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FULL: Board of governors meetings preview; Kawhi trade goes through; Mailbag/Q&A
09/14/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
Usually, no one should care about the NBA's board of governors meeting. This time around, as Anthony explains, Lakers fans should probably pay attention. He discusses that and dives into the mailbag, where Luka Doncic fans feel a certain way about his time with the Lakers so far.
PART 1: Why Lakers fans should care about the board of governors meetings
09/14/2026 | 30 mins.
The NBA's board of governors is meeting this week and actually quite a lot is riding on them for the Lakers. Anthony explains, then dives into this week's mailbag chat.
PART 2: Kawhi trade goes through; Consolidation trade for Lakers?; Taj Gibson retires (story)
09/14/2026 | 32 mins.
Anthony explains why the Kawhi trade finally going through is good for the Lakers, gives his thoughts on the journalistic fallout from that fiasco and then puts together a consolidation trade he'd pull the trigger on to round out the roster with a buy-low candidate. Also in this episode is a quick story about Taj Gibson's camp that really impressed Anthony given the news of his retirement.
HOOK: Lakers FO additions announced; Clippers scandal shows holes in NBA media landscape; Q&A
09/11/2026 | 57 mins.
The guys discuss the latest hires by the Lakers in the front office and what they could mean moving forward. Anthony chooses to be optimistic because he's tired. Then, they have a conversation about NBA media after seeing what this Clippers scandal has shown us about it. They wrap with a couple questions from the live audience.
PART 1: Lakers' FO additions, explained (to the extent we can)
09/11/2026 | 27 mins.
Right before the guys went live, the Lakers officially announced a couple new additions to the front office. Anthony, even in the face of potential cynicism (and partially because of sleep deprivation) decides to go into this with an open mind.

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