Lakers Lounge

Anthony and Harrison preview Team USA's exhibition season kicking off and the role Austin Reaves might play in it. They can't help but notice some trends in the tweets about the team and how often Austin appears to be making appearances. From a basketball perspective, they discuss his role on the team and their expectations for him in this setting, which launches a blood feud over who is better between Reaves and Alex Caruso. Harrison also gives an analogy for the Anthony Davis extension that might land him a divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony gives a couple more thoughts on the now official extension for Anthony Davis. He then welcomes a very special guest to recap S2E1 of "Winning Time," which made its return Sunday night. He finishes up by opening the iTunes and Twitter mailbags, where a listener asked a hugely important question: What is the take Anthony regrets most? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers and Anthony Davis agreed to this new deal on the first day the two sides could do so. Anthony breaks down what it means, why he's happy about the deal, and what AD will have to do to make good on it. He then takes a couple questions from the live youtube audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sopan Deb stops by again to talk about a piece he wrote on a former player boot camp NBAers attend to get ready for a potential next career. Sopan was surprised by the response to it, which then allows he and Anthony to have a macro conversation about NBA media in general, the changes at ESPN and what the NBA applying pressure to a broadcast partner might mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony explains why he's out on the Suns this year. He's so far out he even gives a little gambling advice. At the end of the pod, he tells the story of the time Bobby Brown (the basketball player) dunked him into oblivion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The playoffs odds show the Lakers as essentially a middling Western Conference team. Anthony and Aaron discuss whether they think that's too high, too low, or just right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers have both benefitted from a stars asking out and sweated through a star's trade demand. Anthony uses those experiences to relate to what Blazers fan Ian Karmel is presently going through. Then, he segues awkwardly to a discussion about the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike and what it means for the content we love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony is joined by the hilarious Ian Karmel (All Fantasy Everything) to discuss the Damian Lillard trade situation. Both guys feel like Heat fans and even media might be gaslighting them with the reaction to Portland not wanting to send a team icon to them for peanuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony opens the iTunes mailbag to answer questions about "state" media, Austin Reaves, the Lakers' record, and the Pacific Division in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys talk about Jaylen Brown and Anthony Davis for a bit but the real key to this episode is the new game they played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jarred Vanderbilt has been the subject of discussion quite a bit lately so Anthony wanted to see where Aaron is at. The result legitimately surprised Anthony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After wrapping up their discussion about Anthony Davis' extension, Anthony and Harrison discuss... Barbenheimer? What? Well, they both have thoughts on some non-comic book successes and what they say about the state of the MCU, DCU and Star Wars. July! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony opens the show with some thoughts on Bronny James being taken to the hospital. From there, they segue awkwardly to the Jaylen Brown extension and how, for selfish reasons, Harrison and Anthony both love the deal. They use it to discuss Anthony Davis' likely extension with the help of an unplanned but special guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony responds to the notion that a couple teams were interested in Austin Reaves but nothing came of it. He explains why, and importantly notes that no one holds any hard feelings for how free agency went. He then opens the mailbag to answer questions about his career, the rotation and Jarred Vanderbilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christian Wood is who the Lakers seem to prefer (though that's kind of split). What happens if he doesn't sign with the Lakers? Anthony also shows Aaron a video that makes him question everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices