The Come Up: Jalen Duren’s Leap From Project to Pillar Who saw Duren and the Detroit Pistons rising like this? Outside Detroit, maybe no one. Now they’re the NBA’s biggest surprise. “If I’m being honest, this is what I envisioned,” Duren says.

"This is what I envisioned"

on jalen duren's transformative leap from project to franchise pillar

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The Denver Nuggets’ Teetering Title Chase On paper, this may be the best team of the Nikola Jokic era. On the court, Denver is running out of time to make good on its potential.

wrote about the nuggets' teetering title chase www.theringer.com/2026/02/25/n...

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The First Ride of the Valkyries In its inaugural season, Golden State is competing for a playoff berth and has the highest franchise valuation in the league. What does the WNBA’s newest franchise mean for the future of the sport? An...

wrote about the valkyries: www.theringer.com/2025/08/06/w...

The Fall of Shannon Sharpe, the End of Sports and Late-Night TV, and the 2025 Media Diet With Bomani Jones The Press Box · Episode

New @thepressbox.bsky.social w/@bomani-jones.bsky.social
The fall of Shannon Sharpe
How much trouble is Gil Arenas really in?
The End of Sports TV
The End of Late-Night TV
Staying out of the gender wars game
Bomani's perfect co-host (not me)
A lightning round!
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Wild bag but you cooked

allllllll the homies pulled up 🙏🏽🙏🏽

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The Floods in Texas - The Ringer Bryan and Joel discuss the Texas flash floods, how the story hits them as parents and Texans, the slow trickle of information, defensive posturing from Texas leadership, misinformation gaining tractio...

Kerrville used to feel like home and I miss that place a lot. I hope it's still there when i return someday. I also hope it does better by its people. I talked about that with @bryancurtis.bsky.social on the @thepressbox.bsky.social podcast and then wrote about it. www.theringer.com/podcasts/the...

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Is Ace Playing His Cards Right? Plus, Raja’s Richter Scale for Recent Trades. The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

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friday vibes w/ @bellraja19.bsky.social (recorded thursday)

- is ace bailey playing his cards right?
- does @daboulcliff approve of the Sixers picks?
- a game of raja's richter scale™️
- a pod love fest

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Kobe and Shaq Since You've Been Gone YouTube video by Samsystem

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Are the Thunder Primed to Repeat? Plus, KD Lands in Houston. Is This His Last Stop? | Real Ones The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

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tuesday vibes w/ @bellraja19.bsky.social
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- final nba finals recap
- jrue gets traded
- kd gets traded (lol)

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Tank Diaries: The Epilogue Shout-out Poku. Glory to Lu Dort. The NBA is a magical place where being good at being bad can launch you to the mountaintop.

Wrote about the champs.

The High Stakes of Kevin Durant’s Closing Act Historically, Durant’s career choices haven’t quite worked out as intended. But after he maneuvered his way to an ideal situation with the Houston Rockets, the stage is set for KD to recast the narrat...

wrote about kevin durant and the high stakes of his closing act www.theringer.com/2025/06/23/n...

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Pacers Annihilate Thunder In Game 6. Game 7, Here We Come! | Real Ones The Ringer NBA Show · Episode

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me and @tylerparker.bsky.social talk game 6 and have a couple vent sessions.

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Heard you asking Mark D a question and found myself wondering, "Is Howard motherfucking Beck in the cut?" It appears he was.

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