Goldsberry The whole Lakers front office knew for a month trading for Luka was happening they didn't keep it quietthey were at work putting a roster together and building trade deadline scenarios based on a reality where they might have No 77 in purple and gold

Bill Simmons Pod Simmons on Lakers' moves I'm just dumbfounded I just don't get it Goldsberry What are we doing with Walker Kessler We are the Los Angeles fing Lakers We go after George Mikan Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaq

Buha I spoke with several Lakers people this weekend more often than not there was an acknowledgment that we might have taken a slight step back this season but this is about the longer-term vision here with building this core from the ground up around Luka and Austin

Shelburne The Lakers Had A Meeting Last Summer With Luka Doncic That Mapped Out The 2026 Offseason LeBron James wasnt In Those Plans At that meeting they laid out their plans in those plans they did not include LeBron James

Buha I spoke with several Lakers people there was an acknowledgement we might have taken a step back If you're myopic need to win a Championship this season that's obviously not the case But we can win 50 next Summer see what trades we need to make Then in 2028 can be a true contender

Rich Paul suggests something slipped past Charania during his coverage of LeBron's free agency only for him to reveal that he knew about it but chose not to report it Is it the Cavs FO group Koby Altman Brandon Weems the Gilbert family Grant Gilbert meeting with LeBron in Akron in early July

Glibert Arenas show did a draft review on Acuff During the review they all openly admitted they thought Vlade Divac was still the GM of the Kings