Lakers Lounge

PART ONE: Anthony isn't sure why people have already made up their minds with such a weak head coach candidate market. He and Aaron discuss that, and why NBA teams suck at hiring head coaches. 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

PART TWO: Anthony and Aaron pick up where they left off on why it's so difficult to predict how a candidate is going to perform as an NBA head coach. Once they wrap up there, Anthony offers up his rant on Rudy Gobert, regular season awards, and why they don't represent what tends to actually matter. The guys rant with a couple super comments. 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 friend of the show Jason Timpf (The Volume) on to talk about the rumors surrounding the Lakers and Donovan Mitchell, the latest on their search for a head coach (and what they should look for), and the lessons they need to learn from these playoffs. 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

PART ONE: Anthony and Jovan discuss his report on the newly updated list of Lakers' head coach candidates. Things have been moving conspicuously slow. How much does that have to do with Tyronn Lue? The Clippers have traded for a coach before, would they consider trading one? Is the price worth 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

PART TWO: To wrap up their conversation on the Lakers' search for their next head coach, Anthony and Jovan the assistant coaches who will need to be selected carefully no matter who their next head coach is. Then, the guys discuss the direction the roster can be taken this summer. Will the Lakers go star hunting? Finally, they discuss LeBron appearing at a playoff game in Cleveland and why it launched a storm of speculation. 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

FULL EPISODE: Anthony welcomes Jovan Buha (The Athletic, Buha's Block) to discuss all the latest on the Lakers' search for a head coach. 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

Anthony discusses Bronny James being cleared by the NBA to remain in the draft and his workouts. The analysis has been incredibly polite, which is nice generally, but has felt almost patronizing as people seem reluctant to be fully honest about LeBron James' kid. He also discusses LeBron heading to Cleveland for their playoff game and the latest on the head coaching search. 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

After promising to go back in and answer questions from Sunday's mailbag, Anthony lives up to his word and is glad he did. What a great bunch of questions, highlighted by one in particular that may has cause a minor aneurism because he's sick of talking about point guards. 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

FULL EPISODE: Anthony discusses the weird situation and conversation surrounding Bronny James, who was cleared by the NBA to remain in the NBA Draft. Then, he has a little fun with LeBron James checking out a playoff game in Cleveland. That quickly becomes a fairly serious take on James' player option and the pressure Anthony hopes gets applied to an organization that needs a kick in the butt. He offers up the latest on the head coach search and wraps with a dive into the mailbag/comment section. 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

Anthony discusses the fallout from Mike Budenholzer and what he knows about that situation, then allows that to serve as a backdrop for how the Lakers are handling their search for a head coach. All roads currently leads back to Tyronn Lue, and until they get clarity on that situation, they aren't likely to make an official hire. This leads to a rare sentiment: Anthoyn agreeing with their approach. 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

Anthony answers a few more questions about the Lakers' head coach search, and one in particular covers a fun topic: Rob Pelinka's approach to this offseason compared to the last couple. He also talks JJ Redick and why he thinks he'll have a better chance at success that Darvin Ham. 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

FULL EP.: To start, Anthony discusses the Suns hiring Mike Budenholzer and the Hornets hiring Charles Lee and how the Lakers' approach to finding a coach has "cost" them two viable candidates. He shocks the world, though, by not holding this against the Lakers, as they await their clear-cut top preference. He discusses what he's heard on that front, plus their options if Ty Lue isn't available. He then dives into an insanely full mailbag. 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

Mere moments before Anthony and Aaron went live, Frank Vogel was let go by the Suns. So, naturally, Anthony had questions about what it might mean for the Lakers' coaching search. 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

Anthony is pretty adamant in his stance against small point guards. Aaron offers some talking points on why he thinks there's still some value with those kinds of players. 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

The Lakers were still doing their homework on potential candidates as one potential target (Charles Lee) was hired. Then, the Phoenix Suns fired Frank Vogel, and moved into a competitive position with the Lakers for another target. Anthony and Aaron discuss that, the Lakers' coaching search in broader terms, and the playoffs thus far. 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

In terms of Lakers' specific news, well, we're all just kind of waiting. Unfortunately, it would appear the Lakers are also waiting on the Ty Lue-Clippers situation to play out. Anthony combines the latest reporting with his own intel to offer up everything you need to know about their coaching search. 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

In the second half of the show, Anthony opens the iTunes mailbag, then take to Twitter and the live Youtube audience. Listeners were interested in the directions the Lakers can go in this summer, what to look for in a coach, and, interestingly, what Anthony Davis will need to do to prepare for next season. 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

To start, Anthony relays some of the latest on the Lakers' coaching search and adds to it what he's heard thus far. Then, he covers Trae Young leaving Klutch Sports and why he isn't exactly devastated by the reports. Then, he dives into the iTunes mailbag, Twitter and live Youtube comments. 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

Having watched enough of this second round, Anthony has come to the conclusion on what the Lakers definitely won't need this summer. He also offers up his thoughts on Christian Wood opting in and wraps with a dark thought on how close the Lakers may not be, considering what we've seen from the Wolves and Thunder. 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