Young Players Emerging, Zion’s Future, and a Bad Rookie Class, Plus, Where do the Warriors Go From Here?

The Mismatch

The Ringer

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4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Vernon and Jacoby break down what happened in the Knicks' and Grizzlies' losses Monday night, while also highlighting the excellent play from Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green this season (00:58). Then, they analyze Draymond Green’s comments about the Warriors not mortgaging their future to win now and why the Lakers’ loss to the Spurs really doesn’t mean anything (15:11). Next, the guys share a few things worth mentioning from the NBA since the start of 2025 (29:59). They discuss everything from Zion’s suspension to the Thompson twins, the Sixers’ critical stretch, and so much more. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producer: Jessie Lopez Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.4	the 90s, colon the 2000s. Wow. That's too long a title for me to say anything else right now. Just trust me. That's 60 songs that explain the 90s, colon the 2000s, preferably on Spotify.
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1:00.0	Learn more at Disneyinger.com is Dave Jacoby. Jacoby.
1:22.0	What's up, Verno? Dark, dark evening on the text thread. The mismatch group chat was sad last night.
1:28.2	It was a tough one.
1:31.5	Not only did the Grizzlies lose to the Houston Rockets,
1:35.1	the New York Knicks lost to the Detroit Pistons.
1:37.6	And in the interest of full disclosure,
1:40.3	as the year game was coming down to the end,
1:42.4	because the Knicks game ended first.
1:43.8	I had it on the screen,
1:49.5	and I said, this is the moment where the Pistons don't score the rest of the way.
1:50.3	Every once in a while they do, obviously, given their extremely much better record this season,
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