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Has the NBA Found the Solution to Tanking? | Real Ones

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4.29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones and discuss the NBA Board of Governors meeting that touched on a variety of hot-button issues throughout the NBA. The NBA has proposed a few draft-lottery methods to circumvent tanking, but will any of the proposed methods work? Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are at odds as the star forward would like to resume playing, but the team is preventing him from doing so. How should the NBA be handling his situation? Plus, Real One of the Week! (00:00) Intro (1:27) The NBA’s Anti-Tanking Proposal (18:25) Adam Silver Addresses Numerous Topics in NBA Board of Governors Meeting (20:46) Men’s Wearhouse ad break (21:22) NBPA Chastises Bucks Over Giannis's Playing Status (48:32) Real One of the Week Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Hit the mailbag! realonesmailbag@gmail.com When you need your fit to deliver, we’ve got you. Shop Men's Wearhouse.  The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Bobbin, Real ones.

0:06.9

Logan Murdoch here.

0:08.4

Roger Bell and Howard Beck in a few.

0:11.2

We talked a lot about Adam Silver's comments following the Board of Governors' meetings.

0:15.9

Howard Beck was in the crowd.

0:17.1

So we talked about expansion, talked a little bit about tanking reform. Is that even a thing?

0:23.7

And then we talked about how the latest news in the Janus impasse is going to affect how the

0:28.8

bucks are reputationally around the league. And how important that is for teams that treat their

0:34.2

current players, how important is that for how they're going to treat future players and future free agents?

0:39.4

And how are they going to look at a team that, you know, is in an impasse with a generational

0:43.6

talent, all that and more on real ones.

0:46.0

But first, Cliff play the theme music.

0:53.3

It's popping.

1:28.0

Real ones. Logan Murdoch here. Howard Beck there, Roger Bell over there. Man, I need some coffee, Doc. I'm out here. I'm not in my normal self. Let me get, let me take a sip before we get to the shits. Everybody good? We good. We're good. Are you good, Logan? Yeah, travel week for you. I know it's like it's, it's wrecking your whole schedule, your sleep, your, your bio rhythm. You do it all right? Yeah, I'm all right, bro. I don't know how NBA players do back to backs and all that shit. Anyways, let's get right to it.

1:29.1

I have no transition here.

1:34.9

Shams Sharania just put out a tweet before we got on the pod.

1:37.8

Talking about tanking in the board of governors meeting.

1:44.1

And we'll get all into the board of governors meeting and talk about Howard's experience as being there.

1:45.2

But first, the Shams Serrani, a tweet, the NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking

1:50.0

concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday with modifications expected before a formal

1:55.6

vote in May.

1:56.7

Here's one of them.

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