Justin Verrier

The Thunder Are Your 2025 NBA Champions. Plus, What’s Houston’s Ceiling With KD? | The Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

All new, Game 7 edition of Group Chat with @robmahoney.bsky.social and @bigwos.bsky.social, where the Thunder are your 2025 NBA champions. Haliburton's gut-wrenching injury, OKC's dynasty potential - plus, the KD trade and much more

Thanks for listening this year 🫶

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Nice meeting you!

The Painted Area Is Still Calling Hubie Brown The lifelong coach remains on the mic after five decades in and around the NBA

A few years ago, @justinverrier.bsky.social wrote this feature about Hubie Brown and it's still excellent, OK?
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The idea that the Mavs were going to be bad now was/is baffling. The trade value will always be hard to square, but AD is a top-10 player in his prime, now playing on the deepest team -- frankly, one of the only deep teams -- he's ever played with. The problem isn't *this* season.

Speak for yourself, lol.

Instant Reaction to the Luka Doncic–Anthony Davis Trade The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

Recorded this *before* it was made clear that Dallas, and not Luka, was pushing for a deal. The only way it made sense was if Luka demanded a trade; turns out, it was just historically nuts!

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Wing Men: How “3-and-D” Came to Dominate the NBA The 3-point boom forever changed the job description for NBA role players, ushering in a world full of 3s and defense. But the latest trends in the game have paved the way for a new generation of wing...

Enjoyed @justinverrier.bsky.social taking a look back at the evolution of the 3-and-D archetype and how it continues to evolve, using Blazers teammates Toumani Camara and Jerami Grant as guides: www.theringer.com/2025/01/28/n...

Wing Men: How “3-and-D” Came to Dominate the NBA The 3-point boom forever changed the job description for NBA role players, ushering in a world full of 3s and defense. But the latest trends in the game have paved the way for a new generation of wing...

"3-and-D" is everywhere, especially in the lead-up to the trade deadline. Here's how we got here, and why the next wave of wings could break out of the defined role:

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Donate to Yasi's House Burned Down, organized by Tasbeeh Herwees Hello Bandsplainers and general fans of the podcast host known as Yasi Salek. We're Yasi … Tasbeeh Herwees needs your support for Yasi's House Burned Down

my dear friend YASI SALEK, the greatest podcaster alive, lost her house this week. please help out if you can, she's the best. www.gofundme.com/f/yasis-hous...

Six Big Questions as the NBA Season Enters 2025 | Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

Group Chat digs into six big questions heading into 2025: The East and West races, MVP, League Pass re-rankings, trade prognostications and more:

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LeBron James at 40. Plus, Ripple Effects of Another D-Lo Trade and the Mike Brown Firing With Kirk Goldsberry. | Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

New Group Chat with @bigwos.bsky.social and Kirk Goldsberry taking a long, hard look at the Lakers after the Dorian Finney-Smith trade, Mike Brown's exit in Sacramento, and LeBron James at 40:

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The 2024 NBA Cup Exit Survey “It’s still not really a thing. Certainly, it exists, and absolutely, sometimes it’s even fun, but it isn’t cool yet.”

NBA Cup Exit Survey! With me, @michaelvpina.bsky.social, @justinverrier.bsky.social, @zachkram.bsky.social, @tylerparker.bsky.social, @dannychau.bsky.social

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Does the NBA Have a Problem—and If So, What’s the Fix? Plus, a Cup Quarterfinals Primer. | Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

Today on Group Chat: a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the NBA (is there a problem? What is it? How do you fix it?), plus a look at the NBA Cup Quarterfinals.

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Western Conference Confidence Scale | Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

Yesterday's Group Chat, breaking the jumbled West field into tiers:

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NBA Potluck! Plus, Are We Possibly Witnessing the Greatest Player Ever. | Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

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Are the Sixers Cursed? Plus, the Best Team, Player, and More One Month In. | Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

The vibes are good on today’s Group Chat discussing the bad vibes in Philly and a bunch of other topics (best team, best player, etc.) in our annual survey of the NBA season one month in:
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Good look - thank you!

The NBA, Ranked The Ringer's hub for all things basketball. Including player rankings, Trade Value, and more.

My @ringernba.bsky.social colleagues have updated the Ringer 100 list. Always a fascinating exercise. (Send all grievances and complaints to @michaelvpina.bsky.social.)

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It’s Not Too Soon to Say … | Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

Yesterday's Group Chat on which early teams, trends, and players might persist the rest of this regular season. Also, an old-millennial investigation into what brat means:

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