Wild Road Trip

The Lakers have been playing more minutes without a traditional center, with impressive results against even some of the West’s best teams. The guys discuss the rationale behind these groups and why they are dominating the short stretches they’ve played, how they have to defend t ...  Show more

With LeBron James sidelined, Lakers got a pair wins over the weekend, knocking off the Pacers and Knicks with strong performances from Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves. Pete and Darius break down Luka’s brilliance, Reaves rediscovering his scoring touch, and much more. And then late ...  Show more

The shorthanded Lakers took down the Kings on the second night of a back-to-back on the road to win their 5th straight. Do Lakers fans finally have a reason to be excited? We break down the massive win and what it means for the purple and gold...

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Verno and KOC discuss a mediocre NBA trade deadline that saw no real impactful moves made. They go through the winners of the deadline, including the Knicks and Mavericks, as well as their disappointment with the Lakers and Warriors for not making any moves (08:40). Next, they di ...  Show more

Verno and KOC convene after the Lakers beat the Heat in Game 2 of the NBA Finals to talk about this Lakers roster and whether the Heat have a chance at winning one game in the series (3:00). Then they get into Doc Rivers’ new challenge as the new head coach of the Philadelphia 76 ...  Show more

In the second part of the podcast, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the Lakers heading to the Western Conference finals and whom they like in the series against the Nuggets (02:00). Next, they talk about the future of the Warriors and if this was an ...  Show more