The Lakers Exceptionalism Podcast

Latest Episodes:

The Encouraging RWB Trade Market Apr 29, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the encouraging rumors surrounding potential Russell Westbrook trades, including varying deals with Charlotte & Indiana.

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Coach Draft! Apr 16, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball return to discuss the Lakers Head Coaching vacancy in a unique way -- by drafting potential candidates to their "team" and discussing the merits & drawbacks of each person. It's Coach Draft Time!

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Moving On Apr 09, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss a handful of recent news items, including Wenyen Gabriel's contract, Mac McClung, and all the leaks that have come out over the last few days. Later, we revisit our early season Bold Predictions and unpack what we got right & what we (mostly) got wrong. Congratulations, Laker fans, we never have to talk about this team again. We did it!

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R.I.P. Apr 02, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball get together and bury this 2022 Lakers team once and for all, discussing the puzzling lineups throughout the Jazz/Pelicans games, Russell Westbrook's combativeness, and how the team can find something to take into next year, R.I.P. the 2022 Lakers.

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Signs of Life Mar 23, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball catch up on the last few weeks of Lakers basketball, including some promising signs offensively, how Russ has looked, the change in rotation with much less THT & Carmelo, what Quin Snyder could look like as the Lakers coach, and a preliminary "who should we keep next year" discussion.

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March Madness! Mar 17, 2022

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Tim goes solo to dive into his process evaluating college basketball teams for March Madness and explains a few big game and upset picks.

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Podding Time (Winning Time EP 1 w/ Nic Jehle) Mar 10, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Nic Jehle hop on to discuss Adam McKay's new HBO show "Winning Time" and break down the first episode from a fan & filmmaking perspective.

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The Return of Austin Reaves Mar 03, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball are once again joined by Austin Reaves as they chat about what it's like to develop skills in the middle of a season, how Austin's role has changed, how he's able to withstand so much on-court punishment on defense, what really happened in that LeBron clip where Austin became a meme, and much, much more!

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Snakebitten Feb 18, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the LA's comeback vs the Jazz, another injury to AD, how the team has managed lineups w/ LeBron & Russ, and what's happening in the buyout market for the Lakers.

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The Bed's Been Made Feb 11, 2022

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball hop on to discuss the Lakers standing pat at the trade deadline, what they thought of the rumored trades that didn't happen, who will even available on the buyout market, and give an update on the new developments and content in the Laker Sex Mafia Discord.

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