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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

Luka Is an All-Star Starter, LeBron's Streak Broken... Plus, Lakers on "Two Timelines?"

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

First things first, the Lakers have an All-Star starter. That's not unusual, it happens every year it seems! And this year, it's Luka Dončić, who will represent the purple and gold for the World team. Meanwhile, though, LeBron James had his two-decade streak of All-Star nods snapped, and it's an open question as to whether he'll eventually make the team... or even if he wants to, in his heart of hearts. The numbers put him on the bubble, or pretty close to it at least. And there's time to burnish the resume, if that's what it takes. Meanwhile, the trade deadline is creeping up, and on ESPN.com Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst have described the Lakers as being on the (now dreaded) "two timelines." That's one where you're trying to send LeBron out a winner, and another where you're building around Luka. But are these really separate timelines? How does that work practically, where you could pick up a player that helps significantly this year, but wouldn't be the type of player you'd want to use next season. The Lakers have lots of potential cap space this summer. A trade that bleeds into it, if it's someone they like, basically just signing a guy now, as opposed to later. One timeline, Lakers. One. You're not sophisticated enough for two. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Luka is an All-Star, LeBron isn't... not yet at least. SEGMENT 2: Two timelines? SEGMENT 3: The Lakers need to pick a lane, and only one is really viable... and they know that. 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! Turbo TaxFor a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today.  QuoMake this the year where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away. Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/lockedonnba.Quo — no missed calls, no missed customers.  GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. The NBA and NFL seasons are here, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets 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

Luca Donchich is an all-star starter.

0:02.4

LeBron James is not and are the Lakers on the dreaded two timelines path, Andy.

0:08.6

That's next.

0:15.0

You are Locked on Lakers.

0:17.4

Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast.

0:20.3

Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:26.8

Thanks to everybody for making Locked-on Lakers first listen to every day.

0:29.7

Monday through Friday, sometimes on weekends and even on holidays, no matter how or where you get your podcasts, we appreciate you helping make Locked-on Podcast Network,

0:39.8

the number one sports podcast network, and this or any other known universe, Apple,

0:45.1

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0:50.0

We certainly appreciate it.

0:51.4

I'm Brian Komenetsky with Andy Komeneski, cover the Lakers for nearly 20 years for outlets like the Athletic in ESPN.

0:59.1

And Andy, we're going to get to this because somebody used the two timelines expression

1:07.1

to describe where the Lakers are going into the deadline.

1:10.1

And anybody who's followed the Golden State Warriors know that nobody wants to be on two

1:14.2

timelines, Andy.

1:15.7

We need one timeline.

1:18.0

But before, I'm not even sure I'm 100% sold on the timeline.

1:24.2

They're on it.

1:24.6

They narrowed down to one, but definitely don't want to.

1:27.0

The Lakers have not shown the ability to handle one timeline.

1:31.5

No, when it comes to timelines, they have not earned the right to multitask.

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