Will the Bucks Do Right by Giannis? Plus, the Fun Hornets, John Wall Love, and a Slam Dunk Disappointment.

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Verno and Jacoby return to discuss the news that Giannis Antetokounmpo has finally requested a trade from the Bucks. They debate whether he’ll be moved by next week, the rumored deals, and whether the Bucks will choose to do right by Giannis. Next, the guys dive into their loves and loathes from the past week in the NBA. (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (01:05) Giannis finally requests a trade from the Bucks (31:10) Verno and Jacoby’s no. 1 loves of the week (42:10) Verno and Jacoby’s no. 1 loathes of the week (47:27) No. 2 loves of the week (53:55) No. 2 loathes of the week (01:03:00) No. 3 loves of the week (01:12:38) No. 3 loathes of the week The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit http://www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producers: Jessie Lopez, Brian Waters, and Jeff Shearin Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the mismatch off Chris Vernon.
0:05.0	And joining me to us every week from the record.com
0:21.5	is Dave Jacoby. Jacoby. Once again, we are taping this on Thursday evening as the late games
0:27.6	are happening. We have the Timberwolves who have been in the news regarding Janus Tentacupo.
0:33.1	They're currently holding a nice little lead against the Thunder in the second quarter.
0:47.1	We also had a Tyrese Maxie game winner that took place earlier tonight against the hapless Sacramento Kings who have not won a game in two weeks.
0:55.9	But it's a great game winner and Maxie and MBEed combined for like 77 points in the game and were fantastic.
1:05.0	And so there's something that we have been monitoring over the course of the last couple of weeks is that Sixers team and how good that duo has looked and how good Embed is looked.
1:12.1	But the story since we last spoke is the tweet heard round the basketball world.
1:19.9	And it was phrased as such, Shams Sharania from ESPN.
1:31.6	Two-time MVP Janus Antaucco is ready for a new home at the February 5th trade deadline or in the offseason as several rival teams make aggressive offers to the Milwaukee Bucks for him and the franchise
1:37.8	is starting to listen. League sources told ESPN. This is the absolute nicest way to talk about a non-trade demand demand in the history
1:51.5	of the NBA.
1:53.0	Like he is, he's so badly does not want to be the bad guy.
1:57.7	We have chronicled this throughout this NBA season, but it certainly seems
2:03.4	much more plausible than ever that we're going to be talking about him wearing a different
2:08.6	uniform, if not by next week, certainly by the summer. The wording is interesting. It clearly feels like it's from the bucks. And it says,
2:20.9	hey, other 29 teams send us your best offers. However, we reserve the right to accept none
2:29.7	of them and then readdress this in the offseason. Well, I think they're also like looking after
2:33.9	him to go. I mean, you, you translate to me. You've been in the offseason. Well, I think they're also like looking after him too.
2:34.6	I mean, you translate to me.
2:36.7	You've been in the media for a long time.
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