Oct 7

10 Names That Will Define The NBA Season

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to Cooper Flagg’s NBA preseason debut before diving into the 10 biggest names who will define the upcoming NBA season including uncertain futures for LeBron & Giannis, some potential big leaps for star pla ... Show More

1h 18m

Oct 3

Concerns For Warriors? Not Enough Respect for Thunder? + Flagg Ready to Roll

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to Jonathan Kuminga’s contract with the Warriors including what it means for Golden State for the upcoming season. Additionally, the guys break down Steve Kerr’s interesting comments on his future with the ... Show More

56m 14s

Sep 30

How Kevin Durant Outshined Giannis Antetokounmpo at NBA Media Day; Kawhi Leonard Confronts Endorsement Scandal

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to take you around the league with the biggest stories of the new NBA season. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future remains in flux as he refutes the Bucks owner's claim about his commitment. Meanwhile, Kevin Durant shows ... Show More

56m 11s

Aug 2024

Do the Lakers and Warriors Deserve All Those National TV Games?

Verno and KOC react to the NBA schedule release and discuss the glaring lack of excitement around the release as well as the need for more rivalries in the NBA (01:19). Also, they debate whether the NBA is making the right call by positioning the Lakers and Warriors as the two te ... Show More

59m 47s

Jun 2023

Jeff Van Gundy and Bobby Marks

Zach and Jeff Van Gundy break down Denver's win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and look ahead to Game 4. Then (44:10) ESPN's Bobby Marks joins to detail the Chris Paul situation in Phoenix, plus other offseason rumblings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad ... Show More

1h 20m

Sep 2024

Most Intriguing Teams and Players for 2024-25 Season

Zach Lowe is joined by Kevin Pelton to discuss the Olympics and all of the late offseason news from around the league, then they discuss the teams they have the most questions for after this summer, and which players they think are the most intriguing heading into the 2024-2025 N ... Show More

1h 28m

May 2018

LeBron Believes (Again), Philly's Big Test, and a Chaotic Summer Coming With Brian Windhorst | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 360)

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons talks with ESPN's Brian Windhorst about how LeBron James seems to believe in this Cavs team once again, the different peaks of LeBron's career, the Celtics-76ers series, LeBron's "final act," Kawhi Leonard's future, and what a wild offseason the ... Show More

1h 33m

Feb 2025

Durant turned down Warriors return, Chiefs & Cowboys offseason, How good can Lakers be?

Watch clips on YouTube! Subscribe to the FIRST THINGS FIRST YOUTUBE CHANNEL(00:00) Should Kevin Durant have returned to the Warriors? / What should Lakers priorities be? / Good news for dunk contest next year?(23:26) What are the keys to the Chiefs returning to the Super Bowl?(33 ... Show More

1h 33m

Apr 2025

NBA Playoffs First Round Game 1 Takeaways with Trey Murphy & The Dunker Spot

On this special episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we create a superteam with Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans and Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ to discuss all reactions and takeaways for each Game 1 of the first round of the NBA playoff ... Show More

38m 28s

Jun 2025

Zach’s FA Preview! What to Watch for Ahead of the Start of NBA Free Agency.

Zach hops on to quickly discuss what teams and what players we should have our eye on as free agency begins Monday (1:59). Giannis will be tracking what the Bucks will do, and so should we. Who else are the main characters—Bradley Beal? The Celtics guys? LeBron James?? Zach also ... Show More

33m 19s

Mar 2025

SGA vs. Jokic, Celts-Lakers, and the State of NBA Media With Ryen Russillo and Bryan Curtis

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the Thunder's 127-103 win over the Nuggets on Sunday, OKC's improvement from last season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's incredible statistical season (2:06), Saturday's big Lakers-Celtics showdown, LeBron's late-game inj ... Show More

2h 10m

Apr 2025

Colin Cowherd Podcast - Lakers Primed For Playoffs, Jokic The Best “Big” Ever? Warriors/Rockets Will Be A Battle, OKC Primed To Be Upset?

Colin’s joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” to break down the play-in games and preview the NBA playoffs! They start with the Warriors surviving the Grizzlies in the play-in game, why their lack of size and supporting cast could prove to be their Achilles heel in the p ... Show More

44m 33s

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

VanVleet Injury To Ruin Finals Chances F...