Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

100th episode of Cookies with the Ringer's Jason "netw3rk" Concepcion. The Fit of the Golden Fleece (0:54), a new life in Los Angeles (3:04), if Kobe is really a "Games of Thrones" enthusiast (9:50), Sixers trademarking "Trust the Process" (19:15), if the Knicks have gotten smarter or just ran out of options (22:50), Kyrie swears loyalty to Boston (29:45), Durant remains the saltiest (30:21), Crouch Bias (39:33), Wolverine's healing factor (45:10) whether the Warriors can be beaten (46:40). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Finding the perfect peach (2:00), an epidemic of phantom shitters (5:20), Jimmy Butler trade mayhem (6:31), coach Thibs living on the edge (18:34), Timberwolves' precarious position (23:11), Kawhi's weird chortle (31:03), skepticism towards a grumpy Ayton (37:21), Elton Brand ascends to Sixers GM (41:20), offseason fat boyz (1:02:20). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

We ineffectively shill new Cookies Hoops merch, then scorch summer blockbusters (4:05), discuss "Better Call Saul" (9:11), prognosticate Jimmy Butler's fate in Minny (15:21), argue wisdom of Kyrie Irving signing with the Knicks (31:32), debate future of Celtics' 13-year old sensation Jayson Tatum (45:02), analyze Boston versus Toronto (51:17) and compare the legacies of Kobe and Dwyane (58:56). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Is the WNBA finally blowing up? (3:05), Jordan takes a Labor Day quiz (14:01), is Amazon's new series "Jack Ryan" is flop? (17:02), Kuo gets nostalgic about "Tomb Raider" (24:33), is Keanu Reeves Asian? (28:02), bountiful swears on LeBron's HBO series "The Shop" make haters mad (30:15), good riddance to Manu Ginobili! (44:51), Houston and Phoenix swap vets and prospects (56:10), the Circling Boat Allegory (1:08:22). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Kobe's 40th birthday and the diminishing Mamba Legacy (5:30), Boomers logged on and ruined the planet (20:10), Lakers unveil their strategy for destroying the Warriors (25:41), Lance Stephenson is respected by basketball GOATs (30:18), Durant and Kyrie are definitely coming to the Knicks, like absolutely that's happening for sure (43:02), NBA and mental illness (47:33), Zion Williamson is a large flying young man (1:05:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.   

MoviePass is cancelled! (4:10), Mission: Impossible — Fallout is everything! (9:50), Uncle Drew is washed! (17:30), we stan for Joakim Noah! (21:30), big Knicks energy! (32:01), LeBron wants all the smoke against Trump! (41:29), Michael Jordan is a big mood! (45:20), butt dialing AF! (58:50), Sixers are carrying! (1:07:33). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

Maybe the Lakers' janky lineups will spur creativity (2:11), JaVale McGee is actually starting at center (15:08), LeBron James opens his public school (26:44), Kevin Durant hates the real him (31:25), David Nwaba = sleeper signing (44:10), if the Chicago Bulls' goofy rebuild will work (49:16), Morey's thirst for Melo finally slaked (59:53), Kuo thinks Jordan Bell is a max player lmao (1:10:05). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.   

Dwight Howard makes sweet poetry (4:30), Kuo addresses being locked up in Instagram jail (8:45), Jordan remakes the martini as martini2 (20:00), Kevin Love re-ups in Cleveland for another four years (21:30), Gordon Hayward and New Balance could be a match made in alt-heaven (38:12), Kawhi and Jordan Brand go separate ways (4:20), is Movie Pass the NBA2 of movies passes (1:02:10). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

"Skyscraper" review (1:10), Kawhi Leonard trade analysis from every conceivable angle (9:12), whether the Raps are now a legit contender (21:03), what the Spurs are nefariously plotting with DeMar and LaMarcus (27:50), Dennis Schröder pops up in Oklahoma City (42:19), the Sixers' odd GM hunt and calamitous offseason (52:14), the Rockets put the screws on Clint Capela (1:13:20). Cookies with Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

"Sicario 2: More Sicarios" (5:11), Kevin Knox saves the Knicks and becomes the new Melo (9:30), Kuo is now a Dolan Defender (21:44), Summer League is Basketball Dork Burning Man (28:32), Orlando Magic fever dreams (34:13), arguing the watchability of the Big 3 (37:15), even more details about NBA 2 (40:41), Isaiah Thomas finds a new home (46:30), Lin is Asian and we talked about it (54:28), Trae Young is short and we talked about it (1:05:40).

