Can the Lakers Build the Team Now, While the Front Office Is Under Construction?

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🗓️ 12 June 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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The Lakers are simultaneously trying to build next year's team, and the franchise long term. On Friday's big show, we spoke with Khobi Price of the California Post about the progress, or potential lack of progress, the Lakers have made in replacing some of the front office personnel (think scouts) that are critical to the pre-draft process. And what about the infrastructure of basketball brains that fans have wanted to see built out in time for one of the most consequential offseasons in recent memory? We react to our conversation with Price, looking both at the process of building the organization for the long term while also trying to build out the team right now. And then there's the Draft itself. How should the Lakers approach the 25th pick? Best player available regardless of position? The guy most likely to be ready for minutes right away? Longer term upside? Can some combination of that be found at 25, anyway? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky Photo Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect 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! 5-Hour ENERGY Ignite your taste buds with the flavor of the summer. Get a Firework Freeze 5-hour ENERGY®️ shot today. For more information, visit https://FiveHourEnergy.com. Wayfair Patio season is here and these deals won’t last! Head to https://wayfair.com right now to get your outdoor space ready for way less. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Reddit Reddit is where the real fans hang out. Download the Reddit app and dive into your favorite team for hot takes, fresh memes, and the group chat that never sleeps. KALSHI For a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything. DoorDash From 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. HIMS To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, hair loss, weight loss, and more, visit https://Hims.comLOCKEDONMLB Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel.Visithttps://FANDUEL.COMto get started 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	The draft is just around the corner.
0:02.3	Free agency soon to follow.
0:04.1	Are the Lakers really ready for the offseason?
0:06.7	We'll ask next.
0:13.1	You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:15.5	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcasts network,
0:20.6	your team every day.
0:24.0	Thanks to everybody for stopping by.
0:26.7	Locked on Lakers, Brian Komenetsky, Andy Komenetsky, you want to let you to know of the
0:30.6	today's episodes brought you by Game Time, download the GameTime app, create account,
0:34.1	use the code, locked on for $20 off your first purchase.
0:39.6	Wow, Andy, if you haven't checked it out yet, do look at Friday's big episode,
0:47.4	the big show with Kobe Price from the California Post.
0:51.5	We kind of took a break a little bit from the questions about, you know,
0:57.3	personnel and LeBron and Austin Reeves and asked some questions more about just the status
1:03.5	of the front office and, you know, where the Lakers are in this longer term project of
1:10.7	creating an architecture around Rob Polinka, presumably,
1:14.8	and basketball operations with the draft, like what, like two weeks away, something like
1:21.6	a little less than that, actually, I think. So like, it was really interesting to hear from
1:25.4	Kobe and just kind of get a feel for what that looks like.
1:31.3	Because they really are keeping a lot of things, I think, very close to the best.
1:35.3	Like I said with Kobe, at the end of the day, if they are not announcing all of the people that have been brought in, it's not how I would do it because
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