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Feb 2023
1h 38m

The NBA Midseason Power Poll With Ryen R...

The Ringer
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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo, and they go through seven tiers of the NBA. In each tier, they pick out which team they like the most going forward and which team they like the least. They wrap up by taking a look back at the 2012 four-team Dwight Howard trade.


Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Ryen Russillo

Associate Producer: Isaiah Blakely

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