LeBron Returns, the Pistons Are Rolling, and Insights to Mediocrity With Steve Jones Jr.

The Zach Lowe Show

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Basketball, Sports

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Steve Jones Jr. joins Zach to first break down LeBron James's season debut (1:48). How’d the Lakers offense look? Any concerns on defense? And how far can they go in a loaded West? Next, a look at the red-hot Pistons (25:44) and what their ceiling can be. Then a quick detour to Zach’s Insights to Mediocrity (42:26) this week, featuring what to do about your ties! Lastly, the pair share some thoughts on the Cavs (44:12), Wolves (51:28), and Heat (1:02:26), as well as some court and jersey gripes to get off their chest! Host: Zach Lowe Guest: Steve Jones Jr. Producers: Mike Wargon, Jesse Aron, Jonathan Frias, Billy Gil Social: Keith Fujimoto 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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0:00.0	Coming up on a Wednesday edition of the Zach Lowe show, we've got Steve Jones Jr. from the Dunker Spot in the house. One of the guys I always say, if you want to know what happened in the game, if you care about the actual basketball strategy, this is your guy and we're going to talk about a whole lot of stuff. The Detroit Pistons, 11 in a row. What are they doing well? What are they not doing well? Should Jill and Duren
0:21.5	be an all-star? We're going to talk about that. LeBron. Finally, we get LeBron with Luca and Reeves again this season and the Lakers. They win. They beat the jazz. How did LeBron look? What do we see? What was encouraging? What was not so encouraging? And then we're going to bounce around the league. point ant in Minnesota.
0:38.1	Anthony Edwards basically functioning
0:39.4	as full-time point card.
0:40.6	Now, how's that working what do we
0:41.8	see what does the film see Tyler Hero how is he going to fit into the heats offense we got
0:46.3	some gripes we got a Steve and I get some gripes off of our chest we talk about injuries
0:50.9	and all these calf injuries Wembe's out Janus is out what for the bucks? All of it is, is there really a spike in calf injuries? We talk a little bit about that, which is all over the league with Steve Jones Jr. from the dunker spot. He's the best. We get into a lot of stuff. Hope you enjoy it. You're listening to the Zach Lowe show presented by Fandul. FanDul now displays your bets directly on your phone's lock screen. And with the latest updates to the live events and player pages, it's never been easier to be part of the game. And Missouri, get excited because FanDuel is coming your way as of December 1st. Download the FanDuel Sportsbook app now and play your game. 20 or over in present in select states are 18 and over in president in D.C.
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1:49.9	Welcome to the Zach Lowe show.
1:55.3	It's Wednesday morning, and LeBron James made his debut for the Lakers in 2025,
1:56.7	2026 last night.
1:58.3	LeBron still plays for the Lakers.
2:00.4	Syedica kicked it.
2:01.4	He's ready to play.
2:07.0	The Detroit Pistons won their 11th, 11th straight NBA basketball game.
2:10.0	Detroit basketball is all the way back.
2:11.5	We got a lot to talk about.
2:15.5	Steve Jones Jr., one half of the Dunker Spot podcast.
2:17.8	A must listen, he and Nikaius Duncan.
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