Buha's Block with Jovan Buha

Jovan Buha is joined by Andy Kamenetzky to discuss the Lakers' signing of Ziaire Williams, Austin Reaves ' pay cut, the Jonathan Kuminga situation, summer league standouts, and more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:23 The Lakers signed Ziaire Williams to a one-year, $3M deal
12:02 Austin Reaves takes a $5M pay cut (4 years, $180M)
18:26 LA's continued pursuit of Jonathan Kuminga
35:16 Cameron Carr & Adou Thiero stand out in summer league
47:25 Chris Mañon and Arthur Kaluma are intriguing two-way prospects
53:37 Q&A
1:27:41 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers making several of their offseason moves official and to what's next with the Jonathan Kuminga situation.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:24 How LA can still create more cap space
3:29 Why LA will most likely operate above the cap
4:41 The asking price for Jonathan Kuminga
7:09 Trade rules for the Lakers (once above the cap)
9:01 Why Kuminga's contract is the most important part of the deal
12:35 Additional Kuminga intel
14:48 LA's reported lack of interest in PJ Washington
22:37 Final thoughts on the Kuminga situation
28:19 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers signing Kevon Looney as their backup center.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:52 LA signs Kevon Looney to be their backup center
2:16 Comparing Looney to the rest of the center market
5:13 Looney's profile
6:32 Looney's strengths
10:11 Looney's weaknesses
15:06 Why the Looney signing is ultimately fine (albeit underwhelming)
21:33 Outro

Jovan Buha discusses how the Los Angeles Lakers can add a starting forward, including their pathways, targets, and the importance of order of operations.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
3:55 The Lakers' pathways to landing a starting forward
7:11 LA's trade assets
8:03 Lakers trade candidates
11:30 LA's order of operations using additional cap space
14:01 LA's order of operations above the cap
15:36 Trade rules above the cap (depending on outgoing salary)
19:13 Potential trade forward/wing targets
31:33 Potential FA forward/wing targets
35:15 Potential FA center targets
38:41 LA's order of operations without a trade
40:25 Recap
41:22 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers trading Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Jaden Hardy and two second-round picks.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:27 Why did the Lakers make this trade?
10:17 What's the next move?
18:48 Backup center options
26:20 LA's updated depth chart
37:05 Outro