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) Kawhi Saga Continued, Adam Silver’s Highlight Comment, and Five Questions Heading Into NBA Training Camp!
Howard Beck and Michael Pina have five burning questions across the league as teams prepare for training camp. First, they discuss the continued Kawhi Leonard–Clippers saga and how this could change p...Show More
4) Did Another Dennis Seal the Clippers’ Fate? Plus, the Giddey Deal’s Impact on Other RFA Holdouts.
Justin and Wos are back and they’re joined by Howard Beck to talk about his takeaways from Adam Silver’s latest press conference (2:33). Then, they get into their thoughts on the Kawhi Leonard–Clipper...Show More
5) Reflecting on 25 Years of NBA Evolution With Ben Taylor
The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann is joined by Ben Taylor, author of ‘Thinking Basketball’ and creator of the Thinking Basketball YouTube channel to reflect back on the last 25 years of basketball, how the ga...Show More
6) Way Too Early 2026 NBA Player Awards
The Ringer’s Howard Beck and Michael Pina sit down to share their way too early spicy 2026 NBA player awards. They each share their spicy picks—ranked from jalapeño to Carolina Reaper heat—for MVP, Ro...Show More
7) Knicks Offseason Thoughts and Expectations for the 2025-26 Season With Fred Katz
Wosny Lambre is joined by The Athletic’s Fred Katz to talk about all things Knicks. They discuss the coaching search that led to the Mike Brown hire and what Brown can help the Knicks improve on from ...Show More
8) League Pass Rankings, Season Schedule Insight, and Opening Night Expectations
The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann and Tyler Parker get together to discuss the release of the 2025-26 NBA schedule, expectations for the opening night matchup between the Rockets and Thunder, and the weakened...Show More
9) Top Five Best NBA Duos and Trae Young’s Frustration
Howard Beck and Michael Pina assess the NBA landscape and give their current top five duos across the league. Who’s the top duo, and who gets an honorable mention? They also reminisce on the top duos ...Show More
10) What We Think We Know About the 2025-26 Season | Group Chat
Justin and Rob are here to discuss some of the rumblings of the offseason and talk through what they think they know ahead of the 2025-26 season. They discuss Luka’s fitness (7:04), competitors in the...Show More