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 part 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 to by the Blue R

Podcast Network. I'm Pete, joined by Darius. Mike, we miss you on this one.

After a weekend of absolutely crazy games that we thought we were going to talk about,

the Lakers kicked off the trade season with the deal, trading Kendrick Nunn and three second round picks to the Washington Wizards for Rui Hachamara.

Since Mike banished us from trade talks in the main thread, you and I have broken off into a splinter faction making trade, fictitious trades to our

heart's content. And this exact trade popped up. I am so happy for you because you've been a

Rui guy for a long time and you've been wanting a forward that slots between LeBron and Anthony

Davis for a long time. And Rui checks those boxes, man. I got to speak for myself. I haven't watched any tape on him yet, right? There's just, this isn't the deepest understanding. This is just a reaction. We just heard about the trade, man. But you were the first thing I thought about, man, because this, like, is exactly what you've been talking about.

Talk to us about how Ruiz Hatrimura fits in with the Lakers.

Well, it might have been a couple of months ago, right, where I was just like, hey, man, what do you think about

Brie Hachamara?

Because, look, man, I've been scouring the NBA for forwards who make anywhere in between

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