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The Ringer NBA squad provides the insight, reporting, and analysis that you need in your life right here on The Ringer NBA Show. On Mondays and Thursdays, check out 'Group Chat' with Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney and J. Kyle Mann . Tap in on Tuesdays and Fridays for 'Real Ones' with Logan Murdock, Raja Bell and Howard Beck.

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Yesterday · 1 hr 25 min
The Most Intriguing Teams, Players, and Takes of the First Week-ish | Group Chat
No J. Kyle Mann today, but Justin and Rob are here to talk about some of the most intriguing teams and players from around the league in this early part of the season. (00:00) Intro (8:05) Rockets (25:26) Raptors (34:10) Caleb Wilson (45:16) Tyrese Maxey (56:33) Thunder and live reaction to Jalen Williams's injury (1:04:56) Wizards Also, don’t forget, the Group Chat guys are doing a live show on Tuesday, October 27th at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN! And a live show Thursday December 10th, at Hi-Fi Indy in Indianapolis, IN. Buy your tickets here! And finally, be sure to check out the debut episode of Justin's new YouTube show, "Basketball! Explained." Hosts: Justin Verrier and Rob Mahoney Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, and Ben Cruz The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Friday · 1 hr 13 min
Lakers Being Slept On? Plus, More First Week Impressions | Real Ones
Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to dive into what impressed them in this first week of NBA action. LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards showed out in their season debuts. Are they the perfect match in Minnesota? Plus, Luka and the Lakers destroyed Steph and the Warriors in their openers while having a back-and-forth with rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. Are people sleeping on the Lakers, and should Steph seek his way out of Golden State? (01:13) - LaMelo and Ant ball out. Plus, Giannis is back. (28:47) - First impression of Luka and the Lakers. Plus, what’s next for the Warriors? (1:00:57) - Leftover impressions: Tyrese, Dame, and Fred VanVleet were impressive in their returns. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Read Logan’s interview with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr https://www.theringer.com/2026/10/21/nba/steve-kerr-golden-state-warriors-roster-trades-nba-season Hit the mailbag: realonesmailbag@gmail.com Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producers: Jeff Shearin, Oscar De La Luz, Victoria Valencia, and Clifford Augustin Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thursday · 1 hr 22 min
The Wolves Are Chaotic Good, Dame Is Back, and More Top-line Takeaways from the Real Opening Night | Group Chat
Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J.Kyle Mann are back to discuss their top takeaways from the real opening night of the NBA. (0:00) Intro (6:36) Timberwolves-Heat (28:09) Grizzlies-Jazz (39:30) Blazers-Suns (51:16) Hawks-Magic (59:00) Lakers-Warriors (1:05:06) Pacers-Pelicans And don’t forget, the Group Chat guys are doing a live show on Tuesday, October 27, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota! Plus, a live show Thursday, December 10, at HI-FI Indy in Indianapolis, Indiana. Buy your tickets here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J.Kyle Mann Producers: Victoria Valencia, Stefan Anderson, and Ben Cruz The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wednesday · 1 hr 13 min
Thunder Lower the Boom, Sixers Upend the Champs, and Pistons Storm Back on the NBA's Opening Night | Real Ones
Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with their reactions to an exciting Opening Night to the NBA season. (0:00) Intro (1:16) Spurs-Thunder (23:04) Knicks-Sixers (42:51) Celtics-Pistons Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 20 · 1 hr 45 min
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 (1:26:56) Fourth Verrierable And don’t forget, the Group Chat guys are doing a live show on Tuesday, October 27, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota! Plus, a live show Thursday, December 10, at HI-FI Indy in Indianapolis, Indiana. Buy your tickets here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann Guest: David Jacoby Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, and Ben Cruz Additional Production Support: Trevor Rabone Production Supervision: Jack Wilson The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 16 · 2 hr 8 min
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 don’t forget, the Group Chat guys are doing a live show on Tuesday, October 27th at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN! Buy your tickets here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J.Kyle Mann Guest: Chris Ryan Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, and Ben Cruz Studio Production: Jeff Shearin, Kevin Cureghian, Chris Thomas, Chris Wohlers, and Jonathan Ratliff Production Supervision: Jack Wilson The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 14 · 1 hr 38 min
