What Kessler Brings to the Lakers

Pete and Darius dive into Austin Reaves upcoming season, how his big contract impacts expectations, his role offensively and how it changes now that LeBron is gone, why he can have a better defensive year than some expect, his chemistry with Luka on and off the court, and much mo ...  Show more

Pete and Darius break down the Lakers offseason through the lens of wanting more “dribble/pass/shoot” talent, why that matters to JJ Redick and how it impacts the team’s offensive approach, Luka’s fit within more 5-out offensive schemes that optimize this style of play, how losin ...  Show more

Verno and KOC discuss Kawhi Leonard’s return in last night’s Clippers win over Hornets (02:28). They debate whether his return was blown a little out of proportion before discussing the impressive Pacers' win over the Warriors. The guys dive right into the drama in Atlanta surrou ...  Show more

More on the Lakers being swept and what can be done to improve

Will Boston get blown out again tonight?

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Jason Timpf is joined by Jovan Buha of The Athletic to react to LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers facing another playoff sweep at the hands of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets. How has Denver dominated over the course of their 11-game wi ...

Russillo shares his thoughts on the dragged-out CFB verdict (1:33) before talking with Lakers beat reporter Mike Trudell about the Lakers' underwhelming restart in the Orlando bubble, the need to find their closing rotation, the ways teams are trying to stop Anthony Davis, the id ...  Show more