# Jason McIntyre: Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre ranked the five best players in the NBA without a championship ring, putting Luka Doncic first and Jalen Brunson fifth. He also predicted Jerry Jones will eventually sign Micah Parsons in Dallas, but only after dragging out negotiations.

**Claimed:** Jun 2, 2025
**Pundit:** Jason McIntyre — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-mcintyre
**Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/hour-2-top-5-players

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in.

> For me, Luka Doncic is the best player in the NBA without a ring.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Micah Parsons to move to Dallas Cowboys**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Micah Parsons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/micah-parsons
- Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys

## What others said about the same people

- Tom Pelissero on Joey Porter Jr.: Pelissero laid out the Giants' quarterback situation with Jameis Winston starting, said Jayden Daniels likely won't be back when Washington plays the Giants and that Caleb Williams is unlikely to play Monday night, and floated Joey Porter Jr. landing in Dallas and Kirk Cousins being traded in-season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f26c21be-0655-4d27-81b3-86e4c8db564f (scored 100)
- Bryan DeArdo on Joey Porter Jr.: DeArdo argues the Cowboys should trade for Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr., saying Dallas is a logical landing spot given Jerry Jones' appetite for splashy trades and the fit alongside Caleb Downs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2827601a-8b9d-45fc-8dc3-56b476ba030b (scored 100)
- Philip Hughes on Caelen Carson: A NFC East news roundup relays that cornerback is Dallas' weakest unit, with Caelen Carson holding on as the last man on the 53-man roster and Cobie Durant slotted in as the Cowboys' second cornerback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d1535c8f-ca43-4d5e-8f83-3a7104937e16 (scored 100)
- Nathan Jahnke on Jonathan Mingo: PFF's preseason fantasy recap makes a large number of depth-chart, role and fantasy-value calls across the league, including Chig Okonkwo as a top sleeper tight end, Tre Tucker as the Raiders' top receiver, and various backfield hierarchies. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/760054fd-7815-4b86-a9e3-bc9bdb0a730b (scored 100)
- Michael David Smith on Camden Brown: Smith writes that undrafted rookie receiver Camden Brown is playing his way onto Dallas's 53-man roster after a strong camp and a two-touchdown preseason debut, and that returner Kavontae Turpin will also make the roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d688eed-2b6c-48ce-9f30-338cf9359f38 (scored 100)
- Connor Rogers on Dallas Cowboys: Rogers made his own Week 2 calls, taking the Packers, Eagles (by at least 10), Panthers (by at least a field goal), Cowboys (by at least six), Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also noted Baltimore was his Super Bowl pick and said it wouldn't shock him if Jacksonville hosted the AFC Championship Game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0c2a0048-cb74-4da9-8ef4-695cc6571cdf (scored 100)

## More trade and signing calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Joel Corry on Joey Porter Jr.: Corry runs through 2026 contract-year players and forecasts how their situations resolve: Puka Nacua as a prime franchise tag candidate in Los Angeles, a second straight tag for George Pickens in Dallas, a possible pre-deadline trade of Joey Porter Jr., and Moro Ojomo getting his best contract away from Philadelphia. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/25196116-210c-437d-8830-6cb98ea54b29 (scored 100)
- Bryan DeArdo on Joey Porter Jr.: DeArdo argues that a resolution to Joey Porter Jr.'s standoff with the Steelers is coming soon and that trading him is the only logical outcome, proposing three mock trades — all sending Porter to the Lions, with the middle scenario (Porter plus a 2027 third for Detroit's 2027 first and sixth) the one he calls a genuine win-win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fca2cc3c-b55d-47bf-b53c-93bf42d9097e (scored 0)
- Christian Booher on Joey Porter Jr.: Booher argues the Lions' struggling secondary needs a cornerback addition and names four trade targets Detroit could acquire: Joey Porter Jr., Kristian Fulton, Tyson Campbell and Mike Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cb2f0d9c-344e-4ab3-8cb2-cb082235e123 (scored 0)
- Bryan DeArdo on Joey Porter Jr.: DeArdo suggests that if the Steelers do move Joey Porter Jr. before the Nov. 10 trade deadline, the Lions are a plausible destination given their early-season defensive struggles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d5ce7b-845f-4892-9bb6-72964ef5e082 (scored 0)
- Jacob Punturi on Joey Porter Jr.: Punturi expects the Steelers to trade cornerback Joey Porter Jr., and argues the realistic return has fallen to a second-round pick and nothing more. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0066f23-48e0-4cd6-8855-edff19577a98 (scored 100)
- Ari Meirov on Joey Porter Jr.: Meirov said Porter Jr. is furious over his contract stalemate and no longer wants to be in Pittsburgh, but expects him to play out his deal without a new contract, whether in Pittsburgh or after a trade. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fce187c6-9d8b-4d96-8359-329d193a2817 (scored 100)

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