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Book of Basketball 2.0

Bill Simmons’s new podcast breaks down the NBA's most important games, players, and teams, extending and reinventing his New York Times no. 1 bestselling book from 2009. Playing off the NBA’s dramatic... Read more

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2009 Redraftables: Curry, Harden, and Kahhhhhhhhhn With Zach Lowe

2009 Redraftables: Curry, Harden, and Kahhhhhhhhhn With Zach Lowe

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and ESPN’s Zach Lowe revisit the 2009 NBA draft and discuss some of its subplots, draft comedy... Read more

29 Jun 2020

1hr 23mins

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Houston’s 2018 Almost-Champs and the NBA’s Advanced Stats Revolution (With Daryl Morey) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Houston’s 2018 Almost-Champs and the NBA’s Advanced Stats Revolution (With Daryl Morey) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Chapter 4c: After becoming the spiritual leader of the Advanced Metrics Revolution, Daryl Morey spends the 2010s buildin... Read more

26 Nov 2019

1hr 20mins

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The Genius of Bill Russell | Book of Basketball 2.0

The Genius of Bill Russell | Book of Basketball 2.0

What made Bill Russell so great? Was Russell a pioneer, a genius, or both? Why did he mean so much to the 1960s? Why did... Read more

3 Mar 2020

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1997 Redraftables: Duncan the Sure Thing, T-Mac the Sleeper, and Rick Pitino the Ruiner With Joe House | Book of Basketball 2.0

1997 Redraftables: Duncan the Sure Thing, T-Mac the Sleeper, and Rick Pitino the Ruiner With Joe House | Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House to revisit the 1997 NBA draft and discuss the gravitas of NCAA basketba... Read more

31 Mar 2020

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Allen Iverson: You Had To Be There (with J.A. Adande)

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In the first episode of Season 3, Bill Simmons and J.A. Adande break down Allen Iverson’s incredible career, the surreal... Read more

12 Nov 2020

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2003 Redraftables: LeBron Arrives, Darko vs. Melo, Wade The Sleeper + the First “Modern” NBA Draft with Chad Ford | Book of Basketball 2.0

2003 Redraftables: LeBron Arrives, Darko vs. Melo, Wade The Sleeper + the First “Modern” NBA Draft with Chad Ford | Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Chad Ford to revisit the 2003 NBA draft and discuss some of the subplots and lege... Read more

21 Apr 2020

1hr 25mins

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2002 Redraftables: The Ultimate Bad Luck Draft With Chris Ryan and Joe House | Book of Basketball 2.0

2002 Redraftables: The Ultimate Bad Luck Draft With Chris Ryan and Joe House | Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan and Joe House to revisit the bizarre 2002 NBA draft and discuss some o... Read more

14 Apr 2020

1hr 22mins

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Shaquille O’Neal and the Pyramid (With J.A. Adande) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Shaquille O’Neal and the Pyramid (With J.A. Adande) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Chapter 3: Was Shaquille O’Neal the one Pantheon player who could have been top five if he really wanted it? Would vinta... Read more

12 Nov 2019

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2010 Redraftables: PG-13, Wall, Hayward, and the Snakebit 2010 Draft With Ryen Russillo

2010 Redraftables: PG-13, Wall, Hayward, and the Snakebit 2010 Draft With Ryen Russillo

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to revisit the 2010 NBA draft and discuss some of its subplots, dra... Read more

1 Jul 2020

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2008 Redraftables: A Genius Westbrook Pick and Rose vs. Love With Ryen Russillo

2008 Redraftables: A Genius Westbrook Pick and Rose vs. Love With Ryen Russillo

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to revisit the 2008 NBA draft and discuss some of its subplots, dra... Read more

24 Jun 2020

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2005 Redraftables: The Revenge of CP3 With Ryen Russillo

2005 Redraftables: The Revenge of CP3 With Ryen Russillo

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to revisit the 2005 NBA draft and discuss some of its subplots, dra... Read more

11 Jun 2020

1hr 20mins

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1999 Redraftables: Francis in Purgatory! Odom in Hell! Weis Over Artest! Remembering an Unusually Hilarious Draft With Chris Ryan and Joe House | Book of Basketball 2.0

1999 Redraftables: Francis in Purgatory! Odom in Hell! Weis Over Artest! Remembering an Unusually Hilarious Draft With Chris Ryan and Joe House | Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House and Chris Ryan to revisit the 1999 NBA draft, talk through some of the ... Read more

3 Apr 2020

1hr 11mins

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1996 Redraftables: Kobe, Iverson, Nash, Allen, and the Draft That Changed Everything With Ryen Russillo | Book of Basketball 2.0

1996 Redraftables: Kobe, Iverson, Nash, Allen, and the Draft That Changed Everything With Ryen Russillo | Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to revisit the 1996 NBA draft and discuss mid-'90s NBA subplots and... Read more

31 Mar 2020

1hr 48mins

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2007 Redraftables: Oden vs. Durant With Ryen Russillo

2007 Redraftables: Oden vs. Durant With Ryen Russillo

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to revisit the 2007 NBA draft and discuss some of its subplots, com... Read more

17 Jun 2020

1hr 30mins

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2006 Redraftables: The Unluckiest, Goofiest, Most Incompetent Draft of the 2000s, With Chris Ryan and Joe House

2006 Redraftables: The Unluckiest, Goofiest, Most Incompetent Draft of the 2000s, With Chris Ryan and Joe House

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan and Joe House to revisit the 2006 NBA draft and discuss some of its su... Read more

15 Jun 2020

1hr 22mins

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James Harden and the Pyramid (With Zach Lowe) | Book of Basketball 2.0

James Harden and the Pyramid (With Zach Lowe) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Chapter 4: Is Harden the NBA’s best scorer since Michael Jordan? Was the Harden trade the NBA’s biggest “what if?” ever?... Read more

19 Nov 2019

1hr 16mins

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2004 Finals, Game 4: Shaq’s Last Great Game (The Rewatchables With J.A. Adande) | Book of Basketball 2.0

2004 Finals, Game 4: Shaq’s Last Great Game (The Rewatchables With J.A. Adande) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Chapter 3b: With the Shaq/Kobe era crumbling against a hungry 2004 Pistons team, Shaquille O’Neal tried to save the day ... Read more

14 Nov 2019

1hr 21mins

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OKC-GSW, Game 6 2016 (a 'Rewatchables' Flashback With Chris Ryan and Joe House) | Book of Basketball 2.0

OKC-GSW, Game 6 2016 (a 'Rewatchables' Flashback With Chris Ryan and Joe House) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Chapter 2b: No 2010s NBA game unleashed more “what ifs” than Game 6 of the 2016 Western Conference finals. It’s impossib... Read more

5 Nov 2019

1hr 23mins

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2000 Redraftables: The NBA Draft WOAT. With Ryen Russillo | Book of Basketball 2.0

2000 Redraftables: The NBA Draft WOAT. With Ryen Russillo | Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to revisit the 2000 NBA draft, talk through some of the NBA subplot... Read more

8 Apr 2020

1hr 24mins

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2004 Redraftables: A Series of Unfortunate Events With Joe House

2004 Redraftables: A Series of Unfortunate Events With Joe House

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House to revisit the 2004 NBA draft and discuss some of the subplots, draft c... Read more

29 May 2020

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