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The Ringer NBA squad provides the insight, reporting, and analysis that you need in your life right here on The Ringer NBA Show. On Mondays and Thursdays, check out 'Group Chat' with Justin Verrier, Wosny Lambre and Rob Mahoney. Tap in on Tuesdays and Fridays for 'Real Ones' with Logan Murdock, Raja Bell and Howard Beck.

Recent Episodes
  • Are the Sixers Cursed? Plus, the Best Team, Player, and More One Month In. | Group Chat
    Nov 21, 2024 – 01:22:32
  • Tyrese Maxey Calls Out Joel Embiid in Sixers' Team-Only Meeting. Plus, the Cavs Face the Celtics in a Matchup of the Top Teams in the Eastern Conference.
    Nov 19, 2024 – 01:15:47
  • It’s Not Too Soon to Say … | Group Chat
    Nov 18, 2024 – 01:16:00
  • Is Cooper Flagg Worth Tanking for, Can Either of the Rutgers Guys Go No. 1, and Other Players to Watch. Plus, the NYC Basketball Scene With J. Kyle Mann. | Real Ones
    Nov 15, 2024 – 01:03:52
  • Identity Crises: The Knicks, Timberwolves, and More Intriguing Teams. | Group Chat
    Nov 14, 2024 – 01:11:17
  • The Cleveland Cavaliers Keep Rolling, Joel Embiid Returns, Plus the NBA Cup Starts Tonight!
    Nov 12, 2024 – 01:04:39
  • A Growing Appreciation for Glue Guys, Should Teams Hire Shooting Coaches, and Starting a Podcast With Shane Battier | Real Ones
    Nov 8, 2024 – 59:02
  • Believe It or Not: The Buddy Ball Warriors, Soaring 3-Point Rates, and More. | Group Chat
    Nov 7, 2024 – 01:17:00
  • How Should Players and Media Move Forward Following the Joel Embiid Incident? Plus, Would Drake Take DeMar’s Jersey Down? | Real Ones
    Nov 5, 2024 – 01:14:18
  • The Embiid Kerfuffle, OKC’s Defensive Dominance, and an Early West Survey With Kirk Goldsberry | Group Chat
    Nov 4, 2024 – 01:15:30
  • Giannis Trade Rumors Brewing! Plus, Joe Mazzulla Wants … Fighting? | Real Ones
    Nov 1, 2024 – 53:37
  • Are the Cavs Scary Good? Plus, More Way-Too-Early Jumps to Conclusions. | Group Chat
    Oct 31, 2024 – 01:08:35
  • How Much Does Coaching Matter? The Cavs' and Lakers' Hot Start to the Season. | Real Ones
    Oct 29, 2024 – 01:08:56
  • The Most Intriguing First Impressions From the First Week-ish of the 2024-25 NBA Season | Group Chat
    Oct 29, 2024 – 01:20:51
  • Top-Line Takeaways From the Real NBA Opening Night | Group Chat
    Oct 24, 2024 – 01:03:27
  • 2024-25 NBA Season Predictions | Real Ones
    Oct 22, 2024 – 01:28:45
  • The Verriables: 2024-25 NBA Season | Group Chat
    Oct 22, 2024 – 01:26:38
  • Eight Big Questions Ahead of the 2024-25 Season | Group Chat
    Oct 17, 2024 – 01:14:16
  • Realness Scale, No Embiid Back to Backs, and Mailbag | Real Ones
    Oct 15, 2024 – 01:16:04
  • Preseason NBA Power Rankings, Part 6 | Group Chat
    Oct 14, 2024 – 01:23:01
  • Preseason NBA Power Rankings, Part 5 | Group Chat
    Oct 11, 2024 – 01:29:32
  • Annual GM Survey Takeaways | Real Ones
    Oct 8, 2024 – 01:23:12
  • Preseason NBA Power Rankings, Part 4 | Group Chat
    Oct 7, 2024 – 01:27:39
  • Preseason NBA Power Rankings, Part 3 | Group Chat
    Oct 3, 2024 – 01:26:26
  • Remembering Dikembe, Appreciating D-Rose, and Assessing the KAT Blockbuster | Real Ones
    Oct 1, 2024 – 01:09:01
  • The Ripple Effects of the KAT Blockbuster Trade, and a Goodbye to Dikembe. Plus, Preseason NBA Power Rankings, Part 2. | Group Chat
    Oct 1, 2024 – 01:47:58
  • Urgency Pod! Does the KAT Trade Really Move the Needle for the Knicks or Timberwolves?
