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The Mismatch

The Bleak Future Suns, Kessler or Gobert, and NBA Trade Targets

The Mismatch

The Ringer

Sports

4.75.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

Verno and KOC begin the show by discussing Jayson Tatum’s 50-point performance versus the Hornets before moving on to the disappointing Suns and debating what they need to do to turn their season around (02:10). They discuss Jaren Jackson Jr.'s impact with the Grizzlies and why Mike Brown deserves so much credit for the Kings' success this season (20:26). Also, they dive into D'Angelo Russell’s strange comments and discuss the possible moves the Timberwolves can make to fix their issues (39:21). In looking at the latest trade rumors, the guys debate the fit for some of the players who are being shopped around (45:31). Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor Producer: Jessie Lopez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's up everybody, it's Austin Rivers from the Minnesota Temple Wolves.

0:03.3

It's a new year and I have a new podcast here at The Ringer, off guard, hosted by me and my guy,

0:08.1

Pasha Higigi.

0:09.1

Austin and I go way back and talk so much through already that we figured

0:12.6

those time to fire up the mics and let you in on all of these conversations.

0:16.4

Every week, Pasha and I will head on to biggest stories happening in the league and get

0:19.9

Austin's perspective of someone currently who's open in the NBA.

0:22.9

Tap into off guard, every Friday on the Ringer NBA Show Feed on Spotify or wherever you

0:27.8

get your podcast.

0:34.8

Welcome to The Miss Match.

0:45.2

I'm Chris Vernon, joining me, he does every Tuesday from TheRinger.com.

0:48.2

It's Kevin O'Connor, aka Kevin O'Bomb, or Kevin O'Connor, or Kevin O'Camer, or Kevin

0:52.2

O'Connor.

0:53.2

Kevin O'Camer, Kevin O'Kanibus, Kevin O'Candyland, Kevin O'Killian, Kevall, Bruno, how about

1:00.2

them cowboys?

1:01.2

Yeah, you know, in the last episode you told me that Tom Brady was going to rip my heart

1:05.2

out.

1:06.2

I was wrong.

1:07.2

It's him, my heart is intact.

1:10.6

My heart is intact.

1:12.6

Sure is, Mike for Cardi's Supercouch.

1:15.4

So every time you tell me that my heart's going to get ripped out, things turn out great

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