Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to discuss the crash outs that occurred over the weekend in the NBA world. Did Lu Dort’s flagrant on Nikola Jokic warrant an ejection? Are the Thunder entering their villain era? The guys also compare Jaylen Brown’s MVP case to Victor Wembanyama’s.

(0:00) Intro

(0:40) Jokic Crashes out on Lu Dort

(17:03) Thunder entering their villain era?

(30:59) Western Conference hierarchy

(34:57) FanDuel Adbreak

(36:12) Rate That Crash Out

(51:36) MVP case study: Jaylen Brown vs. Victor Wembanyama

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Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here for a rookie class check-in. They go through the top rookies and provide some updated comparisons for each of them. They wrap up with some more under-the-radar rookies  they've liked watching as well.

(0:00) Intro

(5:20) Cooper Flagg

(17:06) Kon Knueppel

(27:57) Dylan Harper

(37:41) FanDuel ad break

(38:53) Tommy Hilfiger ad break

(39:29) V.J. Edgecombe

(46:14) Ace Bailey

(51:50) Tre Johnson

(58:46) Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen

(1:02:25) Egor Demin

(1:04:59) Collin Murray-Boyles

(1:07:01) Cedric Coward

(1:10:40) Under-the-radar rookies

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto

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Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to do a vibe check for a couple of contending teams as the season gears up for the final stretch. Will the Lakers pass the vibe check coming off of two crucial losses late in games? What are the vibes in Denver and OKC, as both teams have dealt with significant injuries? Do the Cavaliers have the highest vibes following the James Harden acquisition? Plus, Real One of the Week!
(0:00:00) Intro

(1:33) Vibe Check: Lakers

(18:53) Vibe Check: Nuggets

(28:02) FanDuel ad break

(29:13) Vibe Check: OKC

(39:40) Vibe Check: Celtics

(50:02) Vibe Check: Cavs

(53:59) Vibe Check: Pistons

(58:44): Real One of the Week

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Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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The No-Power Rankings are back! Join Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann as they go through the league and rank which teams have the worst situations for the foreseeable future. They debate how much longer the Warriors can attempt to make championship runs with Steph Curry, why no one cares about Zion Williamson, whether the Bulls can finally rebuild after all the moves they made at the deadline, why the Kings are simply hopeless, and more!
(0:00:00) Intro

(4:33) Los Angeles Clippers

(9:31) Golden State Warriors

(16:02) New Orleans Pelicans

(30:01) Tommy Hilfiger ad break

(30:36) Chicago Bulls

(40:52) Milwaukee Bucks

(49:14) Sacramento Kings

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Jessie Lopez
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
Social: Jessie Lopez and Keith Fujimoto

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Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones and get into the possible Finals preview from Monday night between the Spurs and Pistons. What did it mean for the Spurs to go into Detroit and essentially shut down MVP candidate Cade Cunningham? How did both the Spurs and the Pistons become title contenders after some dreadful prior seasons? Who’s the face of the league? Plus, the mailbag!
(0:00:00) Intro

(2:09)Spurs-Pistons reaction 

(18:14) How the Spurs and Pistons became contenders 

(31:36) Who’s the face of the league? 

(38:20) Mailbag!

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Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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Justin is back with Rob and J. Kyle Mann, and they take a look at the MVP race because the front-runners are up against the 65-game limit. They talk about whether the game limit is here to stay, some other candidates for MVP, and more. Then they talk about some of their takeaways from the first couple of games after the All-Star break, including Bennedict Mathurin’s impressive start with the Clippers and Cam Thomas and the resurgent Bucks.

(00:00) Intro

(2:01) The MVP race

(31:02) FanDuel ad break

(34:38) Cavs

(45:09) Pistons

(49:44) Who is the best American player in the league?

(54:44) Bennedict Mathurin

(1:08:04:04) Cam Thomas

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto

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Raja is back! Raja joins Logan, who is back from NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles for a game of “What Does Raja Think?” Logan asks Raja for his thoughts on the NBA’s most recent headlines like KD’s alleged burner account, Adam Silver’s remedy to tanking, Jayson Tatum’s injury recovery plan, and more! Then they share their Real One of the Week to wrap up the episode!

(0:00:00) Intro

(1:38) James Harden and the Cavs

(10:03) Cade Cunningham and the Pistons

(21:08) Burner accounts

(36:17) Adam Silver’s tanking remedy

(45:20) Jayson Tatum’s recovery plan

(54:22) Real One of the Week

Hit the mailbag: [email protected]

Hosts: Logan Murdock and Raja Bell

Video/Audio Producer: Victoria Valencia

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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No Justin today, so Rob and J. Kyle Mann are here to look back at some of the biggest moves from the summer and, if given the chance, would they still make the transaction?

(0:00:00) Intro

(4:42) Desmond Bane trade

(23:21) Kevin Durant trade

(36:49) Signing Myles Turner

(48:05) Michael Porter Jr. trade

(1:01:54) Saddiq Bey trade

Hosts: Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers

Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto

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Logan and Howard are joined by The Ringer’s own Tyler Parker to share and debate their biggest player and team concerns as we round the corner into the second half of the NBA season.
(0:00:00) Intro

(1:45) How effective will Jayson Tatum be in his return?

(13:25) Which second-tier playoff team is set to play spoiler?

(23:52) James Harden will ___ with the Cleveland Cavs

(31:35) The Charlotte Hornets will win ___ playoff games

(37:16) Which trade deadline move will have the biggest impact on the end of the season?

(42:17) Who is the most disappointing team of the season?

(47:44) What should the Vegas expansion team be called?

(51:31) Quick-hitters
Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck
Guest: Tyler Parker
Producers: Logan Murdock, Conor Nevins, Victoria Valencia, and Ben Cruz
Video Producers: Victoria Valencia and Sarah Reddy
Audio Producer: Chris Sutton
Graphics and Show Art: John Richter
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
Additional Production Support: John Richter, T. Cruz, Donald LoBianco, Nick Kosut, and Hannah Leikin

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Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann share their thoughts on the new-look All-Star Game. They discuss Wemby’s effort to make the game competitive, Kawhi’s impressive performance, and more. They also discuss the lackluster All-Star Saturday and whether there are any solutions to fix it. They wrap up with a discussion about different solutions to tanking after Adam Silver hinted in a press conference that reform could be on the way.
(00:00) Intro
(0:24) All-Star Game
(24:18) All-Star Saturday night
(30:42) Adam Silver’s press conference
(39:47) Tanking reform
Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
Additional Production Support: T. Cruz and Donald LoBianco
Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto

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