    Sep 28, 2024 – 47:46
  • Preseason NBA Power Rankings, Part 1 | Group Chat
    Sep 26, 2024 – 01:30:03
  • Were the Joel Embiid and Jamal Murray Extensions a Wise Move? | Real Ones
    Sep 24, 2024 – 01:00:56
  • Six Players We’re Most Interested in
    Sep 18, 2024 – 01:17:10
  • Addressing Cathy Engelbert’s Comments, MVP Contenders, and the Lynx’s Playoff Potential | Ringer WNBA Show
    Sep 13, 2024 – 02:05:03
  • Mental Health in the NBA Before and Now. Plus, DeMar DeRozan on a New Chapter With the Kings and His New Book, ‘Above the Noise.’ | Real Ones
    Sep 12, 2024 – 01:11:58
  • Caitlin Clark and the Fever’s Rise, Sky’s Youth Movement and the Aces’ Three-Peat Quest | Ringer WNBA Show
    Sep 6, 2024 – 01:27:20
  • Three Teams We’re Most Excited About Next Season
    Sep 5, 2024 – 55:48
  • Steph Curry Extends. Plus, Leap Candidates, ‘Starting 5’ Lineups, and More. | Group Chat
    Aug 29, 2024 – 01:01:12
  • Paul George, Jayson Tatum, and the Summer of Disrespect | Real Ones
    Aug 22, 2024 – 01:15:02
  • Where Steph’s Epic Olympic 3s Rank, and Our Top Five Team USA Takeaways | Off Guard
    Aug 15, 2024 – 01:12:30
  • Team USA's Thriller Comeback Win Over Serbia
    Aug 9, 2024 – 58:48
  • Team USA’s Topsy-Turvy Lineups, the Jarrett Allen Extension, and Phoenix Gets a Real Point Guard | Group Chat
    Aug 1, 2024 – 01:15:24
  • The Gap Between Team USA and the World, the Lakers' Quiet Offseason, and NBA Player-Rapper Comps | Real Ones
    Jul 25, 2024 – 01:03:26
  • The State of the Bucks and Who Can Compete Against Team USA?
    Jul 18, 2024 – 58:05
  • Jalen Brunson Lands a Nova Knicks-Friendly Extension. Plus, Bronny’s Vegas Debut and Other Summer League First Impressions. | Group Chat
    Jul 13, 2024 – 48:55
  • Team USA Shows Out in Scrimmage Against Canada. Plus: Monica McNutt on WNBA Discourse and ROTY Race | Real Ones
    Jul 11, 2024 – 01:56:27
  • Winners and Losers of the Offseason So Far. Plus, What to Expect From Summer League and Team USA. | Group Chat
    Jul 10, 2024 – 01:15:17
  • DeMar DeRozan Deal Is Some Kings Sh*t. Plus, the Brandon Ingram Market, and Reassessing the East After Philly’s Shopping Spree. | Group Chat
    Jul 7, 2024 – 01:08:36
  • What Are the Lakers and Warriors Doing? Plus, the Lauri Markkanen Sweepstakes and Dallas Reloads. | Group Chat
    Jul 3, 2024 – 01:17:21
  • The Klay Thompson–Warriors Era Comes to an End and Talking ‘Clipped’ With Sam Amick and Rembert Browne
    Jul 1, 2024 – 02:02:32
  • Free Agency Bonanza: Paul George’s Decision, Klay’s Next Move, and Draft Ripple Effects | Group Chat
    Jul 1, 2024 – 01:45:05
  • Bronny James Lands in L.A., Plus Our Favorite Second-Rounders | The Ringer's NBA Draft Show
    Jun 28, 2024 – 37:21
  • Best NBA Draft Picks, Possible Busts, and More First-Round Reactions With Tate Frazier and J. Kyle Mann | The Ringer's NBA Draft Show
    Jun 27, 2024 – 01:05:34
Recent Reviews
  • BiSe55
    Group Chat
    Group Chat is a rough listen. Rob & Justin name irrelevant players regularly and think it’s funny. It’s not. Big Wos will make your ears bleed with his never ending use of Like & Umm. He also laughs like a mental patient for no reason. Hire Zach Lowe and fire these jerkoffs.
  • BlazersAxe
    Love some of these guys!
    Please! More Mahoney! More J. Kyle Mann! More Goldsberry! I hardly ever listen to Group Chat anymore because Rob is only getting 30% of the airtime. Verrier has a pretty voice but adds nothing. Let’s GOOO! ✨✨✨
  • Taco bout it podcast
    Good consistent content
    I generally don’t love feeds with different hosts and shows all the time, but all of the hosts are generally knowledgeable and good at what they do. Although logan Murdock thinks that filing an insurance claim is an exclamation of pure joy. And that is just an all time terrible take. But I’ll let it slide. I know he’s paying bills, but somebody should have put a stop to that ad.
  • Raj Fan
    Great Pod
    Great chat with Raja, Howard and Austin. Fantastic incite. Thanks, guys!
  • Jlm767
    Group Chat
    Love this pod. These three have hit their stride as a three man weave.
