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Gearing Up for the Best Regular Season Ever

10/20/2026 • 79 min

The NBA season is finally here, as Verno and Jacoby preview the upcoming season by debating where the teams in each conference will finish, which teams will be better (and worse) than we all think, Finals predictions, bold takes, and so much more. (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch! (01:42) Cason Wallace and Brandon Miller get rookie contract extensions (06:15… Play episode

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Next Question: Media Day Reactions
Offseason Loves and Loathes
Steve Ballmer Accepts His Fate, the Pistons’ Mess, the Year of Brunson Con…
Clippers Get Hammered, Ben Simmons Is Back, and Five Questions Ahead of Ne…
The Players We Can’t Wait to See on New Teams. Plus, Which Star Will Final…
Inside the Lakers’ New Era With Dan Woike
The NBA Schedule Has Arrived, and Russell Westbrook Calls It a Career
Loves and Loathes of the Offseason So Far
Still Shocked About LeBron Signing With the Sixers, Big Wilt's Smalls Para…
Summer League Observations, Another Kawhi Investigation, and a Surprise Kn…
Understanding the Jaylen Brown Trade, Early Summer League Impressions, and…
LeBron Leaving the Lakers, Kawhi’s Toronto Homecoming, Ja’s Memphis Story …
How Will LaMelo Fit With the Wolves? Plus, Hornets' Fresh Start, Reaves's …
No First-Round Surprises, Spurs Reloading, and the Prospector Returns
Knicks Parade Reactions, No. 1 Pick Speculation, and Offseason Decisions
10 Thoughts After the Knicks Win Their First Title in 53 Years
Resilient Knicks Rally Past Spurs in Historic Comeback Victory
Knicks Drop Game 3 at the Garden, Wemby at Gramercy Park, and Game 4 Predi…
Jacoby Went to the Game. $888. Zero Regrets. Knicks Win.
Spurs vs. Knicks. Youth vs. Experience. The NBA Finals Are Here!
Spurs Force Game 7, and the Draft Lottery Conundrum
The Knicks Return to the NBA Finals, and How to Blow Up the Cavs With KOC
Knicks Take a 2-0 Lead, Spurs-Thunder Head to San Antonio Tied at 1
Wemby Shines in Game 1, and a Knicks-Cavs Preview
Who Will Meet the Knicks and Thunder? Plus, Loves and Loathes.
Thunder Sweep Lakers, Cavs Tie it at 2 and Pivotal Game 5 for Spurs-T’Wolv…
Thunder Continue to Roll, Five Straight for Detroit, and OG Injury Concern
T’Wolves Steal Game, The Knicks Blowout Tour Continues, and Can The Lakers…
Knicks and Wolves Advance, While the Sixers Force Game 7!
Pistons on The Ropes, Thunder Sweep, and Nuggets Force A Game 6
Game 3 Clichés in Full Effect as Hawks, Raptors, and Wolves Win at Home!
CJ Stuns the Garden, Minny Upsets, and Billy Donovan Out as Bulls HC
Play-In Madness and Things We Care About in the First Round
Play-in Previews, Plus Surprises and Disappointments from This Season
Knicks' Huge Win Sets the Tone for Potential Collision Course with the Cel…
Brunson Closes, Wemby Injury, and ROY Race Heats Up Again
LeBron Slanders Memphis and Verno Responds. Plus, Loves & Loathes.
Things We Are Tired Of and Eastern Conference Playoff Push
Loves and Loathes, Victor Wembanyama’s Case for MVP, and Who Is the Real I…
10 Things With 10 Games Left, and the Lakers' Streak Ends at Nine
Luka Drops 60 on Historic Night, Wemby Silences Jacoby, and Loves and Loat…
Six Questions Before the Homestretch, Hawks' Streak Hits 10, and Introduci…
SGA MVP Week Continues, Kawhi Shines. Plus, Loves and Loathes
SGA’s MVP Moment. Plus, Major, Minor, or Meh?
Jayson Tatum’s Season Debut, SGA’s Coat, and Loves and Loathes
The Haters Ball! Plus, Trae, Giannis, and Garland Return.
SGA Returns, Spurs Make It 11 and Loves and Loathes

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