Gilbert Arenas on Playing Against Great Defenders, Evolving Into an NBA Superstar, and the Lakers’ Overreliance on LeBron James | Real Ones

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🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Logan and Raja are joined by three-time NBA all-star and cohost of the ‘No Chill’ podcast Gilbert Arenas to discuss what it was like playing against Raja and the constant push and pull between primary defenders and elite scorers (1:41). Next, they talk about how Arenas evolved from a young scorer to a superstar in the NBA, what it takes to make that transition, and how the empowerment of stars has changed over the years (12:54). Along the way, the guys talk about what Jordan Poole needs to do if he wants to successfully lead the Washington Wizards and how that compares to Arenas’s time with the team (38:20). Later, they react to the early ups and downs of the Los Angeles Lakers and why still relying on LeBron James at this point in his career is unsustainable (45:45). Finally, the guys close with their Real Ones of the Week (60:31). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please checkout ringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hosts: Logan Murdock and Raja Bell Guest: Gilbert Arenas Producer: Jonathan Kermah Production Assistant: Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up everybody, it's also Rivers from Offguard and I've got some exciting news.
0:04.9	Offguard hosted by me and my guide Pasha Gigi is officially moving to our own podcast
0:09.3	feed.
0:10.3	We are now dropping two shows every week.
0:12.5	Me and Pasha go way back and talk so much hoops already that we figured it was time
0:16.4	to fire up the mics and let you in on these conversations.
0:19.4	Every week, Pasha and myself, we head on the biggest stories happening around the league.
0:23.4	Tap into the show twice a week on our new Offguard feed on Spotify or wherever you get your
0:27.9	podcast.
0:30.0	It's five in real ones, Logan Murdock here, Roger Bell there, Roger, you got a little
0:47.3	smile on your face for the next guest that we have.
0:49.4	You know, usually when we have NBA player, I let you hold it down, who we got in the building
0:53.2	bro, who we got in the building.
0:54.4	Hey man, this is one of the best scores that I ever played against.
0:58.6	That was like completely full bursting from the seams.
1:02.4	He beat us with the suns.
1:05.1	We had a 17 game win streak, Logan's like, peep game, we have a 17 game win streak.
1:09.6	They held us over in a snow storm in Denver, right?
1:13.5	Like snow storm in Denver, didn't get to play two days, flew the morning.
1:17.5	We had to play these cast on national TV and then they expected me to go out there and
1:21.0	stop agent zero, Gilbert Arena, it wasn't happening.
1:24.0	They broke our win streak.
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