# Lakers Summer League Takeaways: Breaking Down LA's Young Core (with Mike Garcia)

An episode of [Buha's Block with Jovan Buha](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1731909501), 23 Jul 2026, 1 h 28 min.

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Jovan Buha is joined by Mike Garcia to analyze the Los Angeles Lakers' young core from summer league — Cameron Carr, Adou Thiero, Chris Mañon and Arthur Kaluma — and how ready each is for NBA minutes next season. If you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing, commenting, and liking it. Follow Mike on Substack: https://lakersdraft.substack.com/ And on X: https://x.com/CanyonDriver 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 1:03 Opening impressions of Cameron Carr 10:03 Areas of improvement for Carr 15:19 Is Carr ready for a rotation role? 18:18 Adou Thiero's progress this summer 26:21 Why Thiero should be playing from Day 1 30:52 Arthur Kaluma's rise and two-way potential 37:20 How Kaluma potentially fits into the wing rotation 41:31 Chris Mañon's potential viability at the NBA level 47:10 Who makes more sense on the roster: Kaluma or Mañon? 50:36 Q&A 1:26:29 Outro

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