Knicks Complete the Sweep! Plus, the Wizards Get the First Pick, and Will Wemby Be Suspended?

The Zach Lowe Show

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Sports, Basketball

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Zach is joined by Jon Krawczynski to discuss the T-Wolves-Spurs series and what will come of Wemby's elbow to Naz Reid. Next, Jonathan Givony joins to discuss the NBA draft lottery results. Finally, Fred Katz joins to discuss the Knicks sweeping the 76ers and who is the better matchup for them in the ECF. (0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show!(02:17) Jon Krawczynski joins!(04:27) Past elbowing comparisons(08:48) Should Wemby be suspended?(12:31) Ayo's catch(14:00) What adjustments can Minnesota make?(30:30) Jonathan Givony joins!(34:17) Lottery's biggest winners(43:27) Peterson going no. 1?(01:00:43) Lottery's impact on Giannis and Brown trades(01:12:31) Fred Katz joins!(01:14:49) Knicks sweep Philly(01:28:19) OG's injury status(01:37:58) ECF potential matchups Host: Zach LoweGuest: Jon Krawczynski, Fred Katz, Jonathan GivonyProducers: Mike Wargon, Jonathan Frias, and Billy GilSocial: Keith Fujimoto and Michael Szokoli The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. #ULTRACourtside could get you closer to the game! https://michelobultra.com/courtside MICHELOB ULTRA COURTSIDE ’25 to ’26. No Purchase Necessary. Open to US residents 21 plus. Begins on October 1, 2025 and ends on June 30, 2026 Multiple entry periods. See Official Rules at https://michelobultra.com/courtside for free entry, entry deadlines, prizes, and details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:13.0	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com. Coming up from Chicago, we have a loaded Zach Lowe show.
0:27.9	We're going to go inside the lottery room.
0:29.7	What was it like in there?
0:30.7	What was the reaction?
0:31.6	And Jonathan Gavoni is here to break down all the scenarios.
0:35.2	What are the Wizards going to do at number one?
0:36.7	What are the Jazz going to do at? Number two, is OKC actually going to try to make a push into the top floor? If so, will anyone bite? Memphis moves up to number three. What does that mean for John Moran? Chicago off to a running start on its next phase of rebuild. All the lottery implications, Pacers, clippers clippers wow that was the big outcome of the
0:56.0	night for me we'll talk about kevin pritchard's tweet and the ramifications for both the pacer's
1:00.8	and the clippers going forward john krasinski joins to talk about what is now a wild wolves spurs
1:08.3	series whether wemby will or should be suspended for game five after elbowing
1:12.7	nuzz reed and all the nitty gritty of that series then we wrap it up with fred cats from the athletic
1:16.5	talking the new york nicks obliterate the sixers get to the conference finals for the second
1:23.4	straight year waiting on detroit cleveland we talk about how what have the Knicks found in the last two weeks since going down to one against Atlanta? What's changed? Can they sustain it? Are they riding the sort of magic that happens to teams that get on championship runs? Can they actually win the championship? Will they be favored next round? And where does Philly go from here? Tons of stuff. NBA is going crazy.
1:45.9	Lots of stuff going on. We're going to cover all of it coming up on the Zach Lowe show.
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