Ep. 27: Lakers’ Coaching Search, Going All-In And A Mailbag With Anthony Irwin

Jovan Buha welcomes Anthony Irwin of Lakers Daily and the Lakers Lounge podcast to break down the Lakers’ coaching search and roster-building approach and answer a few mailbag questions. Jovan and Anthony discuss the latest on the coaching front, JJ Redick, the assistant coaches the Lakers are looking at, the most likely roster-building path, why LA should go all-in this summer, Darvin Ham interviewing with Golden State, how LA can acquire a better second big, how to build around LeBron James in the frontcourt, Cam Johnson, wing and big free-agent options, and more. If you'd like Jovan to answer your questions in a future mailbag, drop your question in the YouTube comments (or respond to him on X/Twitter when he tweets out he’s doing a mailbag). If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters:0:00 Intro1:37 Coaching search updates6:15 Assistant coaching options17:44 Most likely roster-building path for LA?23:15 Why LA should go all-in with assets this summer35:58 How would Darvin Ham fit with the Warriors?41:22 Mailbag 41:28 Feasible ways to acquire a good big?45:51 Will LA actually go all-in for LeBron and AD?52:43 Best approach in building frontcourt around LeBron?1:02:05 Is Cam Johnson a good target?1:09:00 Wing and big free-agent options?1:23:40 Outro To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices