Giannis-Knicks Reaction With Ian Begley. Plus, a Spurs Deep Dive and Reasons to Watch the Dregs With Mo Dakhil.

The Zach Lowe Show

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Basketball, Sports

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Zach welcomes Ian Begley to break down the latest reports that the Knicks and Bucks have discussed a Giannis trade (2:07). Should New York be hesitant about this? What are some fake trades that make sense? What dream did Zach have, and how does it relate to Michael Kay?!? Next, Mo Dakhil comes on for a deep dive on the San Antonio Spurs (38:39), discussing Wemby’s ceiling, his connection with De'Aaron Fox, and what to expect from Dylan Harper. Finally, the pair give you reasons to watch the dregs of the NBA—Brooklyn (1:06:36), Utah (1:16:22), and Washington (1:27:32)—while talking about Lauri Markkanen’s future, whether the Hornets belong in this category, and some jokes about LeBron’s “decision” along the way. Host: Zach Lowe Guests: Ian Begley and Mo Dakhil Producers: Mike Wargon, Jesse Aron, and Jonathan Frias Social: Keith Fujimoto 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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0:00.0	All right, coming up on a brand new loaded Zach Lowe show.
0:03.6	We got Ian Begley from S&Y, my go-to Knicks guy, to talk a little bit about the Shams
0:08.5	Charania bombshell on ESPN this week, that the Knicks in the Bucks, recently and somewhat
0:13.6	at Yannis's behest, or at least the behest of his camp, discussed the parameters of a theoretical,
0:19.5	fantastical Janus to the Nix trade.
0:22.2	The discussions according to Shams didn't really go anywhere, not surprising.
0:25.4	Ian and I are going to talk about why that is, the difficulty in constructing any kind of trade
0:30.1	that makes sense for both teams, and why the Nix should maybe be hesitant to do it?
0:34.3	Or should they be hesitant to do it if down the line whether it's at the
0:39.0	trade deadline or beyond this ever comes to fruition but i'm mostly glad we get to see this version
0:43.8	of the nick's play because i'm very high on this team i and i also talk a little baseball
0:47.9	last night was a fun night in major league baseball fun night mo to kill former video coordinator
0:53.8	for the spurs and the Clippers.
0:55.1	He's all over NBA media now.
0:56.4	We're going to do deep dives on the Spurs, my most fascinating team of the year.
1:00.3	Wonder why the Spurs get that designation and reasons to watch the Dregs of the NBA.
1:07.0	Sorry, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Washington, Utah.
1:15.0	You are the Dregs, but we love you and we're going to tell other people why they should love you too.
1:17.8	That's all coming up after this on The Zach Lowe Show.
1:23.3	You're listening to The Zach Lojo presented by FanDuel.
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