Early First Impressions of the NBA Season

Verno and Jacoby return to give their most interesting players to watch heading into the 2026-27 NBA Season. Welcome to The Mismatch! (1:17) MISMATCH ALL-INTERESTING TEAM (2:17) IMMANUEL QUICKLEY: KAWHI EFFECT (9:02) FRED VANVLEET: BACK AND BOMBING (14:14) STEVEN ADAMS: KING OF T ...  عرض المزيد

Verno and Jacoby return to give their early observations from this week’s preseason games. From LeBron’s rumored argument with Joel Embiid to Tyrese Haliburton’s return, they discuss it all. Welcome to The Mismatch! (01:32) Cam Boozer vs. Magic: 16 points, six rebounds in 22 minu ...  عرض المزيد

Verno and KOC react to the first NBA scrimmages in Orlando and potential new game operations (4:28) before answering a few questions from you, the listeners (36:35). Hosts: Chris Vernon, Kevin O’Connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Verno and KOC get into all the NBA news that’s broken over the past couple of days regarding the start of the 2020-2021 season (0:45) and where LaMelo Ball could end up in the draft (11:00), and then they talk through some of the most interesting prospects in the draft (30:30). H ...  عرض المزيد

Justin, Rob, and Wos give their thoughts on the NBA’s opening night games. They start off with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, who didn't skip a beat against the Lakers (03:47). They then discuss the Suns’ win over the Warriors, Devin Booker’s continued improvement, and Chris Paul’ ...  عرض المزيد

The Ringer's Chris Vernon and Kevin O'Connor discuss the most interesting rookie-scale candidates heading into the 2017-18 season (7:00), Joel Embiid's future in Philly (16:00), Rodney Hood's chance to shine in Utah (27:00), the Warriors' repeat potential (36:00), Pat Beverley in ...  عرض المزيد