Drafting the Best Games Left in the NBA Season

The Zach Lowe Show

The Ringer

Sports, Basketball

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Zach is joined by Howard Beck to draft the best games remaining in the NBA season. Then, they preview awards season and share their All-NBA teams as well as their MVP picks. (0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show! (2:06) Howard Beck joins to draft the best remaining games (11:48) Knicks travel to Cleveland in late February (22:10) Spurs host the Nuggets on March 12 (36:31) Timberwolves-Rockets at the end of the season (49:24) All-NBA first team predictions (58:38) All-NBA second team predictions (1:08:44 ) All-NBA third team predictions (1:15:09) MVP ballots Host: Zach Lowe Guest: Howard Beck Producers: Mike Wargon, Jonathan Frias, and Billy Gil Social: Keith Fujimoto This episode is presented by State Farm®️. Dishing the assists you need off the court. State Farm®️ with the Assist. This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at Claude.ai/lowe The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.8	The NBA season restarts tonight after a long All-Star break.
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