The Mid Warriors, LeBron’s Future, and Embiid’s Recovery. Plus: What’s Going On With the Celtics?

The Mismatch

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4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

With Verno out, Big Wos joins Jacoby on today’s episode as they go through last night’s NBA games, starting off with the Warriors' loss to the Cavs, which saw Steph Curry call his team "average" (01:36). They then move on to the Sixers' win and debate whether Joel Embiid is finally finding his stride and also why Nikola Jokic has been key for Russell Westbrook’s resurgence in Denver (10:10). After debating Jimmy Butler’s future with the Heat, the guys share why the Amen Thompson–Tyler Herro scuffle is actually good for the league (24:36). Next, they discuss Mike Brown’s firing as head coach of the Kings and debate how much influence De’Aaron Fox had in the decision to let Brown go (30:19). The guys discuss what impact Dorian Finney-Smith could have on the Lakers before shifting their attention to LeBron’s comments about how he could play another five to seven years if he really wanted to (36:14). Last, the debate whether the Celtics' recent struggles are anything to be worried about and whether Wemby’s chess meetup in New York last week was inauthentic (47:39). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: David Jacoby and Wosny Lambre Producer: Jessie Lopez Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.9	It is New Year's Eve.
1:02.8	I'm David Jacoby.
1:04.6	Chris Vernon is spending some time with his family.
1:11.0	So we have Wozni here in the building on the Zoom to record the pod.
1:12.3	Thank you so much to take the time to do this.
1:13.2	Hey, man.
1:14.4	Appreciate it, man.
1:15.4	I'm up here.
1:18.3	Obviously, it's early as hell on the West Coast.
1:21.7	But I got the bat signal from Ben Cruz and Jacoby. I was like, I got to step up to the plate, man.
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