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Believe It or Not: Luka for MVP, the Pistons Are Contenders, and More | Group Chat

No Justin today, so Rob and J. Kyle Mann make four early-season proclamations and decide whether they believe them to be true or not. (00:00) Intro (4:00) Rookie scale

Nov 3
1 h 31 min

Making Sense of All the Injuries. Plus, Surprising Starts and Assessing Ernie Johnson’s Legacy | Real Ones

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Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones! Who and what have been the biggest surprises and disappointments thus far in the 202

Oct 30
1 h 51 min

Live from Minnesota: Reassessing the West, a Wolves "That Guy" Draft, and More | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann were live in Minneapolis! They tiered the Western Conference after all the injury news involving some major stars, drafted some under-the-ra

Oct 28
1 h 30 min

The Heat Aren’t Hot, How OKC Can Survive J-Dub's Injury, and the Knicks’ Ring Conundrum | Real Ones

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones! The Miami Heat still remain winless on the season. Has Bam Adebayo’s game been alter

Oct 28
1 h 12 min

The Most Intriguing Teams, Players, and Takes of the First Week-ish | Group Chat

No J. Kyle Mann today, but Justin and Rob are here to talk about some of the most intriguing teams and players from around the league in this early part of the season. (

Oct 26
1 h 25 min

Lakers Being Slept On? Plus, More First Week Impressions | Real Ones

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to dive into what impressed them in this first week of NBA action. LaMelo Ball and An

Oct 23
1 h 13 min

The Wolves Are Chaotic Good, Dame Is Back, and More Top-line Takeaways from the Real Opening Night | Group Chat

Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J.Kyle Mann are back to discuss their top takeaways from the real opening night of the NBA. (0:00) Intro(6:36) Timberwolves-Heat(28:09)

Oct 22
1 h 22 min

Thunder Lower the Boom, Sixers Upend the Champs, and Pistons Storm Back on the NBA's Opening Night | Real Ones

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with their reactions to an exciting Opening Night to the NBA season. (0:00) Intro(1:16) Spurs-Thunder(23:04) Knicks-Si

Oct 21
1 h 13 min

2026-27 NBA Season Verrierables: Breakthroughs, Award Picks, and More | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with the highly anticipated Verrierables! They talk about surprise teams and the best young players and make award and Finals predi

Oct 20
1 h 45 min

Preseason Power Rankings, Part 6 (feat. Chris Ryan) | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here with the final edition of the preseason power rankings, Part 6. They reveal who they think are the top teams in the league ranked 5

Oct 16
2 h 08 min

Preseason Power Rankings, Part 5 | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with Part 5 of the preseason power rankings and they reveal the teams ranked 10-6. (00:00) Intro (5:51) Rockets (25:10) Lakers

Oct 14
1 h 38 min

Preseason Power Rankings, Part 4 | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with part 4 of the preseason power rankings, and they're talking about the teams ranked 15-11. (00:00) Intro (4:56) Magic (25:26

Oct 12
1 h 56 min

Preseason Power Rankings, Part 3 | Group Chat

Part 3 of the preseason power rankings is here, and Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are unveiling the teams ranked 20-16. (00:00) Intro(4:12) Hornets(26:08) Warriors(42:38

Oct 9
1 h 36 min

Preseason Power Rankings, Part 2 (feat. Bill Simmons) | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back for Part 2 of the preseason power rankings. This time they are joined by Bill Simmons! They discuss the teams ranked 25 and 24 befo

Oct 7
2 h 00 min

Preseason Power Rankings, Part 1 | Group Chat

Preseason Power Rankings Part 1 | Group ChatJustin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with the annual preseason power rankings! As usual, the guys start with the lowest rank

Oct 5
1 h 36 min

Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios in the Western Conference | Real Ones

Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are joined by Tyler Parker to discuss the best- and worst-case scenarios for the Western Conference teams. Will Wemby be on a revenge tour a

Oct 1
1 h 23 min

Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios in the Eastern Conference | Real Ones

Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are joined by Tyler Parker to discuss the best- and worst-case scenarios for each team in the Eastern Conference. Can the Knicks become cham

Sep 29
1 h 22 min

Hottest Takes With Jason Concepcion | Real Ones

Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are joined by Jason Concepcion to share their hottest takes ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. Who will win MVP this season? Which teams will

Sep 24
1 h 53 min

Real Ones x Ringer-Verse: Heroes and Villains Edition | Real Ones

Logan Murdock is joined by Van Lathan and Jomi Adeniran of the Ringer-Verse for a special edition of Real Ones: Heroes and Villains of the NBA. Which NBA star that switch

Sep 22
2 h 03 min

A Countdown of the Absurd ClippersGate Outcomes. Plus, the Most Intriguing Training Camp Battles | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are back with another edition of Group Chat and take a deep dive into the mess that was ClippersGate and the funniest moments of the whole s

Sep 17
1 h 23 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Of all the pods, Wos, Rob and Justin are by far the best. They’re funny, informative and entertaining. Love their dynamic and can’t help laughing every time I listen. Thank you for smart analysis and a great listen.

jojo&roses · Oct 2024

Logan and Howard are solid and they have great insights and chemistry with Raja. But man I think Raja is hands down the best part of the show. Every time he is not in an episode I am let down. Raja just has such good stories and perspectives and is super funny too. Group chat is good too but Real Ones when Raja is on is my favorite by far.

Jacoby Remington · Mar 2024

Mostly just speaking about Group Chat here because they’re the ones I listen to most. But their show is a very very good mix of knowledge, humor, and personality/chemistry. Love Just Rob and Wos!

jacearmi · Oct 2023

The October 19, 2023 episode was one of the best basketball podcast episodes I’ve heard. Their insight in leadership was so complex and well articulated. Leadership is a topic I value dearly and sports is the most important forum to understand and develop it in our society -especially since war has been monetized.

RFMadrid · Oct 2023

I’ve followed the NBA Ringer podcast feed since its inception, but the past couple years it’s fallen off a cliff in terms of quality and nuance. The hosts seem wildly unprepared and have no insights that I can’t glean for myself by watching highlights, reading box scores and following NBA Twitter - which is all I think that they actually do. Is it that hard for them to watch the games in totality? Or talk to beat reporters or their sources on teams before they give their opinions/takes? I don’t get the impression that these guys, especially Group Chat, love the game either. If anything they seem like they resent having to watch the vast majority of the league, especially Justin Verrier, who I don’t think likes any player, team or coach. And on top of being unprepared and overly negative, they just spout the same groupthink that I see on Reddit and Twitter. How many times do I have to listen to J Kyle Mann, Tyler Parker and Seerat Sohi wax poetic about the Thunder and Wemby? And Howard Beck? I don’t know what kind of spell he’s put on y’all but he’s boring and wholly unoriginal. Bill Simmons revolutionized the industry and love him or hate him (which I toggle back and forth with), you can’t say he doesn’t watch the games or has unique insights. I wish that would trickle down to this feed. In the past there was a solid mix of intel, analysis and entertainment and also general positivity that Ringer NBA hosts had. Of course there was some haterade too. Now it’s all haterade or CJs for obvious young players. What else do you guys do? I’m not sticking around anymore to find out.

Joooohhhhhnnnnnnn · Nov 2023

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