Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann check in on the West after the fourth installment of Spurs-Thunder and rank all of the teams in the Western Conference into tiers.

(00:00) Intro
(3:50) Spurs-Thunder
(24:53:) Tier 1
(26:52) FanDuel ad break
(34:46) Tiers 2 and 3(1:01:21) Bottom tiers

Check out Rob's piece about the Spurs-Thunder rivalry <a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/13/nba/san-antonio-spurs-oklahoma-city-thunder-rivalry">here</a>!

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann
Audio Producer: Isaiah Blakely
Video Producer: Victoria Valencia
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers
Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto|

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