Media Day! The Lakers Kick Off 2026-27 With Confidence and Purpose

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Sep 29, 2026 · 31m

The new-look Lakers made their season debut Monday with Media Day, and it definitely felt like the start of a new era. Lotsof new players, changing roles and shifting expectations around a team that is expected to be good, but not expected to contend.

But that's what media says. The players didn't talk about long term plans or rebuilding over time. They talked about winning this year, and expressed confidence in the talent on hand to get it done. There were a lot of themes that stuck out:

They all thought that trip to Slovenia was really valuable, even beyond obviously wanting to seem…