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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

Should the Lakers Trade Rui Hachimura for Andrew Wiggins?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On Friday, we discussed reports that the Lakers might be more inclined to make moves eating into cap space they've made potentially available for next offseason, or the summer following (when a few high profile stars could become available). Is that really a plan they're kicking around? Would they spend some capital, and some flexibility, to get a guy like Andrew Wiggins from Miami? And no question, this is in large part a Wiggins issue, because a) he's seen as at least somewhat available, and b) as a two-way wing (particularly effective defensively) Wiggins fits a clear and obvious roster need for the Lakers. Put Rui into a deal, and the math works pretty easily. Leave him out, and it's a lot more complex. But more than that, is Wiggins worth that kind of move? If it cost Hachimura, Dalton Knecht and perhaps a first rounder? Is he enough of a difference maker? What if you take out the pick? What if you take out Rui (though it gets harder, for sure), but include the other stuff? What if you tried to approximate what Wiggins could deliver, but at a lower price? What exactly does "all in" mean for the Lakers, anyway? Is it the same for them as it might be for another squad? Does the definition matter? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Does Wiggins make sense? SEGMENT 2: What is "all in" for the Lakers, anyway? SEGMENT 3: Would Wiggins fit better than Rui? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGYEnough with boring, flavorless caffeine, it’s time to give your caffeine a flavor upgrade with 5-hour ENERGY®️ shots. Get the favorites you love or be bold and try something new in-store and online at https://www.5hourENERGY.com or Amazon today.  OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at https://www.openphone.com/lockedonnba Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at https://monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first year FanDuelRight now, new customers can bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app. Download the FanDuel app now by visiting https://FanDuel.comto get started 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

Hey everyone, welcome to Locked on Lakers for Monday. Brian Komenetsky, Andy Kaminetsky, is Rui

0:05.4

Hachamura a price worth paying for Andrew Wiggins? That's next.

0:14.8

You are Locked on Lakers. Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team

0:25.0

every day.

0:28.3

Thanks to everybody for making Locked on Lakers.

0:30.1

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0:33.4

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0:37.0

currently on live. We do live programmingakers on YouTube, where we are currently on live.

0:38.5

We do live programming sometimes on YouTube is where over 36,000 subscribers can all hang out, talk to each other, talk to us,

0:46.2

leave us questions, leave us comments. Of course, many people subscribe, Andy, through the Apple podcast app or Spotify, places like this.

0:59.2

We are going to get into some interesting statistics today about Luca Donchich and how he might impact DeAndre Aiton.

1:07.5

Dennis Schroeder, old friend alert, finishes out Eurobasket with a title.

1:13.1

But first, Andy, we talked Friday for Friday's show about this notion,

1:19.4

and this comes from Dan Wakey at the athletic,

1:22.3

that the Lakers might be a little bit more inclined to change the schedule, so to speak.

1:29.8

And I know there's, we, we have different ideas of how serious they are about the schedule,

1:34.4

but this idea of preserving the, making the priority flexibility over everything,

1:39.4

whether you go into 26, this summer, the summer of even of 27 27 when guys like Janus or Yokic are potentially

1:47.4

available.

1:50.1

Whether the performance of Luca plus everything else we've seen from him might get them to change

1:58.6

that time frame, maybe try to win now.

2:01.9

Yeah, this also comes, Dan's report report i think really comes on the heels of a steinline report from mark stein his substack

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