Life in the Bubble + How good is Shai?

Jacob, Tayler, Justin, JD, and Nick join forces to discuss the possibility of Spencer Jones joining the Thunder in restricted free agency: the genius behind Sam Presti putting pressure on the Nuggets, what he could add to the Thunder roster, the rarity of players leaving in restr ...  Show more

Lu Dort’s time with the Oklahoma City Thunder has officially come to an end after being traded to the Atlanta Hawks. In this episode, we look back on Dort’s unlikely journey from an undrafted two-way player to one of the defining members of Oklahoma City’s rise into a championshi ...  Show more

Justin and Rob open the show with a discussion of the many buyout market players being picked up, including Andre Drummond to the Lakers and LaMarcus Aldridge to the Nets (01:30). Later, they are joined by Mike Singer of the Denver Post to discuss how Aaron Gordon will fit in his ...  Show more

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by ESPN's Zach Lowe to discuss the biggest stories in the NBA, including the battle for Los Angeles and the Warriors-Timberwolves trade (3:50). Then they go over the top 25 NBA players (right now) they'd want to finish out the season wi ...  Show more

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Jovan Buha of The Athletic and Spectrum SportsNet to discuss the new-look Lakers with their new head coach, JJ Redick, and rookies Dalton Knecht and Bronny James. They also discuss a fun Lakers summer league team, including Blake Hinson and ...  Show more

We discuss the impressive new-era Grizzlies (1:57), teams looking to go all in at the trade deadline (18:16), contenders that are positioned to make a big second-half push (31:39), and the blossoming of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (39:42). Then we debate why the Milwaukee Bucks are n ...  Show more