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The Ryen Russillo Podcast

NBA Finals Picks, Richard Jefferson From Manhattan Beach and NFL Trade Deadline Rumors with Dianna Russini

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.813.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Ryen opens the show by revisiting the NBA’s opening night, discusses if the Lakers and Nuggets actually have a rivalry, and gives his season picks (00:38). Ryen was joined by NBA Champion and ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson at his recent Manhattan beach live show and dives into what happened to the goons in the NBA (22:00). The NFL trade deadline is quickly approaching and Dianna Russini joined the pod to discuss the latest surrounding some big name players including Saquon Barkley and Deshaun Watson (39:36). Plus, Life Advice! The guys reminisce about their high school athletic days (1:02:33). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Richard Jefferson and Dianna Russini Producers: Cliff Augustin, Steve Ceruti, and Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

NBA season is back. We'll break down the two games. I'll give you my finals picks, the final four, the award stuff as well.

0:18.0

And Diana Rossini, less than a week ago before the NFL trade deadline, see what she is hearing.

0:22.0

And our conversation with Richard Jefferson from the live show that was taped last Friday.

0:27.0

We just thought it was good and he's good and there were some cool stories in there and life advice.

0:39.0

Opening the NBA season, I'm going to break it down just two games pretty easy to go through this.

0:43.0

Every Wednesday during the football season, we'll be doing basketball.

0:46.0

So really loves that I offered up Huppentay Hoops. I don't love the title, but he really does.

0:51.0

So who knows, we may, we may stay with that.

0:54.0

So here's what we have. And even when we don't want to do it, we're going to give it to you.

0:58.0

Best inbounders of the 90s. We'll tear you to death. Who knows? We'll come up with something.

1:03.0

But let's start in Denver last night. Big time crowd, ring celebration, raising the banner.

1:08.0

If you've never done it before, it's going to be an unbelievable feeling.

1:11.0

You know, some of the other franchises have had a few, started to take for granted a little bit to finally get one.

1:16.0

To have been in the playoffs as many times as Denver had not made the final trip through the whole thing and winning a title.

1:22.0

That's really cool for a fan base. That's awesome.

1:25.0

So it's a weird rivalry. And I don't know if it's me getting older or if I'm missing something with it,

1:30.0

or the recency of it or just the Lakers factor.

1:33.0

Because whenever the Lakers or LeBron with the Lakers is involved in the story, it's all going to get cranked up a little bit more.

1:38.0

But I don't really understand the pettiness, even though pro athletes need almost no motivation to get petty now.

1:46.0

You know, baseball players are always the king of this stuff where they would find a way to get mad about.

1:50.0

Like baseball players to me, the job is baseball.

1:53.0

And then it's also to find ways to get incredibly incomprehensible mad about the dumbest shit ever.

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