The Lakers Legacy Podcast

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Ep. 696: A Brother In Ams. (BREAKING: Lakers Sign New Assistant GM ERIC AMSLER) Sep 10, 2026

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BREAKING: Lakers just hired Former Miami Heat VP of Player Personnel Eric Amsler to be their Second Assistant GM Under Rob Pelinka.

Oh yeah - and TOMMY'S BACK!

Our Initial Thoughts on the Big Time Front Office Move.

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Ep. 695: Comps to The Chef. (NBA/Laker Comps for each New Supporting Cast Player) Sep 07, 2026

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The NEXT Bynum? Caruso 2.0? Poor Man’s ARIZA?

Today, let's talk about NBA/Lakers Comps - from both a Skillset and ROLE perspective.

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Ep. 694: Kawhi-et The Exit. (NBA Finds Steve Ballmer & The Clippers GUILTY for Cap Circumvention + What This All Means for LAL) Sep 03, 2026

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Power to The People, Pablo, and da Pilipinas.

Clips Gone Clip & they got Clipped.

Let's talk (& laugh) about the NBA's recent rulings on the Clippers-

Reflect back on how much of a Bullet the Lakers dodged-

Take stock on LAC vs LAL during Kawhi's Time-

And...see if/how LAL can take advantage of LAC's Misfortunes

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Ep. 693: What They Do w/ Dalton...& Hardy. (The Last MOVE(s) the Lakers Should Make + Some New Waiver FA's to Monitor?) Aug 31, 2026

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Will the Lakers make one last move or two? 100% yes.

And if I had to guess, I think it will most likely come in the form of a Consolidation Trade. Let's Dive into what those Trades could look like.

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Check out my episode of "Work It Out Wombats" on PBS Kids:

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Ep. 692: An Unbe-Kuminga(ing) Situation. (Jonathan Kuminga Signs w/ MIN - What does LAL do now?) Aug 27, 2026

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It's Over. it's Finally Over.

The Kuminga Saga has finally ended. But Kuminga is NOT a Laker.

Is that Good? Bad? Somewhere inbetween?

And do the Lakers have any realistic Pivot Options?

Let's dive into it.

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Ep. 691: What They Learned In Ljubljana. (Lakers Work Hard, Play Hard, Get a 'Head Start' + a Kuminga Update) Aug 25, 2026

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The Purple & Gold Vibes are currently immaculate. No thanks to Ownership, All thanks to Luka Doncic and the Private Mini-Camp he personally sponsored.

Let's talk about the far-reaching IMPACT this Trip to Ljubljana will/could have on the 2026-27 Season.

+ yet another Jonathan Kuminga Update.

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Ep. 690: The Kum-ing Conclusion? (How Jake Could Be The Key to Kuminga.) Aug 23, 2026

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While the Lakers are off gallivanting together in Slovenia and building their chemistry-

Let's talk about what happens when they get back-

Because...Jonathan Kuminga may be waiting in the Wings and finally ready to commit.

Let's get into the Peyton Watson domino that led us to this point and what a Final Deal for Kuminga might look like.

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Ep. 689: I SCREAM of Jeanie. (Lakers' Sale Mess Unravels + Most Tired Narratives of the Summer + Schedule Talk + Lineups) Aug 18, 2026

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This is one Jeanie that will NOT go back into the bottle.

The Lakers' New Sale / Ownership Saga is a full-scale Mess.

So...where do we go from here?

On the Succession/Game of Thrones-like Buss Battle over their 17.8% Ownership Stake.
The Most Tired Takes of the Offseason.
Scheduling Tidbits.
And Lineups that Intrigue Me.

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