Lakers Lounge

Lakers Lounge

Anthony Irwin takes a daily look at the Los Angeles Lakers in his own unique way, with the help of any number of guests from throughout NBA coverage, and beyond.

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July 10, 2025 48 mins
Anthony breaks down everything from the Lakers' opener in Vegas, as Bronny James and Dalton Knecht took on Cooper Flagg in his debut. For the most part, the game lived up to most of the hype. It was actually a pretty fun game. The Mavericks organization sure seemed to enjoy it. Maybe the Lakers org did too. We wouldn't know because no one who didn't have to be there were. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practice...
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Anthony breaks down what he saw from the most recent number one pick, then explains why he's liked what he's seen so much from Bronny that he wishes he could see more of it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Anthony spent the second half of the show taking listeners questions and people want to know what's up with the Lakers' pursuit of a more natural starting small forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The biggest news of the day had nothing to do with player acquisition. Anthony explains why reports of Jeanie Buss remaining on as governor for as long as she might could be a good thing, so long as she remains open to the idea of supplementation from Mark Walter. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastc...
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Anthony relays a report from The Athletic about the role Jeanie Buss will have in the organization for at least the next five years. Also detailed in that piece was the Lakers' plans for the next couple summers, as they pursue Giannis and Jokic. Also also in that piece was a confirmation of what Anthony has been saying lately about LeBron James' contract. Anthony goes over all that, then answers questions from the live audience abo...
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Anthony reacts to a report from The Athletic that indicates Jeanie Buss will remain on as governor for the next fives years. There are still details to unearth, but Anthony believes this could still be a positive if Buss welcomes modernization while she's still in that position. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit h...
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Anthony wrapped up today's live stream by answering questions from listeners who want to know why things are on pause the way they are. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Anthony reported on what the Lakers will be looking to go when they head to Las Vegas this week. He narrates that, then adds a little extra context on the various names he mentioned in the piece. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Anthony and Jorge explain why they both think LeBron James is frustrated with the Lakers and why most of those reason are at least fairly reasonable. They discuss Rob Pelinka's reported Giannis plan and why it's antiquated. They finish the discussion with a summer league story and then Anthony offers up a little extra context on his reporting from Tuesday morning. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...
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Anthony and guest Jorge Sedano (ESPN) discuss this weird offseason for LeBron James, who clearly feels a certain way about no longer being the center of the Lakers' attention. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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After wrapping up his conversation with Jorge Sedano, Anthony quickly touches on news from this morning that De'Anthony Melton might be heading to The Bay and what the Lakers' plans are right now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Anthony welcomes Yossi Gozlan (Third Apron, Capsheets.com) into The Lounge to break down the Lakers' offseason so far from a cap perspective. They also talk about the team's option in this second half of the offseason as they try to open more avenues to improve the roster. The guys also discuss LeBron James' options and whether the Lakers would ever trade him. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: htt...
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Anthony and Yossi go through the Lakers offseason to this point to help paint the picture of what they need to do from here on out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Anthony is still dubious of this whole plan to maintain flexibility for 2027 even while they have Luka Doncic in his prime and LeBron James is clearly still pretty good just for the chance at maybe landing Giannis Antetokounmpo. He and Yossi talk about the practicality of cap space versus just, oh, you know, employing good basketball players. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyin...
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Over the weekend, Anthony thought long and hard about LeBron James' options *if* James actually wants out. He asked around about the situation, too, and the product wound up being a length article that outlined why he thinks James' and the Lakers' best option is just to move forward together. Since writing the article, he's also heard why there might be a riff between James and the Lakers, and where it stemmed from. So he offers t...
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The first show after a longer weekend is always a doozie, even if the weekend wasn't actually as long as it felt like. Anthony discusses the now official additions to the roster and notes the Lakers not mentioning LeBron James specifically. He dives into that situation, too. Then he uses the mailbag to talk about everything the Lakers are working on. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.a...
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Anthony is legitimately excited about the additions to the roster so far. Now that they've been officially announced, he goes through them and what they bring to the table. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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July 7, 2025 33 mins
The Lakers need to consolidate their roster for a few reasons. Anthony discusses those efforts and why he thinks a trade for a wing checks the most boxes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Anthony had some packed mailbags to get to and they had some great questions. Lakers fans want to know about the Lakers' cap situation, their chances at adding more talent and the avenues by which that can happen. Anthony offered up everything he could. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com...
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Anthony and Harrison have some fun in this holiday episode talking about LeBron's golf swing, his latest subtweets and the eventual defense of said posts. They also talk about the efforts to maintain flexibility two full seasons from now while they have Luka Doncic in his prime and how dumb the Jaxson Hayes signing was. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...
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