Best of the week on The Herd

What’s Wright - Best Of - Giannis Antetokounmpo & LaMelo Ball TRADE REACTIONS + LeBron James RETURNING to Lakers? | Nick Wright

All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet. [https://www.hardrock.bet/]   Nick Wright reacts to the Miami Heat trading for Milwaukee Bucks' star Giannis Antetokounmpo as well as the Minnesota Timberwolves trading for Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball. Nick breaks down why he believes neither trade will work out for the Heat or Timberwolves... and why the fallout may be worse than you'd expect. Later, Nick reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' massive deal with Austin Reaves and what it means for the future of LeBron James in LA. Could we see LeBron joining up with Steph Curry's Golden State Warriors or returning to Miami with Giannis? #Volume See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

THE HERD BEST OF THE WEEK – Chris Richards: World Cup Showing The World What It Means To Be American, Lakers Re-sign Austin Reaves, LeBron Back To Miami?!

Where Colin was right and where he was wrong. Chris Richards from Team USA joins the show to talk about their 2-0 start and why the goal is to “show the world what it means to be American”. Lakers Resign Austin Reaves. Colin Cowherd explains why he’s not concerned about Team USA despite their loss to Türkiye in their final group stage game of the World Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Colin Cowherd Podcast Prime Cuts - USMNT Wins Their Group, The NBA Is Crushing It, MASSIVE World Cup Ratings,

Colin’s top takes of the week. First, he’s joined by Danny Parkins, host of “First Things First” on FS1. They start with the World Cup and Colin argues that even non-soccer fans can spot greatness on the soccer field, and that the USMNT has looked great so far, and even though we may not win it… we’ve substantially closed the gap with the world’s best teams (3:30). Colin points to changes made by Adam Silver leading to a new NBA Finals champion every year and that parity has been better than dynasties for the sport (12:30).   Then, Colin is joined by Mike Mulvihill, President of Insights and Analytics for FOX Sports. They start with FOX’s process for predicting the TV numbers for the World Cup to advertisers,  and Mike explains that the viewership is similar to two full NFL regular seasons and will reach around 150 million viewers (24:30). He also discusses the breakdown between casual and die-hard soccer fans (27:00). Finally, they discuss the impact of Messi and Ronaldo’s star power (30:30),  and dive into the rise of soccer culture in the United States in recent years (33:00).  All lines provided by @hardrockbet [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCtcSOAkfG6kQjVoUA6cTTsg] (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin [https://twitter.com/ColinCowherd/header_photo] and The Volume [https://twitter.com/TheVolumeSports] on Twitter for the latest content and updates!  #Volume  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Hoops Tonight - How Heat should build around Giannis + Trey Murphy trade ideas, Lakers decisions | NBA Questions

Jason answers mailbag questions from fans on various NBA topics including how the Miami Heat should try and build the team out around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo, whether Andrew Wiggins should be traded, what types of shooters they should target, and more. He also discusses the Boston Celtics’ offer to the Milwaukee Bucks, whether Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and LeBron James can lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a top-3 seed in the West next season, potential Trey Murphy trade destinations, whether Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs should trade De'Aaron Fox, and what superstar might be the next to be traded. All lines presented by Hard Rock Bet [https://www.hardrock.bet].  #Volume See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

THE HERD - HOUR 1 – Don’t Overreact to USA Loss To Türkiye, LeBron Back To Miami?!

Colin Cowherd explains why he’s not concerned about Team USA despite their loss to Türkiye in their final group stage game of the World Cup. He also talks about LeBron James potentially returning to Miami to team up with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo. He gives his thoughts on the WNBA suspending Alyssa Thomas for her rough treatment of Caitlin Clark See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.