- Ep. 711: Raining Cats & DUNKS in Los Angeles. (Lakers ROUT Warriors in Season Opener, Luka Goes Off on Yaxel, & Kessler Has a HISTORIC Night)
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Luka, Yaxel, Kessler...a LOT went down a seemingly un-exciting game that was decided pretty early on.
But let's get into the Lakers' DOMINANT Season Opener vs the Warriors.
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Let's tie a bow on the Lakers' lopsided Preseason and have a fun 'Ranking' session of how players fared, shall we?
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One way or another - it seems like Dalton Knecht is about to be Dealt.
Now...could Jericho Sims be The "Big" Return?
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Walker Kessler Is, Was, WILL BE Everything for the Lakers.
Now THIS is why Lakers PAID UP to get THEIR. GUY.
Instant First Impressions on Walker Kessler's Lakers debut.
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Ricky Barnes of the Late Night Lake Show Returns to talk:
Preseason Findings
Notable Newcomers
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The Lakers may no longer have a KING-
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And man, have they compiled a bunch of Banshee Warriors.
Here's a Recap of a very fun Preseason Game 1 for the Lakers.
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My 2026-27 Recap of all of the Happenings and Talkenings during Lakers' Media Day.
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Let’s take a deep-dive into the Lakers’ Multiverse and see the different ALT routes the Lakers could have taken with some of their signings this Summer & whether they ultimately chose “Right”.
The Ultimate “This Or That” Summer Retrospective.
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A Recap of Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick's Introductory Presser to Recap the 2026 Offseason and Usher in the start of the 2026-27 Season.
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Pete Zayas of Laker Film Room joins the show to tie a bow on the Offseason and go through one last Round-Robin, Rapid-Fire Q&A on what the Lakers DID and DIDN'T DO this Summer.
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Tommy's back for our Part 2 Recap of the Offseason.
Today- we asses Each & Every One of the NEW Signings and Grade the Lakers' Summer.
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1:20 The New Signing We've Warmed Up to Most
3:37 Tommy's Macro Thoughts on the Offseason & How It's Shifted
15:22 Walker Kessler
21:00 Quentin Grimes
29:14 Sandro Mamukelashvili
36:10 Ziaire Williams + Matisse Thybulle
41:44 Cameron Carr
46:45 Final Thoughts & Grades
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- Adou Thiero
- Chris Mañon
- Arthur Kaluma
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Tommy's back for another Episode/Segment!
And today, we tak about the Ones the Lakers "Lost"-
And whether the Lakers should have tried a *bit harder* to Retain some of these players. And who, ultimately, they may Regret not Retaining.
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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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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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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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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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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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