Excitement of October Sports and Friendly Competitions

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Rob Mahoney to reflect on the big trade from over the weekend that will send Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks and Julius Randle to the Timberwolves (01:40). With NBA training camps underway, Bill and Rob share their favorite training camp story lines and briefly discuss Dikembe Mutombo's legacy (24:46). Next, Bill is joined by Anthony Dabbundo to break down NFL story lines and trends after a quarter of the season has passed, as well as  talk playoff baseball (01:00:07).

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Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Rob Mahoney and Anthony Dabbundo

Producers: Jessie Lopez and Steve Ceruti

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