{"podcast":{"title":"Buha's Block with Jovan Buha","slug":"buha-s-block-with-jovan-buha-6815519","podcast_index_feed_id":6815519,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/buhas-block","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296451","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8382467.jpg","author":"Jovan Buha","episode_count":451,"summary":"Jovan Buha, a senior reporter covering the Los Angeles Lakers, analyzes the purple and gold with a weekly podcast that includes news, Xs and Os, statistical analysis, and exclusive interviews with media, players, team personnel, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T22:18:03.939829+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buha-s-block-with-jovan-buha-6815519"},"episode":{"title":"Lakers Mailbag: LA's Roster Needs, Austin Reaves' Playoff Performance, Best Restricted Free Agents","slug":"lakers-mailbag-la-s-roster-needs-austin-reaves-playoff-performance-best-restricted-free-agents","published_at":"2026-05-17T22:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buha-s-block-with-jovan-buha-6815519/lakers-mailbag-la-s-roster-needs-austin-reaves-playoff-performance-best-restricted-free-agents","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buha-s-block-with-jovan-buha-6815519","url":"https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8161560/8161560_2026-04-10-105300.192.mp3?rssID=5951","audio_url":"https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8161560/8161560_2026-04-10-105300.192.mp3?rssID=5951","summary":"Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Buha's Block merch is LIVE!!!: https://jovanbuha-shop.fourthwall.com/ YouTube memberships are live! Join here: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBcs-QN0f0DkeCU_pDHTYtA/join⁠⁠ Join our new Buha's Block Discord: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/ukSZpjZxcA Follow Jovan on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jovan on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/jovanbuha⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jovan on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:40 Question No. 1: Biggest roster need? Which position group? 7:01 Questions No. 2 and 3: Which RFAs should LA prioritize? Rui vs. Luke? 15:59 Question No. 4: Better to prioritize spending on a center or a wing? 18:37 Question No. 5: Why was the Austin Reaves playoff discourse so negative? 29:12 Question No. 6: If LeBron wants to make similar $, what should the Lakers do? 36:34 Question No. 7: Should the Lakers retain Rui Hachimura? 41:13 Outro","meta_description":"Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Buha's Block merch…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2490,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buha-s-block-with-jovan-buha-6815519/episodes/lakers-mailbag-la-s-roster-needs-austin-reaves-playoff-performance-best-restricted-free-agents/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buha-s-block-with-jovan-buha-6815519/lakers-mailbag-la-s-roster-needs-austin-reaves-playoff-performance-best-restricted-free-agents.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}