Lakers Lounge

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

The Lakers season unofficially kicked off with Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick holding their annual joint-presser. Anthony noticed some very different vibes and offered one pot

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

Anthony starts his press conference breakdown by discussing how different the vibes were for this one than in years past. He also tackles a couple of what he thought were

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

Anthony wraps up his conversation on why vibes matter, then spends some time memorializing Lawrence Tanter, a true Lakers legend. From there, he answers questions from th

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

You know we're nearing the season when out of nowhere an episode has this much stuff to talk about. Anthony starts by discussing the Lakers broadcast and how different it

PART 1: Lakers broadcast changes, explained

Anthony runs through the various ways Lakers games are going to look and sound different, now that his reporting has been officially confirmed. He gives his thoughts on t

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

Anthony offers up what he'll be watching for when JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka take the stage Thursday afternoon. He then discusses the funny series of events that had Lonzo

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

Anthony and Harrison realize we're less than a week from Lakers media day. So, after running through a quick hypothetical on how else the Lakers could've handled the cent

PART 1: Kessler v Duren hypothetical; Media Day Bingo

Anthony asks Harrison a hypothetical question given how things have gone between the Pistons and Jalen Duren. Would the Lakers have been better off trying to play this si

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

Anthony and Harrison round out their predictions for stories coming from media day and then dive into a set of questions Harrison has for Anthony from the SB Nation app,

FULL: Let's talk Lakers depth, MAILBAG

Anthony responds to a particularly annoyed audience taking issue with his critique of the depth on the Lakers roster compared to last season. From there, he dives into th

PART 1: Anthony doubles down

After hearing all the complaints and criticism of his take that the Lakers aren't as deep now as they were last year, Anthony... says screw it and stands on business.

PART 2: MAILBAG - Stop... laughing?

Anthony dives into the mailbag, where a listener has a very weird (and frankly impossible) request.

FULL: Anthony finally lets Raj nerd out about this team

Poor Raj has had to talk about all kinds of things over the course of this summer that don't feature x's and o's, so Anthony, out of the goodness of his heart, gets out o

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

Anthony tells a story about music for him growing up. Then, he and Raj disagree about who they think should be the Lakers' fifth starter when training camp opens in a cou

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

Anthony has put Raj through the ringer this summer with all the sale drama, so as a reward, Raj got to just straight up nerd out. Anthony followed suit, then the guys wra

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

You've asked. Anthony bugged Aaron a bunch about it. So it finally happened. Aaron Larsuel made his triumphant return into The Lounge and this episode was an immediate re

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

Anthony outlines his tier system for the western conference and places the Lakers in the second grouping. Aaron gives his thoughts on Anthony's tiers as the two guys catc

PART 2: Could Bronny actually crack the rotation?

The guys discuss the point of attack defense and how the team's need for it might give Bronny an opportunity.

PART 3: Chris Mullin once gave Aaron the business

The guys wrap up the episode with a fun story of the time when Chris Mullin obliterated a young Aaron at basketball camp. Yeah sure they talked a little more about the of

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

Anthony and Harrison share their annoyance at no one asking Adam Silver what the deal is going to be with the Lakers governorship. Anthony shares how Netflix helped expla