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Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball

Pete Zayas

News, Sports, Sports News, Basketball

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

One pathway to being a contender is to maximize the value of your contracts and to have as many of your players outperform their salary as possible. How many players do the Lakers have who fit this description? Is this the most players they might have in the next few years? Pete and Darius examine these questions and discuss who they think can play to or beyond their contract levels and how this can set them up to win this upcoming season. Support Pete here : Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroom Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroom Pete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoom Pete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroom For Feedback or Questions: [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Skybet, Acker Freeze.
0:03.0	If an absolute screamer or a howler from their keeper has put you in front,
0:09.0	don't let a lively winger on a mazie runs spoil your bet.
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0:19.0	Skybet for the fans. Minimum 5 selections, pre-match football only. Full-time result market only. Max 8 20 pounds. Max 3 freezes per week. Eligibility restrictions and further TNCs apply. 18 plus. Gamble aware.org. What do you think about the Laker team now? Do you follow the box scores of the games every day. Just the Lakers. You're kidding.
0:38.6	That is really a compliment.
0:42.8	I was pleased to see you smile at the top bar show because once the game starts, you have a game face.
0:47.8	You don't smile much out there.
0:50.4	I don't think you have to do things for money anymore.
0:52.9	Correct.
0:53.7	What's up, Laker fans?
0:54.9	Welcome to the Laker Filmroom podcast.
0:56.7	I'm Pete, joined by D.
0:58.8	And D, I've been thinking, you know, it's funny.
1:01.5	I had so many expectations about this upcoming year being somewhat of a gap year,
1:06.9	of a year of a year of transition to get really set up for the upcoming 2026 cap space and all of that.
1:13.5	But I was thinking fundamentally, winning an NBA championship is a contest between various NBA front offices of who can get the most value out of the contracts that they've given to their players.
1:25.4	And so this is why having guys on rookie deals, for example,
1:29.5	OKC just won the title. Jalen Williams is making less than $5 million. Chet Holmgren is on his
1:36.8	rookie deal as well. You get a ton of extra value because those guys are way better. They
1:41.8	produce way more money in terms of the quality of their play than their contracts
1:46.5	are.
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