Lakers Lounge

Oh, what a weekend that was. Anthony enjoys that, dives into his takeaways from the first round, discusses the options the Lakers have on the wing this summer and then dives into a Q&A with the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony laughs at the Celtics, gives a few thoughts about the teams that moved on in these playoffs, laughs at the Celtics, discusses the doomed two-timeline efforts across the league, laughs at the Celtics and... laughs at the Celtics. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A listener asked in an iTunes mailbag question what the Lakers' options might be this summer at the wing spots. Anthony gives his thoughts to answer the question, but also stresses who important he thinks centers are in today's NBA -- especially on a Luka Doncic team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers blew out the Rockets to close out the series and avoid the wrong kind of history. Anthony and Raj break down the game zoomed out and in. Really though, this was about celebrating and riding the wave that we can, while it's rolling. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj react to that win. Anthony takes a second to explain why that win mattered to Dodgers fans specifically. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The only reason the Lakers ever had a chance in this series is 41-year-old LeBron James. So, after watching them take care of business, Anthony and Raj marvel at what the hell they just watched from one of the greatest athletes ever. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys celebrate the night and the series Rui Hachimura just had. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Lakers having taken care of business and avoiding the wrong kind of history, Raj and Anthony chuckle a little bit about the Celtics' current predicament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, the Lakers put themselves in a super tough spot. Anthony welcomes Edwin Garcia (Silver Screen & Roll) into The Lounge to talk about this predicament, how the Lakers avoid the wrong kind of history and basically just vent about this team never being normal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers had a golden opportunity and let it slide right on by. Teams typically pay for those mistakes and now the they face the wrong kind of history. Anthony and Edwin discuss their panic levels and analyze how the Lakers can avoid blowing that 3-0 lead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, it sucks to be nervous going into tonight's game, but at the same time, if you would've told us the Lakers would hold a 3-2 lead given the odds they were facing, that'd be a win in and of itself. And yet... here we stand. Should the context matter? Or is that coping? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony recaps a weird game, discusses Houston's big adjustment, analyzes Austin Reaves' return to the court and then wraps with a Q&A with a feisty live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Game five was defined by great Houston shooting and a complete abandonment of the offensive boards by them -- a total course correct from their identity much of the season. Anthony explains the move, what else he saw from the game and whether he thinks the Lakers have a counter-punch. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony explains why this was probably LeBron's second least impactful game of the series (ok he said least but it was late and he meant second-least) so far, then dives into questions and comments from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony wraps up the show's questions from the live audience, and they weren't in the best mood. So, Anthony pushed back on some of the doom and gloom about individual guys as the Lakers look ahead to this summer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reports are that Austin Reaves' return is looking pretty good for game five. The reports on Kevin Durant's are less positive. Anthony consider this a "please-win" game, also because of how OKC looked in sweeping the Suns. The guys react to the voting breakdown for the NBA's Executive of the Year award. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Contrary to some pockets in the Lakers fan base's beliefs, Austin Reaves coming back would be great for the Lakers. Anthony and Harrison explain why. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys wrap up their conversation about OKC as The Empire and turn their attention to Brad Stephens winning exec of the year and, maybe more notably, Rob Pelinka receiving a single third place vote. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a loaded mailbag/Q&A session, Anthony answers questions about LeBron James' future with the Lakers, how he'd build around Luka Doncic with OKC in mind, what the rotations should look like with Austin Reaves potentially back and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers have been a super tight group dating back to the beginning of March. LeBron James has been a big part of that. Have these couple months changed the chances that he returns next season? Anthony explains whjy he thinks so, but that the Lakers must set aside any pettiness if they want him back. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices