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PART 2: Why the Lakers had a better summer than the Clippers Aug 08, 2025

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Fan reaction to a team's offseason offers a real look into the fabric of fanhood. Anthony and Mirjam explore this concept and explain why they think the Lakers had a (much?) better summer than the Clippers.

FULL: SUPER MEGA ULTRA MAILBAG Aug 07, 2025

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Anthony felt bad for missing so much time recently that he hopped on the stream and stayed until he answered every single question from the iTunes and Twitter mailbags, while also addressing comments from the live audience. A ton of ground is covered here.

PART 1: Avery's perfect answer; How do Lakers' facilities/player resources grade out? Aug 07, 2025

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Anthony promised the birthday girl an appearance on the show and it pays off quite well. Then, he dives into the iTunes mailbag to discuss the Lakers' facilities compared to the rest of the league and what purpose their expiring contracts will serve if they don't want longer-term money.

PART 2: Fans' reactions to Luka, LeBron demands have become a meme Aug 07, 2025

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More people are starting to notice how people reacted to finding out Luka wants to win now compared to how they reacted when they found out LeBron wanted more help than he's gotten the last few years. Another listeners asked about the part of the organization responsible for drafting coming under more fire.

PART 3: How do some teams manipulate their coverage? Aug 07, 2025

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Anthony had to be careful about this one. A listener wanted to know why the Clippers always seem to get positive press despite never accomplishing anything. This launches a discussion about access and what some teams have done to ensure the access they grant is for a purpose.

FULL: Luka Doncic signs three-year max extension Aug 04, 2025

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As was expected heading into the weekend, Luka Doncic inked his three-year max extension with the Lakers. It was the soonest he possibly could have. Anthony breaks down the deal, it's short-term impact, the long-term goal and the message it sends to the rest of the league.

PART 1: Luka Doncic extension opens immediate title window Aug 04, 2025

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Technically speaking, the Lakers have Luka Doncic at a pretty incredible discount. Anthony discusses what they'll need to do to maximize this opportunity. He also offers some context on why this happened so quickly.

PART 2: LeBron Clippers picture logo-gate, Giannis watch Aug 04, 2025

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Anthony was asked about the picture LeBron snapped in front of a Clippers logo. He explained what was going on and how it used to be something he would laugh at with other superstars around the league. He then segues into a preview of the year of Giannis-LA.

LOWDOWN: Daryl Morey clears up the air on his bubble title takes (to Anthony) Jul 31, 2025

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Honestly we're just as shocked as you.

FULL: We're doing the bubble title thing again, huh? Jul 31, 2025

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Daryl Morey went viral for giving his thoughts on the Lakers' 2019-20 championship and Anthony is sick of those takes (though for a pretty important update on Morey, check out the Lowdown). Anthony says those takes need to go away forever. In the second half of the show, he discusses Jonathan Kuminga and the rest of the league's restricted free agents, to see if there might be value for the Lakers.

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