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Ep. 646: Hot Potato Hypotheticals (2026 NBA Trade Deadline Primer w/ Yossi Gozlan of Third Apron) Jan 28, 2026

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ALL Things 2026 NBA Trade Deadline from a Purple & Gold Perspective w/ Salary Cap Guru, Yossi Gozlan of Third Apron (@YossiGozlan on X | @ThirdApron on YouTube | https://www.capsheets.com/cap-sheets/).

We go Through Several Trade Categories:

Lower Tier, Marginal Trades (a 2nd, Dalton Knecht?)
Median Outcome Trades (Rui, Pick Swap?)
Higher End Trades (2031 1st Rd. Pick worthy)
The Trade No One Saw Coming aka The Pelinka Special

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Ep. 645: Show-Timme Lakers. (LAL Goes Big & Goes Zone: Why They Need to Keep Feeding Ayton + 6 Veteran Versions of Drew Timme to Trade For) Jan 20, 2026

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Most fans have known for awhile - that Deandre Ayton needs more touches.

Anytime Ayton Eats, the Lakers seem to do well.

But what we didn't know was - maybe Drew Timme needs more touches as well??

On the Lakers' Going BIG & How it May serve as a Blueprint moving forward.

+ Finding the More Experienced, Vet Versions of Drew Timme on the Trade Market.

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Ep. 644: Mind the Stopgap. (The BEST Version of a Lakers' STOPGAP Trade Deadline.) Jan 15, 2026

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Is this a Stopgap year for the Lakers?

How do they account for LeBron at the Trade Deadline?

Will they Trade their 1st Rd. Pick?

If not - what's the best version of a Stopgap Trade Deadline that Upgrades them NOW, but maintains Flexibility for a Full Luka Rebuild later?

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Ep. 643: Finding the Lakers' Next Mark Williams (6 Mark Williams-Type Trade Packages) Jan 07, 2026

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If the Lakers' make a "Big" Deal this Trade Deadline-

It will likely involve the Mark Williams Trade Package.

So, with that in mind-

Who is the Lakers' version of 'Mark Williams' THIS year?

Here are SIX Options.

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Ep. 642: LAvengers - DOOMSDAY (Lakers Suffer WORST December in the LeBron Era + 8 Stopgap Reaves' Replacements) Dec 31, 2025

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Recapping a Doomsday December to Forget.

+ Some Austin Reaves' Replacement Options.

Happy New Year, LLP Fam!

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Ep. 641: Tinsel Trade Machine (What is the Lakers' Version of the Mavs' PJ Washington & Daniel Gafford Trade) Dec 24, 2025

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It's Christmas Eve! So naturally...let's talk about the New Upgrades we want to see underneath the Christmas Tree.

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Ep. 640: The Worst Case Scenario Wings (Kombucha Girl 3&D Trade Targets) Dec 21, 2025

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These are the Wings with major warts that would make you a lotta bit queasy if the Lakers traded for them. BUT...sleep on it a little more, and you may eventually come around to the idea...and MAYBE...even LIKE it??

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Ep. 639: 2 Minutes on Every Single Laker (Lakers Beat Jazz, Luka Drops a 45pt Triple-Double) Dec 19, 2025

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Fresh off the Lakers Road win vs the Utah Jazz, I present to you:

2 Minutes off the top of the dome...On Every Single Laker. Yes. Even Drew Timme.

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Ep. 638: Benchwards to Go Forward (Trading for Rui's 3&D STARTER Replacement...While KEEPING him Off the Bench) Dec 14, 2025

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December 15 is tomorrow. It's officially Trade SZN.

Today - let's find Rui's Replacement in the Starting Lineup. WITHOUT Trading Rui Away.

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Ep. 637: Cheap Explosives (Six Trade Targets that Boost LAL's Athleticism Deficit) Dec 12, 2025

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If the last Spurs' game wasn't any indication - the Lakers, for the upteenth time - NEED FASTER, More EXPLOSIVE Athletes to compete w/ the Younger, More Frenetic Teams in the NBA.

Here are 6 Cheap, Explosive Trade Targets to monitor on the Trade Market.

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