Buha's Block with Jovan Buha

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Lakers Q&A: LA's Ceiling, Adou Thiero's Potential Role, Biggest Games Of The Season Sep 03, 2025

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Jovan Buha answers all of your Los Angeles Lakers and NBA questions. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Follow Jovan on Instagram: / jovanbuha Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha Follow Jovan on TikTok: / jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:10 Q&A 1:16:28 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

Lakers Q&A: LeBron's Future, Best Wing Trade Targets, How Serious is LA About This Season? Aug 30, 2025

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Jovan Buha answers all of your Los Angeles Lakers and NBA questions.

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Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:26 Q&A 54:49 Outro

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Mailbag: How I Started In Sports Media, My Podcast Setup, Drake, Therapy, Favorite Movies & More Aug 27, 2025

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Jovan Buha answers all of your non-Lakers/NBA questions in the first edition of "Ask Buha Anything."

Jovan shares his sports journalism backstory, his other passions, his podcast equipment, what it's like being a solo creator after working in traditional media for over a decade, how he's dealt with adversity, what it was like tearing his Achilles in 2023, the places he most wants to visit, his favorite movies, food, video games, Drake intro tracks, and more.

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TIMESTAMPS:

⁠0:00⁠ Intro

⁠1:15⁠ How did I get into sports journalism?

⁠7:30⁠ What other passions do I have?

⁠13:03⁠ Top 5 places I want to visit?

⁠15:40⁠ Traditional media outlet vs. going independent? Sports media advice?

⁠26:21⁠ Four favorite movies?

⁠29:52⁠ Podcast equipment recommendations?

⁠35:00⁠ What video games do I play?

⁠37:17⁠ Go-to karaoke song?

⁠38:39⁠ Rank Drake’s intro tracks

⁠45:23⁠ How have I dealt with adversity in my career?

⁠51:17⁠ Favorite food and comfort food?

⁠52:43⁠ When did my consistency begin?

⁠55:23⁠ How bad did it hurt to tear my Achilles?

⁠59:14⁠ Did I ever consider any other careers?

⁠1:01:02⁠ What other sport would I cover?

⁠1:02:24⁠ My favorite non-Lakers teams to watch?

⁠1:04:32⁠ Outro

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Lakers Q&A: LeBron To Warriors Doesn't Make Sense For LA, Malik Beasley, Wing Defense Aug 22, 2025

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Jovan Buha answers all of your Los Angeles Lakers questions.

We're doing a Buha's Block audience survey to improve the show and prepare for next season. Those who complete the survey will receive access to a private stream the week after Labor Day. If you'd like to participate, please fill it out here: https://tinyurl.com/BuhasBlock

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TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:19 Survey reminder! 1:51 Q&A 1:06:18 Outro

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Lakers Schedule Breakdown + Roster Questions, Austin Reaves' Defense, Rui Hachimura's Future & More Aug 15, 2025

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Jovan Buha reacts to the release of the Los Angeles Lakers' 2025-26 schedule. We are running a Buha's Block audience survey to ensure we're best serving our listeners. This is a great opportunity to provide feedback and help us learn more about you, which will enable me to create a better show. Those who complete the survey will receive access to a private stream at a TBD date/time over the next 2-3 weeks. Please fill it out here: https://tinyurl.com/BuhasBlock If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Follow Jovan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/ Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha Follow Jovan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:31 Analyzing the Lakers' schedule 2:19 10 key games 7:43 Schedule breakdown (back-to-backs, tough stretch, etc.) 10:37 Q&A 28:03 Buha's Block survey announcement (with a private stream) 29:33 Back to the Q&A 1:32:38 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

Projecting The Lakers' Rotation, Starters & Best Lineups With Cranjis McBasketball Aug 07, 2025

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Jovan Buha welcomes Tim (aka Cranjis McBasketball) of Lakers Exceptionalism to analyze the Los Angeles Lakers' projected rotation and lineups for the 2025-26 season. Jovan and Tim discuss trends from last season's rotation, their ideal starting lineup, their 10-man rotations and minutes breakdowns, and four lineups they'd like to see from the Lakers. They also share big-picture takeaways from the rotation and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Follow Jovan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/ Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha Follow Jovan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha Follow Tim on X: https://x.com/Tim_NBA Check out Lakers Exceptionalism here: https://linktr.ee/lakersexceptionalism Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:09 Recapping the Lakers’ offseason 3:34 Examining last season’s rotation 11:29 Tim’s starting lineup 12:39 Jovan’s starting lineup 16:12 Jovan’s rotation + minutes breakdown 17:47 Tim’s rotation + minutes breakdown 19:31 LA’s POA defense + Jake LaRavia’s role 25:06 Center rotation 27:10 How LA finds shooting/spacing around its Big 3 32:47 Tim’s No. 1 lineup he wants to see 35:22 Jovan’s No. 1 lineup he wants to see 40:45 Tim’s No. 2 lineup 42:34 Jovan’s No. 2 lineup 47:50 Jovan’s No. 3 lineup 50:02 Tim’s No. 3 lineup 51:23 Jovan’s No. 4 lineup 53:10 Tim’s No. 4 lineup 54:08 Big-picture takeaways from this exercise 59:44 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

