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Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball

What Do the Lakers Still Need

Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball

Pete Zayas

News, Sports, Sports News, Basketball

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

With the Lakers roster nearly complete, the question must be asked: What does this team still need? From a wing defender, to more youthful energy, to a more traditional power forward, Pete, Darius and Mike explore the Lakers roster and try to figure out if areas where the team is lacking and, if so, how much it matters on a roster that has LeBron and Anthony Davis as all court talents and Russell Westbrook intensity and competitiveness.

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0:00.0

What do you think about the Laker team now?

0:03.4

You follow the box scores of the games every day?

0:06.0

Just the Lakers.

0:07.3

You're kidding.

0:08.6

That is really a compliment.

0:12.8

I was pleased to see you smile at the top bar show because once the game starts, you have a game face.

0:17.8

You don't smile much out there.

0:20.4

I don't think you have to do things for money

0:22.4

anymore. Correct. What's up, Laker fans? Welcome to the Laker Film Room podcast, brought to by the Blue Wire

0:26.6

Podcast Network. I'm Pete, joined by Darius and Mike. And there's some Lakers news today that, as you

0:32.5

know, we can't officially talk about until it's signed sealed and delivered. But we've been wanting

0:37.3

to do a pod on what did

0:39.5

the Lakers still need. So reports are Darius that the Lakers are bringing a veteran guard on board,

0:46.5

leaving us, oh, yes, leaving us with two empty roster spots. One of those, I'd guess at least one of those is being reserved for the buyout

0:55.5

market. Last year, we had two buyouts. We're close to the point of knowing what this roster is going

1:00.2

to be, at least to start the season. In your view, what are the holes that still need to be filled?

1:05.6

I don't know if this team has any holes, honestly. Really? That surprises me.

1:10.3

Anthony Davis and LeBron James paper over a ton of holes,

1:13.7

right? And their front court versatility is something that allows you to play all kinds of

1:20.3

different ways. If you're just looking at the roster and like, what doesn't this roster have,

1:25.1

I do not think they have a pure power forward type who is basically

1:32.0

like my job description says do power forward things all of the time and also hit the three.

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