Clippers Get Hammered, Ben Simmons Is Back, and Five Questions Ahead of Next Season from The Mismatch

Clippers Get Hammered, Ben Simmons Is Back, and Five Questions Ahead of Next Season

1 hour 12 minutes Posted Sep 8, 2026 at 6:18 pm.

) Welcome to The Mismatch!

) League slams the hammer on the Clippers for circumventing the salary cap with Kawhi Leonard

) Is the Kawhi Leonard signing the worst signing ever?

) Amen Thompson signs a five-year, $208 million contract extension with the Rockets

) Ben Simmons is back; signs a deal with the Kings

) Jalen Duren, Pistons remain apart in contract negotiations

) How many teams enter training camp with real championship expectations?

) Are the Lakers going to be better than they were last year?

) How will Giannis’s move to the Heat affect what Nikola Jokic could do with the Nuggets?

) Where do the Pistons rank among the rest of the Eastern Conference?

) Does Jacoby recommend driving across the country in a RV?

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Verno and Jacoby return as they discuss the NBA’s punishment on the Clippers for circumventing the salary cap with Kawhi Leonard. They then discuss Amen Thompson’s contract extension, Ben Simmons’s return to the league, and the latest with Jalen Duren. Next, the guys have five questions ahead of next season.

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