Deadline Moves, Flagg vs. Kon, Lakers Future, and More Things We are Keeping an Eye On

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Verno and Jacoby are back as they share 10 things they are keeping an eye on. They discuss who could be possibly moved by next week’s trade deadline, the seeding in the West, Flagg vs. Kon, the 2026 draft class, Jayson Tatum’s eventual return, and so much more. (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (00:58) Who could move at the trade deadline? (14:45) What is going on with the Toronto Raptors? (21:15) Which teams could rise in the West? (27:29) Outlook for the six and seven seed in the West (30:27) Will there be any more head coaching changes? (36:04) Rookie of the Year race with Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel (40:01) 2026 draft class balling out (48:17) What happens with the Lakers next season? (57:24) Netflix stock and Styrofoam cups Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producers: Jessie Lopez, Stefan Anderson, and Jeff Shearin Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.2	Music Welcome to the mismatch, I'm Chris Vernon, and joining me to us every week from the ringer.com is Dave Jacoby.
0:50.9	Jacoby.
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1:08.9	All right, we've got a ton of stuff to get to. We are about a week and a half away from the NBA trade deadline.
1:14.5	And so things are going to get picked up in a big, big way in the NBA.
1:18.8	We have things that we are going to be keeping our eye on.
1:22.8	Ten things we're going to be keeping our eye on in the NBA this week.
1:26.7	I will begin.
1:28.8	The first one is the big names that are going to move.
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