LeBron James leaves for Los Angeles (7:30), the Lakers' island of misfits (14:10), Paul George stays with Thunder (20:41), lack of signature sneakers (28:11), Boogie joins the Evil Empire (33:16), NBA2 logo unveiled (43:15), Kevin Knox on Knicks (46:12), Sixers squander more cap space (51:28), Kobe's vanishing legacy (1:03:42), World Cup action (1:10:02), Doncic vs Trae Young (1:13:02), the European lie of the Continental Breakfast (1:25:22). Cookies 90 with Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

The world waits on LeBron James (2:00), basketball mercenaries (12:02), more details on NBA2 (17:30), if Luka Doncic is a future superstar (24:32), Kuo's Big Board (30:11), a frenzied Mo Bamba dispute (44:23), ideas for the Knicks' pick (50:45), and draft sleepers (1:05). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Tweets from Colangelo-tied accounts attack! Daryl Morey described as "number one enemy" (9:24), the San Antonio "Mafia" (15:12), Woj and the media (16:40), LeBron James' beard (18:40), Markelle Fultz (32:10). Plus, Sixers time-sensitive GM search (21:00), inevitability of LeBron and Durant joining the Lakers (44:20) and Golden State lazily ruining basketball (51:00). Hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

P.J. Tucker's emergence as a style icon (7:11), Warriors have bench issues (11:42), foul trouble strategies (11:02), why Durant passed up late looks (28:33), LeBron's mastery of the Celtics (29:01), Mike D'Antoni's legacy (38:16), trade gossip about Karl-Anthony Towns (52:11) and the best landing spots for Doncic (101:31). Hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

NBA's unwatchable Lottery reveal (7:10), Phoenix snatches the top pick (12:42), Knicks' options at #9 (18:02), Doncic versus Ayton (20:53), Houston finds an opening against Golden State (28:19), Durant mutates the Warriors' DNA (33:32), Boston strangles the decrepit Cavs (48:11), if DeRozan's ass is getting shipped out (101:22) and Air Bud blows into Milwaukee (1:11:20). 

Conference Finals Preview: Sixers fall to the Celtics (1:45), Bron crushes the buildings in Toronto (20:11), Cavs versus Boston (31:03), the struggles of Utah's Donovan Brasco (39:21), the elite corniness of the Hamptons Five (46:26), why the Rockets can beat the Warriors (56:28), Knicks pop the cork on Fiz (1:28). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Melo controls his own destiny (3:11), the return of Yeezy Season (7:13), LeBron James crumples the Raptors (21:40), Steph Curry returns (27:03), NBA's love of Dad Rap (34:23), Utah's matchup issues against Houston (37:45), Boston flummoxes Philly (49:33), and the Knicks' coaching carousel continues (1:01:22). Hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

GQ Creative Director Will Welch joins Cookies to discuss the James Harden cover story (5:11), NBA style (11:21), sideline seating comfort (35:12), Oklahoma City Thunder's dashed dreams (40:16), Rajon Rondo as an intern (55:18) and breaking a nail while playing against LeBron James (59:35). Hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams returns to Cookies to discuss party city advantages (9:54), taking plays off (20:11), 90s physicality of Sixers-Heat series (24:10), if Charles Oakley is LeBron James' uncle or father (27:16), being drafted by the Phoenix Suns (33:43) and Magic Johnson versus Ben Simmons (43:11). Hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Playoff Cookies: The Kawhi enigma deepens (2:21), Portland's team of law enforcement officers gets locked up (11:04), Jrue causes damage (20:11), Raptors demystify the Wizards (35:32), Milwaukee's squad of dimwits (50:22), D-Wade sets back the Sixers' youth movement (57:31) and the Knicks' coaching search continues (1:09:50). Hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.