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HOOK: Who are the Lakers? What does LeBron need to bring in his return? Q&A Nov 14, 2025

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ANthony and Pete take a wide-angle look at the Lakers through this first month or so to try to figure out who they are as a team. They discuss Luka's season to this point and what he can do better. They then look ahead to LeBron's return and what he'll need to bring that they've been missing. To wrap things up, the live audience had a few questions they were able to get to.

PART 1: Who are the Lakers? Nov 14, 2025

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This iteration of the Lakers has been together for roughly a month at this point, so Anthony and Pete try to figure out who this team actually is. Are they the group that at one point won five straight? Or are they the team that's been embarrassed in two of their last three?

PART 2: How can the Lakers get more athletic before trade season? Nov 14, 2025

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Adou Thierro, come on down! Plus, some discussion about the health of the league and the problems it faces as it ignores the fan experience.

FULL: How to turn around Austin's shooting; Way-too-early trade market; Live Q&A Nov 14, 2025

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Anthony discusses an aspect of Austin's game he's more concerned about than how Reaves handles athleticism, his shooting. The Lakers need to do a better job finding him some easier looks. Then, he takes a look at some struggling teams and how they might impact the trade market. Finally, he wraps with a nice, long Q&A with the live youtube audience.

PART 1: The Lakers need to make life easier on Austin Reaves Nov 14, 2025

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Anthony offers up some stats that don't paint the prettiest picture of Austin's shooting, then explains how he'd like to see the Lakers get him some easier looks.

PART 2: Luka's next step in his development Nov 14, 2025

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The Lakers have championship aspirations and, if they're serious about them, their star is going to need to adopt some of the character traits from his peers who've already won. Anthony explains.

FULL: Thunder throttle Lakers in barometer game Nov 13, 2025

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The Lakers had an opportunity to prove to at least some extent that they belong in a conversation with the Thunder and Nuggets but instead were told emphatically they have a long way to go. Anthony and Raj break down the game and how it felt like an beatdown from the top of the organizations down.

PART 1: Wooooooooof Nov 13, 2025

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Anthony and Raj try to collect their thoughts after one of the biggest ass-kickings the Lakers are going to take this season.

PART 2: Luka (correctly) blames himself for the blowout Nov 13, 2025

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Anthony and Raj continue the conversation of what all went wrong in this one but sometimes it's as easy as, hey, one superstar played like one and the other didn't. Luka was thoroughly outplayed by SGA.

PART 3: Much Adou About Nothing Nov 13, 2025

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Anthony has had enough of people telling him how much Adou Thierro a recent second-round pick might offer whenever he makes his Lakers debut.