Lakers Need To Make A Move? + Teams To Watch At Deadline & OKC’s Historic Chase

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

ESPN

Sports, Basketball

4.2 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Vincent Goodwill and Bobby Marks to react to the Spurs exposing some of the Lakers' key weaknesses, the guys discuss if LA needs to address them at the deadline. Plus, we talk how far ahead of schedule San Antonio’s young talent may be. Then, the crew breaks down the challenges rebuilding in the NBA before talking the historic domination from the Thunder including if any team can stop them from achieving history. Finally, what players and teams to keep an eye on for trade season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. Surprise.
0:02.1	30 for 30 presents Booja.
0:05.2	Can I get a witness from the congregation?
0:08.1	You can't stop authenticity.
0:10.0	Boo ya!
0:11.0	Stewart was exactly like you saw him on camera, off camera.
0:14.5	He dialed it up 10%.
0:15.7	Can you imagine the impact of young black boys and girls looking at that going, I feel seen.
0:21.4	He changed the culture.
0:22.7	He changed sports.
0:24.2	Stream Booja, presented by Medello, right now on the ESPN app.
0:35.5	Hello, welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:38.0	We talk about the NBA, which we're doing on Thursday, late afternoon for me, Thursday, early morning in Los Angeles for our front office man, Bobby Marks.
0:49.8	Thank you for getting up early for me, Bobby.
0:51.9	Greetings from Los Angeles, where we've, I think we're going to hit a record high today of 86 degrees in December.
0:59.4	How about that?
1:00.3	Wow.
1:01.4	I'm afraid to know how many hotel rooms are being canceled in Vegas from Laker fans who had booked for this weekend.
1:09.9	Joining us from Detroit, Michigan is Vince Goodwill.
1:13.6	Vince, if you were a Laker fan and you had plans to go to Vegas for this weekend and the
1:18.8	Lakers got blasted by the Spurs, are you still going in L.A.?
1:22.5	Can you not be there when your beloved Lakers are not in the NBA Cup semifinals?
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