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PART 1: Lakers land Deandre Ayton Jul 02, 2025

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Well, there we have it. Deandre Ayton, you are a Los Angeles Laker. Anthony and guest Sean Highkin share their immediate reactions to the move.

PART TWO: Who is Deandre Ayton, the teammate and player? Jul 02, 2025

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Sean Highkin, who has covered Deandre Ayton in Portland, offers up what he was able to gather about how Ayton's teammates felt about him and continue to feel about him now that he's gone.

PART 3: After Ayton, Lakers set to focus on wings, more center depth Jul 02, 2025

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The work isn't done after the Lakers were able to land Deandre Ayton. Anthony explains what the Lakers are up to now by way of some questions from the live audience.

FULL: Anthony and Raj on DFS-ankle-gate, quiet second day of free agency, trade rumors and more Jul 02, 2025

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We obviously wish we had more action to talk about, but we cover a Rob Pelinka-led Lakers team. So here we are.

LOWDOWN: Deandre Ayton update (narrated); Additional context on conflicting reports Jul 02, 2025

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Anthony narrates the piece he wrote yesterday about Deandre Ayton and why he's available and his options in free agency, then offers up his thoughts on the conflicting reporting out there about what Ayton will look to do.

PART 1: Anthony's DFS reporting gets confirmed Jul 02, 2025

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Anthony's reporting on Dorian Finney-Smith's departure made some waves (and ruined his mentions/DMs). After a nice, long day of those mentions being a tire fire, Zach Lowe (The Ringer) indirectly confirmed what he was talking about. The guys talk about that report, and Anthony makes yet another plea for people to just treat each other better.

PART 2: What is Deandre Ayton's market? Jul 02, 2025

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The guys use process of elimination to explain why Anthony thinks it's more likely than not Ayton winds up with the Lakers.

PART 3: Raj gets to talk about Jake LaRavia, Adou Thiero Jul 02, 2025

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After a lengthy conversation about the Lakers being stuck in the mud, Anthony rewards Raj with a discussion about the couple additions Rob Pelinka has made to the roster.

LOWDOWN: What happened on Brook Lopez? Deandre Ayton Latest; Al Horford? Jul 01, 2025

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Anthony explains how things went from Brook Lopez seeming like a done deal to him signing with the Clippers and not the Lakers. He then offers up what he's hearing on Deandre Ayton, then discusses Al Horford as an option and wraps up with Ayton's uninspiring market.

FULL: Free agency opening moments, Lopez, Ayton update, Jake LaRavia signed Jul 01, 2025

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Anthony starts by marveling at tampering maybe being over? In more seriousness, he updates a couple situations, explains how information develops over time and then, right at the tail end of the show, reacts to the Lakers' first signing.

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