Advertise on podcast: Lakers Outsiders

We at Lakers Outsiders decided to do another podcast draft! In honor of the 2022 NBA Draft falling on Thursday of this week, we decided to draft the best Lakers draft picks of all time. Walt, Donny, Alex, and Honi get together to make three selections each to form the best team of all-time Lakers draft picks they can create. There are some obvious picks in here, some fan favorites, as well as some shocking choices. NOTE: We talk about this in the podcast, but don't expect Kobe Bryant to be selected. We decided to make it a little more interesting by going with the technicality that he was, in fact, drafted by the Charlotte Hornets before being traded to the Lakers. You can follow Donny, Honi, Alex, and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry, @HoniAhm, @alextorres_11, and @HoopeFiasco

Donny McHenry is joined by draft prospect evaluator Mike Garcia to talk about Rob Pelinka recently saying the Lakers may buy a second-round pick, what prospects Mike would like for the team to look at as well as what attributes they bring, as well as an interesting strategy Mike wouldn't mind seeing the Lakers take as it pertains to the draft and their taxpayer mid-level exception. You can follow Mike Garcia on Twitter at @CanyonDriver and Donny at @donny_mchenry. For more draft analysis from Mike, check out his substack here: https://lakersdraft.substack.com/

We're going to do a few podcast drafts over the coming weeks while we wait for free agency to start cooking, starting off with today's draft related to the 2021-22 season. We're hoping this serves as a way to look back on the terrible season and laugh at it a little as we try to finally put it in the rearview mirror. During this draft, Donny McHenry, Alex Torres, and Chris Walton will make selections in the following categories: "Best Win", "Worst Loss", "Funniest/Saddest Moment", and "Best/Worst Russ Quote" to create a little memory capsule of the year that was. Be on the lookout for future drafts from us in the near future! You can follow Donny, Alex, and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry, @alextorres_11, and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt get together for another 'Winning Time' episode recap, this time covering the penultimate episode of season 1. In the middle of their recap, they think about how hard the Lakers, Jerry Buss, the coaching staff, and the front office of 1980 had it while still overcoming it all to win a championship when it was all said and done. They compare that to the hard circumstances of the 2020 championship, but also how easy things were set up for the current front office after that and how they bungled everything. They wrap with checking in on the 2022 NBA Playoffs, including their current picks on who will win it all.

Donny and Walt discuss Jerry West going full cartoon Jerry West while threatening to take his complaints against HBO on his depiction in "Winning Time" all the way to the Supreme Court. It's Suing Time! They then dive into Episode 8, talking about how Magic Johnson, Jeanie Buss, AND Julius Erving all have to be pissed about this episode... all for varying levels of seriousness. You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt recap episode 7 of HBO's "Winning Time", but first, they dive into what Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jerry West think of the show as their thoughts were in the news this week. And this may come to a surprise to a lot of you... but the two HATE the show. Later they also call their shots with who would play Phil Jackson in a theorized "Winning Time" type show covering the Shaq and Kobe years, talk about why Magic Johnson will again be pissed if he hears about what happens in this episode, as well as their best impressions of Magic doing a no-look pass. You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco  

In this episode, Donny and Walt get back on the mic for the first time since the official end of the Lakers' 2021-22 season. With plenty of time throughout the rest of the spring and summer to talk about what went wrong and what may change for the team moving forward, instead of doing that the two decide to look back on the good and bad of Frank Vogel's three seasons with the franchise. After that, they get into episode 6 of "Winning Time". You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt hop on to discuss Episode 5 of "Winning Time" which focused on Lew Alcindor's transformation into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson's initial relationship with the former, as well as the inception of the Laker Girls. They also talk about the shocking ending of the episode which involved Jack McKinney.   Before that and, well, after that since they just couldn't help themselves but bury this 2021-22 team, they discussed the Lakers who are nearing the end of their terrible, terrible campaign.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt hop on to discuss "Who the F*** is Jack McKinney?", the fourth episode of 'Winning Time' that aired on Sunday, March 27th.   Before that, they ask themselves whether or not they're willing to watch a possible embarrassment to one of the Lakers' greatest enemies, or if they'd rather just have them miss out on the play-in tournament entirely. They then get into their recap of 'Winning Time' before ending with a discussion of the team's remaining 8 games of the regular season.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt get together to recap episode three of 'Winning Time' which ends in a shocking twist that had us all hitting up Google to find out "Did this actually happen?!"   They lead off with that, then circle back to talk about our favorite moments in what was arguably the most raucous episode yet.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt get back together to recap the second episode of 'Winning Time'. Interestingly enough, the episode was directed by one Jonah Hill and featured a closer look into the mind of Jerry West, a deeper dive into Magic Johnson's relationship with his future wife Cookie, as well as the beginnings of Jerry Buss' rivalry with Celtics owner and coach, Red Auerbach.   Before they started their recap, Donny wanted to get some words off his chest about recent comments from Anthony Davis and Devin Booker before and after the Lakers' blowout loss against the Suns. Walt obliged him, so they kick off the show with that before diving into the new episode.   You can follow Donny and Walt on Twitter via @donny_mchenry and @HoopeFiasco

Donny and Walt get together for the first time in a while to discuss the Lakers, except this time they're doing that through the HBO show 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty'. They discuss the wild first episode of the series titled "The Swan", recapping our introductions to these real life characters in Dr. Jerry Buss, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jerry West, and others.   The two go over their initial reactions to the episode before diving into some segments including the episode's MVP, their "Did this actually happen?" moments, as well as "Who's pissed about tonight's episode?".