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Jun 2024
1h 34m

Group Chat Live: Finals Ripple Effects, ...

The Ringer
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Justin, Rob, and Wos are live from the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles to kick off the Ringer Residency! They start the show by discussing the Celtics' NBA Finals victory, Joe Mazzulla's status as a coach, and debate who’s going to be the Jrue Holiday of this offseason (01:30). Next, the guys are joined by Chris Ryan for an offseason preview based on Mazzulla quotes (23:54). With the NBA draft next week, the guys bring on J. Kyle Mann to discuss the perception of this year's class, all the noise around Bronny James, and the four most intriguing teams in the draft (50:59). Also, the guys welcome back Chris and Kyle to answer questions from the crowd (01:18:06).


Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre

Guests: Chris Ryan and J. Kyle Mann

Producers: Jessie Lopez, Chia Hao Tat, Victoria Valencia, Elizabeth Fierman, Helen Eichner, and Charlie Finan

Additional Production Support: Conor Nevins and Ben Cruz

Social: Keith Fujimoto

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