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Dec 2020
1h 7m

Does the NBA have a James Harden Problem...

The Ringer
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The Ringer’s Chris Ryan searches for solutions to the James Harden saga on the debut episode of “The Answer”. First, Chris is joined by Kirk Goldsberry (ESPN) to rank implausible-but-technically-possible Harden trades (07:00) and then Musa Okwonga (Stadio, Ringer FC) dials in to compare the rise of soccer-like transfer requests from NBA stars (36:00).

Host: Chris Ryan

Guest: Kirk Goldsberry and Musa Okwonga

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