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 on Tuesday, October 27th, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN! Buy your tickets here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J.Kyle Mann Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, and Ben Cruz Studio Production: Jeff Shearin, Kevin Cureghian, Chris Thomas, Chris Wohlers, and Jonathan Ratliff Production Supervision: Jack Wilson The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 12 · 1 hr 56 min
Preseason Power Rankings, Part 4 | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with part 4 of the preseason power rankings, and they're talking about the teams ranked 15-11. (00:00) Intro (4:56) Magic (25:26) Pistons (52:09) Heat (1:10:38) Raptors (1:33:40) Pacers And don’t forget the Group Chat guys are doing a live show on Tuesday, October 27th at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN! Buy your tickets here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J.Kyle Mann Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, Liz Jerry, and Ben Cruz Studio Production: Trevor Rabone Kevin Cureghian, Chris Thomas, Chris Wohlers, and Jonathan Ratliff Production Supervision: Jack Wilson The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 9 · 1 hr 36 min
Preseason Power Rankings, Part 3 | Group Chat
Part 3 of the preseason power rankings is here, and Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are unveiling the teams ranked 20-16. (00:00) Intro (4:12) Hornets (26:08) Warriors (42:38) Trail Blazers (1:07:20) Hawks (1:19:18) Jazz And don’t forget that the Group Chat guys are doing a live show on Tuesday, October 27, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis! Buy your tickets here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, Liz Jerry and Ben Cruz Studio Production: Trever Rabone, Kevin Cureghian, Chris Thomas, Chris Wohlers, and Jonathan Ratliff Production Supervision: Jack Wilson The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 7 · 2 hr
Preseason Power Rankings, Part 2 (feat. Bill Simmons) | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back for Part 2 of the preseason power rankings. This time they are joined by Bill Simmons! They discuss the teams ranked 25 and 24 before the guys finish up with the teams ranked 23 through 21. (00:00) Intro (3:00) Pelicans (28:34) Grizzlies (52:40) Mavericks (1:15:09) Wizards (1:36:43) Suns And don’t forget the Group Chat guys are doing a live show on Tuesday, October 27th at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN! Buy your tickets here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J.Kyle Mann Guest: Bill Simmons Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, and Ben Cruz Studio Production: Kevin Cureghian, Chris Thomas, Chris Wohlers, and Jonathan Ratliff Production Supervision: Jack Wilson The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 5 · 1 hr 36 min
Preseason Power Rankings, Part 1 | Group Chat
Preseason Power Rankings Part 1 | Group Chat Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with the annual preseason power rankings! As usual, the guys start with the lowest ranked teams: 26-30. (00:00) Intro (7:23) Kings (28:50) Bucks (44:24) Nets (59:59) Clippers (1:15:55) Bulls And don’t forget the Group Chat guys are doing a live show on Tuesday, October 27th at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN! Buy your tickets here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann Producers: Victoria Valencia, Isaiah Blakely, Liz Jerry, and Ben Cruz Studio Production: Kevin Cureghian, Chris Thomas, Chris Wohlers, and Jonathan Ratliff Production Supervision: Jack Wilson The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 1 · 1 hr 23 min
Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios in the Western Conference | Real Ones
Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are joined by Tyler Parker to discuss the best- and worst-case scenarios for the Western Conference teams. Will Wemby be on a revenge tour all season and capture the Larry O’Brien, MVP, and DPOY? Could one team see their All-World MVP center ask for an exit out of town? How far can Luka and the Lakers go with LeBron no longer in Los Angeles? Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck Guest: Tyler Parker Producers: Logan Murdock, Victoria Valencia, Jacob Cornett, Clifford Augustin and Ben Cruz Production Supervision: Jack Wilson and Conor Nevins The Club for every holiday club. Sam’s Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 29 · 1 hr 22 min
Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios in the Eastern Conference | Real Ones
Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are joined by Tyler Parker to discuss the best- and worst-case scenarios for each team in the Eastern Conference. Can the Knicks become champions again? Is LeBron under too much pressure in Philly? Plus, which teams are Finals contenders? Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck Guest: Tyler Parker Producers: Logan Murdock, Victoria Valencia, Jacob Cornett, Clifford Augustin, and Ben Cruz Production Supervision: Jack Wilson and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 24 · 1 hr 53 min
Hottest Takes With Jason Concepcion | Real Ones
Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are joined by Jason Concepcion to share their hottest takes ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. Who will win MVP this season? Which teams will see the conference finals? Plus, how will LeBron fit with the Sixers? Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck Guest: Jason Concepcion Producers: Logan Murdock, Victoria Valencia, Jacob Cornett, Clifford Augustin, and Ben Cruz Production Supervision: Jack Wilson and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 22 · 2 hr 3 min
Real Ones x Ringer-Verse: Heroes and Villains Edition | Real Ones
Logan Murdock is joined by Van Lathan and Jomi Adeniran of the Ringer-Verse for a special edition of Real Ones: Heroes and Villains of the NBA. Which NBA star that switched teams this offseason could be entering his hero era? Which NBA team owner should be embracing their villain era? Plus, has analytics ruined NBA discourse? (00:00) - Heroes (59:53) - Villains Host: Logan Murdock Guests: Van Lathan and Jomi Adeniran Producers: Logan Murdock, Victoria Valencia, Clifford Augustin, and Ben Cruz Studio Production: Chris Thomas, Jamie Yukich, Jonathan Ratliff, and Chris Wohlers Production Supervision: Jack Wilson and Conor Nevins Show Art: Neil Francisco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 17 · 1 hr 23 min
A Countdown of the Absurd ClippersGate Outcomes. Plus, the Most Intriguing Training Camp Battles | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with another edition of Group Chat and take a deep dive into the mess that was ClippersGate and the funniest moments of the whole scandal. Did this ultimately just become a pissing contest between Steve Ballmer and the NBA? Plus, there are some intriguing training camp battles to look forward to in the next couple of weeks. Which veteran signings could become starters for their new teams? 05:26 - Kawhi finally returns to Toronto and leaves the Clippers in the dust 21:18 - The misreporting of the scandal 42:50 - Intriguing training camp battles and starting lineups: Knicks, Lakers, Heat, Wizards, and Mavericks The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Kyle Mann Producers: Victoria Valencia, Liz Jerry, and Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 11 · 1 hr 34 min
Most Intriguing Headlines Going Into the 2026-27 Season | Ringer NBA
On the latest edition of The Ringer NBA Show, Howard Beck and Michael Pina discuss their most intriguing story lines heading into the 2026-27 season. Which former Finals MVP has the best chance of capturing a ring again? Is there an in-season trade that could shock the league? The guys also debate the most intriguing teams to watch. (00:00) Intro (2:37) - Former Finals MVP with best chance to win another (41:01) - Most Intriguing story lines Hosts: Howard Beck and Michael Pina Producers: Victoria Valencia, Clifford Augustin, and Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 4 · 1 hr 49 min
NBA Drops Hammer on the Clippers. Plus, the Western Conference Hierarchy
After ranking the teams in the East, J. Kyle Mann and Michael Pina return to create their hierarchy for the Western Conference. Can the Thunder get back on track to dethrone the Spurs in the West? How far can Steph Curry carry the Warriors? Is LaMelo Ball the missing piece for Anthony Edwards and the Wolves? How will the Clippers respond after the severe punishments for circumventing the salary cap? (00:00) Intro (20:41) 15-10 (54:26) 9-5 (1:20:44) 4-1 Hosts: J.Kyle Mann and Michael Pina Producers: Victoria Valencia, Jessie Lopez, and Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 28 · 1 hr 19 min
What We Think We Know About the 2026-27 NBA Season | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and JKM have finally reassembled and are ready to talk hoops and discuss what they think they know about the highly anticipated 2026-27 NBA season. Now that LeBron is no longer a Laker, has the front office built a team that complements Luka? Is reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg ready to take that next step in his development? Are the Western Conference champion Spurs poised to take the Western crown again? (14:00) - Luka’s Lakers (28:00) - Wolves add Jonathan Kuminga (37:45) - Cooper Flagg in year two (57:00) - Prove-it-year Pistons (1:07:00) - Spurs Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann Producers: Victoria Valencia, Clifford Augustin, and Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 20 · 1 hr 37 min
Ringer NBA Lore: The 1994-95 Champion Houston Rockets
Welcome to another episode of Ringer NBA Lore, where we remember iconic teams and moments in NBA history. Today, Logan Murdock is joined by Joel Anderson and Bomani Jones, both of whom are Houston natives and followed the Rockets closely during their mid-’90s championship run. Joel and Bomani examine the multiple heartbreaks that Houston fans endured leading up to Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets finally breaking through and winning back-to-back championships. Host: Logan Murdock Guests: Joel Anderson and Bomani Jones Producers: Logan Murdock, Ben Cruz, and Conor Nevins Video Producer: Victoria Valencia Audio Producer: Clifford Augustin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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