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? Starting this one with a quick punch in, meaning that I recorded this part

after we recorded this pod, even though you're hearing it at the beginning now. Because right

after we stopped recording, Lakers announced that they were hiring Lon Rosen for the president of business operations.

So you won't hear us talk about that and what we talk about in the upcoming pod on the Lakers' leadership structure.

But lots of good stuff in there nonetheless.

We'll talk about Rosen tomorrow.

Here's today's pot.

Welcome to the Laker Film Room podcast.

I'm Pete, joined by Darius.

And the NBA returns tonight, but the Lakers do not.

Lakers return tomorrow, Friday night against the Clippers. And so in light of Tim Harris's

departure, I actually wanted to spend one more day talking about the Lakers' front office.

I've always been fascinated by the team's ability to sort of hide in plain sight.

I actually want to go through the team's media guide, what they put out to the world that says,

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