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Welcome to Trade Season: Six Big Questions as the Rumor Mill Heats Up. Plus, Wemby Snuffs Out the Thunder. | Group Chat

The Ringer NBA Show

The Ringer

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4.49.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are together in L.A. to welcome everyone to trade season. The guys run through six big trade questions now that recently signed free agents are allowed to be traded. Before they get to that, the guys give their thoughts on the Spurs' upset win over the Thunder, and briefly preview the NBA Cup final matchup between San Antonio and the Knicks. (00:00) Intro (3:19) FanDuel ad break (4:13) Spurs-Thunder (19:36) Spurs-Knicks (25:11) FanDuel ad break (26:32) Amazon Prime ad break (29:22) Chasing stars? (37:42) Giannis trades (48:34) Intriguing non-Giannis trades (1:00:59) Teams that should unload a star (1:06:32) Which team needs to make a trade? (1:16:35) Buy-low players Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann Video Producer: Victoria Valencia Audio Producer: Isaiah Blakely Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto 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 to group chat. I am Justin Varyer and sitting in front of me, Rob Mahoney, Jay Kyle, man. We are assembled here in lovely Los Angeles, California. Should we, like, put our hands together and we can maybe get Victoria to, like, get some after effects, like sparks go up in the air or I don't know. It's the least we could do and the Victoria can do. Like, we need a little VFX work to really give us some life.

0:38.1

I think it's the problem on a regular basis. Could we get some actual props? What would you like? Throw pixie dust in the air or like pop rocks or something. That sounds like a nice lane for you. I think you just uncovered a thing that you could start doing when we're together. Why not? Kyle, he's been living in this lane. One thing I've learned about Justin podcasting with him for now several years.

0:56.2

This dude is a prop comedian at heart. when we're together. Why not? Kyle, he's been living in this lane. One thing I've learned about Justin podcasting with him for now several years.

0:56.2

This dude is a prop comedian at heart.

0:58.5

He yearns for a prop.

1:01.0

If we gave him a mallet and a watermelon on this table, he would be a happy, happy boy.

1:05.6

The carrot top of podcasting, I didn't realize.

1:07.6

I just need a bray in like a striped shirt and I can go full Gallagher.

1:10.7

Let's go.

1:11.6

I think you have it in you.

1:12.6

So one of the last times I think we are all assembled here in lovely Los Angeles, we were doing those preseason podcasts. Rob and I were. And what was the thing? It was the New York Times like love list or something like that? Yeah, questions to fall in love. Okay. a test for you guys, which is, can you pass Justin's? He won't murder you if you get this wrong test.

1:32.1

Well, historically no.

1:33.1

You ready for this? I'm going to try it. That's true. So I was at the airport. TSA line was huge, which was odd because TSA is we're supposed to cut through all the riffraff.

1:43.6

But unfortunately, there were two lines you can get into after you got into this one big line.

1:48.7

There's a shorter line, but it stopped you from getting to the longer line, right?

1:54.2

So two lines you're going through like this.

1:56.3

You can either go to the short line here or there's a longer line here,

2:00.1

but you block people here from getting to the short line here, or there's a longer line here, but you block people here from getting to the longer line. You get that? I do not get that. So this is like a TSA logistics issue is what you're describing? Yes. So basically you could take a right, but you're blocking the people behind you, or you can go straight, but it's a longer path to get to where you're going. Yes. You get it now?

2:18.0

So the test is which one are we supposed to take?

2:20.5

Yes.

2:21.2

You obviously believe that you should take the longer path and suffer, but not inconvenience

2:26.4

the people behind you.

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