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🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Logan, Raja, and Howard are back, and they open the pod with a discussion about Oklahoma City and the Thunder’s championship celebration. Would Raja have celebrated the same way OKC did? Plus, Jrue Holiday was traded to the Blazers for Anfernee Simons. What will the Celtics do with Simons, who’s on an expiring contract? Kevin Durant was finally traded to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks. Is this the last stop for KD? What’s next for the Suns and their logjammed roster? Plus, a loaded mailbag! (0:00): Welcome w/ Logan Murdock (0:57): Show Start (2:49): State Farm Ad Break (3:30): OKC Wins NBA Championship (19:11): Jrue Holiday Trade (27:10): Kevin Durant Trade (51:44): Mailbag Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producer: Clifford Augustin and Victoria Valencia Hit the mailbag! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. This episode is presented by State Farm®️. Dishing the assists you need off the court. State Farm®️ with the Assist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's popping? Real ones. Logan Murdoch here. We have a great show for you today. It's me,
0:05.7	Braja, Howard, Beck. We talk about the last remnants of the finals, talk about a grid
0:13.4	conversation on the Kevin Durant trade to Houston and the ramifications for both the Rockets
0:18.5	and the Sons. We get into a little talk about the Drew Holiday Trade to Portland.
0:24.0	What are these teams doing?
0:25.4	Is this the new frontier or a sign of the new frontier of the Apron era and its ramifications?
0:31.5	We get into all of that.
0:32.7	We get into your mailback questions.
0:34.0	There was a heated discussion about Jalen Green.
0:37.2	That was really unexpected.
0:38.5	Shout out to Fresno, though.
0:39.5	Then, you know, Raja gets into his dad bag as well.
0:42.8	It was a lot of fun today.
0:44.2	A lot of fun.
0:45.0	But yeah, we have a great show for you.
0:46.9	Make sure you tap in.
0:48.7	Ah, uh, I play the theme music right now.
0:54.7	On June 25th, Ironheart arrives on Disney Plus.
0:57.9	What is going on with you?
0:59.8	From Marvel Television, an executive producer, Ryan Coogler.
1:02.8	I wanted to build something undeniable, but now I'm in trouble.
1:05.7	Don't miss the sixth episode of Vand.
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