# Quentin Grimes Preview: Can He Thrive In A Bigger Lakers Role? (w/ Tony Jones)

An episode of [Buha's Block with Jovan Buha](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1731909501), 21 Aug 2026, 19 min.

Audio: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8161478/8161478_2026-04-10-101018.192.mp3?rssID=5951

Jovan Buha is joined by Tony Jones of The Athletic to preview Quentin Grimes' fit with the Los Angeles Lakers. Follow Tony on X: https://x.com/Tjonesonthenba And read him at The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/tony-jones/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Buha's Block merch is LIVE!!!: https://jovanbuha-shop.fourthwall.com/ YouTube memberships are live! Join here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBcs-QN0f0DkeCU_pDHTYtA/join Join our new Buha's Block Discord: https://discord.gg/ukSZpjZxcA Follow Jovan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/ Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha Follow Jovan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:32 Is Grimes ready to be LA's primary two-way guard/wing? 4:18 Why Grimes makes more sense as a starter than a bench player 6:06 The importance of the fifth starter tag-teaming with Grimes 9:05 Grimes' aggression as a weak-side offensive threat 14:59 Why Grimes' athleticism and defense are underrated 18:08 Outro

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