January 28, 2021 - Andy Liu and Sam Esfandiari on Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry the Warriors and More

The Late Night Happy Hour with Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

The Late Night Happy Hour welcomes Andy Liu and Sam Esfandiari of the Light Years podcast to the show. Is Steve Kerr's ego holding this year's Warriors back? Certainly these guys are unimpressed with the work he's done to this point of the season. But how good are they supposed to be, anyway? What would they give up in a potential trade for Washington's Bradley Beal? The answer depends a lot on a) how good you think Beal actually is, and b) how much shelf life Steph Curry and Draymond Green still have, and that's before you get to Klay Thompson's health.

One big obstacle? The Lakers and LeBron James, who seems wholly uninterested in any type of decline. That makes big decisions for teams like the Warriors a lot more complex. You can get real good, but still not get over the hill James currently occupies.

So alternatively, how good might James Wiseman become? What about that pick they have from Minnesota? Do they have the player development chops in house to make sure these young players pan out? Is there any chance they'd let Curry go in free agency after next season, and go full rebuild?

If any of these problems sound familiar to Lakers fans, it's because it seems like everything the Warriors have experienced over the last few seasons mirrors some aspect of where the Lakers have been. Excellent for a stretch, then awful (though for far less time in GSW than in LA) and then in a weird spot where there are significant questions about the future. No wonder the fan bases often seem to sound alike.

From there, we talk GameStop, Hilaria Baldwin and Jimmy G's 49ers. It was a VERY packed show, and tons of fun.