Jul 15

Summer League Observations, Another Kawhi Investigation, and a Surprise Knick at 'The Odyssey' Premiere

Verno and Jacoby are back as they go through five observations from the NBA's summer league in Las Vegas. They then discuss some of the latest news around the league including a second sponsorship deal investigation surrounding Kawhi Leonard, Victor Wembanyama’s contract extensio ... Show More

1h 11m

Jul 7

Understanding the Jaylen Brown Trade, Early Summer League Impressions, and the Origins of Rich Paul’s Whiteboard

Verno and Jacoby return to discuss the Celtics trading Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers and debate Brad Stevens's reasoning for trading him away at this point in time. Next, they discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo’s comments since being traded to the Miami Heat, their latest ide ... Show More

1 h

Jul 1

LeBron Leaving the Lakers, Kawhi’s Toronto Homecoming, Ja’s Memphis Story Ends, and the Weird RFA Market

Free agency is here as Verno and Jacoby react to all the news, starting with the reporting that LeBron James is set to move on from the Lakers and join a new team next season. They then debate whether Kawhi Leonard’s return to the Raptors actually moves the needle for them or the ... Show More

1h 13m

Sep 2017

Rookie-Scale Candidates and Four Pressing Offseason Questions With Kevin O'Connor (Ep. 137)

The Ringer's Chris Vernon and Kevin O'Connor discuss the most interesting rookie-scale candidates heading into the 2017-18 season (7:00), Joel Embiid's future in Philly (16:00), Rodney Hood's chance to shine in Utah (27:00), the Warriors' repeat potential (36:00), Pat Beverley in ... Show More

1h 5m

Jul 2020

Basketball Is Back! Scrimmages Takeaways, Changing Expectations, and Mailbag Questions | The Mismatch

Verno and KOC react to the first NBA scrimmages in Orlando and potential new game operations (4:28) before answering a few questions from you, the listeners (36:35). Hosts: Chris Vernon, Kevin O’Connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

40m 50s

Sep 2020

The Keys to Clippers vs. Nuggets and Celtics vs. Heat and the Future for the Raptors and Rockets | The Mismatch

Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor discuss the importance of Kawhi Leonard and Nikola Jokic in Game 7 of the Clippers-Nuggets series (0:43) and what to look for in the Eastern Conference finals between the Celtics and Heat (32:22). They then touch on the future of the Raptors (48:44 ... Show More

1h 18m

Jul 2023

Wemby vs. Britney, Scoot's Debut, and More Summer League Observations

The Ringer's Tate Frazier and producer Kyle discuss their first couple of days at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas including the Britney Spears-Victor Wembenyama incident, Wemby vs. Brandon Miller, Scoot Henderson's debut in the exciting Trail Blazers-Rockets game, OSPers in the Bu ... Show More

48m 55s

Oct 2023

Opening Night First Impressions | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and Wos give their thoughts on the NBA’s opening night games. They start off with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, who didn't skip a beat against the Lakers (03:47). They then discuss the Suns’ win over the Warriors, Devin Booker’s continued improvement, and Chris Paul’ ... Show More

1h 7m

Jul 2023

Miller vs. Wemby

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/richierandall">Richie</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/bgeis_bird">Brian</a> recap the first Summer League game in Las Vegas as the top two picks in the 2023 Draft face off. The two chat about Victor Wembanyama’s debut, Brandon Miller’s solid o ... Show More

45m 13s

May 2018

Cleveland Bullies Boston, WCF Game 4, and the Draft Combine | The Ringer NBA Show (Ep. 273)

The Ringer’s Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers’ beatdown of the Boston Celtics (02:00) and preview Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors (32:20). Then they talk about the winners and losers from ... Show More

1h 10m

Oct 2024

Hoops Tonight - NBA Preseason Reaction: Warriors CATCH FIRE, DeRozan-Kings Debut, Wembanyama Rusty

Jason Timpf reacts to several preseason NBA games including Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and the Golden State Warriors taking on De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings in DeMar DeRozan's Kings debut, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs taking on Paolo Banchero and the Orla ... Show More

34m 47s

Oct 2023

Media Day Quotes That Grabbed Our Attention the Most. Plus, the Impact of Jrue Holiday to Boston. | Off Guard

Austin and Pausha are back for the start of the preseason; they react to the news that Jrue Holiday was traded to the Celtics and discuss how this compares to the Damian Lillard trade and what this ultimately means for the Heat (6:04). Then, they address quotes from media day, st ... Show More

1h 3m

Oct 2017

'Group Chat' — Lonzo Gets Baptized, CP3 Makes a Movie, and the Sixers Must Learn to Share (Ep. 147)

The Ringer’s Chris Ryan and Justin Verrier are joined by Haley O’Shaughnessy to chat about the first Clippers-Lakers matchup of the season (1:10), Chris Paul's timely released short film (5:38), and the Rockets' impressive bout with the Warriors (10:00). Then they discuss rookies ... Show More

45m 45s

Wemby Vs. Chet, Loaded Suns, Bleak Mavs,...