# PART 1: With the dust settled, are the Lakers worse? Kuminga or Rui?

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Podcast: [Lakers Lounge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lakers-lounge-13225)
Published: 2026-07-02T23:29:17+00:00
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Anthony discusses this roster as it is now and tries to figure out whether it's better or worse than last year's. Then, because the Lakers are still working on a position of glaring need, he debates Rui Hachimura or Jonathan Kuminga in a way only he would.

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