The 2 Best The Ringer NBA Show Podcast Episodes
1) The State of the NBA With Bill Simmons and Haralabos Voulgaris (Ep. 145)
HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Haralabos Voulgaris after a long hiatus from the podcasting world to discuss the biggest offseason moves (6:00), Oklahoma City's potential contender stat...Show More
The State of the NBA With Bill Simmons and Haralabos Voulgaris (Ep. 145)
1:00:09 | Oct 16th, 2017
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2) Underperforming Superteams, Overperforming Rookies, and the First-Quarter Awards (Ep. 172)
The Ringer’s Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor review the Warriors’ eventful night against the New Orleans Pelicans (1:40), debate the roots of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ issues (12:43), laud Donovan M...Show More
3) Trae Young Traded to the Washington Wizards! Reactions, Grades and More. | Real Ones
Logan Murdock and Howard Beck fire up the mics for an "Urgency Podcast" minutes after the Atlanta Hawks trade Trae Young to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. The guys give the...Show More
4) The NBA’s Late Leapers. Plus, Trae Young’s Exit Plan and the Big Three Hornets. | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann start by talking about the latest news on where Trae Young might be headed. Then they discuss the surging Hornets and their potential new Big Three. Finally, they chat ab...Show More
5) Trae Trading Places. Plus, What’s Going On With the Thunder? | Real Ones
Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones, and they dive right into the latest NBA drama between Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young and the franchise. It’s been r...Show More
6) Six Big Questions as the NBA Season Enters 2026 | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here after the holidays to answer six of the biggest questions to start 2026. (00:00) Intro (5:45) OKC title challenger rankings (22:23) Trae Young (37:23) Gian...Show More
7) Resetting the Eastern Conference and Rethinking the 65-Game Award Rule
Howard Beck and Raja Bell are back with another edition of Real Ones to examine whether the league should do away with the 65-game minimum rule. But first: Anthony Edwards left the Minnesota bench, th...Show More
8) NBA New Year’s Resolutions. Plus: Nikola Jokic Injury Update.
Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are back on another edition of Real Ones with some NBA resolutions as we head into the new year. But first, Nikola Jokic went down on Monday night with what is believed t...Show More
9) Mailbag: Old Cores, Harden vs. Wade, Basketball Books, and More | Group Chat
Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here to wrap up 2025 with an end-of-year mailbag. They answer your listener questions about how to change late-game fouling, old cores in the NBA, James Harden vs. Dw...Show More
Mailbag: Old Cores, Harden vs. Wade, Basketball Books, and More | Group Chat
1:43:52 | Dec 29th, 2025
10) Are the Thunder the Biggest Threat to the Spurs in the West? Plus, a Lackluster Lakers Christmas.
Howard Beck and Raja Bell are back with another edition of Real Ones to review all the action from the Christmas Day games. The Lakers were blown out by the Rockets at home on Christmas Day 119-96. Is...Show More