Limited Upside podcast, Episode 48: The post-Kobe Bryant Lakers era can finally begin
We touch base with our Lakers writers to see how they feel about the team’s attempt to move forward after the end of Kobe Bryant’s storied career.
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It’s the dawn of a new day for the Lakers, who begin a season without Kobe Bryant for the first time in 20 years. There’s renewed optimism with a developing young core of Brandon Ingram, D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle, but also your usual skepticism thanks to massive contracts to Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng.
We check in with Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irvin, two editors at SB Nation’s Lakers site Silver Screen and Roll and the co-hosts of the Locked On Lakers podcast, to gauge the temperature in Los Angeles. Among the topics discussed:
- How good is Brandon Ingram right now?
- Seriously, what were the Lakers thinking with that Timofey Mozgov contract?
- Luol Deng makes more sense, but did L.A. overpay for veteran leadership?
- Is D’Angelo Russell mature enough to lead the Lakers into a new era?
- Julius Randle has plenty of talent, but could he be the odd man out in the Lakers’ frontcourt?
We also take your questions and much more. Next up in our offseason series: the Brooklyn Nets.
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