Ep. 81: Lakers Midseason Grades & Trade Deadline Plans With Dan Woike

Jovan Buha welcomes Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times to grade the Los Angeles Lakers at the midway point of the season.Jovan and Dan analyze the Lakers at the 41-game mark, their trade deadline plans, if they should go all-in like Phoenix, player and coach grades, the breaking news that Jarred Vanderbilt is returning, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing.Chapters:0:00 Intro1:42 Thank you for 20K subscribers2:48 LA at the midway point of the season9:36 Which way are the Lakers leaning at the deadline?16:47 Should LA be going all-in?22:51 Criteria for player grades23:35 LeBron James29:33 Anthony Davis35:25 Austin Reaves43:16 Rui Hachimura50:08 Jarred Vanderbilt is returning on Saturday vs. GSW51:48 Max Christie57:28 Gabe Vincent58:35 Dorian Finney-Smith59:16 Dalton Knecht1:00:23 Jaxson Hayes & Cam Reddish1:01:02 Shake Milton1:01:51 Jalen Hood-Schifino1:07:01 Incomplete grades (Vanderbilt & Christian Wood)1:07:14 Bronny James1:09:55 JJ Redick1:16:35 Closing thoughts1:20:15 Outro