PART 1: Game Ball-gate

FULL: Kirk Henderson on Luka's season, media coverage and ways to improve

Anthony welcomes Kirk Henderson (Pod Maverick) into The Lounge to discuss the season he watched Luka Doncic have from afar. The guys talk about Doncic's production, the way he's talked about by various media types, the MVP race and ways Doncic could still get better. They also discuss the Maverick's interesting offseason ahead and whether a certain former Laker could ever make a return.

PART 1: "It's like asking someone to review their ex's new relationship"

Anthony and Kirk take a look back at the season Luka Doncic had and the bummer of an ending to it. Kirk lobbies for handling Doncic's minutes better, but does grant that doing so is kind of tricky because of the impact he makes while he's on the court.

PART 2: How can the Lakers help Luka improve next year?

Anthony and Kirk agree about the most important position teams must prioritize when building around Luka Doncic. They also discuss the Mavericks and whether they've moved on to the point where they can trade with the Lakers again. (please bring us back Max, please)

FULL: Are the Lakers are risk of losing ground in L.A. to Dodgers, Rams?

About an hour before Anthony and Harrison were getting ready to record, news dropped that the Rams had traded for Myles Garrett. The Rams have enjoyed a run of recent success that would normally make them the pride of their sports city, except they share L.A. with the Dodgers, who are vying for a three-peat of their own. So, the guys discuss whether the Lakers are at risk of giving up ground at a time where attention spans keep shrinking. After that conversation, they also offer up their annual how-to on navigating the rumor cycle given the state of aggregation.

PART 1: Did the Rams just apply even more pressure to Rob Pelinka?

If so, should we be thanking the Rams for trading for Myles Garrett?