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Austin Reaves has reportedly agreed to a 4-year max contract to stay with the Lakers. Pete and Darius react to Reaves’ new deal, what it means for the Lakers cap situation and team building now and moving forward, the added pressure a deal like this adds to the front office to improve the team this summer, and much more.
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Mike Garcia joins Pete to give his final thoughts on the 2026 Draft, including his perspective on Dailyn Swain, Isaiah Evans, Ebuka Okorie, Jayden Quaintance, the unexpected players he’s hoping might fall to the Lakers pick and #25, whether trading up or down is worth it, and more.
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With the reports that a Giannis trade is close that he will either end up in Boston or Miami, Pete and Darius discuss the rumored trade packages from each team, which one they prefer, how the Lakers could fit into any of these deals after the fact, and more. And then later the guys discuss the early free agency deals the Suns, Hawks, and Thunder have made and how those could impact the Lakers as we inch closer to the draft and free agency.
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After focusing on the Lakers trying to get the best top-end talent in free agency, Pete and Darius pivot to discuss how the Lakers can build out the depth on this team, what traits they’re looking for in role players, why players on minimums and lower value deals are so important, how the draft plays into this idea, and much more.
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Pete & Darius discuss the team’s most important offseason in years, amidst reports that they’ve been targeting this summer as their chance to put a title team around Luka.
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