{"id":842225,"date":"2026-09-23T21:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/842225\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T21:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:33:24","slug":"report-danny-green-to-replace-stu-lantz-as-analyst-for-lakers-road-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/842225\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Danny Green to replace Stu Lantz as analyst for Lakers road games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stu Lantz will be back on Los Angeles Lakers home broadcasts this season, with Danny Green taking on the primary analyst duties for road games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.charter.com\/newsroom\/spectrum-sportsnet-lakers-2026-27-schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spectrum SportsNet announced the arrangement Wednesday<\/a> as part of its 2026-27 coverage plans. Bill Macdonald remains the play-by-play voice for both assignments.<\/p>\n<p>For viewers, the distinction is straightforward: The familiar Macdonald-Lantz pairing continues at home, while Green gets a larger opportunity away from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Stu Lantz returns after missing end of last season<\/p>\n<p>Lantz missed the latter part of last season, and Green previously filled in on multiple broadcasts. That experience gives Green some familiarity with the assignment before it becomes a regular part of his work.<\/p>\n<p>Lantz\u2019s connection to the booth stretches across generations. The Lakers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/lakers\/history\/chick-hearn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tribute to Chick Hearn<\/a> identifies Lantz as his broadcast partner for 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>That history helps explain why the analyst assignment carries weight beyond a personnel announcement. A local broadcast becomes part of the routine of following a team, and the relationship between its voices can matter almost as much to viewers as the individual calls.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/lakers\/comments\/1qwcaqx\/stu_and_bill_are_a_privilege_to_have_as_our\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">older discussion on the Lakers subreddit<\/a> illustrates that attachment. Commenters praised Lantz and Macdonald for criticizing the Lakers when warranted and acknowledging opponents\u2019 good play.<\/p>\n<p>Some also liked Green\u2019s chemistry with Macdonald during his fill-in appearances. Those comments predate Wednesday\u2019s news, but they highlight what Green will be trying to build: a partnership viewers want to spend an entire game listening to.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers broadcast assignments at a glance<\/p>\n<p>The network\u2019s announced assignments include:<\/p>\n<p>Assignment<br \/>\nBroadcasters<\/p>\n<p>Home games<br \/>\nBill Macdonald and Stu Lantz<\/p>\n<p>Road games<br \/>\nBill Macdonald and primary analyst Danny Green<\/p>\n<p>Sideline reporting<br \/>\nMike Trudell and newcomer Roqui Theus<\/p>\n<p>New studio analyst<br \/>\nSasha Vujacic<\/p>\n<p>When Spectrum\u2019s Lakers coverage begins<\/p>\n<p>Spectrum\u2019s coverage calendar includes media day on Sept. 28, all five preseason games and 67 regular-season games. Its preseason schedule opens against Sacramento on Oct. 5, with its first regular-season telecast against the Clippers on Oct. 23.<\/p>\n<p>Fans planning their season can also check the Lakers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/lakersdaily.com\/lakers-unveil-2020-championship-replica-ring-for-wizards-game-on-jan-24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2020 championship replica ring giveaway<\/a>, scheduled for the Jan. 24 home game against Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stu Lantz will be back on Los Angeles Lakers home broadcasts this season, with Danny Green taking on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":842226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3785],"tags":[7,1333,423,150,6,26912,422,427,3972],"class_list":["post-842225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-utah-jazz","tag-basketball","tag-danny-green","tag-jazz","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-nba","tag-stu-lantz","tag-utah","tag-utah-jazz","tag-utahjazz"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117322501578210872","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=842225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=842225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=842225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=842225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}