  • jojo&roses
    The best!
    Of all the pods, Wos, Rob and Justin are by far the best. They’re funny, informative and entertaining. Love their dynamic and can’t help laughing every time I listen. Thank you for smart analysis and a great listen.
  • anarchoarcher
    PIG DESTROYER AND DYING FETUS
    S/O RINGER METALHEADS
  • StephStephy5
    Trash Real Ones
    Raja doesn’t sound like he watches the games. Logan is hard to listen to
  • Daddy Alonso
    Real ones
    Kerm is a DAWG!!!!
  • mutman mike
    Decent show but
    Why do you keep forcing that bum Seerat in the podcast feed.
  • Jwalkny3
    Real ones should be better.. but it’s mid
    it’s a bit a of a mess.. Logan isn’t the best, but he tries really hard to be funny and curses for no reason, wish we could get raja without him. lots of unneeded skits where they try to bring the producer in for air time.. yes you can just fast forward buts it’s annoying I’m forced to do so.. hope someone finds them funny. Other than that it’s good bball content
  • SLCUtahUser
    Bill Simmons creating a WNBA show for Seerat…
    …is why he’s considered “The Podfather.” Great idea; many of us have missed Seerat since her regular appearances to talk NBA (and especially the Raptors) have become fewer & far between. Good luck with the show Seerat!
  • willmatic6
    Rivers has to go
    Can’t listen to A. Rivers anymore. Dude’s so self-absorbed that I get embarrassed for him just listening. Still love Group Chat and anything with Raja Bell.
  • Rbernalrod
    Radja is great, Logan not so much
    Title explains it all.
  • Roger Rau 1983
    A mess
    This feed is a mess. I just spent 20 minutes listening to Austin Rivers complain about spending too much money on a birthday dinner. Gave up before they got to any sports. Mimatch is a better pod. Bring those guys back to this feed.
  • T-Wolfs Fan
    Kevin Love Knuckle Push-Ups
    In October of 2012 Kevin Love got drunk, punched a wall and broke his hand. Schwartz spins it as knuckle pushups, and then has Woj do a hit piece with Love trashing Wolves to change the narrative. To this day that is how fans remember it. What is the name of the bar?
  • J.F. 09
    Please
    Please give us a way to listen to Raja without Logan
  • nick1985hry
    Good on most days
    The saddest opening I’ve ever heard. Klay went to another team for fifty mill, someone grandma didn’t just die. Relax, you’ll be okay.
  • fried Chicken over Pizza
    Get rid of Logan
    Logan ruins the whole feed. He tries to hard. Curses to much and sounds corny doing it. We get it Logan, you’re black. You’re way to smart to speak that way and you make the other hosts uncomfortable. Get it together
  • NBAfan1880
    Come on man
    Wos is just awful. Can’t listen to this.
  • SunDevils901
    Logan
    Logan seems like a poser, everyone else is cool.
  • 42worthy
    Breaking continue-ity
    Thank you Kerm!! Logan has been killing me with this since this podcast began. Killa Kerm!! Ahhhh!!!
  • Just another mol Eliza
    worth it
    the continuinty / CONTinuity scandal was the first time a podcast has made me actually full gut laugh out loud so completely worth it.
  • BigDscotty
    Wos needs to go
    Please stop putting Wos on this show…this dude knows nothing about hoops and laughs at all his terrible jokes. Brutal to listen to
  • Max RF
    RIP Jonathan Tjarks
    Group chat is great. The dynamic/chemistry between those three is in a great place. I want to enjoy Real ones but Logan... Raja is solid. I gotta admit i just skip all the real ones and listen to group chat religiously these days. Been a listener since the Ringer started. RIP Tjarks miss your insights and the enthusiastic/joyful curiosity you approached the game with. Will not be forgotten 💔
  • JayFSUSeminole
    Honest
    I love Group Chat. I am not a fan of Logan tbh. If I see a group chat episode I’m in…but real ones will be skipped
  • shake milton
    Verrier is not good 👎
    Boy is bad on the mic
  • H Liggs
    Continuity
    Like Raja much more than I would have imagined, as a Lakers fan. If Logan could stop going overboard whenever he says the word partners, and learn how to say the word continuity, I’d have no complaints.
  • Visc@B@rc@1
    Mid at Best
    Enjoy the instant pods. Need more substance in your analysis. The rotating cast of bloviators leads to a lot of inconsistency in quality. The cheesy potty mouth man-child with the early aughts takes needs to grow up. Only Bill would consider some of this culturally relevant.
  • JackGio11
    First take 2.0
    They just spew hot takes with nothing to back it up, starting to question if these even watch basketball. They don’t even cover what’s topical because they want to feel unique and it just ends up being a garbage product.
