I’m psyched to pod with @jkylemann.bsky.social every week. A true ball knower. A philosopher of the game. Folksy as all hell. Kyle’s been one of my favorite people to read/listen to/bug with random takes for a long time, and we’re lucky to have him on Group Chat.

Can the Houston Rockets Fill the Fred VanVoid? Scouting Reed Sheppard, Point Amen, and the Rockets’ in-house point guard options in the wake of Fred VanVleet’s unfortunate ACL tear

Can the Rockets fill the Fred VanVoid?

From my Ringer colleague @jkylemann.bsky.social:

no

can't help but think of this player when i watch cam boozer

and no it's not his dad

YouTube video by Ringer NBA The Astounding Evolution of Kevin Durant | The Ringer

This beautiful video from @jkylemann.bsky.social led to KD becoming my favorite player (despite his tenure on the warriors)

Highly recommend

youtu.be/NZVWBVbj7Co

time limit here

Sixers Choices at #3 w/ J Kyle Mann, Thunder vs. Pacers, Harden Wine & Pringles The J. Kyle Mann Kink.

grilled the very good @jkylemann.bsky.social on the Ricky about all the draft prospects i’m both hooting & hollering about www.rightstorickysanchez.com/p/060425

10 Sixers Draft Questions With J. Kyle Mann! The Ringer's Philly Special · Episode

New Philly Special: 10 Sixers draft questions with J. Kyle Mann!

* Bailey or Edgecombe?

* Surprise pick at No. 3?

* Trade-down targets

And more!

open.spotify.com/episode/7J6L...

dang, kudos to whoever put this together in 30min because it was so easy to find this dude blabbing

Our community treasures the flexibility of the open space in Joe Creason Park!

@mayorgreenberg.bsky.social #SaveJoeCreasonPark

reflections on a weekend in portland eyeballing the prospects for the 2026 draft at the nike hoop summit

@ringernba.bsky.social

late sharing this on bluesky but check out this here episode of HOME&AWAY, this time on the beautiful and enigmatic state of utah and its intense love for roundball 👌

salud

YouTube video by Ringer NBA Utah Is on a Mission From the Basketball Gods | Home & Away | J. Kyle Mann

Reposting from The Ringer:
it's clear that the future of hoops in utah is gonna be worth watching, seeing as the age of ainge is upon us both at BYU and w/the jazz. in ep 4 of HOME&AWAY, @jkylemann.bsky.social traveled to the beehive state to find out what's going on

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUlY...

told @thinkingbasketball.bsky.social this should be called the double wrap

but from the first angle you can’t totally see that he goes between his legs

The NBA Expansion Draft With J. Kyle Mann. Plus, the Spurs Shut Down Wemby. | Group Chat The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

For Expansion Week, we did an honest-to-goodness Group Chat Expansion Draft (feat. @jkylemann.bsky.social!): open.spotify.com/episode/7aKT...

Cooper Flagg Isn’t Your Typical Future No. 1 Overall Pick A showstopping season at Duke has solidified Flagg as the top pick in the 2025 draft, but the freshman phenom is different from other unanimous no. 1s in one crucial way

Reposting from The Ringer, @jkylemann.bsky.social on Cooper Flagg:

www.theringer.com/2025/02/12/n...

i was hoping he had another year and pope went after him lol

think the conversation on maxime will pick up soon

he’s got a lot of stuff

that feeling when you’d forgotten something dumb you’d said and someone else remembers

just found the name for my solo album

YouTube video by Ringer NBA Could Shaedon Sharpe Be the Steal of 2022 NBA Draft? | The Ringer

been tracking shaedon before he even left high school

youtu.be/p4TNnplp2Lw?...

a few times yes

ive just been staring at this

theringer.com

seriously dude

his strides during paint touches are some of the most enjoyable things to watch in hoops imo

i always tell ppl that when we leave or go to sleep it’s like boog had his power cord pulled out of the wall

doesn’t have an autonomous bone in his body

miles byrd everybody

look we need to wring our hands