This week Alex is joined by Senior writer for the Big Lead, Ryan Phillips. Phillips covers the Lakers/NBA and is a diehard Lakers fan. They talk about their initial excitement in the summer of 2018 when LeBron James signed with Los Angeles and what went wrong this season. Alex asks Ryan why the Lakers seem to be operating in reverse. Why are the Lakers looking for a head coach without replacing Magic Johnson and uncertainty around the future of GM Rob Pelinka? Then Ryan tells Alex who the best head coach is for the Lakers going forward. And finally, Ryan makes his predictions. Who will be in the Lakers front office for the 2019-20 season, who will be the head coach and which free agents will sign with the Lakers - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices