Jarred Vanderbilt's Injury Makes LA's Depth Problem vs. the Thunder Worse

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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The Lakers already had a depth problem in their matchup against the Thunder, something that was very clear in Tuesday's Game 1 loss. Oklahoma City has far more players they can deploy confidently over the course of a game, with a deeper variety of skill sets to choose from. And now things get a little worse for LA, as Jarred Vanderbilt is expected to miss time after suffering a dislocated pinkie finger on his right hand. He had it wrapped up on Wednesday after reportedly receiving stitches, since the bone pierced the skin post-dislocation. Ewwww. Assuming Vando can't play, the Lakers lose some of their flexibility in the frontcourt, and even though he wasn't likely to play big minutes, his absence means everyone else has to play more... which only makes the depth disparity worse. So where do they go from here? And oh, the microscope on Austin Reaves is going to be INSANE in Game 2. 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! 5-Hour ENERGY Get candy-flavored chaos with Fruity Rainbow 5-hour ENERGY®️ Shots - available online at https://5hourENERGY.com or Amazon 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. 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. Quo Make 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. Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhlRugiet. Performance medicine for men. PrizePicks Download 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 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.Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins.Visit https://FANDUEL.COMto get started — Play Your Game. 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 Lakers may be without Jared Vanderbilt going forward.
0:03.2	What does that mean for a team already short on depth?
0:06.5	That is next.
0:13.7	You are Locked on Lakers.
0:16.2	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast.
0:19.1	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.3	Thanks to everybody for joining Lockdown Lakers, Brian Komeneski, Andy Komeneski, Lakers lost game
0:29.9	won by 18 points on Tuesday night.
0:33.1	They're trying to turn around and figure out how they can make some waves against Oklahoma City by Thursday.
0:41.8	We basically have a couple more days to figure it out.
0:45.0	And one of the things is to make it a little bit harder, we'll try to talk about a little bit
0:49.4	more about Austin Reeves, but in him playing better because that's that's solution one.
0:56.7	The Lakers, though, also have a depth problem.
0:59.5	Game one really showed the difference between the depth of Oklahoma City and the Lakers.
1:04.9	And for the Lakers, things might be getting thinner because Jared Vanderbilt suffered that
1:10.6	quite gruesome-looking
1:12.1	pinky injury to his right hand in game one. No word yet on whether, or at least as we're
1:18.0	recording on Tuesday evening, no word on whether or not Vando will miss time. Our friend Jeff Stott's,
1:24.4	the great injury expert noted on his Twitter feed that just dislocating the pinky, which is what Vando was ruled out with, just the dislocation wouldn't necessarily miss time.
1:38.9	But if it breaks skin, which it looked like it did, Kobe Price from LA Daily News. What's the California Post? From the California Post. Right. I'm sorry. He used to be there. California Post Kobe Price reports that a source told him that it did break skin or if there's a fracture. That would also keep Bando out. But either way, it's going to be limited.
2:03.4	And if he's out, Andy, that takes a, you know, again,
2:05.4	a thinn Lakers team and makes him even thinner.
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