Off Guard with Austin Rivers

The Ringer

  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    All-Star Surprise: Coach Austin Rivers + Kuminga’s Long-Overdue Trade Demand

    (00:05) Austin studio experience with T-Mac and Vince

    (4:40) What if T-Mac and Vince stayed together?

    (9:00) Differences between a modern day fan vs a fan from the 90s

    (12:10) Austin named ASG Rising Stars Coach

    (19:10) Giannis’ Reaction to Boos in Milwaukee

    (23:20) Ja Morant / Vince Williams Shootaround Altercation

    (28:50) Discussing Rich Paul’s Comments on Trading Austin Reaves

    (36:30) Favorite Non-Playoff Teams

    (46:50) Kuminga demands trade


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    16 January 2026, 8:33 pm
  • 43 minutes 25 seconds
    Ja Morant's Future In Question + Ant's Underrated Season

    (00:55) Rehashing the Trae Young Trade

    (10:00) What Team Is a Good Fit for Ja Morant?

    (25:45) Is Anthony Edwards Having an Underrated Season?

    (36:30) Rockets Struggles; Does Houston Need a Trade?

    (39:15) Working in Studio vs Remote for NBC Sports


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    13 January 2026, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Trae Traded to Wizards + Are Thunder Losing Their Spark?

    (00:45) Dissecting the Trae Trade

    (16:00) Trade Value for Michael Porter Jr

    (20:15) What do you want to see from Trae?

    (23:45) Iso-Scoring vs Team Offense 

    (32:00) Panic in OKC?

    (45:00) Reaves or Murray for All-Star Game?

    (46:00) NBA Draft Prospects

    (50:30) NIL & NCAA Basketball


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    9 January 2026, 1:30 am
  • 56 minutes 25 seconds
    Sixers Stars Are Aligning + Jaylen Brown’s Superstar Case + The State of NCAA Hoops

    (2:45) Things Are Sunny in Philly

    (14:45) Tyrese Maxey Comp

    (18:45) Analyzing Jaylen Brown Superstar Credential's

    (26:30) The State of NCAA Basketball

    (39:15) Dillon Brooks Revenge Tour

    (49:30) The 65-Game Minimum For Awards


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    6 January 2026, 12:30 am
  • 55 minutes 34 seconds
    Tyrese Maxey | Eye For the Game with Austin Rivers

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    (1:45) The Beginning

    (3:00) AAU Team: Houston Hoops

    (4:15) Playing with Cade Cunningham

    (7:00) Training with Dad

    (11:30) Playing under Doc Rivers

    (22:00) Debating MIP Award

    (24:20) Committing to Kentucky

    (27:30) Playing with Team USA in High School

    (29:15) Coach Cal Story

    (31:30) Playing against Anthony Edwards

    (32:15) Rookie Season with the 76ers

    (41:45) Playing with VJ Edgecombe

    (49:15) Joel Embiid: “You’re gonna be a star”

    (51:00) Maxey’s Player Comp


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    3 January 2026, 12:00 am
  • 57 minutes 22 seconds
    Do Spurs have OKC’s Number? + NBA's Unwritten Rule + Jokic’s Case for Top 10 All-Time

    *This episode was recorded prior to Nikola Jokic's injury*

    (04:25) Why the Spurs Match up Well Against Thunder

    (15:40) Giannis & The Unwritten Rules Drama

    (22:20) Kawhi Turns Back the Clock

    (25:10) Nikola Jokic Top 10 All-Time Case

    (33:10) NBA’s Roster Construction Problem

    (41:30) Draft Strategy: Don’t Chase the Next Unicorn

    (50:20) First Round of All-Star Voting


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    30 December 2025, 3:11 am
  • 46 minutes 55 seconds
    LeBron's Christmas Day Comments + the Dynamic Between Opportunity & Development

    (00:30) Optimism for the Charlotte Hornets  

    (07:00) LeBron & Christmas  

    (13:15) Kevin Durant & Bruce Brown’s Altercation

    (15:30) Opportunity vs Player Development

    (24:30) Recapping T-Wolves vs Thunder

    (27:30) Tanking & a Star-Studded Draft Class

    (32:00) Pausha’s Apology to AJ Dybantsa

    (37:30) Christmas Day Games

    (42:30) Rapid Fire: Christmas Edition

     


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    24 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 57 minutes 4 seconds
    Knicks are NBA Cup Champs + Austin on Life as a #1 Prospect

    (01:15) Takeaways from the NBA Cup 

    (12:30) Are the Knicks the Favorites in the East? 

    (23:20) Knicks vs West Contenders

    (25:30) Fringe All-Stars

    (30:15) Which Team Would be Hardest To Resurrect as a GM?

    (32:00) Latest Chris Paul Report, Importance of Culture Building

    (37:25) Thoughts on a CP3 Destination

    (44:00) Austin's Experience as No. 1 Prospect 


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    19 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 59 minutes 59 seconds
    Spurs Stop Thunder's Streak + Another LeBron James & Dillon Brooks Altercation

    (00:30) Covering Cade & the Pistons with NBC

    (02:45) All-NBA First Team Guards

    (03:30) Donovan Mitchell Appreciation

    (05:30) Spurs defeat OKC 

    (16:30) Giannis to Spurs Makes No Sense

    (18:45) Austin's Plea For Doc Rivers

    (23:30) Pressure For Mitch Johnson

    (33:15) Wemby’s ‘Ethical Basketball’ Comment

    (36:15) Jalen Brunson & Josh Hart

    (39:45) NBC Cup Final Preview: Spurs vs Knicks

    (40:45) Dillon Brooks vs LeBron

    (45:50) Trade Season is Here

    (56:45) Is it Now or Never for Cavs?


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    15 December 2025, 11:26 pm
  • 59 minutes 40 seconds
    It’s Time to Start Dylan Harper + Can Spurs Challenge OKC? + League Pass Power Rankings

    (00:15) NBA Cup Preview

    (01:45) OKC Thunder Dominance

    (06:30) Clippers Unbelievable

    (08:00) Evan Mobley, Cavs Not Living Up to Expectations

    (12:15) Dylan Harper Needs to Start

    (17:15) Reed Shepperd's Breakout

    (25:45) AJ Dybantsa is NBA Ready

    (34:30) What Is the Pelicans Next Move?

    (38:15) What is Darryn Peterson's Game  

    (39:45) Mikel Brown Is a Franchise Player

    (40:30) Rehashing the If Shai Was American take

    (44:45) Footwork or Travel: Reacting to Grayson Allen's Move

    (51:00) Favorite & Least Favorite League Pass Teams


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    12 December 2025, 12:30 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Shai’s Underrated Stardom, LeBron’s Point Streak & Is Harden a Top 3 SG of All-Time?

    (00:45) Recapping Chris Paul, Clippers Fallout

    (10:30) Orlando Magic Injuries 

    (16:00) The Desmond Bane Play 

    (20:45) OKC's Roster Construction 

    (25:30) Shai Should Be The Face of League 

    (30:45) Celtics Perform w/o Tatum 

    (34:45) LeBron's Streak Ending 

    (38:15) Where Does Harden Rank Among SGs All Time? 

    (43:00) Jalen Johnson's Rise to Stardom 

    (49:30) Pat Spencer is that “Guy” 

    (50:30) Addressing Zach Lavine's Comments 

    (55:30) Is "Linsanity" The Best 10-Day Contract? 

    (57:30) Bones-Hyland + The Power of Hard Work 


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    9 December 2025, 11:00 am
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