The Lakers will be a hot ticket because of Lonzo Ball. They have a fun young core, even though some wish D'Angelo Russell wasn't cast aside. They have dreams of LeBron James next summer. Beware. The monster is re-awakening.
Mike missed this one, so in his place, Ben Epstein (@EppyBen) welcomed SBNation.com featured writer Zito Madu (@_Zeets) and the Silver Screen and Roll/Locked on Lakers dynamic duo of Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) and Anthony Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) to the show to dive into the revived Lakers. Among the topics discussed:What's the mood of a fanbase in a word? This year might be cool, but are Lakers fans looking ahead to next summer?The impact of Luke Walton on the team's young core.Brandon Ingram -- are we gonna start seeing star potential? Do we need to?Anthony vents about the D'Angelo Russell trade, because he's still mad.But other than that ... hey this was a good summer. KCP! Kyle Kuzma!Oh yeah, that Lonzo Ball guy. Probably should talk about him.Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle -- what happens to them now?A Lakers fan friend has enough money to buy the jersey of one player on the current team, and it can't be Lonzo or Ingram. Who is it and why?Who is on your Lakers all-time banana boat? (i.e., the players you'd love to hang out most with on a vacation).Would you accept an equity stake in Big Baller Brand in exchange for a) being LaVar Ball's publicist, and b) having to follow him around nearly all the time?
Plus, predictions, your questions, and many more shenanigans.
This is the second of Limited Upside's 30 team previews leading up to next season. We're bringing together representatives from all 30 SB Nation team sites and other team-specific experts from the SB Nation/Limited Upside community to gauge the temperature of the fanbase heading into the season.
PREVIOUSLY: Nets
NEXT UP: Suns
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