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PART 1: Lakers games are going to look and sound very different this year and moving forward Sep 10, 2026

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A listener asked in the iTunes mailbag whether Anthony had heard anything about Lawrence Tanter's replacement, which led to Lakers game presentation in general and the coming changes there. From there, Anthony launches into ESPN's pseudo statement following a week of radio silence about their disproven Clippers scandal reporting.

PART 2: ESPN's defense doesn't hold up; Mailbag/Q&A Sep 10, 2026

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Don Van Natta Jr. tried to issue a statement on behalf of his, Baxter Holmes' and Ramona Shelburne's (and Sham Charania's) infamous reporting that didn't age well almost immediately. Anthony explains why the defenses gives fall hilariously short, then dives into questions from the live audience.

FULL: Anthony tempts fate and goes a full episode remaining optimistic about the Lakers Sep 09, 2026

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Anthony has heard your notes about how he feels about the Lakers and challenged himself to an optimism battle. He and Harrison discuss the most important factors facing the Lakers and explain what it would look like if those things swung in the team's favor. Buckle up, kids. We're being happy today.

PART 1: Luka Doncic can win MVP; Here's how Sep 09, 2026

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Anthony and Harrison introduce the concept of this episode, which takes a little while because of how out of the norm it is for Anthony to practice optimism. They kick things off with what the Lakers need from Luka Doncic.

PART 2: What does Austin need to do to live up to his deal? Sep 09, 2026

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Anthony's ask of Austin Reaves this year is relatively straightforward, and something he should be able to carry out. Harrison makes fun of Anthony for racially profiling Austin for like five full minutes.

PART 3: What did we learn from this exercise? Sep 09, 2026

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Anthony asks Harrison after a full episode of positivity and optimism whether he feels better about the team. Turns out, that helps! After talking about Mamu's fit, the guys discuss their findings and whether they felt like card-carrying homers at any point in this discussion.

FULL: Lakers' top lineups for all situations (starters, bench, combo, garbage, small/big) Sep 08, 2026

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Anthony outlines the types of lineups he expects to see at various stretches of the Lakers' games this season. Who is going to start? Will they have a bench mob? What will the bench/starter combo lineups look like? Which rules does he foresee for teammate combinations? This was a fun way to look at the roster and figure out how the puzzle pieces might fit.

PART 1: Starters? Bench mob? Combo lineups? Sep 08, 2026

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Anthony predicts who he thinks will be the opening night starters, but also explains why he thinks we might see tweaks to that group and why who starts is important. He then discusses the bench lineups he's curious about, as well as the starter/bench combo groups that often play a key role in the middle portions of the game.

PART 2: Lakers can go small or big; garbage lineup is actually fun; Q&A Sep 08, 2026

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Anthony explains why the garbage lineup will a) be fun and b) is actually important, then outlines the directions he'd take their small and big lineups. From there, he answers a couple questions and calls it a day.

FULL: Anthony and Raj on the Clippers, fandom, billionaires, journalism, and all kinds of stuff Sep 04, 2026

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This episode is... a lot. The guys talk about how they'd feel about this if they were Clippers fans. They discuss ESPN's reputation coming out of this. Raj sneaks a few minutes of Lakers basketball talk in, too, and they wander all over the place to try to touch on every aspect of one of the biggest stories we'll cover this year. Oh, and Q&A. They do a Q&A too.

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