Ep. 86: The Lakers' Ceiling After The Trade Deadline With Cranjis McBasketball

Jovan Buha welcomes Tim (aka Cranjis McBasketball) to recap the Los Angeles Lakers' 2025 trade deadline and look ahead to the rest of the season. Jovan and Tim discuss how Luka Doncic and Mark Williams fit with the Lakers, Williams' defensive limitations, grading the trade deadline, who should be the fifth starter, Austin Reaves, the empty roster spot, LA's ceiling and spot in the West pecking order, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:03 Cranjis’ reaction to the Luka Doncic trade 3:28 How Luka fits and improves the offense 9:40 Assessing the Mark Williams trade 16:07 Mark Williams’ defense 23:56 How Luka and MW change the offense 31:12 Luka off the ball 32:45 Grading the trade deadline 34:33 Who should be the fifth starter? 40:57 How does Austin fit alongside Luka and LeBron? 47:58 What should LA look for with its open empty roster spot? 55:01 What is LA’s ceiling? And where are they in West pecking order? 1:03:23 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