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🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The Lakers made a small-but-positive move ahead of Thursday afternoon's NBA Trade Deadline, acquiring sharpshooting guard Luke Kennard from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Gabe Vincent and a second round pick. It's a move that will help them on the margins this year, which is about as good as anyone could have expected since the team made it pretty clear it was prioritizing cap space and flexibility this offseason, when the Lakers believe it'll be easier to build around Luka Dončić. And, of course, one of the big pieces that might now be available? Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks star went untraded at the deadline, as Milwaukee seems determined to exhaust every possible avenue towards putting a contending team around him, and Giannis himself continues to fence sit. Of course, now every team in the league is preparing to put its best foot forward on a potential summer offer, obviously including the Lakers who (if you believe reports) would be a major contender to make a deal. So how should the Lakers approach this? Landmines abound! The first installment of what surely will be a constant topic of conversation through the rest of this season and into the offseason. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Turbo TaxFor a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. DoorDashFrom tipoff to overtime, stay in your bag and order on DoorDash.Get snacks, drinks, gear — whatever gets you through the season — delivered right to your door.DoorDash. In your bag all season long. PrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use codeLOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA QuoMake this the year where no opportunity - and no cutsomer - slips away.Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to http://Quo.com/lockedonnba. BetterhelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at http://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA. IndeedListeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONfor $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. The NBA and NFL seasons are here, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets now. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	after making a small deal at the deadline the lakers look ready to compete for yannis in the
0:06.4	summertime we'll tell you why that path is filled with landmines next you are locked on lakers your daily los angeles lakers podcast part of the You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:21.5	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcasts network, your team every day.
0:31.5	Thanks for everybody to everybody for making Lockdown Lakers first listening to every day monday through friday sometimes on weekends
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1:06.1	Brian Kamenetsky with Andy Kamenetsky.
1:08.1	We are guys who have been covering this team for a very long time, almost two decades for the ESPN, for the LA Times, for the athletic. And Andy, this is one of those trade deadlines where the headline for the Lakers might not actually be the player they acquired.
1:29.1	We did a show earlier in the day on the trade for Luke Kinnard,
1:34.2	which we both like Luke Kinnard to the Lakers for a second round pick and Gabe Vincent.
1:40.2	He will help with their shooting.
1:42.3	He saves him actually a little bit of money, which could be put
1:45.7	towards the buyout market. That could come in handy. All in all, it was a nice little move for Rob Blinka.
1:52.5	Yeah, one of the things I wanted to add beyond what we talked about with Luke Conard and obviously
1:57.0	the shooting that he brings, which is elite, it is important to remember that he's not just an elite spot-up shooter.
2:04.6	He is a movement shooter.
2:06.0	Like he is somebody that you can run off screens, like you can actually run sets for to get him open.
2:12.3	And it's different than somebody like Rui, who Rui is a, he's an elite three-point shooter,
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