Episodes

  • Trevor Ariza's Departure + Raj of Unwritten Rules

    Trevor Ariza's Departure + Raj of Unwritten Rules
    Jan 18 2019

    On this episode of the Basketball Reasons podcast, Charles Diamond delves into the story of Trevor Ariza leaving his hometown Los Angeles Lakers to join the Houston Rockets in 2009, and the circumstances that led to the Lakers filling his void with Ron Artest a.k.a. Metta World Peace. After a musical interlude, Raj of Unwritten Rules joins the pod to help digest the Lakers' most recent win against the OKC Thunder, and look forward to Saturday night's national TV matchup against the Rockets.


    Raj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnwrittenRul3s


    SoHHL by KONS: https://soundcloud.com/kxns/sohhl-feat-yung-eze-prod-kons


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    43 mins
  • The Norm Nixon Narration + Knicks at Lakers

    The Norm Nixon Narration + Knicks at Lakers
    Jan 4 2019

    WE BACK! 2019 brings new beginnings, including a brand new season of your favorite Lakers storytelling podcast, Basketball Reasons. Charles Diamond brings back season 1 guest and #KnicksTwitter celeb Sam Rodriguez (19:18) to compare the current situations of the Knicks and Lakers, and to also preview the upcoming matchup between the two teams. But first, Charles takes Basketball Reasons back to its roots (2:51) to discuss former Laker point guard Norm Nixon, including his pre-Showtime Laker tenure, as well as his role in one of the rarest oddities in the NBA: a protested game.


    Musical Interlude (18:37): "Gray" off the album Earth Tones Vol. 1 by pres.

    Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/prestxn/gray



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    54 mins
  • The Lifetime Contract

    The Lifetime Contract
    Aug 12 2018
    In signing LeBron James to a four-year contract, Magic Johnson has validated all of the hope, faith, and expectations placed at his feet by Lakers fans who were hoping the Johnson could once again bring Showtime to the Lakers, even from an office overlooking the court rather than sprinting up and down it. So this episode, we took a look back at the first instance of the Lakers putting their future into Earvin's hands; specifically, we examine from a historical perspective Dr. Jerry Buss offering Magic a lifetime contract. We discuss Buss's motivations, Magic's motivations, and a brief rant or two. Hope you enjoy this short episode.

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    23 mins
  • The Previous Possibilities of Pippen to the Lakers

    The Previous Possibilities of Pippen to the Lakers
    Jul 22 2018
    As the Lakers refuse to trade their young core for a star for the second consecutive NBA off-season, Basketball Reasons takes a look back at a few previous instances of the Lakers acquiring big-name star players in trades, going from Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and culminating in the possibly franchise-altering moment when Los Angeles refused to trade Kobe Bryant to the Chicago Bulls for Scottie Pippen. Before that, though, Charles Diamond gives some brief thoughts on NBA Twitter's response to the LeBron James to the Lakers move and ends with some perspective on the Kawhi-DeRozan trade that shocked the NBA.

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    35 mins
  • 2018 NBA Draft Banter, Part 2

    2018 NBA Draft Banter, Part 2
    Jun 27 2018
    Basketball Reasons is back with part two of our NBA Draft Banter show featuring college basketball mastermind Adam Richardson. In this second segment of the NBA Draft podcast, Ric and Adam finally review the Los Angeles Lakers' draft picks in the 2018 NBA Draft: Moritz Wagner, Issac Bonga, and Svi Mykailiuk. Adam discusses why he thinks the Lake Show reached with Wagner and missed on Mykailiuk, while Ric, like the loyal Lakers fan he is, defends the picks and forecasts the Lakers roster circa mid-July.

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    48 mins
  • 2018 NBA Draft Banter, Part 1

    2018 NBA Draft Banter, Part 1
    Jun 25 2018
    College basketball aficianado Adam Richardson joins the podcast for a special two-part episode, where he and Ric aimed to review the Los Angeles Lakers 2018 draft yet somehow didn't discuss it until they recorded an hour's worth of material. In this first hour, they connect DeAndre Jordan's year at Texas A&M, the failed Steve Nash trade, and Jrue Holiday's marriage to the much anticipated NBA Draft, and Adam even manages to fit some great analysis into Ric's tangents.

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    57 mins
  • Settle Down Big Fella

    Settle Down Big Fella
    May 10 2018
    How exactly did Shaq decide on joining the Lakers? Was it always his number one choice, or did the Orlando Magic basically buy his plane ticket to LAX? Charles Diamond recounts the tale of Shaquille O'Neal's 1996 free agency, a story told originally by Joel Corry of CBS Sports, who was an assistant to Shaq's then agent Leonard Armato. This is a textbook case of how NOT to treat your star player-turned free agent, and a pivot point not only in NBA free agency history, but also Los Angeles Lakers history.

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    28 mins
  • Kobe Bryant: Will Smith of the NBA?

    Kobe Bryant: Will Smith of the NBA?
    Feb 26 2018
    Charles Diamond ventures out by his lonesome for this episode that gets back Basketball Reasons' storytelling roots. On episode four, we examine Kobe Bryant's 1996 claim that he would eventually become the Will Smith of the NBA. We attempt to answer Kanye West's age old question of "What the f*** does that mean Kobe Bryant?" and take a look at their careers to determine if Kobe in fact made true on his promise. A shorter, more light-hearted Basketball Reasons episode to get us back in the swing of things, so we hope you enjoy it!

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    35 mins