Lakers Lounge

Anthony Irwin sends you off into the weekend with the latest on when next season will take place, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope receiving a DPOY vote, and Harrison Faigen's blood feud with Howard Beck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Anthony Irwin and Harrison Faigen welcome Kyle Goon of The Orange County Register to discuss how insane the last 19 months have been. Could he see the way this season went coming because he went through some of that experience personally? How ridiculous are the takes on the Lakers having it easier last season because of the bubble? From there, they discussed the concept of promised roles and how it seemed to fly in the face of the culture of competition Rob Pelinka spoke of when initially promoted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin wonders at what point the jersey market might get oversaturated. Because these are the hard hitting topics of our lifetime. He also responds to an article on Silver Screen & Roll that wondered whether the Lakers might run it back next year. You know, if you actually are thinking about basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Sabreena Merchant and Jas Kang discuss LeBron James changing numbers, who is more valuable to the Lakers out of Alex Caruso and Dennis Schroder, plus they talk NBA playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marc Stein reported that Andre Drummond was indeed promised a starting gig and, well, Anthony Irwin didn't like that. He goes off about that but did end with some good news in the form of Rob Pelinka being allowed to spend into the luxury tax if need be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode of the Anthony Irwin Show, Anthony welcomed Howard Beck of Sports Illustrated to look back on the season that was. Where did it go wrong? Is there anything they would've done differently last offseason? How hilariously wrong was Anthony about the caliber of team the Lakers could've been compared to years past? All that, plus a wider landscape view of the NBA after this grueling season and that time Taj Gibson checked in on Beck because of the giant knee brace he was wearing at the time and how it got there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that the Lakers' exit interviews are complete, Anthony Irwin takes you through some quotes from guys who have free agency decisions to make in the coming months. Some guys (Wes Matthews, Dennis Schröder) sound like they really want to be back. Others (Andre Drummond) sounded less stoked. To wrap things up, Anthony discusses the basketball still being played and what the Lakers need to learn from it. 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 discuss Jason Kidd's claim that he turned down the Blazers coaching job because of Damian Lillard's endorsement. Magic Johnson says Dennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's podcast, Christian and Jacob recap the last few days for the Lakers, from their disappointing loss in Game 6 to their exit interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a full weekend now between him and the end of the Lakers season, Anthony Irwin gives his take on what will define this team when he looks back on this season. Then, it was a weird weekend for coaching rumors. Anthony tries to recap that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harrison Faigen and Sabreena Merchant recap last night's loss, then this season in its entirety, as the Lakers organization prepares for the latest most important offseason in recent memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin spends today's episode recapping the Lakers' series-clinching loss to the Phoenix Suns, then turns his attention to this season as a whole. There's plenty of time to look ahead to the offseason, but the focus now should be how things got here in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Irwin spends today's episode of Lakers Lowdown preparing you for this evening's season-defining game six at home against a rolling Phoenix Suns team. Will the Lakers ditch their promises in order to extend their season? Will it matter? Will Anthony Davis even be available? Let's get through this together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Anthony Irwin and Jas Kang preview Thursday's Game 6 between the Lakers and Suns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers were dominated in game five and now find their backs completely up against the wall. The time to ignore promises is upon us, so it'll be interesting to see how they handle this situation and might even give us some insight into their offseason priorities, as Anthony Irwin explains on today's episode of Lakers Lowdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices