Trade season is here, Trae Young to Spur...

There are three potential trades coming this summer in the NBA. They all come from injuries and we might see some big stars change teams. Casey breaks down all three. 

Casey breaks down his championship tiers on who can actually win the NBA title, J.B. Bickerstaff calls out gambling in NBA culture (14:50) and one of the biggest stars in sports is in a serious controversy that could end his career (18:55). 

Casey talks about his big concern with the Pelicans as they are the biggest darkhorse in the West playoffs, Nikola Jokic is about to win his third MVP (6:26), interesting NBA trends since the All-Star Break (11:30), the current NBA Playoff picture in the West (16:28) and Victor's ... Show More

Zach and ESPN's Tim MacMahon discuss Joel Embiid's upcoming surgery, ramifications for the Sixers going forward, all things trade deadline, All-Star snubs, MVP candidates, and much more. Embiid to have surgery (1:02) Zach's tweak to the 65 game rule (9:22) How Sixers will approac ... Show More

Verno and KOC discuss Joel Embiid’s dominant 70-point performance against the Spurs, and debate what the Sixers need to fully capitalize on Embiid’s monster season (01:05). Despite a 62-point effort from Karl-Anthony Towns, the Timberwolves lost to the Hornets as the guys explain ... Show More

With the Celtics riding a four-game win streak, has Verno come around to see them as a Finals sleeper (02:11)? KOC gives us reasons the Celtics are serious contenders for the title. The guys talk about how Patrick Beverley has completely changed the culture for the Timberwolves ( ... Show More

Zach and The Ringer's Bill Simmons discuss the Pacers trading for Pascal Siakam, the Raptors' return on trading two stars, and then go back and forth naming players and teams under the most pressure to win the championship this season. Siakam traded to the Pacers (1:10) Bruce Bro ... Show More

Jason Timpf reacts to the Tuesday slate of NBA games which featured Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets beating Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook 111-108 (5:30). The Clippers have not won a game since acquiring James Harden. Jason then reacts to Tyre ... Show More

Ryen opens up the pod with the discussion around Joel Embiid and the 65-game threshold that players must meet in order to receive awards. Did Joel feel forced to play against the Warriors on Tuesday night, when he suffered another injury, after missing the Saturday prime-time gam ... Show More

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss whether the Kings have a legit shot at winning the Western Conference and if De'Aaron Fox is getting enough love (2:35). Then, they talk about why there’s a good chance Joel Embiid is going to win the MVP over Nikola ... Show More

Jason Timpf reacts to Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers' 113-105 win over Stephen Curry and the Los Angeles Lakers. Jason breaks down Steph's first game back from injury and whether these two teams could be on a collision course in the NBA Playoffs once LeBron James return ... Show More

Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss the Heat trading for Terry Rozier and how it impacts the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Then ESPN's Tim Bontemps joins to weigh in on Joel Embiid's historic scoring performance, ways for the Sixers to improve around him, the red hot Cavs, ... Show More