- Ep. 699: New Hotness. (2026 Lakers' Offseason Recap & Grades w/ TOMMY)
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.
CHAPTERS
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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Tyler Rucker of No Ceilings NBA joins me to Recap the Lakers 2025-26 Summer League Team and Assess The Young Core:
- Cameron Carr
- 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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The Purple & Gold Vibes are currently immaculate. No thanks to Ownership, All thanks to Luka Doncic and the Private Mini-Camp he personally sponsored.
Let's talk about the far-reaching IMPACT this Trip to Ljubljana will/could have on the 2026-27 Season.
+ yet another Jonathan Kuminga Update.
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While the Lakers are off gallivanting together in Slovenia and building their chemistry-
Let's talk about what happens when they get back-
Because...Jonathan Kuminga may be waiting in the Wings and finally ready to commit.
Let's get into the Peyton Watson domino that led us to this point and what a Final Deal for Kuminga might look like.
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This is one Jeanie that will NOT go back into the bottle.
The Lakers' New Sale / Ownership Saga is a full-scale Mess.
So...where do we go from here?
- On the Succession/Game of Thrones-like Buss Battle over their 17.8% Ownership Stake.
- The Most Tired Takes of the Offseason.
- Scheduling Tidbits.
- And Lineups that Intrigue Me.
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Well then. I guess we have some news in August to talk about.
Let's...work our way through this one, shall we?
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Beyond some of the bigger, more obvious transactions-
What are some of LAL's best, most shrewd, "under the radar" moves this Summer that fans are sleeping?
+ The Worst Case Vando Trade Scenarios
& a Deep-Dive into the Collin Sexton x Walker Kessler Connection
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Before Luka's Private Mini-Camp - the Lakers still have some Loose Ends to tie.
But effectively - LAL's Offseason is over.
So - before the Summer officially comes to an end - let's evaluate everything they could have done "Better".
+ A Mailbag Q&A & an Early Look at the Best NTMLE Free Agents for 2027.
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We're still winding down the clock on the 2026 Offseason.
But...it's never too early to start talking about Summer 2027!
Today - let's talk about what the Lakers plan to do with the NTMLE...from a TPE perspective. And which TRADE Candidates would fit into that slot.
+ a Jaden Hardy Scouting Report.
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Whether intentional or not - the Lakers kinda moved in a but of an Off-brand, Non-Lakery manner this Offseason. And they did so unabashedly. Whether or not it works out - who knows. But...I actually kind of appreciate the approach.
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LeBron's a Sixer.
So what about Bronny?
And what of Jonathan Kuminga?
Here are my Predictions of how the Lakers will Close Out their Summer.
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Lakers Signed Matisse! No (thy)Bulle Sh*t!
Let's gooo!
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Between their Summer League Team an their Offseason Signings-
The Lakers are actually building something special here.
And it may not be as BAD Defensively as people think...
Especially if some Internal Improvements happen and a guy named Thybulle comes along.
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Let's move Jonathan Kuminga to the side.
Which Starting SF/PF can the Lakers actually acquire this Offseason?
From the Pipe Dream, to the Darkhorse Moneyball, to the Bottom of the Barrel-
We leave no stone unturned in trying to find LAL a legit STARTING SF/PF.
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