Free Agency Day One: Winners, Bold Moves, and Are the Lakers Going to Trade LeBron?

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Free agency is here! Join Verno and Jacoby as they recap the day-one deals and discuss everything from the Rockets refueling for a championship run with Kevin Durant to their hopes for a competitive Hornets team. They also discuss the Hawks' impressive first day, the Nuggets trading away MPJ and signing Bruce Brown Jr., and the Grizzlies' aggressiveness to start free agency. They also debate whether the Lakers would actually trade LeBron James.(0:00) Welcome to The Mismatch!(0:22) NBA Free Agency Reactions(0:43) Rockets Extensions + Sign DFS and Capela(11:18) Nuggets Trade MPJ for Cam Johnson + Sign Bruce Brown(13:45) Hawks Acquire Porzingis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker + Kennard(16:40) BREAKING: Hornets Sign Mason Plumlee(20:38) BREAKING: Bucks Sign Taurean Prince(21:45) Grizzlies: JJJ & Santi Aldama Extension + Sign Ty Jerome(28:42) Lakers: Sign Jake LaRavia + LeBron Rumors(37:43) Blazers Buyout Deandre Ayton(38:20) More Free Agency Reactions(43:48) BREAKING: Jordan Clarkson to Sign with the Knicks(45:32) More Free Agency Reactions(58:05) Biggest Takeaways from Free AgencyLeave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091Visit creditkarma.com or download the app today.The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available.Hosts: Chris Vernon and David JacobyProducers: Jessie Lopez and Tucker TashjianSocial: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.8	Got some news today, Verno.
0:48.8	We got some news.
0:57.0	Man, free agency has begun in the NBA as teams continue to remake themselves for next NBA season. We are recording this a little after 8 o'clock Central on Monday night.
1:02.4	So everything is obviously fluid, but there have been a ton of signings that have already taken
1:09.2	place.
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1:13.0	the biggest team that everybody is talking about is this remake of the Houston Rockets
1:20.0	and what they have been able to pull off so far in this offseason.
1:24.7	As if the acquisition of Kevin Durant was not enough, then they get extensions
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