The Mismatch

First Impressions After the Trade Deadline: Not Buying Into the Mavs, the Lakers' Ceiling, and More

Feb 14, 2023

01:07:30

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FanDuel Dot Com Forward Slash Mismatch - The Best Sports Book in the World

02:15

LeBron's Foot Is More Serious Than It Was Led on and He's Gonna Be at the All-Star Game

01:34

Ben Simmons - Is He Gonna Get Traded This Offseason?

01:49

Introduction

2min

The Trade Deadline and the All-Star Weekend

2min

Kevin Durant and the Suns in Playoff Basketball

2min

The Dallas Cowboys Are a Juggernaut in the Playoffs

2min

The Mets Are Going to Have to Play More Half Court Basketball

2min

The Minnesota Wolves - Minnesota - Utah - Gold Baron's Game Preview

2min

Kyle Anderson's Been a Great Free Agent Signing for the Dallas Mavericks This Year

2min

Dallas

2min

FanDuel Dot Com Forward Slash Mismatch - The Best Sports Book in the World

2min

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LeBron Deleted Instagram

2min

11.

LeBron's Foot Is More Serious Than It Was Led on and He's Gonna Be at the All-Star Game

2min

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Los Angeles Lakers - Is Anthony Davis a Top 10 Player?

2min

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Anthony Davis Isn't Playing at the Level That He Needs to Be and He's Not Playing at It.

2min

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LeBron James Is the Big Problem for the Lakers

2min

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The Lakers Should Consider Putting 80 at the Four and Having LeBron Back

2min

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LeBron Is Gonna Be a Big Part of the Lakers Offense and That's What They're Gonna Have to Deal With.

2min

17.

Anthony Davis and Kevin Love It's Happened With LeBron James It Has Nothing to Do With Lebron James

2min

18.

I Was a Celtics Fan at the Time and I Gained New Respect for Chris Bosch

2min

19.

You Think the Most of a Guy When You're the Best Player on a Team

2min

20.

LeBron's Injury Is More Serious Than People Believe

2min

21.

The Sixers McDaniel's Deal With Philadelphia

2min

22.

Dividos in Love With Josh Hart

2min

23.

The Knicks Are Giving Jalen Brunson 20+ Shots a Night

2min

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All-Pro All-Nba Season - Randall Brunson

2min

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The New Look Nets - Cam Thomas

2min

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The Challenges Are Ahead of Us Kevin O'Connor

2min

27.

Ben Simmons - Is He Gonna Get Traded This Offseason?

2min

28.

Simmons and the NBA All Defense and He's Not Able to Get Over It

2min

29.

All Electric Nissan ARIA Review

2min

30.

The Wiseman Deal Saves a Hundred and Thirty Million Dollars or Whatever the Hell It Is

2min

31.

The Covers of Sports Illustrated

2min

32.

Justice Winslow's on the Team Now

2min

33.

Is Zion Going to Make the Finals?

2min

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The Western Conference Is Gonna Come Down to Who's Got Their Guys Back and Who Doesn't

2min

35.

Can You Just Throw It All Together?

2min

36.

Will Hardy and the Missoula Thing

2min

37.

The Hornets Are the Only Team That's Never Won Anything

3min

Verno and KOC discuss their first impressions on some of the traded players from last week’s deadline, beginning in Dallas with Kyrie Irving and their loss to the Timberwolves (04:46). It’s hard to believe the Mavs are true contenders with all the issues they have, including their lack of defense. In moving on to the Lakers, they discuss last night’s blowout loss to the Blazers, talk about LeBron’s strange injury, and debate what is really going on with Anthony Davis (15:29). They discuss the debut of Jalen McDaniels with the 76ers and Josh Hart with the Knicks before diving into Jalen Brunson’s rising star power and Jacque Vaughn’s comments about Ben Simmons (35:01). Also, the guys talk about the nearly nixed trade with the Warriors and Blazers centered on Gary Payton II’s failed physical (48:45).

*The Ringer NBA squad is coming to Salt Lake City for NBA All-Star Weekend! Get your tickets here!*

Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor

Producer: Jessie Lopez

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