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Making Heads or Tails of James Harden in Houston. Plus a Retrospective on John Wall in Washington. | Group Chat

The Ringer NBA Show

The Ringer

Sports

4.2 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

James Harden has finally showed up to Houston training camp to participate in the COVID-19 preseason protocols—but does that mean he’ll remain a Rocket in 2021 (1:00)? Plus, Michael Lee of the Washington Post joins to discuss John Wall’s under-appreciated relationship with Washington D.C., the pressure he faced as the Wizards’ savior, and what changes about the franchise's direction with Russell Westbrook at the lead guard position (21:00). Hosts: Justin Verrier and Rob Mahoney Guest: Michael Lee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Group Chat.

0:01.9

The ringers weekly MBA group discussion,

0:04.4

where jackets are always optional.

0:06.3

I am Justin Varyer joining me today, Rob Mahoney.

0:09.8

Justin, you know, our good friend Jonathan Charks

0:12.7

is always telling us every team needs to go small.

0:15.4

We're going to be all small today.

0:16.5

We're clearing our big man out.

0:18.0

Me and you, we're gonna eat today.

0:20.2

Yeah, there's no one to impune your clutch ability,

0:22.8

especially when you go to play for another team.

0:25.8

That was just a little bit not.

0:27.1

Just us, Michael Lee of the Washington Post

0:30.3

is going to join us later in the show.

0:32.8

It was a really good conversation we had about John Wall,

0:36.6

Bradley Beale, Russell Westbrook,

0:37.9

and everything going on there.

0:39.4

Mike had covered the wizards for a very long time

0:41.8

and now he's back with the post as an enterprise writer.

0:44.5

But first, Rob and I are gonna get into the topic,

0:47.8

New Jor in the MBA that is James Hardin.

0:50.4

And where is he now?

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