Anthony enjoyed what he heard from the Lakers at their media day. He laughed really hard at some of the other teams out there as well.

Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick sent a pretty clear message at their presser last week that the Lakers followed up with at media day Monday afternoon. Anthony breaks it all down and explains why it matters.

Anthony explains what he'll be watching for in this first week of training camp, then runs through his favorite moments from the Lakers, Clippers and Sixers training camps. He wraps with a question from the live audience.

Absolutely loaded episode from Anthony and Pete today, as the guys are staring directly at media day, training camp and preseason games. They take a quick look back at JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka's presser, discuss Luka and Austin as team leaders and discuss what they're hoping to see as camp gets started.

Anthony tells a joke that Pete absolutely ejects from. Point is: Both guys noticed how much lighter the vibes were from Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick. They give their thoughts on why.

Anthony and Pete noted Lakers leadership pointing out how vocal Austin Reaves has been but also discussed how, defensively, the player who absolutely needs to fill the void will be Walker Kessler.

Anthony walked away from Rob Pelinka's presser thinking he was tempering expectations. Pete thought he was welcoming them. The guys discuss either end of the spectrum, reality residing somewhere in the middle and their own definitions of success for this Lakers team. They also spend some time honoring Lawrence Tanter together.

The Lakers season unofficially kicked off with Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick holding their annual joint-presser. Anthony noticed some very different vibes and offered one potential explanation after LeBron James' departure. Redick was very open about his hopes for this group and the identity he's expecting. Anthony also spends a segment memorializing Lawrence Tanter following his passing and wraps with questions from the live audience.

Anthony starts his press conference breakdown by discussing how different the vibes were for this one than in years past. He also tackles a couple of what he thought were the most noteworthy moments from Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick's time on stage.

Anthony wraps up his conversation on why vibes matter, then spends some time memorializing Lawrence Tanter, a true Lakers legend. From there, he answers questions from the live audience, one of which discussing Rob Pelinka very clearly backing off his "title or bust" mantra.

You know we're nearing the season when out of nowhere an episode has this much stuff to talk about. Anthony starts by discussing the Lakers broadcast and how different it will sound next year. He then previews JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka's joint presser and some of the questions he's hoping they'll have to answer. Lonzo Ball made some news that Anthony broke down, too, then he wraps the episode with a Q&A.