Kevin deep-dives on his spicy Ben Simmons take (1:10) before we run down our wishes for the rest of the 2019-20 season and preview NBA Christmas Day (24:08).
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2026-27 NBA Season Verrierables: Breakthroughs, Award Picks, and More | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with the highly anticipated Verrierables! They talk about surprise teams and the best young players and make award and Finals predictions. (0:00) Intro (7:46) Surprise first Verrierable (34:19) Second Verrierable (1:06:17) Third Verrierable ... Show More
1h 45m
Oct 16
Preseason Power Rankings, Part 6 (feat. Chris Ryan) | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here with the final edition of the preseason power rankings, Part 6. They reveal who they think are the top teams in the league ranked 5-1. (00:00) Intro (3:56) Timberwolves (32:00) Sixers (1:03:16) Knicks (1:19:40) Spurs (1:41:02) Thunder And do ... Show More
2h 8m
Oct 14
Preseason Power Rankings, Part 5 | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with Part 5 of the preseason power rankings and they reveal the teams ranked 10-6. (00:00) Intro (5:51) Rockets (25:10) Lakers (42:58) Nuggets (1:03:15) Celtics (1:18:38) Cavaliers And don’t forget the Group Chat guys are doing a live show o ... Show More
1h 38m
Dec 2020
The 2021 NBA Over/Under Mega Preview With Ryen Russillo and Joe House
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo and Joe House on the eve of the 2020-21 NBA season for the annual NBA over/unders podcast. They make their picks for win totals in both the Eastern (2:00) and Western conferences (1:30:00), MVP, rookie of the year, most-improve ... Show More
3h 3m
Aug 2016
Team USA's slip-up, Dario mania and a brief soccer interlude
Ben and Mike discuss Team USA's scare against Australia, Olympic Melo, future NBA MVP Dario Saric and the Timberwolves earning a Christmas Day slot next year. Plus, we offer a season preview of our second love: the Premier League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone ... Show More
52m 8s
Jul 2020
The Sleeper Blazers, Best NBA Futures, and LeBron’s Goofy MVP Bandwagon With Cousin Sal and Joe House
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal and Joe House to preview the upcoming NBA season including NBA MVP, playoff seeding odds, underdogs to win the title, pandemic-specific prop bets, and championship favorites. Later, they get into the upcoming golf majors and break ... Show More
1h 37m
Dec 2016
Ep. 156: Holiday NFL/NBA + Basketball Unicorns With Joe House
HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons brings on Joe House to
discuss the best bets for NFL Week 16, Matt Barkley's friskiness (17:00),
the best NBA Christmas Day games (24:00), LeBron's extended playing time (28:00), potential Nuggets trade options (32:00), Blake Griffin's injury his ... Show More
1h 19m
Dec 2023
Porzingis’s Rim Influence, Luka’s Dominance, Emerging Rookies, and New Year’s Resolutions
Verno and KOC react to the Christmas Day slate of games, beginning with last night’s monster performance by Luka Doncic as he carried the Mavs to a victory over the Suns (04:27). Are the Suns still viewed as a title contender? The guys move on to the Celtics' decisive win over th ... Show More
1h 30m
Oct 2023
Over/Unders with Kevin Pelton
Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton break down the Victor Wembanyama-Chet Holmgren duel, pick their favorite overs and under for NBA win totals, talk James Harden stand-off and his potential fit with the Clippers, Jrue Holiday coming off the bench in Boston's preseason opener, and much ... Show More
1h 23m