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Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to discuss the teams that are tanking and assign a tier to each team. There’s a tier of joy, a tier of hope, and a tier of sorrow. Find out where the guys slotted each of the 10 tanking teams. Plus, a loaded mailbag. Which teams can make a surprise run in the playoffs?
(1:28) Tier of joy(10:53) Tier of hope(28:25) Fan Duel Ad break
(29:36) Tommy Hilfiger ad break
(30:11) Tier of sorrow(46:15) Mailbag
Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard BeckProducers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford AugustinAdditional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
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