The Ringer NBA Show

Justin, Rob, and Wos kick off the week by looking to answer five big questions heading into the NBA season’s stretch run: * What’s the Lakers’ ceiling this season? (2:44) * Can Jimmy Butler’s face-melting dark arts work in the Western Conference? (20:41) * Are we sure the Knicks are the third-best team in the East? (35:40) * With Wemby now ineligible, who are the five first-team All-NBA guys? (45:16) * Who has it worse from this point on: Phoenix or Philly? (1:02:44) Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, Wosny Lambre Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Logan, Raja, and Howard start off with the news that Victor Wembanyama will be ruled out for the remainder of the season (01:16). Then, Howard goes on a legendary rant about aggregators (09:07), their personal experience at All-Star Weekend (25:11), and their thoughts on the new format as well as the event as a whole (32:39). After, they discuss Luka’s underused role with the Lakers so far (48:59), before getting into whether or not expansion is really the best idea for the NBA (54:37). Hit the mailbag!: realonesmailbag@gmail.com [realonesmailbag@gmail.com] 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. Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Production Supervision: Ben Cruz Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Justin, Rob, and Wos are joined by J. Kyle Mann and start with the news that broke right before the show: Victor Wembanyama will be out for the season (5:00). Later, with Expansion Week happening at The Ringer, the guys decide to do an NBA Expansion Draft (10:38). Justin and Kyle are the GMs of the first expansion team in Seattle, while Rob and Wos are the GMs of the second expansion team in Vegas. Each team picks nine players, then they walk us through who’s eligible for the draft and their reasoning behind each pick. Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, Wosny Lambre Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard M’fin Beck are live from the Punchline in San Francisco during All-Star Weekend (presented by State Farm)! The guys discuss the true contenders from both the Western and Eastern Conference. Will this All-Star weekend be successful with the new ASG format? Plus, Raja dissects if AAU is affecting the NBA product and answers who were the top 5 overrated/underrated players he had to defend during his playing days. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hit the mailbag!: realonesmailbag@gmail.com Hosts: Logan Murdock, Howard Beck, and Raja Bell Producer: Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Video: Victoria Valencia Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

With no Justin for this episode, Rob and Wos open up the listener mailbag! They start by giving their thoughts on the Brandon Ingram extension (5:41) before answering your questions about the Warriors (15:25), the Sixers' disastrous season (26:07), Russell Westbrook for Most Improved Player (37:51), who makes first-team All-NBA in 2030 (43:55), and much more. 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. Hosts: Rob Mahoney and Wosny Lambre Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]