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PART 2: The Lakers provided themselves some lessons even in the win Jan 14, 2026

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That third quarter served as a quick and brutal reminder of how quickly things can go to crap in today's NBA. Yes, the win was nice, but here's hoping the Lakers also paid some attention to the lesson too. Anthony discusses that, then answers a couple question from the live audience.

FULL: Lakers lose to Kings; Time to sell? Rich Paul on Austin (again) Jan 13, 2026

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The Lakers lost one of their ugliest games of the season and Anthony is starting to panic a bit. With the deadline approaching, he makes the case for selling off pieces, seeing as well know Rob Pelinka won't devote assets to this roster. The guys also address Rich Paul's latest comments on Austin Reaves, and Anthony has had enough.

PART 1: You mess with the basketball gods... Jan 13, 2026

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The Lakers said Rui Hachimura was coming back. There was supposedly a plan. Then, he showed up for the game wearing jewelry to go with the warmups he had on, clearly with no plan to play in the game. Anthony takes issue with this and makes the case that the basketball gods agreed with him.

PART 2: The Lakers either need to buy or sell; Sitting idle would be a waste Jan 13, 2026

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Anthony once again makes the case for Rob Pelinka choosing a direction and sticking to it, only this time, he thinks the Lakers should be looking to turn some of their rotation into assets they can use moving forward. Fare thee well, Rui Hachimura.

PART 3: Rich Paul... enough... Jan 13, 2026

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Rich Paul once again addressed Austin Reaves on a podcast episode and Anthony has had enough. He has a pretty simple solution for the Lakers.

FULL: Rui is back, won't start... for now; MAILBAG! Jan 12, 2026

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Anthony battles the elements, his allergies, fatigue and the NFL playoffs to bring this pod to you SO YOU BETTER LISTEN. He talks Rui Hachimura's return to the rotation and his role in it, at least for a little while. He then dives into the iTunes mailbag and the live chat to have a nice little Sunday convo with the audience.

PART 1: Rui is coming off the bench, but for how long? Jan 12, 2026

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Lakers fans should be rooting hard for the team to look good tomorrow with a rotation that makes a lot more sense than it has for most the year to this point.

PART 2: A lesson on coaching from the NFL playoffs Jan 12, 2026

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A live viewer asked about coaching and a couple older candidates, so Anthony gives his thoughts on where he sees coaching going from here on out.

THE HOOK: Lakers mega trade deadline preview; Ja Morant, Trae Young notes Jan 09, 2026

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Anthony and Pete set the table one month out from the trade deadline with some help from the league, given that Trae Young has already been traded and it seems like Ja Morant might be too. If you want to be optimistic about what the Lakers might do, this is the episode for you.

PART 1: Lakers deadline expectations; Trae Young traded Jan 09, 2026

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Anthony and Pete are both optimistic that the Lakers should be able to address quite a few needs over the next month, and will. They explain why. They also give their thoughts on Trae Young being moved. They loved that deal for everyone involved. It also signalled a new era in NBA contracts.

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