Every year the NBA Draft produces a crop of rookies that are full of expectations. And some are stamped with labels like “can’t miss” or “generational”. But where their careers go from there aren’t always inline with the guarantees they come into the league with.
So today we talk with veteran NBA reporters Tim MacMahon and Michael Wright about two of the mos ... Show More
Feb 2025
Champions League Playoff: Can Manchester City Salvage Their Season?
The American football season may now be over, but the drama in Europe’s club football season, aka soccer, is just heating up. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City squad has been England’s most dominant club, with six home league trophies in the past seven years and a Champions League ... Show More
32m 15s
Jul 2024
Zach Edey, Jared McCain, and Impressive Rookie Debuts. Plus: DeMar’s Impact on the Kings' Offense.
Verno and KOC go through the most intriguing rookie debuts from over the weekend, starting with Jared McCain and Adem Bona with the 76ers (02:12). Next, they discuss Zach Edey’s impressive debut with the Grizzlies and why he’ll fit perfectly in Memphis alongside Ja Morant (14:40) ... Show More
53m 6s
Feb 2024
The Disappointing State of All-Star Weekend. Plus, Is It Time to Panic for the Bucks? | Real Ones
Logan and Raja share their thoughts on this year’s All-Star Weekend, the frustrating lack of effort from players, and whether it can be salvaged in the future (3:15). Next, they discuss the lackluster start to Doc Rivers’s tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks and how listening to star ... Show More
54m 48s
May 2024
Rasheed Wallace on Jalen Brunson’s Ascension, Another Disappointing Bucks Season, and How Jokic Advanced the Big Man | Real Ones
Logan and Raja are joined by four-time NBA All-Star and cohost of ‘The Sheed & Tyler Show’ Rasheed Wallace to discuss Jalen Brunson’s burgeoning superstardom and the 76ers falling short once again (1:11). Next, they talk about how the Milwaukee Bucks fell apart late in the season ... Show More
1h 9m
Dec 2024
Sloane Knows NEXT - Nik Khamenia on Duke Basketball, Spurs & Wemby, AAU lessons, NBA role models
Welcome to another episode of SloaneKnows: NEXT, where Sloane speaks with the future NBA stars of tomorrow. Nikolas Khamenia is a Duke Basketball commit, who’s a 2025 top-five recruit from the state of California. With offers from UCLA, North Carolina, Gonzaga among other schools ... Show More
27m 30s
Nov 2024
Part 1: An NBA Popularity Check and Tyson’s Big Comeback With Wosny Lambre and Van Lathan
In Part 1 of a two-part podcast, The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Wosny Lambre to discuss whether tanking in the NBA is possible with as much talent as the league currently has, the new-look Knicks, the serious Cavaliers, and the confounding 76ers (2:07). Then Van Lathan jo ... Show More
1h 32m
Jun 2024
The Future of the Cavs, Possible Draft Night Trades, and Paul George Rumors
Zach Lowe and ESPN Draft Expert Jonathan Givony discuss the Cavaliers hiring Kenny Atkinson and what that means for Darius Garland and the future of their franchise. Then they preview the top of the NBA Draft and potential trades what trades, some of their favorite sleeper prospe ... Show More
1h 6m