The Knicks and Magic Are Going to Vegas. Plus, Do the Pelicans Hold All the Cards for the Trade Deadline? | Group Chat

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

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Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here to provide their instant reactions to the Knicks and Magic moving on to the semifinals of the NBA Cup. Then the guys talk about Derik Queen’s historic triple-double and how the Pelicans should build for the future around Queen. (00:00) Intro (4:32) NYK-TOR(21:52) ORL-MIA (39:34) Derik Queen(55:39) Pelicans trade ideas Check out The Ringer's League Pass Awards here! Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, J. Kyle MannProducers: Ben Cruz, Isaiah Blakely, and Victoria Valencia The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Shopping. Streaming. Celebrating. It’s on Prime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome with group chat.
0:16.0	I am Justin Verrier and joining me on this Tuesday night, Rob Mahoney, Jay Kyle, man, we have assembled for some hot
0:24.8	Las Vegas cup action.
0:27.7	Not quite Las Vegas.
0:28.5	They're going to get there now.
0:29.7	But we just watched two games, the first two games of the quarterfinals.
0:35.5	That's where we're at.
0:36.5	That's the one.
0:37.2	Rob, are you titillated right now? I'm a little titillated. You know, you know what? of the quarterfinals, that's where we're at. That's the one.
0:37.5	Rob, are you titillated right now?
0:39.5	I'm a little titillated.
0:40.9	You know, you know what?
0:42.3	I could feel the tension of the NBA Cup.
0:45.4	You know, I thought everyone came out like a little antsy in terms of the execution
0:49.1	in these games.
0:50.2	You could see plays where like five dudes were hitting the floor for a loose ball. It's not playoff basketball, Justin, but it's something.
0:58.4	Yeah, I thought they were okay games.
1:01.1	Kyle, first one definitely brought it.
1:03.1	Second one at the very least had a cool court.
1:05.5	So that was different.
1:07.5	Yeah, I mean, the energy was a little misguided. I think that's one way to put it. And it didn't live up to, you know, we were joking before the season that in our NBA meetings about the Cup and at Summer League there, you know, Rob, you weren't there. You briefly were there. Maybe you saw this. Maybe you didn't. But they had the NBA, you know, the cup trophy out on the concourse.
1:29.2	Yeah.
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