A Loaded NBA Night, the Hot Jazz, and a Pelicans Debate

The Mismatch

The Ringer

Sports

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Verno and KOC open up the show discussing the Celtics-Grizzlies game and Jayson Tatum’s hot start to the season (02:42). After praising last night’s staggered start times in the NBA, they discuss the special bond that’s forming in Portland and dive into the Warriors' struggles. Despite not being given any chance to compete, Utah is in first place in the West—the guys discuss how the Jazz are winning and why they are not a fluke (30:29). Also, they discuss the Hawks after they took down the Bucks and debate the Pelicans' future (46:24). Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor Producer: Jessie Lopez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Kevin O'Connor.
0:02.0	AKA Kevin O'Bomber, AKA Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor!
0:07.0	Wait a minute, you're not Chris Verna.
0:09.0	No Kevin, sadly I'm not as terubic or as raspy as Verna, but it is I, J. Kyle Man and folks.
0:16.0	Basketball has been and continues to be so very good.
0:21.0	That's exactly why Kyle and I are hosting a brand new basketball show on a brand new podcast feed,
0:27.0	The Ringers NBA Draft Show.
0:29.0	We're gonna have you covered every week as we go in depth and deep dive in hopes of answering an ever important question in the NBA.
0:37.0	Who's got next?
0:38.0	Whether it's an international phenom like Victor Windbanyama or the G League Scoot Henderson or stars from overtime elite like Aimeen Thompson as well as a full-blown swarm of talented prospects from the promising 2023 NBA Draft Class.
0:53.0	For sure Kyle, and we're also gonna get into players from the college ranks because this is a loaded class for us to discuss prospects rising and falling and we're gonna revisit and redraft recent draft classes and get into how the league's evolution could help inform what's valuable in a prospect of the future.
1:10.0	This is a podcast for a fan of every team whether you're losing and have high draft lottery odds or you're looking for sleepers later in the draft.
1:18.0	We're gonna be covering everything in the months that comes so please make sure you follow and subscribe to the Ringer NBA Draft Show and hit us with those five star ratings.
1:27.0	Welcome to the mismatch.
1:43.0	I'm Chris Vernon and joining me.
1:44.0	See does every Tuesday from the ringer.com is Kevin O'Connor.
1:47.0	Okay, Kevin O'Bomer, Kevin O'Climor, Kevin O'Candyland, Kevin O'Blazerian, Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Candoris, Kevin O'Conflict, Kevin O'Connor.
1:54.0	How are you doing, man?
1:57.0	I'm doing great. I saw a really good basketball game last night.
2:02.0	I went to Grizzly Celtics. It was the first time I had seen the Celtics in person this year.
2:08.0	And it was a welcome respite after the two games I had been prior to.
2:13.0	I saw Charlotte and I saw Washington and I saw Charlotte without Gordon Hayward, Terry Rosey or Cody Martin and Lamello Ball.
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