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FULL: Pacers win; Raj runs a victory lap; Anthony reports on LeBron's player option; Dalton Knecht talk Jun 12, 2025

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Absolutely loaded episode here as Anthony and Raj break down the Pacers' game two win over the Thunder, the series outlook from here on out and what Indiana has done to get to this point. From there, the guys talk a little about what the Lakers can learn from Indiana, then dive into a discussion about LeBron James' player option and whatever his contractual situation might be coming out of this summer. They wrap with a conversation about Dalton Knecht because Twitter is angry at Anthony.

PART ONE: Look at our Pacers! Jun 12, 2025

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For some reason, Raj only seems to be available to come on the show if the Pacers win. Well, they did last night, so the guys broke it down. Anthony also ranted again about the NBA's role in how poorly ESPN has handled these Finals and the sport in general.

PART TWO: The latest on LeBron James' player option Jun 12, 2025

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Anthony wrote a lengthy piece about LeBron James' player option and the potential discount he could give the Lakers if he so chooses. After offering up what he can about the situation, he and Raj have a discussion about what James could do in this spot, what's fair to hope for as fans and the impact of James' decision, no matter what it might be.

PART THREE: Raj tries to sell Anthony on Dalton Knecht Jun 12, 2025

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Anthony pissed off Twitter by saying he is out on Dalton Knecht and wondered what Raj thought about that discussion. This led to a few other topics and before you know it, it became a whole extra half hour of Knecht/Lakers/JJ Redick talk.

LOWDOWN: How will the Lakers use their TPMLE? Jun 11, 2025

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In Anthony's latest piece, he took a closer look at what the Lakers will look to do with their taxpayer midlevel exception. He narrates that piece on today's Lowdown.

FULL: Rob Pelinka's season in review, expectations moving forward Jun 10, 2025

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Anthony breaks down Rob Pelinka's performance last year, which was defined by inactivity heading into the season and quite possibly one of the best trades in Lakers history. Ironically, the former doomed the latter, and makes Anthony a lot less confident than he'd like to be in the Lakers' chances of maximizing their opportunity with Luka fro here on out.

PART ONE: Last season was PEAK Rob Pelinka Jun 10, 2025

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Rob Pelinka is known for highs and lows and no other season exemplifies that existence more than last year, where his decisions heading into the season damned the beginning of the miraculous Luka Doncic era.

PART TWO: A Rob Pelinka history lesson Jun 10, 2025

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Using recent history, Anthony explains why he isn't super confident in the Lakers maximizing the Luka Doncic era under Rob Pelinka and the rest of the upper tier of management.

PART THREE: The pressure is back on Rob Pelinka Jun 10, 2025

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Ron Pelinka has been able to run out the string on the end of the AD-LeBron era, but now that he's landed Luka Doncic, the pressure is right back on him to turn this team around this summer. Anthony explains why and how Lakers fans should be happy about the timing of all of this.

FULL: OKC evens series; #AnthonyWasRight; ESPN still stinks; Mailbag! Jun 09, 2025

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Anthony was cranky after watching yet another NBA Finals game in 720p, this time with emoji Finals trophies. He discusses OKC going big and how he doesn't like Indiana's chances as a result, then dives into the mailbags.

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