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Los Angeles Lakers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
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- Aug 25, 2026
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- 4527
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Summary
Dan is joined by Jabari A Davis ( @jabariadavis ) from iHeart to break down the 2026-27 Los Angeles Lakers! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:57 - The Lakers’ offseason vision 3:08 - LeBron James’ exit 7:52 - Will the Lakers even miss LeBron? 9:21 - How do the Lakers intend to play? 13:24 - Walker Kessler’s fit 21:39 - The Jonathan Kuminga discussion 26:52 - The most important non-Kessler additions 29:12 - Fifth starter and backup bigs 35:09 - Trade targets to monitor 38:44 - Early impressions of Cameron Carr 43:04 - Breaking down Adou Thiero, Arthur Kaluma and Bronny James 49:52 - Which youngsters have the best shot at playing? 51:34 - Evaluating the Lakers’ depth 54:26 - Biggest remaining needs 56:04 - Is Luka Doncic flying under the radar? 59:33 - Top-10 rotation 1:02:28 - Go-to closing lineup 1:04:05 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 1:06:09 - Impact of the Lakers’ ownership battle 1:09:32 - PREDICTIONS! SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ [email protected]