Lakers Preseason Thoughts: Jarred Vanderbilt's Impact, Deandre Ayton's Defense & More W/ Khobi Price

Jovan Buha welcomes Khobi Price of the Southern California News Group to discuss the Los Angeles Lakers' opening weekend of preseason basketball. Jovan and Khobi share their biggest takeaways from the first two preseason games, including Jarred Vanderbilt looking like the old Vando, Deandre Ayton's defense and activity, and the new drop coverage. Then, they look ahead to what the Lakers need to focus on this week at practice and what excites them most for the rest of the preseason (including a live reaction to LeBron James' tweet teasing a big announcement on Tuesday). If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. YouTube memberships are live! Join here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBcs-QN0f0DkeCU_pDHTYtA/join⁠ Join our new Buha's Block Discord: ⁠https://discord.com/invite/Thjsvf5s⁠ 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 Follow Khobi on X: https://x.com/khobi_price Read him at SCNG here: https://www.ocregister.com/author/khobi-price/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:58 Opening preseason caveats 3:07 Jarred Vanderbilt looks like the 2023 version of himself 7:07 How does Vando's play change his place in the rotation? Fifth starter? 14:40 First impressions of LA's new defensive scheme 19:39 Deandre Ayton's defense & buy-in 27:52 Transition defense & offensive rebounding 32:54 Focus in practice this week & excitement for the rest of the preseason 33:54 Our reaction to LeBron teasing a cryptic announcement 35:15 Back to points of emphasis & the rest of the preseason 45:02 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.