract potential free agents.

They continued the conversation by diving into the potential negative impact of continuing to limit the playing time, roles and responsibilities of D'Angelo Russell, Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson. The trio also discussed this week's LakersNation.com Roundtable Question (by Corey Hansford): has Roy Hibbert played up to the level we expected? While the 7'2 big man can't possibly be expected to erase all of this team's defensive issues, some of the panel may have anticipated a bit more productivity and effort being that he is in a contract year.

As always, please continue to share your feedback through the comments section and via Twitter: #LNPodcast to @LakersNation, @JabariDavis, @TheeJamieson and @Jordan_DTS

LakersNation.com;s Jabari Davis was joined by Jamieson Welsh (Fox Sports West) and Jordan Buscarini (Castle Country Radio) for this week's episode. The three of them offered "grades" and assessments of the young core, veteran group and coaching staff as the team has played about 25 percent of the regular season to this point.

Davis was also joined by the host of the 'Instant Offense Podcast' and frequent contributor to BBALLBreakdown.com James Holas in order to get another outside opinion on the rookie watch, the various franchise rebuilds currently underway as well as his opinion on the development of Julius Randle and D'Angelo Russell in particular.

LakersNation's lead reporter Serena Winters was kind enough to join the show this week. We asked for her thoughts on the team's progress,and whether they are playing to her level of expectation? Winters also offered some behind-the-scenes insight into how the team continues to interact with one another positively despite the continued struggles in terms of wins and losses.

LakersNation.com's Jabari Davis was joined by Jamieson Welsh (Fox Sports Radio) and Jordan Buscarini (Castle Country Radio) for the seventh installment of your Lakers Nation Podcast. The trio discussed Magic Johnson's recent comments about the front office and Jim Buss in particular. Davis asks if Johnson's criticism, while somewhat accurate, comes across as a bit of revisionist history given the fact that the former Laker-great publicly endorsed several of the moves he seems to be critical of at this point. 

Davis also asked the panel to discuss some of the positive developments they've seen from the young core, while also addressing the current rotation, player frustration and whether the team may consider moving anyone if a more compatible or promising player were to become available on the market.

Rather than their customary 'Final Shots' to close the show, the three of them took a moment to acknowledge some of Kobe Bryant's greatest moments since the 20-year-veteran officially announced his retirement last week.