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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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20:09

PART 1: JJ's confidence in the Lakers shines through...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/10/02

Normally, the identity on either side of the ball would be seen as a secret of the utmost protection. This training camp, JJ Redick has been very open about the kind of basketball he wants the Lakers to play. Anthony thinks this is a sign of confidence, and explains such to Raj.

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20:40

PART 2: Is JJ Redick leveraging Luka and Austin's...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/10/02

JJ Redick says he's been splitting up Luka and Austin whenever he can in practices. Anthony gives an explanation for doing so only he would identify.

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21:06

PART 3: The Lakers' confidence in their defense has...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/10/02

Anthony has spent this entire offseason crapping on the Lakers as a defensive unit. All the Lakers keep saying is how good they'll be on that side of the ball, making Anthony wonder if he's read this situation wrong all along. So he asks Raj about that possibility.

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27:14

FULL: What are the options for making the Lakers'...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/10/01

Anthony rolls through what Rob Pelinka can do to bring the Lakers to 15 guaranteed contracts before the season, what he thinks is likeliest and some of the options he'd most prefer.

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48:47

FULL: Thybulle, Williams impressing; Luka, Austin...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/10/01

A LOT going on in this episode. A lot. Just.... buckle up.

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24:58

PART 1: Early camp standouts; Lakers keep hyping up...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/10/01

Anthony rolls through some stories coming out of camp, where Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams have apparently been standing out. From there, he discusses the Lakers continuing to speak highly of the defense they're going to play. He wraps by discussing JJ Redick apparently not joking at his presser when he said he'd been splitting up Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to help plan for staggering them in games.

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24:32

PART 2: D'Angelo Russell to China; (another) Buddy...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/10/01

Anthony looks back on D'Angelo Russell's career as it appears to be winding down. Given how quickly he was able to get through today's headlines, he spends a little time talking about Buddy Hield, which leads to a really fun question from the live chat.

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70:41

FULL: Media day bingo results; Redick's interesting...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/30

Anthony and Harrison look back on their predictions for media day and compare what they actually heard with their bingo cards. JJ Redick offered his first vague injury report of the year, so the guys have a little fun with that. They discuss Redick's meritocracy comments and explain why they think they're valid.

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23:36

PART 1: Macro media day thoughts; Some fun with JJ's...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/30

JJ Redick said two players were somewhat limited in the first day of training camp. Anthony makes a couple jokes about it and the guys do some digging to find out if the jokes were true.

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23:56

PART 2: Media day bingo results (cont'd); Kevon...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/30

Anthony continues rolling through his and Harrison's predictions for media day, this time regarding Kevon's Looney's role with the team and the reports they expect to hear about him from training camp. Anthony also offers up what he's heard about Allie Clifton's role with Spectrum this year.

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24:37

PART 3: Do you believe JJ Redick when he talks about...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/30

Here's the thing: There honestly isn't a such thing as a pure meritocracy at this point. So with that in mind, do you believe JJ Redick when he says minutes will go to those who earn them? Anthony makes the case for this specific team.

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56:19

FULL: Lakers, NBA Media Days DELIVER

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/29

Anthony enjoyed what he heard from the Lakers at their media day. He laughed really hard at some of the other teams out there as well.

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25:40

PART 1: Lakers Media Day continues Redick, Pelinka...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/29

Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick sent a pretty clear message at their presser last week that the Lakers followed up with at media day Monday afternoon. Anthony breaks it all down and explains why it matters.

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31:20

PART 2: Funniest moments from Lakers, NBA Media Days

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/29

Anthony explains what he'll be watching for in this first week of training camp, then runs through his favorite moments from the Lakers, Clippers and Sixers training camps. He wraps with a question from the live audience.

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69:24

HOOK: Rob, JJ bring the vibes; preseason...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/25

Absolutely loaded episode from Anthony and Pete today, as the guys are staring directly at media day, training camp and preseason games. They take a quick look back at JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka's presser, discuss Luka and Austin as team leaders and discuss what they're hoping to see as camp gets started.

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23:03

PART 1: Pete also noticed the significant vibes shift

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/25

Anthony tells a joke that Pete absolutely ejects from. Point is: Both guys noticed how much lighter the vibes were from Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick. They give their thoughts on why.

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24:09

PART 2: How will Luka, Austin handle being leaders?...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/25

Anthony and Pete noted Lakers leadership pointing out how vocal Austin Reaves has been but also discussed how, defensively, the player who absolutely needs to fill the void will be Walker Kessler.

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23:36

PART 3: Pete, Anthony completely disagree about...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/25

Anthony walked away from Rob Pelinka's presser thinking he was tempering expectations. Pete thought he was welcoming them. The guys discuss either end of the spectrum, reality residing somewhere in the middle and their own definitions of success for this Lakers team. They also spend some time honoring Lawrence Tanter together.

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53:59

FULL: Rob and JJ's presser focused on chemistry,...

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/25

The Lakers season unofficially kicked off with Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick holding their annual joint-presser. Anthony noticed some very different vibes and offered one potential explanation after LeBron James' departure. Redick was very open about his hopes for this group and the identity he's expecting. Anthony also spends a segment memorializing Lawrence Tanter following his passing and wraps with questions from the live audience.

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25:23

PART 1: The vibes are noticeably (and notably) better

Lakers Lounge ·

2026/09/25

Anthony starts his press conference breakdown by discussing how different the vibes were for this one than in years past. He also tackles a couple of what he thought were the most noteworthy moments from Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick's time on stage.

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