All Episodes

FULL: Truuuuuuuu

PART 1: What would be a successful Lakers season this year?

PART 2: Can the Lakers' infinite turbo button wing approach work?

FULL: Anthony and Raj talk... baseball? Preseason grades; Rotation combinations; Q&A

PART 1: Anthony is forever doomed to shady injury information

PART 2: No, Twitter, Anthony doesn't want to hand the offense to Austin even while Luka is out there

PART 3: Poor Wizards fans; Grimes preseason grade, ideal role; Q&A

FULL: Walker Kessler debuts; Austin impresses; Lakers bungle injury info; Q&A

PART 1: So... Walker Kessler!

PART 2: Anthony completely bungles his Austin point but kinda/sorta arrives there anyway

PART 3: A listener actually wrote a haiku about that game

FULL: MAILBAG - Kessler, Sexton injury concerns; Roster trimming; Guard depth; Knicks (?) extensions

PART 1: Walker Kessler, Collin Sexton injury updates

PART 2: Anthony's prefered rule change - Town down the reputation stuff

PART 3: How else can the Lakers add another big?

HOOK: Likes, dislikes, surprises and lessons

PART 1: There's plenty to like so far

PART 2: How is ball-handling STILL an issue?

PART 3: Are fans falling for the fallacy of novelty?

FULL: Is Lakers' win total o/u too low? Early preseason lessons; What we want to know ASAP

PART 1: "LeBron is the ex who farts too much"

PART 2: Why doesn't Vegas believe in the Lakers?

PART 3: What do you want to know ASAP about this team?

FULL: Anthony and Raj ignore that Warriors game to talk Lakers preseason goals

PART 1: Congrats to Raj!

PART 2: Adou Thiero and Cam Carr HAVE to be developed

PART 3: Are we going to get a Lakers dress rehearsal?

FULL: Lakers kick off preseason with a butt-kicking

PART 1: What a perfect start to the preseason

PART 2: Ah, the joy of productive youth

PRESEASON PREVIEW: Offense, defense expectations; Wing battle; Youth development

FULL: Mailbag!... Kind of

PART 1: Yes, Luka is exceeding pre-draft expectations

PART 2: FINALLY some questions

FULL: Second straight episode of letting Raj nerd out about these Lakers

PART 1: JJ's confidence in the Lakers shines through his transparency on his goals with the team

PART 2: Is JJ Redick leveraging Luka and Austin's competitiveness? (complimentary)

PART 3: The Lakers' confidence in their defense has Anthony wondering some stuff

FULL: What are the options for making the Lakers' roster legal before opening night?

FULL: Thybulle, Williams impressing; Luka, Austin staggering; Lakers defending; D'lo Shanghai-ing

PART 1: Early camp standouts; Lakers keep hyping up their defense; JJ on staggering Luka, Austin

PART 2: D'Angelo Russell to China; (another) Buddy Hield trade rumor; Q&A

FULL: Media day bingo results; Redick's interesting injury report, meritocracy talk; Q&A

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

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

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

FULL: Lakers, NBA Media Days DELIVER

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

PART 2: Funniest moments from Lakers, NBA Media Days

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

PART 1: Pete also noticed the significant vibes shift

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

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

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

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

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

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

PART 1: Lakers broadcast changes, explained

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

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

PART 1: Kessler v Duren hypothetical; Media Day Bingo

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

FULL: Let's talk Lakers depth, MAILBAG

PART 1: Anthony doubles down

PART 2: MAILBAG - Stop... laughing?

FULL: Anthony finally lets Raj nerd out about this team

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

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

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

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

PART 2: Could Bronny actually crack the rotation?

PART 3: Chris Mullin once gave Aaron the business

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

PART 1: Really, NO clarity? At all?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PART 3: What did we learn from this exercise?

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

PART 1: Starters? Bench mob? Combo lineups?

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

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

PART 1: Sike, syke or psych?

PART 2: Kawhi Leonard, the bullet worth dodging

PART 3: Story time

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

FULL: Lmfaooooooooooo Clippers

PART 1: Let's just laugh for a bit

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

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