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Podcast: The Ringer NBA Show
Episode: The 2026 Take-athon, Part 1 | Real Ones
Description: Welcome to the first Real Ones Take-athon! Logan, Howard, and The Ringer’s own Tyler Parker and Jomi Adeniran get together for a two-part episode to take a hard look at the player landscape of the NBA and fire off their wildest takes on the biggest and sometimes most polarizing stars in the league.
(00:00) Opening
(02:02) Take-athon rules
(02:49) Anthony Edwards
(07:14) Giannis Antetokounmpo
(17:51) Jalen Johnson
(19:23) Jaylen Brown
(22:55) Luka Doncic
(26:36) Karl-Anthony Towns
(29:53) Tyrese Maxey
(31:51) Pascal Siakam
(33:01) Brandon In...