  • Chris8383$$$
    SMH Wos
    Group chat is great but Logan and Raj I just can’t listen to them. Group Chat could make this a 5 by themselves and I love the show but Wos ruined it by complimenting Stephen Smith who never deserves praise from anyone. Wos I still love to listen to you but no longer respect you after bringing Stephen into a sports conversation
  • Pahrka
    Wos so negative and overly critical
    Really only enjoy the Rob takes lately. Wos is so extra with his hateful criticisms. Doesn’t provide anything constructive just rips on players and teams. Begs the question if he even enjoys basketball. Rob is thoughtful and provides well balanced analysis and insight. Would be so much better without Wos
  • Lewah33
    She’s back!!!
    @seeratsohi is back! You were missed!
  • Chase Skaff
    Not a fan
    I get the sense when I listen to this show that it’s just some fans sharing surface level opinions. I can get the same info and insights from my friends. It’s a no for me.
  • puladki
    A five star if Howard Beck is on all the time
    Real ones this past week with Howard Beck and Raja Bell was definitely great. If they were the only two on I would definitely rate them 5 stars.
  • mister m foster the 1st
    Some good some bad
    Raja is by far the standout. Logan is a good addition, but they don’t need Beck. I feel as if his placement is forced. I will still listen for Raja, I feel as if he is a quality analyst. The other show with Wos and those two super nerds is bad. Wos has too many garbage takes, which is annoying because his primary debate strategy is just to laugh really loud and say “Come on now guys”. And the two nerds are too effeminate to push back, so they just serve as Wos’ yes men. Example: The fact that he went on and on laughing off Sabonis as a third team candidat….but put Haliburton on second team for having two and a half good months is the nail in the coffin for me as far as this show goes.
  • Toby McG.
    Group Chat and Real Ones opinion
    Group Chat: I really only listen to the podcast to hear Rob Mahoney and his opinions. He does a good job breaking down the games and provides great insight into players strengths and weaknesses. Wos is ok, I think he is pretty good in doses and can provide some good insight at times. He tends to be pretty negative and bashes players quite a bit. It feels like he goes through the different options to responding to a question in his head, and always will go for the hottest take. Justin is sadly dragging the show down in my opinion. Compared to Wos and especially Rob you can just tell he doesn’t watch enough basketball. He delivers opinions and thoughts that are pretty weak. He prioritizes creating conflict to make the podcast “interesting” but that makes him come a across as an idiot sometimes. Real Ones: I haven’t listened since 2022 because Logan Murdock gets on my nerves. I love listening to Raja breakdown his thoughts about players and matchups. I think Raja is great on that podcast. Logan’s questions are mediocre at best most of the time, but his opinions are just irritating and lazy. It feels like Logan is just looking for approval from Raja most of the time, even though he’s the host! The dynamic is backwards.
  • Jacoby Remington
    Raja is the best part of the show
    Logan and Howard are solid and they have great insights and chemistry with Raja. But man I think Raja is hands down the best part of the show. Every time he is not in an episode I am let down. Raja just has such good stories and perspectives and is super funny too. Group chat is good too but Real Ones when Raja is on is my favorite by far.
  • K-187
    One of my favorites
    I love Group Chat and have liked the addition of Howard Beck to Real Ones.
  • Hawthorneheightsfan90
    Wos
    Fire him
  • Patrick122010
    Mixed Bag
    Thought this show was objectively really quality but I feel like some personalities (wosny lambre) will attempt to draw attention by giving overly critical takes or simply demonstrates a lack of knowledge about smaller market teams in particular. Leads to lower quality product
  • Plsdobetter97
    Awful
    Just listened to the most recent episode about Giannis’ place in history, and they just rambled about rumors about him leaving… no stats, no background, no analyzing his growth, this show is basically first take. No intelligent insight
  • 🤣🎆🎆🎆🎆🦃
    Great show
    I like how they really get into detail about the stories they are talking about,also they have some pretty good people running the show.
  • macdon763
    Dripping with racism
    Boy do they have fun being racist. I have lived my life hearing ‘we are only kidding.’ Not funny.
  • FreezyPOP
    weak
    wow every single one of these shows is not great. particularly real ones. howard beck is the only redeeming quality. Logan and raja holy moly. 0 insight. group chat is not great either. its either faux-nerds who think they are smart. or wos lazily saying nothing. whatcha doing bill simmons?
  • jrayner23
    Replace Wos
    He ruins a decent show
  • sprite spite
    Great pod!
    Real ones is dope! Love the vibe fellas!
  • Ritmonegro
    Real Ones
    Love the pod but there’s too much superfluous profanity
  • Rick Schricter
    Good, could be better
    I like Wos on group chat. The other two sound like AIs. Real Ones is good. Like Raj. Beck great. Host trying too hard. Too much superfluous cursing. Sounds like teenagers trying to be edgy.
  • treeeyyssoonnggzzz
    Not good
    Bad
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