Los Angeles Lakers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Jabari A Davis (@jabariadavis) from iHeart to break down the 2026-27 Los Angeles Lakers! FIND ALL OUR 2026-27 NBA LOOKAHEADS HERE: youtube.com/watch. CHAPTERS BELOW.

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CHAPTERS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
0:57 - The Lakers’ offseason vision
3:08 - LeBron James’ exit
7:52 - Will the Lakers even miss LeBron?
9:21 - How do the Lakers intend to play?
13:24 - Walker Kessler’s fit
21:39 - The Jonathan Kuminga discussion
26:52 - The most important non-Kessler additions
29:12 - Fifth starter and backup bigs
35:09 - Trade targets to monitor
38:44 - Early impressions of Cameron Carr
43:04 - Breaking down Adou Thiero, Arthur Kaluma and Bronny James
49:52 - Which youngsters have the best shot at playing?
51:34 - Evaluating the Lakers’ depth
54:26 - Biggest remaining needs
56:04 - Is Luka Doncic flying under the radar?
59:33 - Top-10 rotation
1:02:28 - Go-to closing lineup
1:04:05 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:06:09 - Impact of the Lakers’ ownership battle
1:09:32 - PREDICTIONS!

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