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PART 1: Macro media day thoughts; Some fun with JJ's weird injury report

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PART 2: Media day bingo results (cont'd); Kevon Looney's potential value

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PART 3: Do you believe JJ Redick when he talks about meritocratic minutes dispersal?

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FULL: Lakers, NBA Media Days DELIVER

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PART 1: Lakers Media Day continues Redick, Pelinka presser vibes

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PART 2: Funniest moments from Lakers, NBA Media Days

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HOOK: Rob, JJ bring the vibes; preseason expectations; Austin/Luka as leaders; RIP LT; Q&A

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PART 1: Pete also noticed the significant vibes shift

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PART 2: How will Luka, Austin handle being leaders? Walker Kessler must step up

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PART 3: Pete, Anthony completely disagree about Pelinka tempering expectations

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FULL: Rob and JJ's presser focused on chemistry, vibes and moving on

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PART 1: The vibes are noticeably (and notably) better

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PART 2: PR stuff doesn't matter, 'til it does; RIP Lawrence Tanter; Rob lowers the bar

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FULL: Lakers broadcast tweaks; JJ/Rob presser preview; Lonzo pseudo retirement; Q&A

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PART 1: Lakers broadcast changes, explained

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PART 2: JJ/Rob presser preview; Lonzo Ball career look-back; Q&A

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FULL: Kessler v Duren; Media Day Bingo; SB Nation Q&A

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PART 1: Kessler v Duren hypothetical; Media Day Bingo

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PART 2: Media Day Bingo cont'd; Is JJ Redick already a top-10 Lakers coach?

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FULL: Let's talk Lakers depth, MAILBAG

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PART 1: Anthony doubles down

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PART 2: MAILBAG - Stop... laughing?

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FULL: Anthony finally lets Raj nerd out about this team

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PART 1: Raj and Anthony debate the Lakers' fifth starter

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PART 2: What's the nerdiest thing Raj is excited about?

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FULL: Aaron is back! West contender tiers, Lakers offseason tweaks; Steph-LeBron Warriors-Lakers

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PART 1: West contender tiers; Lakers squarely second-tier

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PART 2: Could Bronny actually crack the rotation?

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PART 3: Chris Mullin once gave Aaron the business

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FULL: STILL not sure who's in charge; Clippers RICO case; Preferred governors; Q&A

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PART 1: Really, NO clarity? At all?

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PART 2: Who would you prefer between Jeanie Buss and Iger/Kushner?

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FULL: Board of governors meetings preview; Kawhi trade goes through; Mailbag/Q&A

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PART 1: Why Lakers fans should care about the board of governors meetings

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PART 2: Kawhi trade goes through; Consolidation trade for Lakers?; Taj Gibson retires (story)

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HOOK: Lakers FO additions announced; Clippers scandal shows holes in NBA media landscape; Q&A

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PART 1: Lakers' FO additions, explained (to the extent we can)

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PART 2: Q&A - Other potential directions the Lakers could've gone in this summer

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FULL: MAILBAG - Lakers game presentation changes; ESPN FINALLY speaks on Clippers reporting; Q&A

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PART 1: Lakers games are going to look and sound very different this year and moving forward

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PART 2: ESPN's defense doesn't hold up; Mailbag/Q&A

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FULL: Anthony tempts fate and goes a full episode remaining optimistic about the Lakers

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PART 1: Luka Doncic can win MVP; Here's how

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PART 2: What does Austin need to do to live up to his deal?

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PART 3: What did we learn from this exercise?

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FULL: Lakers' top lineups for all situations (starters, bench, combo, garbage, small/big)

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PART 1: Starters? Bench mob? Combo lineups?

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PART 2: Lakers can go small or big; garbage lineup is actually fun; Q&A

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FULL: Anthony and Raj on the Clippers, fandom, billionaires, journalism, and all kinds of stuff

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PART 1: Sike, syke or psych?

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PART 2: Kawhi Leonard, the bullet worth dodging

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PART 3: Story time

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PART 4: Can the Lakers take advantage of the Clippers rebuild?

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FULL: Lmfaooooooooooo Clippers

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PART 1: Let's just laugh for a bit

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PART 2: Does this impact the Lakers? Not directly, but this is good for the league

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PART 3: *That* old clip, followed by a Q&A

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FULL: Grading the Buss sibling era; Likeliest rotation; Fair expectations

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PART 1: Buss siblings' tenure, detailed

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PART 2: What are "fair" expectations for the Lakers as an organization?

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FULL: Some Lakers officials aren't going to miss Dodgerfication efforts; MAILBAG

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PART 1: Did the Lakers just tell on themselves?

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PART 2: MAILBAG - How long with Jeanie's fight against her family hang over the season?

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THE HOOK: Anthony really doesn't like this offseason; Pete tries to talk him into it

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PART 1: Was this summer worth the wait?

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PART 2: Pete tries to talk Anthony off the ledge (again)

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FULL: Kuminga shuns the Lakers; Jeanie sues her siblings; Anthony and Harrison are tired

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PART 1: A lot is true at the same time with the Kuminga situation

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PART 2: The Lakers will probably be fine, but fine isn't enough

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PART 3: Jeanie Buss doesn't care about what's best for the Lakers; has she ever?

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FULL: Kuminga intel (right before he signed with Minnesota)

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PART 1: Kuminga latest (before he signed, obviously)

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PART 2: Jeanie Buss doubles down against her siblings

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FULL: JJ Redick season preview; Roster questions, Ted Lasso, Q&A

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PART 1: Can JJ Redick adjust to the roster if it doesn't fully line up with his ideologies?

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PART 2: Is JJ Redick the Lakers' Ted Lasso?

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FULL: Lakers ownership latest; ESPN's at it again; Mailbag/Q&A

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PART 1: Latest in Lakers ownership drama

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PART 2: Will another ownership change impact Lakers roster decisions?

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FULL: Peyton Watson trade fallout; MEGA mailbag session; Q&A

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PART 1: Peyton Watson trade was actually very good for the Lakers

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PART 2: iTunes mailbag helps explain how fans typically process the offseason

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PART 3: Why fans shouldn't quit on the Lakers because of their new owners

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FULL: Raj gives more of the fan angle of these ownership squabbles

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PART 1: How does Raj, the Lakers fan, feel about all *this*

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PART 2: Jeanie turned the Lakers into Anthony's old Saturn

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PART 3: Owners are convincing fans to care about luxury taxes again and it's driving Anthony crazy

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FULL: At what point will anyone focus on what is best for the LAKERS?

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PART 1: How we got here tells us something about where we might be going

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PART 2: This can't possibly be what's best for the Lakers

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BREAKING: Buss siblings sell Lakers out from under Jeanie, for now

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PART 1: Wtf (again)

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PART 2: Latest drama might explain why hiring FO personnel has been difficult

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PART 3: How new ownership can earn Lakers fans' trust

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PART 4: So does Jonathan Kuminga own the Lakers now?

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FULL: Lakers sold; Adam Silver's failings; Who are Bob Iger/Josh Kushner; Walker Kessler debate

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PART 1: What a month (it's only the 14th)

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PART 2: Lakers fans just want to be able to focus on the basketball

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FULL: Lakers schedule breakdown; Latest sale intel; Chris Paul to front office?

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PART 1: Lakers schedule follows recent history