Jalen Williams’s Game 5 Takeover, Canadian Grand Prix Winner George Russell, and Jon Scheyer on Duke’s NBA Draft Hopefuls

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Russillo starts the pod by breaking down the Thunder’s Game 5 win and Jalen Williams's 40-point performance (1:59). Then, he’s joined by George Russell, fresh off his win at the Canadian Grand Prix, to discuss his communication with his team and what he envisions for his future in the sport (17:23). Next, Jon Scheyer comes on to preview next week’s NBA draft, explain when he first knew how great Cooper Flagg could be, and share stories from his playing days (42:37). Plus, Life Advice with Kyle (1:14:40)! Do I need to be interested in my wife’s daily gym report? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at https://www.youtube.com/@RyenRussilloPodcast. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: George Russell and Jon Scheyer Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Jonathan Frias Get anything delivered on Uber Eats. www.ubereats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.7	The Ryan Rusilla podcast.
0:43.0	We're winners meet.
0:45.5	Champions are built here on this pod.
0:46.4	Speaking of champs,
0:48.3	we have George Russell, F1 driver,
0:50.3	champion of the Canadian Grand Prix,
0:52.3	his future with Mercedes.
0:53.5	We're just going to talk racing. get back to the f1 stuff so
0:56.0	i'm excited about that normally i wouldn't leave with that over the NBA finals but we're excited
0:59.1	to have rustling after the win so the NBA finals thunder up 3-2 in this series i don't know
1:04.8	that there's a ton of surprises left for us anymore in this finals but we'll run through it
1:08.5	janele williams 40 points that won't be a surprise if it ever happens again. He was terrific last night.
1:12.7	Turnovers part of the issue of the Pacers, but down to 18,
1:14.8	cut it to two. Are we doing this again?
1:16.9	No, we're not. We'll run
1:18.6	through everything, including the Halliburton
1:20.6	injury that limited him in the second
1:22.6	half. And we'll stay with the basketball theme, the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils. It's John Shire, who has three potential lottery picks for next week's NBA drafts.
1:33.7	We'll talk to him about Cooper.
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