The 2026 Take-athon, Part 1 | Real Ones

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 Ingram

(33:36) Scottie Barnes

(34:48) Jamal Murray

(36:47) Norm Powell

(38:21) Cade Cunningham

(40:26) Kevin Durant

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Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck

Guests: Tyler Parker and Jomi Adeniran

Producers: Logan Murdock, Conor Nevins, Victoria Valencia, John Richter, and Ben Cruz

Video Producers: Victoria Valencia, John Richter, Sarah Reddy, and Donald LoBianco

Audio Producer: Chris Sutton

Graphics and Show Art: John Richter

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

Additional Production Support: John Richter, T. Cruz, Nick Kosut, and Hannah Leikin

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