NBA Draft
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NBA Trade Rumors Galore: Scoot, Zion, Beal, Dame, LaVine, and More Leading Up to Draft Night
Plus, Verno shares his experience broadcasting the ‘U.S. Open All-Access’
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Woj on Beal, Lillard, Harden, Zion, and Who Will Go Second in the NBA Draft. Plus, Ryen Gets Into Yoga.
Russillo and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski discuss the futures of Bradley Beal, Damian Lillard, James Harden, Zion Williamson, Chris Paul, and Kyrie Irving
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U.S. Open Preview, LIV-PGA Merger, and Wemby’s and Messi’s Impacts on American Sports
Tate and Bryan preview the upcoming golf championship, which will be hosted at the Los Angeles Country Club
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2023 NBA Mock Draft: Who Will the Charlotte Hornets Take at No. 2?
The real draft starts after Victor Wembanyama. Could the New Orleans Pelicans be trading up? Plus, a big sleeper moves into the lottery as we project all 58 picks ahead of next week’s draft.
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Potential Trades to Get Scoot Henderson, and the NBA Draft’s Best Role Players
KOC and J. Kyle Mann also wonder which player the Denver Nuggets might target with their new no. 37 pick
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The Ringer’s 2023 NBA Draft Guide
The NBA draft is less than two weeks away. Get all caught up with our two-round mock draft, updated Big Board, and biggest needs for all 30 teams.
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Ryen Russillo on Covering the NBA Finals, Explaining Jokic’s Greatness, and Getting the Sports TV We Want
Ryen Russillo joins to discuss Nikola Jokic’s impressive performance in the 2023 NBA Finals and the media’s response to the Denver Nuggets
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Chris Paul Rumors, Zion’s Adventures, Draft Talk, and NBA Finals Game 4 Preview
Verno and KOC break down how the Nuggets won Game 3 and discuss how great Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have become as a duo in Denver
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Nuggets Defeat Heat in Game 3, Jokic’s Legendary Stat Line, and Did Denver Figure Out Miami’s Zone?
Plus, debating the most versatile defender prospects and the biggest home-run swings in the NBA draft
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Jokic’s Historic Game 3 and Chris Paul’s Future, Plus a Wembanyama Rant and More NBA Draft Talk With Kevin O’Connor
Ryen breaks down Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat before KOC joins to talk Victor Wembanyama and the best choice at no. 2 in the NBA draft
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What’s the Move at No. 2? Plus, Monitoring the Rockets and a Draft-Inspired Q&A.
KOC also talks about who rose and who fell in his latest update of The Ringer’s NBA Draft Guide
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Miami Heat Tie NBA Finals 1-1, Adjustments for Jokic in Game 3, and Top Non-Wemby Bigs in the NBA Draft
Plus, previewing the OKC Thunder’s offseason and discussing their potential
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Good Call/Bad Call Draft Decisions, Plus NBA Finals College Starting Fives With J. Kyle Mann
Tate and J. Kyle Mann draft the college basketball versions of the players in the NBA Finals
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Heat Win Game 7, What’s Next for Jaylen Brown and the Celtics, and Hornets Draft Preview
Kevin O’Connor and Chris Vernon react to the Miami Heat beating the Celtics in Game 7 of the ECF
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Will Teams Copy the Nuggets and Heat? Plus, Taylor Hendricks, Emoni Bates, and Draft Philosophies.
The guys also discuss prospects like Jaylen Brown who struggle with the ball
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The Derrick White Game, the Miracle Play Hierarchy, and a Game 7 Preview With Ryen Russillo
Plus, Bill and Ryen discuss the new NBA collective bargaining agreement and the huge implications of the luxury tax
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Analyzing the 2023 NBA Combine
We’re talking the Thompson Twins’ combined performances (as well as Ben Sheppard’s, Brandin Podziemski’s, and others’), Wake Forest’s Bobi Klintman skipping the combine, and more
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Boston Stays Alive … but for How Long? Plus, a Deep Dive Into LeBron’s Retirement Plan.
Can the Celtics’ adjustments keep carrying them forward? Is Miami on the verge of slowing down? What will LeBron James’s retirement look like (according to him)? And more.
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Nuggets SWEEP the Lakers, Next Steps for the Celtics, and Previewing the Best Passers in the Draft
Chris Vernon, Tate Frazier, and J. Kyle Mann join to break down the latest games in the conference finals
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Eastern Conference Finals, NBA Lottery, and More
Plus, Sheil Kapadia and Raheem Palmer discuss Doc Rivers’s firing
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Heat Take ECF Game 1, Spurs Win the Lottery, and How Nikola Jokic Beat the Lakers
J. Kyle Mann and "Larry O’Brien" join to react to the Game 1s of both conference finals
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Jimmy Buckets Steals Another Game 1, Plus Draft Lottery Ripple Effects
Justin and Wos start the pod by reacting to Miami taking homecourt advantage away from Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals and talk about the ripple effect resulting from the draft lottery
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Tyler Hansbrough on His CBB Hall of Fame Induction and JJ Redick’s Senior Night. Plus, NBA Draft Lottery Thoughts!
Tate closes with some shout-outs—including Seth Towns potentially gearing up for his eighth NCAA season, and names like Leonard Hamilton and Grady Dick
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San Antonio Wins the Wembanyama Sweepstakes
KOC and J. Kyle Mann discuss the Spurs’ lottery win and how drafting Victor Wembanyama will dictate their offseason
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I Got Tricked by the NBA Lottery Again
Jason shares his reactions to the Chicago Bulls’ disappointing night at the draft lottery
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Yankees Deal With Sign Stealing and Suspensions, Plus CP Makes His Superstar Wish List
JJ also discusses the NBA draft and the future of the Knicks
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Jokic Prevails, Wemby to San Antonio, and Philly’s Culture Fail
Plus, NBA draft talk and some fun NFL over/unders with Tate Frazier and Michael Lombardi
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The Winners and Losers of the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery
The only winner bigger than the San Antonio Spurs might be Victor Wembanyama himself. With the draft lottery in the books, we break down who benefited the most and who got screwed.
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2023 NBA Mock Draft: The Spurs Win Wembanyama. Who Goes Next?
San Antonio is getting yet another generational center after landing the no. 1 pick and Victor Wembanyama. But how will the rest of the first round play out? With the lottery set, we project the first 30 picks.
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Wembanyama Shaping the NBA’s Next Decade and Doc Out as Sixers Coach, Plus Larry Nance Jr. on Zion and More
Russillo shares his excitement for the NBA draft lottery, snd Larry Nance Jr. joins to talk Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans
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The Basketball Gods’ 2023 NBA Draft Lottery Preview
Which NBA team truly deserves to win the lottery and draft Victor Wembanyama? With a once-in-a-generation prospect on the line, we consulted a higher power to break down the real odds.
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Is Victor Wembanyama the Best European NBA Prospect Ever?
We compared Wemby to other highly touted European players like Luka Doncic, and—spoiler alert—even through that lens, the 7-foot-3 wunderkind is one of a kind