SGA’s Game 2 Masterpiece, Summer NBA Chaos Watch, McDavid’s Cup Quest, and ‘Tires’ With Ryen Russillo

Jun 10, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
61.3 min (55.9%)
Ryen Russillo
48.3 min (44.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA
26
2Indiana Pacers
21
3Oklahoma City Thunder
17
4NBA Finals
15
5Michael Porter Jr.
14
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
13
7NBA Draft
12
8San Antonio Spurs
11
9Gambling
11
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
10
11Victor Wembanyama
8
12New York Knicks
8
13Toronto Raptors
6
14NBA Playoffs
6
15Connor McDavid
6
16The Rewatchables
5
17NHL
5
18Milwaukee Bucks
5
19Miami Heat
5
20Boston Celtics
5
21Aaron Wiggins
5
22Sacramento Kings
4
23Pascal Siakam
4
24NFL
4
25Luguentz Dort
4
26Los Angeles Lakers
4
27Jaylen Brown
4
28Collin Sexton
4
29UFC
3
30Trey Murphy III
3
31New Orleans Pelicans
3
32Houston Rockets
3
33Dirk Nowitzki
3
34Darius Garland
3
35Chet Holmgren
3
36Cam Thomas
3
37Bill Simmons
3
38Anthony Davis
3
39Andrew Wiggins
3
40All-Star
3
41Alex Caruso
3
42Ace Bailey
3
43Zoe Simmons
2
44Utah Jazz
2
45Tyrese Haliburton
2
46Trae Young
2
47Ryen Russillo
2
48Rick Carlisle
2
49Phoenix Suns
2
50Patrick Williams
2
51Orlando Magic
2
52Obi Toppin
2
53Most Valuable Player
2
54MLB
2
55Minnesota Timberwolves
2
56Mikal Bridges
2
57LeBron James
2
58Kyle Kuzma
2
59Kevin Durant
2
60Jrue Holiday
2
61Isaiah Hartenstein
2
62Golden State Warriors
2
63Devin Vassell
2
64Detroit Pistons
2
65Denver Nuggets
2
66Dejounte Murray
2
67Cam Johnson
2
68Brooklyn Nets
2
69Bradley Beal
2
70Barry Bonds
2
71All-NBA Third Team
2
72Jayson Tatum
2
73World Series
1
74WNBA
1
75Wes Welker
1
76Tony Bradley
1
77Thomas Bryant
1
78The Ringer
1
79Thanasis Antetokounmpo
1
80T.J. McConnell
1
81Super Bowl
1
82Sixth Man of the Year
1
83Shaquille O'Neal
1
84RJ Barrett
1
85Philadelphia 76ers
1
86Pedro Martinez
1
87Paul George
1
88Pat Connaughton
1
89Nomar Garciaparra
1
90Nikola Jokic
1
91Nick Richards
1
92New England Patriots
1
93Memphis Grizzlies
1
94Marcus Smart
1
95Los Angeles Angels
1
96Lauri Markkanen
1
97Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
98Karate Kid (film)
1
99Julius Randle
1
100Josh Hart
1
101Jordan Poole
1
102Joe House
1
103James Johnson
1
104James Harden
1
105Jacksonville Jaguars
1
106Harrison Ford
1
107Harrison Barnes
1
108Dylan Harper
1
109Defensive Player of the Year
1
110De'Aaron Fox
1
111Daniel Gafford
1
112Dallas Mavericks
1
113Cleveland Cavaliers
1
114Chris Ryan
1
115Chris Paul
1
116Chicago Bulls
1
117Buffalo Bills
1
118Bryce Harper
1
119Brian Burns
1
120Boston Red Sox
1
121Bill's Dad
1
122Bill Belichick
1
123Atlanta Hawks
1
124Anthony Edwards
1
125Andrew Nembhard
1
126Amanda Dobbins
1
127Alex Pereira
1
128Al Horford
1
129Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
154 (79.8%)
NFL
13 (6.7%)
MLB
9 (4.7%)
NHL
8 (4.1%)
UFC
4 (2.1%)
NCAAB
4 (2.1%)
WNBA
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Michael Porter Jr.
14
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
13
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
10
4Victor Wembanyama
8
5Connor McDavid
6
6Aaron Wiggins
5
7Pascal Siakam
4
8Luguentz Dort
4
9Jaylen Brown
4
10Collin Sexton
4
11Trey Murphy III
3
12Dirk Nowitzki
3
13Darius Garland
3
14Chet Holmgren
3
15Cam Thomas
3
16Bill Simmons
3
17Anthony Davis
3
18Andrew Wiggins
3
19Alex Caruso
3
20Ace Bailey
3
21Zoe Simmons
2
22Tyrese Haliburton
2
23Trae Young
2
24Ryen Russillo
2
25Rick Carlisle
2
26Patrick Williams
2
27Obi Toppin
2
28Mikal Bridges
2
29LeBron James
2
30Kyle Kuzma
2
31Kevin Durant
2
32Jrue Holiday
2
33Isaiah Hartenstein
2
34Devin Vassell
2
35Dejounte Murray
2
36Cam Johnson
2
37Bradley Beal
2
38Barry Bonds
2
39Jayson Tatum
2
40Wes Welker
1
41Tony Bradley
1
42Thomas Bryant
1
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo
1
44T.J. McConnell
1
45Shaquille O'Neal
1
46RJ Barrett
1
47Pedro Martinez
1
48Paul George
1
49Pat Connaughton
1
50Nomar Garciaparra
1
51Nikola Jokic
1
52Nick Richards
1
53Marcus Smart
1
54Lauri Markkanen
1
55Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
56Julius Randle
1
57Josh Hart
1
58Jordan Poole
1
59Joe House
1
60James Johnson
1
61James Harden
1
62Harrison Ford
1
63Harrison Barnes
1
64Dylan Harper
1
65De'Aaron Fox
1
66Daniel Gafford
1
67Chris Ryan
1
68Chris Paul
1
69Bryce Harper
1
70Brian Burns
1
71Bill's Dad
1
72Bill Belichick
1
73Anthony Edwards
1
74Andrew Nembhard
1
75Amanda Dobbins
1
76Alex Pereira
1
77Al Horford
1
78Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
18
2Oklahoma City Thunder
11
3NBA Finals
11
4Indiana Pacers
10
5NBA Draft
9
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
9
7San Antonio Spurs
8
8Victor Wembanyama
7
9Gambling
7
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6
11New York Knicks
5
12Michael Porter Jr.
5
13The Rewatchables
4
14NHL
4
15NBA Playoffs
4

Ryen Russillo

1Indiana Pacers
11
2Michael Porter Jr.
9
3NBA
8
4Oklahoma City Thunder
6
5Toronto Raptors
5
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
7NBA Finals
4
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
9Gambling
4
10San Antonio Spurs
3
11Pascal Siakam
3
12New York Knicks
3
13NBA Draft
3
14Ace Bailey
3
15Utah Jazz
2
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