Lakers Lounge

Epizode

• HOOK: Uh oh... are we starting to get optimistic Anthony? 17.07.2026 1h 1min

  The Vegas Lakers have reminded Anthony of the kind of basketball he aligns most closely with, ideologically. He talks to Pete about this, what they've liked most about this run and whether it might set a tone for what will be expected of the Lakers next season. There's more Kuminga talk, a discussion about the '26 Summer Plan and a Q&A, too.
• PART 1: Anthony is actually in a pretty good mood 17.07.2026 20min

  The Vegas Lakers have been so fun that Anthony is actually fairly content heading into this conversation with Pete on the Lakers offseason as it stands.
• PART 2: How the Lakers can show they might be a playoff team 17.07.2026 22min

  Anthony and Pete both have concerns about the Lakers in the postseason, as currently constructed. They discuss whether there's anything the Lakers can show during the regular season that would give them more confidence about their chances in the playoffs.
• PART 3: Summer league success as a culture setter? 17.07.2026 22min

  The Lakers in Vegas have assumed an identity as a scrappy squad, ready to go nose-to-nose with teams that don't like how physically they play. The guys discuss whether this identity might make its way to the Lakers' parent team this season as part of a Q&A with the live audience.
• FULL: Lakers interested in Thybulle; Late-offseason plans; Q&A 16.07.2026 1h 5min

  Anthony dives into Matisse Thybulle with Marc Stein reporting the Lakers are interested in him. Between yesterday's episode and now this interest, we have a pretty clear understanding of what the Lakers are attempting to do to round out their offseason, so he offers up that plan. He examines their hypothetical depth chart, then wraps with a Q&A with the live audience.
• PART 1: Matisse Thybulle rumors; Lakers plans to round out summer 16.07.2026 20min

  Anthony discusses Matisse Thybulle as a free agent target and then offers the steps the Lakers seem to be hoping to take to round out their offseason.
• PART 2: The case for keeping (and using) Vando 16.07.2026 19min

  Anthony stans Jarred Vanderbilt. We're just as shocked as you.
• PART 3: No fans *want* to hate the Lakers' offseason 16.07.2026 26min

  Anthony has noticed a trend in some of his interactions, where the sense is he and everyone covering the team would criticize anything the Lakers do. He pushes back on that and explains where his concerns come from. He just doesn't see eye-to-eye with how Rob Pelinka views basketball as a sport. Still, even while he and others who cover the team may not love everything the Lakers have done, no one is rooting for them to fail, locally.
• FULL: Summer Lakers standouts can make their impact; Kuminga lying szn; Q&A 16.07.2026 48min

  Anthony got some info recently about how the Lakers are using their summer league team that he thinks presents these games through a very different prism. He offers up that intel, gives his thoughts on the approach, then dives into a lengthy Q&A with the live audience that (of course) hit on the Jonathan Kuminga situation.
• PART 1: How the Lakers are using Vegas Summer League 16.07.2026 23min

  Anthony offers up some info on how the Lakers are using their summer league team to hopefully plug some hole on their actual roster this season.
• PART 2: The Kuminga situation is peak lying szn 16.07.2026 25min

  Anthony breaks down this whole Jonathan Kuminga by outlining which lies various parties are telling, as part of a lengthier Q&A session.
• FULL: Andy Kamenetzky on Rob Pelinka's grand plan; Roster if no Kuminga; Q&A 15.07.2026 50min

  Anthony and Andy hold the second part of their home-and-home conversation (part 1 is on the Locked on Lakers feed). In part one, the guys had discussed Rob Pelinka finally committing to his own basketball ideologies. In this part, they discuss the ways they agree or disagree with that basketball vision.
• PART 1: Was Rob Pelinka's grand plan a good one? 15.07.2026 25min

  Anthony and Andy pick up on their conversation (part 1 was on Locked On Lakers) about Rob Pelinka executing a plan he devised years ago. The guys agree this is clearly lined up with Pelinka's basketball vision. They agree this is definitely a plan carried out. What Anthony can't decide is whether he agrees with some key points of the plan.
• PART 2: If this is it, how would you feel about the roster? Q&A 15.07.2026 26min

  Anthony and Andy run through the scenario where the Lakers don't wind up with Jonathan Kuminga, then answer a few questions from the live audience.
• FULL: Can Rob get something done in Vegas? Q&A 10.07.2026 47min

  Before making his way to the airport, Anthony previews the rumbles that will come out of Vegas, then dives into a nice little Q&A with the live audience.
• PART 1: What happens in Vegas... 10.07.2026 21min

  Anthony explains why things tend to get done while everyone is in Las Vegas.
• PART 2: Q&A 10.07.2026 26min

  In the final half hour he spends at home, Anthony answers questions from the live audience about, well, all kinds of things -- including his hair.
• FULL: Kawhi trade on hold; Derek Fisher on LeBron; Q&A 10.07.2026 46min

  The league has stepped in and pressed the pause button on a trade that would send Kawhi Leonard back north of the border. Anthony gives his thoughts on that and all this decision's ramifications across the league. Derek Fisher gave an answer about LeBron's time in L.A. coming to a close that went viral, so Anthony hits on that, then wraps up with a little Q&A with the live audience.
• PART 1: Adam Silver continues to screw up Aspiration scandal 10.07.2026 22min

  The NBA has put the Kawhi-Raptors-return trade on ice. Anthony explains the various levels of this, including what he thinks brought this whole thing back to the forefront of Adam Silver's plate.
• PART 2: LeBron's greatest crime with Lakers fans 10.07.2026 24min

  Anthony explains, through his own experiences, why LeBron never stood a chance with some Lakers fans. He wraps with a quick Q&A.