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 Filmroom podcast, brought you by the Blue Rard Podcast Network.

I'm Pete, joined by Darius and Mike.

And in the aftermath of the Patrick Beverly trade, the Lakers are very close to the end of this slow burn off season.

I can't remember a Lakers off season quite like this.

Usually it's the first couple of days of July, and then there are a couple of straggler

signings and moves here and there after that, but you pretty much know who your team is after,

you know, the first week or two of July. Even the Kauai situation,

which seemed to drag on forever, I think he signed with the Clippers on like July 6th or July 7th.

Here we are recording on August 30th and probably the biggest move of the Lakers offseason

hasn't happened yet. It's crazy. And that's the Russell Westbrook, what's going to happen with Russ.

I'm of the mind, Dee, that the team has done a really good job of giving itself options in terms of,

if you look at, and there's been reporting around each of the teams, but they're not just talking

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