Lakers Lounge

ANthony and Pete take a wide-angle look at the Lakers through this first month or so to try to figure out who they are as a team. They discuss Luka's season to this point and what he can do better. They then look ahead to LeBron's return and what he'll need to bring that they've been missing. To wrap things up, the live audience had a few questions they were able to get to. 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

This iteration of the Lakers has been together for roughly a month at this point, so Anthony and Pete try to figure out who this team actually is. Are they the group that at one point won five straight? Or are they the team that's been embarrassed in two of their last three? 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

Adou Thierro, come on down! Plus, some discussion about the health of the league and the problems it faces as it ignores the fan experience. 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 discusses an aspect of Austin's game he's more concerned about than how Reaves handles athleticism, his shooting. The Lakers need to do a better job finding him some easier looks. Then, he takes a look at some struggling teams and how they might impact the trade market. Finally, he wraps with a nice, long Q&A with the live youtube 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 offers up some stats that don't paint the prettiest picture of Austin's shooting, then explains how he'd like to see the Lakers get him some easier looks. 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 championship aspirations and, if they're serious about them, their star is going to need to adopt some of the character traits from his peers who've already won. Anthony explains. 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 an opportunity to prove to at least some extent that they belong in a conversation with the Thunder and Nuggets but instead were told emphatically they have a long way to go. Anthony and Raj break down the game and how it felt like an beatdown from the top of the organizations down. 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 try to collect their thoughts after one of the biggest ass-kickings the Lakers are going to take this season. 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 continue the conversation of what all went wrong in this one but sometimes it's as easy as, hey, one superstar played like one and the other didn't. Luka was thoroughly outplayed by SGA. 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 has had enough of people telling him how much Adou Thierro a recent second-round pick might offer whenever he makes his Lakers debut. 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 welcomes Harrison to talk about (Nico) Harrison. The Mavericks finally fired the Lakers legend and there was a ton to talk about as a result. 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 Harrison laugh at how ridiculous the last nine months have been watching the Mavericks slowly and stubbornly realized that maybe the guy who thought it was a good idea to trade Luka Doncic might not be best equipped to run the franchise. Anthony also explains how a diary knocked the episode off schedule and asks for some parenting advice from the 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

The guys discuss Anthony Davis' future in all this and then celebrate Nico Harrison, Lakers legend. Anthony has an idea on how to honor the man who giftwrapped Luka Doncic. 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 is joined by Raj to break down that kinda/sorta important win from last night. The Lakers needed to bounce back and do so soundly. For the first half of the game, it didn't look like it was definitely going to happen, then they finally started defending in the second half. The guys talk Rui's shooting, Austin's impact, Luka Ball 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

Anthony and Raj recap a fun win and talk about their expectations heading in. They also spend some time on Rui Hachimura, who continues his incredible offensive start. Anthony then discusses Austin's importance to this team's offensive approach. 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

Raj threw some bait out there and Anthony took it. He rants about the east as there are now somehow three teams sitting at 1-9 at the same time. The guys also talked about an underrated way Austin Reaves helps this 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 dropped their first no-show of the season Saturday night and performances like that (and the reaction to them) can say a lot about a team and its coach. Anthony explains how, then dives into the mailbags. 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

JJ Redick clearly had a problem with how the Lakers approached that blowout loss to Atlanta, but failed to mention the role coaches play in a team's approach to a game. 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 got a question about his take from earlier in the show about JJ Redick's pressers and explains what smart coaches use that time for. 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

One of The Lounge audience's absolute favorites makes a return trip and boy this episode did not let you down. 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