Jaren Jackson Jr. Goes to Utah, Harden Wants Out, and Drug-Testing Stories | Real Ones

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🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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The Real Ones crew reacts to Jaren Jackson Jr. moving to the Jazz and signaling the end of an era for Memphis. Then, Raja joins to dive into the wildest breakout stories of the week—including a drug-testing saga that immediately shoots to the top of the rankings—plus big questions around James Harden, Giannis, and the inevitable end-game conversations surrounding LeBron. (0:00:00) Intro (1:14) Jaren Jackson Jr. Trade (23:38) FanDuel ad break (25:20) James Harden Trade Request (54:12) Giannis (1:03:57) Mailbag *Programming note: This episode was recorded before the Los Angeles Clippers traded James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second -round pick.* Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia and Steve Ahlman Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers 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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0:35.5	Logan Murdoch here, Howard Beck and Rajabell and a few.
0:39.3	We had a whole podcast ready for you. And then Jaron Jackson Jr. gets traded to the Utah Jazz for three first round picks.
0:48.1	So me and Howard got on the line, did a quick topic for that. And then we talked about all things involved on the trade. What does this mean for
0:54.1	Utah? This is an end of an era for Memphis. And then we get into the rest of the pod where we talk
1:00.3	about the James Hardin trade request. This is a wild trade season so far. We get into the trade
1:06.3	request. We get into a little Janus update. We get into a lot of stuff. Great Tuesday episode and real onesmailbag at gmail.com.
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1:18.0	Tap in.
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1:26.9	Bobbing, Real ones, Logan Murdoch here.
1:29.0	Howard Beck there.
1:31.1	Would not be trade season if we didn't already have a show in the can only for a huge trade
1:37.2	to make us come back to the podcast, Mike's.
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