Luka Doncic Extends With The Lakers For 3 Years, $165 Million + Q&A Aug 02, 2025

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Jovan Buha reacts to Luka Doncic signing a three-year, $165 million extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. Then, Jovan answers all of your Lakers-related questions. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Follow Jovan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/ Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha Follow Jovan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:51 Happy birthday to Mama Buha! 2:45 Takeaway No. 1: LA achieves its most crucial offseason objective 5:40 Takeaway No. 2: Luka's public stake in the Lakers is encouraging 7:30 Takeaway No. 3: The Luka Era is here for the foreseeable future 10:01 Q&A 48:18 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

Western Conference Rankings & Tiers: How Do The Lakers Stack Up After The Offseason? (With Andy Kamenetzky) Aug 01, 2025

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Jovan Buha welcomes Andy Kamenetzky of Locked On Lakers to rank and tier the Western Conference after the dust has settled on the NBA offseason. Jovan and Andy discuss where they think the Lakers stand, whether Denver or Houston can compete with Oklahoma City, the difficulty sifting through and ranking the West, how Luka Doncic's body transformation factors in, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing.

Follow Jovan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jovanbuha Follow Jovan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/ Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha Follow Jovan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha Follow Andy on X: https://x.com/KamBrothers Watch/listen to him here: https://www.youtube.com/@LockedOnLakers Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:01 Rules for rankings/tiers + state of the West 5:05 Andy’s Tier 1: OKC 6:25 Jovan’s Tier 1: OKC & DEN 15:28 Andy’s Tier 2.0: HOU 18:38 Andy’s Tier 2.1: DEN & MIN 20:51 Jovan’s Tier 2: HOU, MIN, LAL, LAC & GSW 26:41 Andy’s Tier 2.2: LAL, LAC & GSW 39:13 Why we both have LAL over LAC & GSW 48:52 Andy’s Tier 2.5: MEM, SAS, DAL 49:03 Andy’s Tier 3.0: SAC, POR & NOP 49:07 Andy’s Tier 4.0: UTAH 49:11 Andy’s Hell Tier: PHX 50:29 Jovan’s Tier 3: DAL, SAS & MEM 52:29 Jovan’s Tier 4: SAC, POR, PHX & NOP 54:25 Jovan’s Tier 5: UTAH 54:38 Thoughts on movers + fallers from last ranking 59:43 Additional Lakers/Luka thoughts 1:05:00 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

5 Reasons For Lakers Optimism: Luka's Transformation, Trade Possibilities & More W/ Daman Rangoola Jul 28, 2025

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Jovan Buha welcomes Daman Rangoola to blind rank five reasons for Los Angeles Lakers optimism entering next season.

Jovan and Daman discuss Luka Doncic's offseason body transformation, Deandre Ayton's fit, LeBron James' continued excellence, the Lakers' continuity, their ability to still improve the roster, and more.

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Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:40 The parameters for our blind ranking 3:03 Reason No. 1: Luka's Revenge SZN 11:19 Reason No. 2: Deandre Ayton addresses LA's center needs 20:06 Reason No. 3: The Lakers can still make a trade 36:11 Reason No. 4: LeBron remains the best No. 2 in the NBA 42:04 Reason No. 5: Roster & coaching continuity from last season 47:51 Honorable mention: Marcus Smart 50:43 Debating our final rankings 53:17 Honorable mention: Jake LaRavia 57:21 Outro

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Lakers Sign Marcus Smart: Scouting Report, Fit With Starters, LA's Stellar Offseason Jul 21, 2025

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Jovan Buha analyzes the Los Angeles Lakers' signing of buyout guard Marcus Smart. Jovan covers Smart's fit in Los Angeles, his strengths and weaknesses, his spot in the rotation and depth chart, what's next for the Lakers, and more.

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Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:43 Opening thoughts on LA signing Marcus Smart 5:37 Smart scouting report 6:19 Smart's strengths 15:15 Smart's weaknesses 22:34 Why Smart should start over Rui Hachimura 27:41 LA's updated depth chart 29:34 Q&A 1:21:12 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

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