Kevin Durant to the Suns, the Lakers’ Makeover, and Many More Trade Deadline Ups and Downs | Real Ones

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🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Logan is joined by The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann to react to the most significant moves from this year’s explosive NBA trade deadline. First, they open by breaking down the Phoenix Suns’ trade for Kevin Durant and its seismic impact on the rest of the league (2:15). Next, the guys discuss why the Los Angeles Lakers’ decision to move on from Russell Westbrook and add a handful of young pieces will improve their long-term chances of winning (19:18). Along the way, they talk about the Detroit Pistons taking a flier on James Wiseman (32:45). Finally, they close with a rapid-fire look at the rest of the trade deals around the league (46:36). Hosts: Logan Murdock Guest: J. Kyle Mann Associate Producer: Jonathan Kermah Production Assistant: Kai Grady The 'Ringer NBA' squad is coming to Salt Lake City for NBA All-Star Weekend! Get your tickets here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's popping everybody? This is Logan Murdoch from Real Winds and I have some big news to share on Saturday, February 18th
0:05.7	The ringer NBA show will be hitting the road for all star weekend for a live show in Salt Lake City
0:10.8	You heard that right. We are taping the pod in front of a live audience in Salt Lake next month and we want you to join us
0:17.6	Pull up on us at the state room in the heart of downtown Salt Lake
0:20.6	You can grab your tickets now at the stateroom.com. That's the state room.com
0:25.0	Door is open at nine o'clock show was at 10. It's gonna be a 21 and up event
0:30.2	Come hang with the gang and chat mid-season updates drive preview and even have a Q&A with us
0:35.3	Space is limited so grab your tickets while they last at the stateroom.com or click the link in the description of this show. Hope to see y'all in there
0:42.2	What's popping Logan Murdoch here? J Kyle man there and welcome to the real one straight deadline
1:01.0	Extravaganza J Kyle man. How you doing, bud? How are you feeling at this very moment? Are you are you are you?
1:06.4	What is your what is your whole overall vibe after this whirlwind?
1:10.0	I just trying to come down a little bit and get my get my bearings
1:13.8	I'm the little kid in the in the gift that is doing the whoa thing like the wind is blowing the wind literally is blowing like tornado hard and Kentucky right now, but that's
1:22.7	Maybe that's because
1:24.3	Logan the symbolism the winds of change man the winds of change and basketball there was a strong wind
1:30.4	I think today and there is sort of a weird where I was thinking as I was driving out I had to drive out to my parents this morning
1:36.7	But I was I was thinking to myself. I was like we get warm weather and then it seems like we can't get that kind of weather this time of year without some kind of horrible like rain or like crazy wind and I was thinking like
1:48.6	Denver fans have to be feeling like that, you know, they were feeling like I was thinking Denver fans have to be thinking
1:54.6	Man, we had this sunny situation. We were like they saw the open road ahead of them
1:59.2	They were like we got this team. We finally got right and then the whole league just it turned to arms race was used like
2:05.7	I heard that phrase over and over again, man
2:08.1	Teams were just like really seasoned the moment it seemed like today
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