Lakers Lounge

Anthony kicks off his player preview series with Luka Doncic. Everything is riding on him, fair or not.

Anthony starts this preview by talking about what Luka Doncic needs to do for the Lakers to have any chance at title contention this season, and the bar is extremely high. Good news is Doncic is absolutely capable clearing that bar.

The Lakers have one of the most dynamic offensive forces in the sport in Luka Doncic. The tendency would be to hand him the keys on that side of the ball and still be really good. In order to be as overwhelming as they can be, a balance needs to be struck. Anthony talks about that, the stakes at play and how he actually sees Doncic's season playing out.

This show does everywhere. Anthony loves Luka's Lakers minicamp. He opens up about how he balances optimism and pessimism as a host. He discusses LeBron/AD's similar frustrations that Steph probably feels right now. Then, he dives into a particularly wandering Q&A with the live audience.

Anthony reacts to the report from ESPN that Luka Doncic is hosting his Lakers teammates in Slovenia for a team trip/minicamp. This is objectively great news, that puts on display something Anthony is looking for heading into next season: Luka stepping up as a leader.