Justin, Rob, and Wos take a look at four Eastern Conference teams' interesting starts and draw some early conclusions. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Product…

Howard and Raja are back to dive into a loaded start of the NBA regular season. They kick things off with a chat about Dwyane Wade’s Miami Heat statue and Joel Embiid’s continued absence (04:00). Then, they discuss Steph Curry’s ankle injury and where the Warriors go from here (22:00). They follow that up with a discussion of coaching impact on the…

Justin, Rob, and Wos each have three first week impressions about players and teams that have stuck out to them. Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Justin, Rob, and Wos were joined by J. Kyle Mann live on the Ringer NBA YouTube channel after the Bucks' comfortable win over the Sixers. The guys discuss any takeaways from the game and some of the other games that night, and they each try to sell Kyle Mann on a take related to the opening night games. Host: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, Wosny Lamb…

The NBA regular season is back! And so are Howard and Raja with their predictions for the season. Along the way, they discuss their picks for most interesting teams, biggest underachievers, MVP, and more! The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: How…

Justin, Rob, and Wos are together in studio for another edition of The Verriables. They start with discussing some of the rookie extensions that got signed today. Then they talk about four Verriables for the 2024-25 season (20:04).The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helpl…

Justin Verrier, Wosny Lambre, and Rob Mahoney tackle eight questions that pique their interest ahead of the upcoming NBA season. They discuss: Power ranking picks they already regret (00:00) “Preseason bulls--t” they’re buying (15:36) Must-watch League Pass teams (25:18) The team that will positively surprise them (33:15) The team that will disappo…

NBA Tip-Off is a week away! With that, Howard and Raja break out the “Realness Scale” to rank some of the most notable preseason storylines and quotes to see how REAL they are, 1 being “fraudulent” and 5 being the “realest of the real” (08:30). After, producer Kerm hops on to answer some of your mailbag questions (51:00) and they end off with their…

Justin, Rob, and Wos return with the final edition of their annual power rankings. This time they rank the top five teams in the NBA. Knicks (03:34) Mavericks (28:38) Nuggets (41:28) Thunder (59:17) Celtics (01:09:39) The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines availabl…

Justin, Rob, and Wos return for the penultimate edition of the power rankings. This time they take a look at teams ranked 10 though six. Suns: (8:30) Bucks: (22:49) Grizzlies: (36:24) Sixers: (50:06) Timberwolves: (1:06:59) Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz Lear…

Howard is joined by The Ringer’s Michael Pina to review the results from this year’s GM survey. They go over some of the top results, including who will win the NBA Finals (09:13), Eastern and Western Conference standings (17:39), MVP (34:44), and more surprising responses (43:32). Email us your mailbag questions at realonesmailbag@gmail.com. The R…

Justin, Rob, and Wos are back with Part 4 of their annual preseason power rankings, this time ranking teams 15-11. Miami Heat (04:24) Indiana Pacers (19:42) Cleveland Cavaliers (41:09) Los Angeles Lakers (53:19) Orlando Magic (71:24) The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and he…

Justin, Rob, and Wos return with Part 3 of their annual preseason rankings, ranking teams 20-16. San Antonio Spurs (03:36) Los Angeles Clippers (27:48) Sacramento Kings (40:09) Golden State Warriors (51:48) New Orleans Pelicans (01:06:40) The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources a…

Howard and Raja start the pod by discussing the passing of NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo. They discuss his impact on and off the floor, what he was like as a teammate, and the joy he brought to the sport (03:00). After, they touch on Derrick Rose’s retirement (21:43) before delving into the ramifications of the Karl-Anthony Towns trade to the Knicks, …

Justin, Rob, and Wos begin the show with their thoughts on Karl-Anthony Towns getting traded to the Knicks. They discuss how this changes the Knicks' outlook, why the Timberwolves made this deal, and more. Then they share memories and talk about the life of Dikembe Mutombo, who passed away at the age of 58 (34:36). Then they continue their power ra…

The Ringer’s Howard Beck and Michael Pina fire up the mics to break down the ins and outs of the Knicks-Timberwolves blockbuster that sends Karl Anthony Towns to New York in exchange for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. The guys discuss Michael getting a tip earlier in the day that the deal was going down (2:25) before comparing the trade to the…

Justin, Rob, and Wos are back with their annual preseason power rankings. To start the rankings off, they discuss the bottom five teams in the NBA. Brooklyn Nets (8:07) Washington Wizards (27:15) Portland Trail Blazers (40:02) Detroit Pistons (1:00:12) Charlotte Hornets (1:10:22) The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-he…

Howard and Raja start off the pod with an exciting update regarding Logan! Then, they go through the recent extensions of Joel Embiid (6:00) and Jamal Murray (23:00) and whether both were wise moves from the Sixers and Nuggets. After, they look into whether the Miami Heat potentially resigning Jimmy Butler is a smart or stagnant move (30:00). Also,…

Kyle, Seerat, and Michael bring two players each that they’re intrigued by going into the '24-'25 season. Hosts: J. Kyle Mann, Seerat Sohi, and Michael Pina Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh The Ringer

Seerat is joined by The Athletic’s James Boyd to talk about the Fever’s recent play and Caitlin Clark’s continued impact on the league (1:38). Then, writer Katie Heindl joins to talk through the fallout of Cathy Engelbert’s CNBC comments and discuss what happens next (53:35). And lastly, reporter Mark Schindler hops on to discuss the Lynx’s playoff…

Howard and Raja take a look into how the discussion around mental health in the NBA has evolved over the years. They start off by discussing the reaction back when DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love opened up about their mental health struggles (06:06), how the issue was dealt with, if at all, during Raja’s playing days (10:33), and more. After, Howard s…

Seerat Sohi kicks off the debut episode of ‘The Ringer WNBA Show’ by talking with Indiana Fever play-by-play commentator Pat Boylan to discuss the Fever’s latest hot streak and the rise of Caitlin Clark (1:36). Seerat is then joined by Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times to discuss Angel Reese and the rest of the youth movement happening with …

Today’s episode features Access Fund’s new executive director, Heather Thorne. Heather joins Access Fund with nearly 30 years of climbing experience and nearly 15 years after she began climbing, advocacy helped save one of her favorite crags. Coming from a long background working in the tech industry, she aspires to apply a scientific approach and …

Kyle, Seerat, and Michael are back together to make their case for the teams they’re most looking forward to watch play heading into the 2024-25 NBA season. Hosts: J. Kyle Mann, Seerat Sohi, Michael Pina Producer: Erika Cervantes Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Justin and Wos start with the recent news that Steph Curry signed an extension with the Warriors and discuss what that means for him and the organization moving forward (5:23). Then they open up the mailbag to answer some listener questions about the 'Starting 5' cast, leap candidates, and more (17:03). Hosts: Justin Verrier and Wosny Lambre Produc…

Howard and Raja are back to discuss what seems to be the biggest theme of the NBA offseason: DISRESPECT. They start the conversation with Paul George's and Klay Thompson's feelings that they were slighted by their former teams' contract offers (06:48). Then, they go into Jayson Tatum’s playing time during the Olympics (30:24) and the criticism Tua …