Monday’s show was all about Jarred Vanderbilt’s contract extension with the Lakers (which became official on Monday). It covered the meat and potatoes of the deal, from his long term fit to the quality of the numbers. Did the Lakers get good deal? Listen to the show to find out.
But one thing went undiscussed: Vanderbilt’s contract represents the last move in big change in team-building philosophy for the Lakers. They’ve gone from a team that once defined flexibility purely in terms of creating massive amounts of cap space to go out and recruit The Next Big Free Agent. Now, though, the Lakers (even as LeBron nears retirement) aren’t hoarding future space. Instead, they’re, like, signing players. Good, young, appealing players.
So does this limit their flexibility? Spoiler alert: It does not, and (assuming the players they’ve signed don’t regress) likely increases it.
In the meantime, they get the best of both worlds – a very good team now, and the ability to work with agility, adjusting if adjustments become necessary or opportunity knocks.
From there, it’s a look at the most intriguing teams in the Western Conference. Which teams qualify, and why aren’t the Lakers in that group? (Remember, there’s a difference between exciting and intriguing.)
Finally, with “Winning Time” on HBO officially cancelled, we look back at the series and read responses from viewers about which seasons of Lakers basketball they would have loved to see dramatized on the show.
HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky
SEGMENT 1: What Jarred Vanderbilt’s extension represents (beyond, you know, Jarred Vanderbilt himself).
SEGMENT 2: Why the Lakers are better off doing things this way…
SEGMENT 3: A look back at “Winning Time.”
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12 Comments
It's time, first comment. Lakers 4 ever
The Lakers are building for Post Lebron which is important and smart. Lebron has no loyalty to the Lakers so the Lakers need to keep this young core and build chemistry. Let's move on from Lebron and look forward. Lebron can't play more than 50 games a year and can't sustain a high performance in the playoffs for the duration. He was worn out by the time the Lakers got to Denver. The Lakers owe Lebron nothing.
The great teams in the NBA build with a core of players who are loyal to the team. Big stars like Lebron drain the organization.
Mamba!!
My Lakers have a legit 12 man roster plus rookies with potential rob pelinka did his thang this off-season
Brian – Brandon Ingram took the biggest hit to his perceived abilities. Most of us who follow him know that he has to have the ball or he’s lost. It happened under Bron and under Zion. But now the world knows.
Max Christrie would’ve been perfect to play Kobe
You guys talked about how the Lakers have changed their team building philosophy this summer by signing players to longer term contracts and extending current contracts out for a few years — rather than going for superstars and a bunch on veteran minimums. What do you think was the tipping point as to “why”? Do you think it was: LeBron’s pending retirement (I use pending loosely here), the Westbrook experience, the new CBA, the realization that the loss of Carushow was a mistake (so they didn’t want to repeat the mistake with AR, or something else? I’m sure it could have been a combination of things, but something must have pushed it over the edge. It can’t be a new owner or front office since that didn’t change. I’m just curious. (And grateful 🥲)
I only wanted to see it up at least Magic HIV conference. Only because it was about The Show Time Era.
You're as arse for saying that,LeBron James bring Lakers as a conversation which they was not before he came to la ,this brother will win the title this season and put you'll bad mouth to rest
90’s Lakers were a sorry ass riot.
Indeed could be great television.
Winning Time shall return.
A 2024 encore season is a💰
Stars aren't hitting free agency anymore. No point in saving cap space for mid players