Jovan Buha reacts to the release of the Los Angeles Lakers' 2025-26 schedule.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:31 Analyzing the Lakers' schedule
2:19 10 key games
7:43 Schedule breakdown (back-to-backs, tough stretch, etc.)
10:37 Q&A
28:03 Buha's Block survey announcement (with a private stream)
29:33 Back to the Q&A
1:32:38 Outro
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Projecting The Lakers' Rotation, Starters & Best Lineups With Cranjis McBasketball
Jovan Buha welcomes Tim (aka Cranjis McBasketball) of Lakers Exceptionalism to analyze the Los Angeles Lakers' projected rotation and lineups for the 2025-26 season.
Jovan and Tim discuss trends from last season's rotation, their ideal starting lineup, their 10-man rotations and minutes breakdowns, and four lineups they'd like to see from the Lakers. They also share big-picture takeaways from the rotation and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:09 Recapping the Lakers’ offseason
3:34 Examining last season’s rotation
11:29 Tim’s starting lineup
12:39 Jovan’s starting lineup
16:12 Jovan’s rotation + minutes breakdown
17:47 Tim’s rotation + minutes breakdown
19:31 LA’s POA defense + Jake LaRavia’s role
25:06 Center rotation
27:10 How LA finds shooting/spacing around its Big 3
32:47 Tim’s No. 1 lineup he wants to see
35:22 Jovan’s No. 1 lineup he wants to see
40:45 Tim’s No. 2 lineup
42:34 Jovan’s No. 2 lineup
47:50 Jovan’s No. 3 lineup
50:02 Tim’s No. 3 lineup
51:23 Jovan’s No. 4 lineup
53:10 Tim’s No. 4 lineup
54:08 Big-picture takeaways from this exercise
59:44 Outro
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Luka Doncic Extends With The Lakers For 3 Years, $165 Million + Q&A
Jovan Buha reacts to Luka Doncic signing a three-year, $165 million extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. Then, Jovan answers all of your Lakers-related questions.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:51 Happy birthday to Mama Buha!
2:45 Takeaway No. 1: LA achieves its most crucial offseason objective
5:40 Takeaway No. 2: Luka's public stake in the Lakers is encouraging
7:30 Takeaway No. 3: The Luka Era is here for the foreseeable future
10:01 Q&A
48:18 Outro
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Western Conference Rankings & Tiers: How Do The Lakers Stack Up After The Offseason? (With Andy Kamenetzky)
Jovan Buha welcomes Andy Kamenetzky of Locked On Lakers to rank and tier the Western Conference after the dust has settled on the NBA offseason.
Jovan and Andy discuss where they think the Lakers stand, whether Denver or Houston can compete with Oklahoma City, the difficulty sifting through and ranking the West, how Luka Doncic's body transformation factors in, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:01 Rules for rankings/tiers + state of the West
5:05 Andy’s Tier 1: OKC
6:25 Jovan’s Tier 1: OKC & DEN
15:28 Andy’s Tier 2.0: HOU
18:38 Andy’s Tier 2.1: DEN & MIN
20:51 Jovan’s Tier 2: HOU, MIN, LAL, LAC & GSW
26:41 Andy’s Tier 2.2: LAL, LAC & GSW
39:13 Why we both have LAL over LAC & GSW
48:52 Andy’s Tier 2.5: MEM, SAS, DAL
49:03 Andy’s Tier 3.0: SAC, POR & NOP
49:07 Andy’s Tier 4.0: UTAH
49:11 Andy’s Hell Tier: PHX
50:29 Jovan’s Tier 3: DAL, SAS & MEM
52:29 Jovan’s Tier 4: SAC, POR, PHX & NOP
54:25 Jovan’s Tier 5: UTAH
54:38 Thoughts on movers + fallers from last ranking
59:43 Additional Lakers/Luka thoughts
1:05:00 Outro
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5 Reasons For Lakers Optimism: Luka's Transformation, Trade Possibilities & More W/ Daman Rangoola
Jovan Buha welcomes Daman Rangoola to blind rank five reasons for Los Angeles Lakers optimism entering next season.
Jovan and Daman discuss Luka Doncic's offseason body transformation, Deandre Ayton's fit, LeBron James' continued excellence, the Lakers' continuity, their ability to still improve the roster, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:40 The parameters for our blind ranking
3:03 Reason No. 1: Luka's Revenge SZN
11:19 Reason No. 2: Deandre Ayton addresses LA's center needs
20:06 Reason No. 3: The Lakers can still make a trade
36:11 Reason No. 4: LeBron remains the best No. 2 in the NBA
42:04 Reason No. 5: Roster & coaching continuity from last season
47:51 Honorable mention: Marcus Smart
50:43 Debating our final rankings
53:17 Honorable mention: Jake LaRavia
57:21 Outro
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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.