Jovan Buha welcomes Los Angeles Lakers wing Max Christie to discuss his new contract with the Lakers and playing for head coach JJ Redick next season.

Jovan and Max discuss why he re-signed with the Lakers before free agency started, his sophomore season, his conversations with Redick about his role next season, why he thinks the Lakers are being overlooked in conversations about the West’s best, his brother being drafted by the Clippers, golf, Call of Duty, anime and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Why Max re-signed with the Lakers
2:13 How Max views his sophomore season
4:22 What Max’s role will be under JJ Redick
6:33 What Max is looking for on closeouts
8:07 Max’s defensive technique
9:53 How Max works on his defense in the offseason
11:09 Why Max is high on the Lakers next season
13:56 Cam Christie being drafted by the Clippers
14:52 The basketball differences between Max and Cam
15:43 Max and Cam living together next season
16:28 The least mature thing about Max
17:42 Who’s the second-best golfer on the team?
18:07 The correlation between shooting and golf
19:27 Max’s love of anime=
21:09 The locker room’s love of COD and video games
22:17 Max’s message to his younger self
23:49 Outro

Jovan Buha welcomes Andy Kamenetzky from Locked On Lakers to examine where things stand with the Los Angeles Lakers as the summer winds down.

Jovan and Andy discuss LA’s offseason, patience vs. urgency in making a consolidation trade to improve the backend of the roster, the best way to build around LeBron James and Anthony Davis in 2024, why Jerami Grant is such an intriguing option, the potential cost and downside to a Grant trade, and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:35 How good are the Lakers?
7:21 Patience vs. urgency with the roster
15:30 Why hasn’t LA made a consolidation trade?
35:40 The best way to build around LeBron and AD
38:40 Why Jerami Grant could make sense
48:07 The potential downside of a Grant trade
54:20 The tricky road forward
57:36 Outro

Jovan Buha explains why he thinks the Los Angeles Lakers' projected win total -- 43.5 or 44.5 wins, depending on the sportsbook -- is too low.

Jovan discusses the coaching upgrade to JJ Redick and his new staff, the Lakers' unlucky health breaks over the past few seasons, the potential for internal improvement, last season's finish with Rui Hachimura as the start, trade possibilities, the bottom of the league, LeBron James and Anthony Davis remaining top-15 players (at worst), and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:34 Reason No. 1: The coaching upgrade
5:32 Reason No. 2: Health regression
11:24 Reason No. 3: Internal improvement
15:35 Reason No. 4: Last season’s finish
20:36 Reason No. 5: Trade possibilities
24:19 Miscellaneous reasons
29:39 Outro

Jovan Buha poses one question for each Los Angeles Lakers player for next season.

Jovan discusses LeBron James’ longevity, Anthony Davis’ dominance, D’Angelo Russell’s future, Jarred Vanderbilt’s offense, Gabe Vincent returning to his Miami form, Max Christie potentially taking a jump, Dalton Knecht’s defense, Christian Wood vs. Jaxson Hayes, the problematic backend of the roster, and much more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:59 How long can LeBron James maintain his play?
7:44 Is there another level Anthony Davis can get to?
12:50 Will JJ Redick fully unleash Austin Reaves?
17:04 Is D’Angelo Russell a Laker on Feb. 8?
20:19 Can Rui Hachimura improve on the little things?
24:05 How real was Jarred Vanderbilt’s offensive improvement?
28:05 Can Gabe Vincent return to his Miami form?
29:53 Can Max Christie make a jump?
32:58 How does Dalton Knecht hold up defensively?
36:19 Who wins the backup 5 battle: Christian Wood or Jaxson Hayes?
38:40 Can Cam Reddish, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Max Lewis or Bronny James play?
42:19 Outro

Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions on trade updates from NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Jovan covers the latest trade intel, if the Lakers’ front office still believes in thus roster, LA’s patient approach, the most likely trade outcome, big and small realistic trades, roster priorities, Max Christie’s potential next season, Cam Johnson’s fit, Serbia vs. Puerto Rico, the Laker Film Room news, and more.

If you'd like Jovan to answer your questions in a future mailbag, drop your question in a comment on YouTube (or hit him up on X/Twitter when he tweets out the mailbag prompt).

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:12 Question No. 1: Any trade updates from Vegas?
7:26 Question No. 2: Does LA still believe in its roster?
14:11 Question No. 3: Most likely trade outcome for the Lakers?
16:10 Question No. 4: Big and small realistic trade options?
18:55 Question No. 5: Can LA start the season with AR and DLo?
22:21 Question No. 6: Improvements for AR, Rui and Vando
27:10 Question No. 7: Front office prioritizing a big man?
33:10 Question No. 8: How would Cam Johnson fit?
35:16 Question No. 9: Max Christie leap next season?
38:22 Question No. 10: Who am I rooting for between Serbia & Puerto Rico?
40:05 Question No. 11: Favorite soda?
41:34 Question No. 12: Status for JHS? His future role?
45:34 Question No. 13: Thoughts on the Laker Film Room news?
50:29 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to Team USA beating Canada 86-72 in Wednesday’s Olympic exhibition game in Las Vegas, NV. He also responds to the Los Angeles Lakers’ 80-76 loss to the Miami Heat in the finale of the California Classic in San Francisco, CA.

Jovan covers Team USA’s win over Team Canada, why Anthony Davis should be starting at center over Joel Embiid, his ideal starting five (and what he thinks they will settle on), LeBron James and Steph Curry playing together, Dalton Knecht’s skill set, Bronny James’s defense, Maxwell Lewis’ recent struggles, Colin Castleton, and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:48 Team USA beats Canada reaction
4:58 Why Anthony Davis should be the starting center
7:41 The bench unit works well together
13:06 My projection for the eventual rotation
13:58 LeBron & Steph two-man game
15:08 Closing thoughts on Team USA
15:56 Lakers summer league reaction
19:05 Dalton Knecht observations
24:52 Bronny James observations
29:34 Maxwell Lewis observations
33:14 Colin Castleton observations
35:36 Blake Hinson observations
36:53 Armel Traoré observations
38:26 Closing thoughts on the California Classic
40:03 Outro

Jovan Buha takes stock of the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster one week into 2024 free agency.

Jovan covers LA's roster and cap situation, their depth chart, Rui Hachimura vs. Jarred Vanderbilt for the starting small forward spot, positional caveats, why the backend of the roster needs improvement, the potential addition of Gary Trent Jr., where LA ranks in the crowd West, the primary reasons for optimism with their roster, and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:13 A thank you as we approach 15K on YouTube!
1:48 LA’s roster and cap situation
3:16 Depth chart 1.0
6:00 Rui vs. Vando as the starting SF
11:37 An important positional caveat
12:40 The backend of the roster needs improvement
17:47 Where LA ranks in the West as is
19:00 Reasons for optimism with the Lakers’ roster
21:05 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to LeBron James re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers and taking a $2.7 million discount. He also analyzes the Lakers' 108-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings in the opening game of the California Classic.

Jovan covers what LeBron taking a discount means for LA, the Lakers' options now, the best-case scenario, Maxwell Lewis' impressive finishing, the learning curve for Bronny James and Dalton Knecht, Blake Hinson's 3-point shooting, Tommy Kushe's stellar play, Colin Castleton's passing and skill, and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:56 What LeBron taking a discount means for LA
6:26 Takeaway No. 1: Maxwell Lewis
9:32 Takeaway No. 2: Bronny James and Dalton Knecht
18:29 Takeaway No. 3: Blake Hinson, Colin Castleton & Armel Traore
22:30 Outro