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NBA Season Preview Pod! Are the Rockets Ready to Win the West? | Real Ones Oct 18, 2025

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Welcome back to Real Ones! Logan is officially back from leave and hype to pod with Howard and Raja. The NBA season tips off next week, which means that the Real Ones have to do a season preview and of course talk about LeBron James.

Who’s the best team in the Eastern Conference?

Who’s your Eastern Conference sleeper?

Who’s your Western Conference sleeper?

Are we confident that the Rockets will perform well this season?

Should this be LeBron’s final season or final season with the Lakers?

Does the possibility of the Thunder winning back-to-back titles conflict with the NBA’s commitment to parity?

MVP picks!

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Howard Beck, and Raja Bell
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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Preseason Power Rankings, Part 6 | Group Chat Oct 16, 2025

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Justin, Rob, and Wos are here for the finale of their preseason power rankings. The guys reveal the top five teams in the NBA.

Intro: (0:00:00)
Team no. 5: (8:59)
Team no. 4: (25:57)
Team no. 3: (41:47)
Team no. 2: (54:35)
Team no. 1: (1:11:19)
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Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre
Producers: Ben Cruz, Isaiah Blakely, and Victoria Valencia

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Preseason Power Rankings, Part 5 | Group Chat Oct 13, 2025

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Justin, Rob, and Wos are back for Part 5 of their preseason power rankings. But first, Justin and Wos address LeBron James’s injury and how it will impact the Lakers. The guys then reveal the teams they ranked 10 through 6.

Intro: (0:00:00)
Team no. 10: (16:03)
Team no. 9: (29:56)
Team no. 8: (46:25)
Team no. 7: (58:35)
Team no. 6: (1:15:33)

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre
Producers: Ben Cruz, Isaiah Blakely, and Victoria Valencia

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The Annual NBA GM Survey Results. Plus, LeBron’s Injury and “Second Decision” | Real Ones Oct 10, 2025

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Howard Beck and Raja Bell are back with another edition of Real Ones, and open the pod with Raja's notable absence on The Ringer’s list of the 21st century's best NBA names. Plus, who are the best teams in NBA history to never win a championship? Is it the 2018 Rockets team with James Harden and CP3? Could it be the early 2000’s Kings teams that ran into the Lakers, or perhaps one of Raja’s Suns teams? For the first time in his career, LeBron James will not play in the season opener due to sciatica. How will this impact the Lakers out the gate, and was LeBron’s “second decision” an error in judgement? Plus, the annual NBA GM’s survey has been released. Some of the results might surprise you.

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Hosts: Howard Beck and Raja Bell

Producers: Clifford Augustin

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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Preseason Power Rankings, Part 4 | Group Chat Oct 09, 2025

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Justin, Rob, and Wos are back for Part 4 of their preseason power rankings. This time, they reveal the teams they ranked 15 through 11.

Intro: (0:00:00)
Team no.15: (5:44)
Team no.14: (20:09)
Team no.13: (32:55)
Team no.12: (45:46)
Team no.11: (56:05)

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre
Producers: Ben Cruz, Isaiah Blakely, and Victoria Valencia

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Preseason Power Rankings, Part 3 | Group Chat Oct 06, 2025

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Justin, Rob, and Wos are here for Part 3 of their preseason power rankings. This time, they are revealing the teams they ranked 20 through 16.

Intro: (0:00:00)

Team no. 20: (8:33)

Team no. 19: (28:13)

Team no. 18: (36:55)

Team no. 17: (48:48)

Team no. 16: (1:05:20)

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre

Producers: Ben Cruz, Isaiah Blakely, and Victoria Valencia

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Jonathan Kuminga Remains a Warrior. Is Giannis Looking for a New Home? Plus, Agent Todd Ramasar Joins the Show! | Real Ones Oct 03, 2025

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Howard Beck and Raja Bell are back with another edition of Real Ones! The Warriors have re-signed Jonathan Kuminga to a two-year, $48.5 million contract that has a team option on the second year. Howard and Raja discuss how Kuminga will navigate the upcoming season on the court as he seeks to get a longer term deal and more opportunity to showcase his talents. Is Giannis Antetokounmpo quietly looking for a way out of Milwaukee? Will LeBron be a Laker beyond this season? Plus, agent Todd Ramasar joins the show to discuss representing players in the pros and college. Todd also represents Andrew Nembhard and Pascale Siakam and discusses the Pacers upcoming season without Tyrese Haliburton

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Hosts: Howard Beck and Raja Bell

Guest: Todd Ramasar

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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Preseason Power Rankings, Part 2 | Group Chat Oct 02, 2025

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Justin, Rob, and Wos are back for the second installment of the preseason power rankings. This time, they are revealing the teams they ranked 25 through 21.

Intro: (0:00:00)
Team no. 25: (4:39)
Team no. 24: (25:03)
Team no. 23: (41:22)
Team no. 22: (51:57)
Team no. 21: (1:05:06)

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre
Producers: Ben Cruz, Isaiah Blakely, and Victoria Valencia

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Preseason Power Rankings, Part 1 | Group Chat Sep 29, 2025

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Justin, Rob, and Wos are officially back to preview the 2025-26 season with their annual preseason power rankings. Part 1 is about the bottom five in their rankings.

Intro: (0:00:00)

Team no. 30: (4:32)
Team no. 29: (18:46)
Team no. 28: (30:14)
Team no. 27: (39:25)
Team no. 26: (54:46)

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre
Producers: Ben Cruz, Isaiah Blakely, John Richter, and Victoria Valencia

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Who Said What? NBA Media Day Quotes Edition. Plus, Potential Fred VanVleet Replacements. Sep 26, 2025

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The NBA is back in just under a month, which means that teams are holding their media days before heading off to training camp. Howard Beck and Raja Bell discuss the most interesting quotes from media days and the new-look Zion Williamson. The Rockets were hit with the unfortunate news that Fred VanVleet will be out for the season after suffering an ACL tear. How important is FVV to the Rockets, and what potential replacements should the team pursue to fill that void?

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Hosts: Howard Beck and Raja Bell

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

(5:32): Fred VanVleet injury

(16:12): What's next for Russell Westbrook?

(26:28): Kawhi/Clippers Situation

(28:27): Media Day Cliches

(31:32): Zion Williamson’s new look

(35:38): Ishbia and the Suns

(41:19): Jayson Tatum media day comments

(45:26): Jordan Poole’s media day comments

(46:34) Mikal Bridges media day comments