The Ewing Theory, Featuring Ja, Trae, and Paolo | Real Ones

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Mf’n Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones, this time examining the Ewing theory as it applies to three of the league's favorites. Ja Morant, Trae Young, and Paolo Banchero are all highly touted stars in the league and the cornerstones of their respective franchises, but with their teams performing better without them, are there destinations that could better fit their skill sets where they could contribute to team success? Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane had another crash out against the Knicks when he unnecessarily threw the ball at Knicks forward OG Anunoby. The guys try to figure out the reasoning behind some of his outbursts. Plus, the return of the mailbag!

(0:00:00) Intro

(1:00) FanDuel ad break

(2:44) Ja Morant Ewing theory

(22:12) Amazon Prime ad break

(22:46) Trae Young Ewing theory

(38:11) Paolo Banchero Ewing theory

(44:40) What’s going on with Desmond Bane?

(54:40) Mailbag!

Check out Howard Beck’s latest piece on Giannis: https://www.theringer.com/2025/12/09/nba/giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-trade-rumors-all-in-history

Hit the mailbag! realonesmailbag@gmail.com

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Howard Beck, and Raja Bell

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz, Conor Nevins, and John Richter

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