Lakers Lounge

This week, Aaron and Anthony laugh at Joel Embiid's comments, then get you ready for preseason basketball. Anthony was curious based on Aaron's experience in the NBA whether teams and fans are looking for similar things in preseason games. They then both tell the stories they promised last week, neither of which you're going to want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All the basketball-specific quotes coming out of training camp are pointing to a Lakers team that wants to get out and run. Anthony is 100% here for that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers play real-life NBA basketball on Sunday. Sure, it's only the preseason, but Sabreena and Anthony take this opportunity to give their preferred choices for the Lakers starting lineup, as well as their expectations for what Frank Vogel will do. They also lay out what they're looking for schematically and rotation-wise from the Lakers to start the year. To close the show, Sabreena and Anthony share some thoughts on the career of Pau Gasol, who will reportedly announce his retirement next week. It's a full-on Pau love fest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, the Russell Westbrook-Buddy Hield situation will always be a fork in the road moment for the Lakers, but for what he might've brought on the court, this kind of leadership is extremely important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It happened. It really happened. Anthony has heard enough from media day and the Lakers' first practice to not have anything to complain about. Harrison wants to know how he got here and how long it might last. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers said all the (ok, well, most) of the right things Tuesday at their media day. Anthony wraps it all up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about Lakers Media Day. LeBron James confirms he is vaccinated and most players believe 100% of the roster is as well. Anthony Davis says he will be playing mostly center this season. Russell Westbrook and the new members talk about flexibility and the hunger to make everyone better on the roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Oram, Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic put together a comprehensive report about the moments and decisions leading up to the Lakers trading for Russell Westbrook. It was a fascinating look at how the Lakers work, so Anthony gave his thoughts on some of the most notable revelations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's episode is basically split into three halves. From the beginning to 18:56, Matt Moore and I discuss the media day attention spent on vaccinations in the NBA. From 18:56 to 42:10, he and I discuss the Lakers, Nuggets, and their position within a crowded Western Conference. At 42:10, Matt asks me about LeBron James' approach to vaccination support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final Sunday before Lakers basketball resumes, they signed a 14th player to the roster. Their decision surprised Anthony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NBA certainly did enjoy much of a calm before the storm. In the last week alone, Doc Rivers has superglued his foot to the roof of his mouth, Kyrie Irvin and Andrew Wiggins might miss half their teams' games, reports surfaced of David Griffin's piano concert for Zion Williamson, and NBA players have been either privately or publicly angry at top 100 lists. You'd think that's enough for a full show, but we just had to include Aaron's latest story, this time featuring a night in Vegas with Michael Jordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As media day nears, Rob Pelinka sat down with reporters to discuss the Lakers' offseason. He touched on the team's vaccination rate, Alex Caruso's departure, LeBron's fitness, the 14th and 15th roster spot, and plenty more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Harrison nursing his latest injury, Anthony welcomed Kirk Henderson of Mavs Moneyball to produce the latest edition of the contender series, focusing on teams the Lakers will probably face later in the season. The Dallas Mavericks are a fascinating team Anthony just can't quite figure out so Kirk does his best to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carmelo Anthony joked that LeBron James is the Lakers General Manager. As evidenced by some other eroding relationships between superstar and franchise, so long as James and Rob Pelinka are getting along, that should be all that really matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers are usually like the TNT of the NBA - they know drama. But today, they took a backseat as the rest of the league descended into abject chaos: Minnesota fired their GM, reporting in New Orleans revealed an even deeper rift between David Griffin and Zion Williamson, and Doc Rivers attempted to walk back some comments about Ben Simmons. Sabreena and Anthony do their best to sort through all the nonsense and how it affects the Lakers and end up having a larger conversation about organizational structure and superstar empowerment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices