Best Vinay K And Raj C Podcasts (2025)

raj and vinay discuss the results of the perilous 6 games in 8 nights stretch for the Lakers, LeBron & Rui's returns, and the final stretch of regular season basketball

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Back on Track 43:41

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2M ago43:41

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vinay covers the lakers snapping their losing streak against the Suns, Jaxson' return, and getting back reinforcements

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Being Playoff Tested 1:16:26

2M ago1:16:26

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raj and vinay reflect on the playoff readiness of the Lakers after having their 8 game win streak broken in Boston and what the true issues with the offense are

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Do We Have 2 Batmans? 1:20:22

2M ago1:20:22

1:20:22

vinay and raj discuss lebron and luka alternating stellar performances that led to back to back wins against our local rivals

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Weathering The Storm 1:24:29

2M ago1:24:29

1:24:29

vinay and raj discuss the recent injury adversity to hit the lakers and the excellent play from the lakers two stars and two unlikely heroes

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How Far Can This Team Go? 1:37:04

2M ago1:37:04

1:37:04

vinay and raj break down the new layers to the offense and the approach to team defense the lakers have been running with

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How Do You Feel About The Lakers 55:09

3M ago55:09

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vinay chats with laker fans about how they feel about their lakers after a huge win in denver

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Hotline Episode 001 - Rome from Coaches Den 1:40:24

3M ago1:40:24

1:40:24

vinay and raj riff on different laker topics before Coach Rome from Coaches Den joins us to chat about his thoughts on the team

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Breaks Over, Looking Ahead 1:22:33

3M ago1:22:33

1:22:33

vinay and raj discuss the first impressions of luka, adding alex len, the lakers changing defense, and then hit questions from the chat!

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No Mark, Now What? 21:42

3M ago21:42

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vinay dives into the data during the current 5 game win streak without anthony davis to help figure out what the lakers need to target on the buyout market

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Mark Williams Breakdown 23:18

3M ago23:18

23:18

vinay cuts the tape and breaks down mark williams game

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Luka Here and 3 Trades 14:50

3M ago14:50

14:50

vinay offers 3 trades post Luka Doncic to help round out the edges for this years roster

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Balancing The Wings 12:40

3M ago12:40

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vinay speculates how coach jj will re-integrate rui back into the rotation to the benefit of the team

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Vando's Instant Impact 11:07

3M ago11:07

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vinay breaks down how Vando's return positively impacts the Lakers rotation even beyond counting stats

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Finding The Right Big Man 26:32

4M ago26:32

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vinay breaks down how of all the rumored options the Lakers might be targeting, Nikola Vucevic might be the best compliment to Anthony Davis

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Lakers Sign Trey Jemison 8:16

4M ago8:16

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we did a quick breakdown of the trey jemison' strengths weaknesses and how he fits with the lakers if deployed

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Small Moves Big Returns 1:16:22

4M ago1:16:22

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we discussed the merits of swapping dfs for rui with the starters, transition defense, stupid switching, and whether its worth trading picks for situational use players

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Dorian, Austin, and Everything In Between 1:03:50

4M ago1:03:50

1:03:50

we discussed the lakers stretch post dfs trade

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Defensive Wrecking Machine 1:27:49

5M ago1:27:49

1:27:49

we discussed our observations and the monster defensive improvement from the lakers over their 3-0 week

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Brons Back, Max Starts, DLo Data 1:16:13

5M ago1:16:13

1:16:13

we discussed brons return, the memphis game, and other topics

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Lakers Need To Make A Move Soon 1:21:28

5M ago1:21:28

1:21:28

we follow up on the topics we didnt have enough time for on the last pod including urgency

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What We've Learned & What We Need 1:28:08

5M ago1:28:08

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we hit on how the lakers have looked since the orlando loss and dove deep into the defense, lebron, AD, and rob pelinka

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Ugly Wins & Brandon Ingram 1:11:13

5M ago1:11:13

1:11:13

we discuss some consistent themes from these ugly laker wins and brandon ingram's fit with the team

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What Happened To Our Defense 1:16:36

6M ago1:16:36

1:16:36

we discuss the lakers defensive issues over these last two games

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5 Game Win Streak and Dalton Knecht 1:15:08

6M ago1:15:08

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we discussed the trends on this extended win streak then dove deep on max, dalton, and how to handle the starting group

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The Lineup Change 1:07:30

6M ago1:07:30

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we caught up on the starting lineup change and the trends we've seen through 10 games of the season so far

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Lakers Slipping On The Road 1:25:17

6M ago1:25:17

1:25:17

we discussed the lakers recent 1-3 slide and argued the merits of the lakers "developing" players and their most recent rotation change

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Lakers Come Out Guns Blazing 1:20:00

7M ago1:20:00

1:20:00

we covered all of the different themes and things we saw from the lakers hot start to the season

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Preseason Recap & Regular Season Expectations 1:09:13

7M ago1:09:13

1:09:13

we send our congrats to the dodgers, discuss a controversial end to Lynx/Liberty, and dive deep into the Lakers

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Preseason Updates & Backup Centers 1:21:23

7M ago1:21:23

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we discuss the lakers/bucks game, bringing back dwight, bron and bronny's moment, and then hit a bunch of listener questions

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Lakers Media Day & Expectations 1:11:32

7M ago1:11:32

1:11:32

we talked about the chatter from media

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Chop Wood Carry Vando 1:17:03

8M ago1:17:03

1:17:03

we covered the wood and vando injury news and speculated on how the front office is thinking right now

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Can We Optimize LeBron & AD? 1:05:27

9M ago1:05:27

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we covered some team usa observations and if its possible to optimize around lebron and AD

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Bronny Bounces Back & Summer League Updates 1:34:18

10M ago1:34:18

1:34:18

we broke down the individual performances from our summer league roster

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How Come Nobody Want Us Man 1:35:39

10M ago1:35:39

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we discuss losing out on the klay sweepstakes and theorize about what is going on behind the scenes with the lakers inactivity

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Lakers Got Their Coach. What's Next? 1:42:14

11M ago1:42:14

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we discussed a bunch of different things about JJ and speculated on what the next steps might be

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More JJ, Caitlin, and 3 Trade Ideas 1:37:01

11M ago1:37:01

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we covered the increasing certainty behind jj's hiring, the firestorm over caitlin clark, and 3 trade ideas

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Trade Targets and Cutting Down Media Rumors 1:55:09

12M ago1:55:09

1:55:09

we discussed the latest rounds of laker updates

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JJ Redick & Donovan Mitchell Trade 1:31:37

12M ago1:31:37

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we covered the news that jj redick is a leading candidate for the new laker head coach position and the potential of trading for donovan mitchell

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So About Those Coaches 1:33:45

12M ago1:33:45

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we talked about the recent laker transactions, JJ Redick, and how Atlanta winning the draft might affect LA revisiting a deadline trade

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Asking The Tough Questions 1:40:08

1y ago1:40:08

1:40:08

we talked about the different themes as we wait on the first step

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Can We Do It Again? 1:33:36

1y ago1:33:36

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we talked about the slate of games today and the dove into the game 4 wrinkles that led to us finally winning

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Can We Lock In For 48?!? 1:15:35

1y ago1:15:35

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we discussed that annoying game 2 collapse and looked ahead

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