Isaac Levy-Rubinett

Three Big Questions That Will Determine the NBA Champion An electric, back-and-forth NBA Finals is now tied up at two games apiece. As the series shifts to Oklahoma City for Game 5, what will the Thunder’s rotation look like? And can the Indiana Pacers keep...

The NBA Finals are tied 2-2! Here are 3 questions that will help decide who wins it all: www.theringer.com/2025/06/14/n...

Blood and Thunder: The Story of OKC - The Ringer The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the regular season and now enter the playoffs as one of the favorites to win the West thanks to MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. For nearly two decades, the T...

It's a good day to listen to @brianphillips.bsky.social and @tylerparker.bsky.social talk about why the rise of the Thunder, and why this team means so much to them and countless Oklahomans.

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The Stunning Transformation of Julius Randle For years, opponents could count on Randle stopping the ball and steering his own team off course. Now, the best defense in modern NBA history will have its hands full just slowing him down. What happ...

Julius Randle has become something else entirely: www.theringer.com/2025/05/20/n...

The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery Karma Rankings Ping-pong balls will decide the fate of Cooper Flagg—but the goodwill NBA teams built over the 2024-25 season will really dictate the outcome. Here are the real odds heading into lottery night, as dec...

Who will "win" the NBA draft "lottery"?

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Chekhov’s challenge!

Kawhi Leonard Is Putting the Fear of the Basketball Gods in the Denver Nuggets With every strain and surgery, it seemed less likely that we’d ever see apex Kawhi again. And then, in Game 2 against the Nuggets, he reappeared.

Kawhi Leonard is inevitable (again): www.theringer.com/2025/04/22/n...

Blood and Thunder The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

Brian messaged me & asked if I wanted to talk Thunder. That’s an extremely quick yes. As we know, @brianphillips.bsky.social rules & he’s really passing out gems here. No other podcast is giving you gold like “Ponca City has three Sonics.” Any discussion of Best Pen In The Game must include him.

i counted the syllables to see if this was a haiku

Catharsis and Contradiction in Luka’s Return to Dallas Tears. Stepback 3s. “Fire Nico” chants. No. 77 Lakers jerseys and “Thanks for everything” tees. Doncic’s homecoming was a truly powerful night of basketball that never should have happened.

I went to Dallas for Luka's first game back, and came away wondering if anyone involved or invested in the trade will ever find closure: theringer.com/2025/04/10/n...

Cooper Flagg Is Capturing Our Collective Basketball Imagination It’s easy to see why NBA teams are clamoring for the chance to draft Duke’s star freshman. But first, Flagg has a date in the Final Four—and a chance at college-hoops immortality.

Wrote about a high flying Flagg.

Ode to “Big Country,” an NBA Expansion Folk Hero Bryant Reeves, the pride of Gans, Oklahoma, was such a force that the Vancouver Grizzlies hitched their entire expansion franchise to his enormous wagon

Wrote about Big Country.

NBA Kram Session: An Early Trade Season Deep Dive The Warriors’ deal for Dennis Schröder got things started, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg. We’re breaking down some of the biggest story lines between now and February’s trade deadline.

New Kram Session: NBA trade season has begun! Featuring:

- Marketable big men, without a strong market
- Jimmy Butler and Miami's history with stars
- Key sellers to watch
- And much more

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2024-25 NBA League Pass Recommendations Our ongoing, regularly updated, fun-forward compendium of NBA stuff worth your attention

New League Pass Recs are live. Feat. Josh Hart’s motor and the Grizz’s woodshed. Jay Huff’s giving free rides over the oceans of Europa. Wear your bolo.

Five 2024-25 NBA League Pass Recommendations Whether you’re a casual basketball fan or a true sicko, it can be hard to know where to direct your attention. The Ringer is here to help.

The first edition of League Pass Recommendations is live. Feat. Tre Mann’s baggy era and Amen Thompson’s burst. The operating theory of this project is that watching basketball is fun. The goal is to help you have more of that. Coulibaly! www.theringer.com/nba/2024/11/...

Victor Wembanyama Is Letting It Rip It’s admittedly strange to watch a 7-foot-4 center fire away from deep. But after Wemby’s 50-point outburst against the Wizards, it’s hard to argue with the process.

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It’s admittedly strange to watch a 7-foot-4 center fire away from deep. But after Victor Wembanyama’s 50-point outburst against the Wizards, it’s hard to argue with the process.

From my Ringer pal Isaac Levy-Rubinett:

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Victor Wembanyama Is Letting It Rip It’s admittedly strange to watch a 7-foot-4 center fire away from deep. But after Wemby’s 50-point outburst against the Wizards, it’s hard to argue with the process.

Wrote about W3mby.

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I can’t remember Wemby ever hunting his shot as aggressively as he has tonight. Has taken 16 shots, and 10 3s, in 11 minutes