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Memphis Blues for Ja and the Grizzlies. Plus, Kuminga Demands Trade. | Real Ones

Logan Murdock and Raja Bell are back with another Friday edition of Real Ones, starting off by discussing Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga demanding a trade. How does Steph Curry feel about the Warriors being in such disarray in the latter portion of his career? Then, Ja Morant was seen arguing with teammate Vince Williams Jr. at a shootaround prior to their game in Berlin, Germany. How quickly do the Grizzlies have to move on from Morant so this issue no longer will fester in the franchise? Plus, Real One of the Week! (0:00:00) Intro (1:30) Kuminga trade request (16:56) Ja Morant issues (33:20) Players being celebrated by franchises (45:39) Real One of the Week! Hit the mailbag! realonesmailbag@gmail.com [realonesmailbag@gmail.com] Hosts: Raja Bell and Logan Murdock Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out ⁠rg-help.com⁠ [http://rg-help.com/] to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The Champs Get Tough in Spurs-Thunder IV. Plus, Tiering the West. | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann check in on the West after the fourth installment of Spurs-Thunder and rank all of the teams in the Western Conference into tiers. (00:00) Intro (3:50) Spurs-Thunder (24:53:) Tier 1 (26:52) FanDuel ad break (34:46) Tiers 2 and 3 (1:01:21) Bottom tiers Check out Rob's piece about the Spurs-Thunder rivalry here [https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/13/nba/san-antonio-spurs-oklahoma-city-thunder-rivalry]! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann Audio Producer: Isaiah Blakely Video Producer: Victoria Valencia Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto| The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com [http://www.rg-help.com/] to learn more about the resources and helplines available. theringer.com [http://theringer.com] Wemby vs. the Machine [https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/13/nba/san-antonio-spurs-oklahoma-city-thunder-rivalry] The Spurs and Thunder have all the ingredients to become the next great NBA rivalry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

NBA Midseason Awards! | Real Ones

Logan, Howard, and Raja pick their midseason award winners as we approach the midway point of the NBA season. Find out who the guys picked for MVP and Crashout of the Year so far. Plus,  Anthony Davis will undergo hand surgery and is expected to miss several months. Will the Mavericks still be able to split from Davis before the deadline? (0:00:00) Intro (3:35) Midseason MVP (13:49) League Pass Player of the Year (24:52) Rookie of the Year (32:50) Crashout of the Year (42:09) Coach of the Year (48:38) Breaking news: Anthony Davis to undergo surgery Check out Logan Murdock’s new feature on Chet Holmgren: https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/13/nba/chet-holmgren-profile-oklahoma-city-thunder [https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/13/nba/chet-holmgren-profile-oklahoma-city-thunder] Hit the mailbag! realonesmailbag@gmail.com [realonesmailbag@gmail.com] Hosts: Logan Murdock, Howard Beck, and Raja Bell Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz, Conor Nevins, John Richter and Chris Wohlers The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out ⁠rg-help.com⁠ [http://rg-help.com/] to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Trade Deadline Love It or List It | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are inspired by the Trae Young trade as they take a look at a few stars who could be on the move before the deadline and decide whether they’re going to love the player and keep him, or list him on the trade block. (00:00) Intro (6:22) Ja Morant (22:22) Anthony Davis (35:56) LaMelo Ball (50:08) Zion Williamson (1:04:07) Domantas Sabonis Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann Audio Producer: Isaiah Blakely Video Producer: Victoria Valencia Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠ www.rg-help.com [http://www.rg-help.com/]⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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 their immediate thoughts on the deal including their skepticism that Trae actually wanted to be traded to the Wizards, why the Hawks somehow got no draft picks in the deal and whether this move is the first of many for Atlanta. Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck Producer: Ben Cruz The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]