Buha's Block with Jovan Buha

Jovan Buha ranks the Western Conference into tiers ahead of 2026 free agency. (Note: I recorded this before the Suns' trade for Miles Bridges. It doesn't change where I rank them.)
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TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro
1:49 Tier 1: Title Favorites
4:53 Tier 2: Puncher's Chance
15:57 Tier 3: Almost There
19:06 Tier 4: Play-In Picture
22:12 Tier 5: On The Rise
24:43 Tier 6: Lottery Bound
26:06 Recap
26:19 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to Cameron Carr's introductory press conference and then shares his perspective on free agents the Lakers can target on the cheap (below $10M annually).
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
4:12 Cameron Carr's intro press conference
10:44 Lakers free-agent bargains
11:07 LA's bargain priorities
15:20 My favorite sub-$10M targets
16:10 My favorite big targets
29:46 My favorite wing targets
42:53 My favorite guard targets
56:33 Outro

Jovan Buha is joined by Khobi Price of the California Post to discuss the Los Angeles Lakers' center targets in free agency and the trade market.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:21 Ideal Lakers center checklist
6:46 Unrealistic center options
9:31 Tier 1: Franchise cornerstones
35:47 Tier 2: Long shots
48:06 Tier 3: High-risk bets
1:08:54 Tier 4: Developmental bet
1:17:43 Tier 5: Flawed fits
1:29:05 Our best and most realistic center outcomes for LA
1:37:02 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to Austin Reaves signing a four-year, $185 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:37 Analyzing Austin Reaves' new 4-year, $185-million deal
10:22 Long-term impact of this contract for LA
16:31 Long-term impact for Reaves
18:22 Where the Lakers go from here
25:15 Q&A
2:35:03 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers trading up to draft Cameron Carr with the No. 24 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:29 LA trades up for Cameron Carr
4:11 Carr's strengths
20:30 Carr's weaknesses
29:26 Carr's fit with the Lakers this season (and beyond)
38:20 Analyzing the rest of the first round
48:19 Q&A
2:18:08 Outro