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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

NBPA Calls to Abolish 65-Game Rule... and Giannis Needs to Make a Choice

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

A few of the NBA's chronic headaches have been on fuller display this season than is typical. Starting with the problems associated with tanking, and now with the 65-game rule instituted in the last CBA to encourage players and teams to manage load management. Too many players were missing important games, went the logic, so tie games played to eligibility for postseason honors. It was a bad policy targeting the wrong source of the problem, and this year, with seemingly half the league's best players ineligible, things have finally come to a head. The last straw seemed to be the injury to Pistons star Cade Cunningham, who likely will fall just short of the threshold after suffering a collapsed lung. The NBAPA has called for the rule's removal. The league seems open to it. And meanwhile, there's an interesting situation brewing in Milwaukee, where Giannis says he wants to play, and the Bucks are saying no. Now who is being truly honest here? Certainly the Bucks, who have no incentive to put an already banged-up Giannis at risk for more injury. Giannis himself, however, is in a win-win. Just by saying he wants to play, he looks like an honorable guy, dedicated to the franchise. Again, being a good soldier who is too respectful and dedicated to the fans of Milwaukee to ask for a trade. 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! TurboTax This year you’re getting a major upgrade — Intuit TurboTax now has in-person locations nationwide. Visit http://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. 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 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. Robinhood You’re no longer just a spectator. Play by play. You decide. Trade Every Play with Robinhood.Now available across the U.S. Download the Robinhood app now to begin. Futures and cleared swaps trading involves significant risk and is not appropriate for everyone. Event contracts are offered by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC., a registered futures commission merchant and swap firm. 5-Hour ENERGY Have your cake & drink it too. Birthday cake-flavor is back, no fork needed. Vanilla-y cakey flavor, caffeinated kick, and no sugar. It's party time. Order Now at 5-hourENERGY.com or Amazon. 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. During the tournament FanDuel is offering$300 back in Bonus Bets every day for ten days. 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 NBA Players Association is calling for an end to the stupid 65 game rule for postseason awards and things like that.

0:07.9

I'll tell you why they're probably going to get what they want and should.

0:10.7

And meanwhile, why is Janus getting so annoying?

0:13.9

That's next.

0:20.2

You are locked on Lakers. Your daily-on Lakers.

0:22.6

Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast.

0:25.4

Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network.

0:28.3

Your team every day.

0:31.7

Thanks to everybody for tuning into Locked-on Lakers.

0:34.6

I'm Brian Komenetsky with Andy Kaminetsky.

0:36.4

Plenty to get into.

0:37.4

We'll talk about why the Bucks star, Janice Ante Cumpo, who, you know, future Laker, Andy, is starting to get kind of annoying and were I a Bucks fan? I'd be kind of over the whole thing. So. Bucks fans are actually now photoshopping Janus and a Lakers uniform.

0:54.9

They may be getting sick of this enough.

0:57.8

Like, like, uh, Levar Ball. They're trying to speak it into existence.

1:01.7

Um, but before we do that, some sort of NBA news that, you know, it does have an impact

1:08.4

on guys like Luca Donchich and where they finish

1:11.2

in in postseason NBA awards the NBA Players Association is calling for an end to the

1:18.6

to the 65 game threshold for things like all NBA and MVP and these other

1:26.0

postseason awards it has been an unusual

1:29.5

season for just the number of players who are going to miss out because they haven't played

1:34.9

enough games. Most recently, Cade Cunningham, that seemed to put the union over the edge. They

1:40.2

released a statement that said Cade Cunningham's potential ineligibility for postseason awards,

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