What do you think about the Laker team now?

You follow the box scores of the games every day?

Just the Lakers.

You're kidding.

That is really a compliment.

I was pleased to see you smile at the top bar show

because once the game starts, you have a game face.

You don't smile much out there.

I don't think you have to do things for money anymore. Correct. What's up, Laker fans? Welcome to the Laker Film Room podcast. I'm Pete, joined by Darius. And tomorrow we have a Lakers basketball game. I cannot wait. At some point, Raj is going to tweet the Lakers play today, and it's going to be a brand new season.

And D, I want to talk about this upcoming preseason, this slate of preseason game.

The Lakers have an odd schedule.

The Lakers don't play a single game at home in downtown and got a couple games in Vegas, I believe,

or at least one, a couple of games out in Palm Springs area. I think those are the first two, but none actually in downtown LA. It's kind of an odd schedule, D.

I'd love to talk today about what is a successful preseason for the Lakers look like.

Yeah, so I'm of two major thoughts here. The first is always the easiest, the most straightforward

one, which is like to come

out of the other side healthy. So last year's preseason was not successful in that regard.

They lost Jared Vanderbilt. Gabe was already showing probably the wear and tear of what would

ultimately cost him the season or most of the

season. And yeah, let's avoid that, right? First and foremost, they're going in and not fully

healthy already. And so already starting a leg behind with this, literally in terms of Christian

Wood and a foot behind, I guess.

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