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The LeBron James era is officially over in Los Angeles and the Lakers have built next year’s squad around Luka Dončić. The Athletic’s Lakers beat writer, Dan Woike, joins Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni to go behind the scenes on the Lakers offseason moves and life after LeBron. Then, Dan ranks the Western Conference contenders and gives his takes on how the Lakers stack up in the playoffs.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Dan Woike
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver
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