Trae’s Breakout, Diva Luka, Bucks-Nets, a Ben Simmons Debate With Wosny Lambre and Marcus Thompson

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Wosny Lambre and The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson to discuss the Bucks’ Game 6 win over the Nets, Khris Middleton's impressive night, and a look ahead to Game 7 in Brooklyn (4:00). They also discuss coach Rick Carlisle's exit from the Mavericks, rumblings of unhappy young stars Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson, the upcoming NBA coaching carousel (25:45), the Hawks’ Game 5 win over the 76ers, the dwindling hope for Ben Simmons, Trae Young’s consistent excellence, other playoffs thoughts, and more (52:30). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Wosny Lambre and Marcus Thompson Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What if the Lin-Bias story hosted by Jordan Ritter-Con
0:03.2	is the ringer's latest narrative podcast?
0:05.6	You can find new episodes every Wednesday on the Book of Basketball 2.0 feed.
0:09.8	Here's a quick trailer.
0:12.8	You've heard his name, Lin-Bias,
0:15.7	1980s phenom, second pick in the NBA draft,
0:20.1	and then cocaine, tragedy.
0:23.6	One of the most shocking deaths in sports history.
0:26.2	35 years later, bias's legacy is still making an impact.
0:30.8	From Spotify and the Ringer podcast network, this is What If, the Lin-Bias story.
0:37.0	I'm Jordan Ritter-Con.
0:38.7	We're also brought to you by the Ringer podcast network, as well as the ringer.com.
0:46.4	And the Ringer podcast network, we've been putting up new episodes of What If,
0:49.6	the Lin-Bias story in the Book of Basketball 2.0 podcast.
0:52.7	Also, check out Flying Coach with Peter Schrager and Sean McVeigh.
0:58.4	They had Arthur Smith.
1:02.4	Yeah, that's his name, the Falcons coach.
1:05.2	Arthur Smith?
1:06.8	Arthur Smith.
1:07.7	Yeah, Arthur.
1:09.2	The guy who used to be the Tennessee offensive coordinator.
1:12.5	He was on the show.
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