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LOWDOWN: Lakers 'extremely' active on center market (narrated) May 27, 2025

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Anthony dropped a report last night on the Lakers' center pursuit. He narrates that piece, plus a couple occasional nuggets here and there.

FULL: Trevor Lane on how close the Lakers are to actual title competition May 26, 2025

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Anthony comes back from his little break with a bang, as he welcomes Trevor Lane (LakersNation) into The Lounge to talk ... about most of the same stuff we've been talking about. Centers stuff, the need for athleticism, Austin Reaves' trade market and whatever else comes up.

PART ONE: How close are the Lakers? Is close "enough"? May 26, 2025

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Anthony and Trevor kick off their conversation with some bbq talk, then dive into the playoffs that continue to roll on without the Lakers. These games demand the question: Are the Lakers close? If they are, then how can that gap be bridged? If not, then is it smarter to keep their powder dry for when they can more sustainably compete?

FULL: Latest intel on Lakers' center pursuit; Jaxson Hayes' future May 26, 2025

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Anthony did a little digging and one thing resonates far above everything else as it pertain to noise surrounding the Lakers' offseason: They know they need at least one center and are in the market for a couple. He discusses how that pursuit is going so far, the speed bumps they've already hit and how a chaotic summer might really help them. He also explains why it seems unlikely Jaxson Hayes will be back next year -- and why he hopes he isn't.

PART TWO: Deandre Ayton, anyone? May 26, 2025

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In that 2019-20 season, the Lakers brought back Dwight Howard and had a very honest conversation with him about his career at that point. Anthony makes the case that a similar conversation could help a very talented center turn things around in L.A. Trevor is a little less sold.

FULL: Knicks choke (lol); Pacers trade targets; Lakers offseason questions May 22, 2025

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Honestly, the guys could've spent the entire show marveling at the game they just watched. But, they're professionals, so instead, they marveled at the game they just watched and then fantasized about some of the players they just watched being on the Lakers.

PART ONE: The Basketball Gods spoke loud and clear May 22, 2025

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The Knicks just lost in one of the most excruciating ways ever seen in the history of the sport and have only themselves to blame.

PART TWO: Bennedict Mathurin, anyone? May 22, 2025

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There's a really good chance the Pacers might start looking at their books this summer and decide there is a guy here and there they won't be able to keep. Anthony thinks this might present the Lakers an opportunity. He and Raj discuss this, and the notion of trading talent for fit.

PART 3: LUKE KORNET IS HOW OLD??? May 22, 2025

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Anthony and Raj continue their conversation but the most striking thing in this segment (other than the live questions) was everything they learned about Luke Kornet.

FULL: No, the Lakers would not be better off without LeBron James May 21, 2025

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Anthony has noticed a take that he just can't quite wrap his head around from a particular faction of the fan base. They want LeBron James gone. Anthony explains why it wouldn't help and where he thinks the take is coming from, then dives into what the Lakers will need to do to make it work with James.

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