Lakers' Standings, Playoff Matchups, LeBron & Anthony Davis' Health & More

Lakers Nation Podcast

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Sports, Basketball

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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We take a look at the Lakers' situation in the West standings, what seed they should be aiming for, LeBron and Anthony Davis' health and whether they should play in the Jazz-Clippers back-to-back, the team's massive improvement since the trade deadline and tons more. Trevor Lane and Daniel Starkand break it down from Blue Wire Studios at the Wynn in Las Vegas.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, Lakers Nation. Welcome in the Lakers Nation.com podcast coming to you from Blue Wire Studios at the wind in Las Vegas.
0:07.8	Always a treat. We get to come out here and record from Blue Wire Studios. We've got a lot to talk about.
0:13.0	The Lakers are in an important playoff race right now. In fact, moving up in the standings, how far do they actually want to move up, though?
0:20.7	We're going to talk a bit
0:21.3	about that. Anthony Davis, newly crowned player of the week. Should he be playing in back-to-back
0:27.2	situations? What about LeBron tonight's game against the Utah Jazz? Plenty of things to dive into.
0:32.3	Joining me today is Daniel Starkand editor extraordinaire from Lakersnation.com. Daniel, how are you doing?
0:37.5	I'm doing well, Trevor.
0:39.3	Can't complain when we're in this beautiful studio here and much better circumstances this
0:44.3	time around, I'd say.
0:45.9	Last year, right around this time was the first time we're in the studio.
0:50.7	We had booked it thinking that the Lakers were at least going to be in the
0:54.4	playing tournament. Unfortunately, that didn't end up happening. So happy to be here talking
0:59.3	about a team that might actually make the playoffs and do some damage. And we'll see what happens
1:06.7	in these last few games, but everything seems to be trending up at the moment.
1:10.7	I mean, what a difference a year makes. But really really it's not even that. It's what a difference a trade deadline makes. So, Dan, I just check this out. The Lakers, since the trade deadline, since actually getting their new guys in, we're talking DeAngelo, Russell, of course, Rui Hachamara a few weeks before, but Jared Vanderbilt. Happy birthday, by the way. Jared Vanderbilt just had his birthday yesterday.
1:11.3	They bring in all of these... little Russell, of course, Rui Hachamara a few weeks before, but Jared Vanderbilt, happy birthday, by the way, Jared Vanderbilt just had his birthday yesterday.
1:30.4	They bring in all of these new pieces, Malik Beasley as well.
1:33.7	You bring in these guys, and since the trade deadline, they have the highest win
1:38.3	percentage of any team in the Western Conference.
1:42.3	How amazing is that they've gone from 13th, now the 7th seed in the Western Conference currently How amazing is that they've gone from 13th,
1:44.8	now the 7th seed in the Western Conference currently
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