The Lakers Legacy Podcast

Ep. 702: Lakers’ “WHAT IFs”: The Players They SHOULD Have Signed INSTEAD?

Today's episode was sponsored by KALSHI. On Kalshi, you’re trading against peers in a live market — meaning there’s no house. And as the probability changes, you can bu

Ep. 701: Two White Guys. (JJ Redick & Rob Pelinka's 2026-27 Season Kick-Off Presser)

A Recap of Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick's Introductory Presser to Recap the 2026 Offseason and Usher in the start of the 2026-27 Season. ... Today's episode was sponsored

Ep. 700: Don of The Stead. (The New Era Luka Lakers w/ LakerFIlmRoom)

Pete Zayas of Laker Film Room joins the show to tie a bow on the Offseason and go through one last Round-Robin, Rapid-Fire Q&A on what the Lakers DID and DIDN'T DO this S

Ep. 699: New Hotness. (2026 Lakers' Offseason Recap & Grades w/ TOMMY)

Tommy's back for our Part 2 Recap of the Offseason. Today- we asses Each & Every One of the NEW Signings and Grade the Lakers' Summer. CHAPTERS 1:20 The New Signing We

Ep. 698: Fantastic (Young) Core. (Evaluating LAL's Next Gen Prospects ft. Tyler Rucker of No Ceilings NBA)

Tyler Rucker of No Ceilings NBA joins me to Recap the Lakers 2025-26 Summer League Team and Assess The Young Core: - Cameron Carr - Adou Thiero - Chris Mañon - Arthur

Ep. 697: The Ones We "Lost" Along the Way. (Who Will the Lakers' MISS The Most?)

Tommy's back for another Episode/Segment! And today, we tak about the Ones the Lakers "Lost"- And whether the Lakers should have tried a *bit harder* to Retain some of

Ep. 696: A Brother In Ams. (BREAKING: Lakers Sign New Assistant GM ERIC AMSLER)

BREAKING: Lakers just hired Former Miami Heat VP of Player Personnel Eric Amsler to be their Second Assistant GM Under Rob Pelinka. Oh yeah - and TOMMY'S BACK! Our Init

Ep. 695: Comps to The Chef. (NBA/Laker Comps for each New Supporting Cast Player)

The NEXT Bynum? Caruso 2.0? Poor Man’s ARIZA? Today, let's talk about NBA/Lakers Comps - from both a Skillset and ROLE perspective. .. Help Support the work that I do:

Ep. 694: Kawhi-et The Exit. (NBA Finds Steve Ballmer & The Clippers GUILTY for Cap Circumvention + What This All Means for LAL)

Power to The People, Pablo, and da Pilipinas. Clips Gone Clip & they got Clipped. Let's talk (& laugh) about the NBA's recent rulings on the Clippers- Reflect back on

Ep. 693: What They Do w/ Dalton...& Hardy. (The Last MOVE(s) the Lakers Should Make + Some New Waiver FA's to Monitor?)

Will the Lakers make one last move or two? 100% yes. And if I had to guess, I think it will most likely come in the form of a Consolidation Trade. Let's Dive into what t

Ep. 692: An Unbe-Kuminga(ing) Situation. (Jonathan Kuminga Signs w/ MIN - What does LAL do now?)

It's Over. it's Finally Over. The Kuminga Saga has finally ended. But Kuminga is NOT a Laker. Is that Good? Bad? Somewhere inbetween? And do the Lakers have any realis

Ep. 691: What They Learned In Ljubljana. (Lakers Work Hard, Play Hard, Get a 'Head Start' + a Kuminga Update)

The Purple & Gold Vibes are currently immaculate. No thanks to Ownership, All thanks to Luka Doncic and the Private Mini-Camp he personally sponsored. Let's talk about t

Ep. 690: The Kum-ing Conclusion? (How Jake Could Be The Key to Kuminga.)

While the Lakers are off gallivanting together in Slovenia and building their chemistry- Let's talk about what happens when they get back- Because...Jonathan Kuminga ma

Ep. 689: I SCREAM of Jeanie. (Lakers' Sale Mess Unravels + Most Tired Narratives of the Summer + Schedule Talk + Lineups)

This is one Jeanie that will NOT go back into the bottle. The Lakers' New Sale / Ownership Saga is a full-scale Mess. So...where do we go from here? On the Succession/

Ep. 688: Who OWNS the Lakers NOW? (BREAKING: Lakers SOLD for $12.5 BILLION to Bob Iger & Josh Kushner )

Well then. I guess we have some news in August to talk about. Let's...work our way through this one, shall we? ... Help Support the work that I do: buymeacoffee.com/

Ep. 687: LAL's Most Underrated Moves of the Offseason. (Top 5 Ranking, Vando Worst Case Trades, The Kessler x Sexton Connection)

Beyond some of the bigger, more obvious transactions- What are some of LAL's best, most shrewd, "under the radar" moves this Summer that fans are sleeping? + The Worst

Ep. 686: Everything They Did "Wrong". (The Lakers' Summer Loose Ends, Mailbag Q&A, Early NTMLE Free Agent Targets)

Before Luka's Private Mini-Camp - the Lakers still have some Loose Ends to tie. But effectively - LAL's Offseason is over. So - before the Summer officially comes to an

Ep. 685: Predicting LAL's Summer 2027 Plans. (The Best NTMLE Trade Candidates to Monitor + Jaden Hardy Player Profile)

We're still winding down the clock on the 2026 Offseason. But...it's never too early to start talking about Summer 2027! Today - let's talk about what the Lakers plan t

Ep. 684: The Summer the Lakers Learned to ZAG. (Assessing LAL's Slightly "Different" Approach to the Offseason + More Kuminga Update Talk)

Whether intentional or not - the Lakers kinda moved in a but of an Off-brand, Non-Lakery manner this Offseason. And they did so unabashedly. Whether or not it works out -

Ep. 683: LePhilly Cheese Steak. (The Lebron Domino Falls. Bronny Next? Kuminga? The Case for Another Cam.)

LeBron's a Sixer. So what about Bronny? And what of Jonathan Kuminga? Here are my Predictions of how the Lakers will Close Out their Summer. ... Help Support the wor