Why a Weird NBA Season Finally Went Full Weirdo On Us, With Tim Legler

Jan 28, 2026

Talk Time

Tim Legler
53.9 min (50.6%)
Bill Simmons
52.6 min (49.4%)

Top Entities

1NBA
30
2NBA Playoffs
20
3San Antonio Spurs
10
4Oklahoma City Thunder
10
5Boston Celtics
10
6Houston Rockets
9
7New York Knicks
8
8Gambling
8
9Detroit Pistons
8
10Denver Nuggets
7
11LeBron James
6
12New Orleans Pelicans
5
13New England Patriots
5
14Super Bowl
4
15Pascal Siakam
4
16Nikola Jokic
4
17Los Angeles Lakers
4
18Los Angeles Clippers
4
19LaMelo Ball
4
20Joel Embiid
4
21Evan Mobley
4
22Charlotte Hornets
4
23Zion Williamson
3
24Toronto Raptors
3
25NFL
3
26Mark Price
3
27Luka Dončić
3
28Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
29Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
30The Rewatchables
2
31Shaquille O'Neal
2
32Sam Hauser
2
33Philadelphia 76ers
2
34Orlando Magic
2
35NBA Finals
2
36Mitch Johnson
2
37Minnesota Timberwolves
2
38Mikal Bridges
2
39Memphis Grizzlies
2
40Magic Johnson
2
41Kyrie Irving
2
42Kevin Durant
2
43Kawhi Leonard
2
44Josh Hart
2
45Ja Morant
2
46Indiana Pacers
2
47Golden State Warriors
2
48Derrick Rose
2
49David Adelman
2
50Christian Gonzalez
2
51Chicago Bulls
2
52Charles Lee
2
53Billy Donovan
2
54Bill Simmons
2
55Amen Thompson
2
56All-Star
2
57Aaron Gordon
2
58Zach Lowe
1
59Washington Commanders
1
60VJ Edgecombe
1
61Utah Jazz
1
62Ty Lawson
1
63Trey Murphy III
1
64Tom Cruise
1
65Tom Brady
1
66Tim Hardaway Jr.
1
67Tim Duncan
1
68Tiago Splitter
1
69The Town (film)
1
70The Ringer
1
71Tank Dell
1
72Stephen Curry
1
73Seattle Seahawks
1
74Scoot Henderson
1
75Saquon Barkley
1
76Sam Merrill
1
77Salvon Ahmed
1
78Sacramento Kings
1
79Russell Westbrook
1
80Rui Hachimura
1
81Rudy Gay
1
82Rob Mahoney
1
83Portland Trail Blazers
1
84Phoenix Suns
1
85Payton Pritchard
1
86Paul Pierce
1
87Paul George
1
88NBA Trade Deadline
1
89NBA Draft
1
90Moussa Diabate
1
91Most Valuable Player
1
92Minnesota Vikings
1
93Michael Porter Jr.
1
94Max Christie
1
95Marcus Smart
1
96Luka Garza
1
97Klay Thompson
1
98Kevon Looney
1
99Kenny Atkinson
1
100Karl-Anthony Towns
1
101Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1
102Jrue Holiday
1
103Jose Alvarado
1
104Jordan Ott
1
105Joe House
1
106JJ Redick
1
107Jayden Daniels
1
108James Harden
1
109Jalen Williams
1
110Jabari Smith Jr.
1
111Isaiah Stewart
1
112Grant Williams
1
113Finals MVP
1
114Dwight Howard
1
115Drake Maye
1
116Derrick White
1
117DeAndre Jordan
1
118Deandre Ayton
1
119Cousin Sal
1
120Cleveland Cavaliers
1
121Caris LeVert
1
122Cam Johnson
1
123Ben Sheppard
1
124Atlanta Hawks
1
125Arizona Cardinals
1
126Anthony Edwards
1
127Anthony Davis
1
128Andrew Bynum
1
129Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
118 (84.9%)
NFL
20 (14.4%)
NCAAB
1 (0.7%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
6
2Pascal Siakam
4
3Nikola Jokic
4
4LaMelo Ball
4
5Joel Embiid
4
6Evan Mobley
4
7Zion Williamson
3
8Mark Price
3
9Luka Dončić
3
10Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
12Shaquille O'Neal
2
13Sam Hauser
2
14Mitch Johnson
2
15Mikal Bridges
2
16Magic Johnson
2
17Kyrie Irving
2
18Kevin Durant
2
19Kawhi Leonard
2
20Josh Hart
2
21Ja Morant
2
22Derrick Rose
2
23David Adelman
2
24Christian Gonzalez
2
25Charles Lee
2
26Billy Donovan
2
27Bill Simmons
2
28Amen Thompson
2
29Aaron Gordon
2
30Zach Lowe
1
31VJ Edgecombe
1
32Ty Lawson
1
33Trey Murphy III
1
34Tom Cruise
1
35Tom Brady
1
36Tim Hardaway Jr.
1
37Tim Duncan
1
38Tiago Splitter
1
39Tank Dell
1
40Stephen Curry
1
41Scoot Henderson
1
42Saquon Barkley
1
43Sam Merrill
1
44Salvon Ahmed
1
45Russell Westbrook
1
46Rui Hachimura
1
47Rudy Gay
1
48Rob Mahoney
1
49Payton Pritchard
1
50Paul Pierce
1
51Paul George
1
52Moussa Diabate
1
53Michael Porter Jr.
1
54Max Christie
1
55Marcus Smart
1
56Luka Garza
1
57Klay Thompson
1
58Kevon Looney
1
59Kenny Atkinson
1
60Karl-Anthony Towns
1
61Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1
62Jrue Holiday
1
63Jose Alvarado
1
64Jordan Ott
1
65Joe House
1
66JJ Redick
1
67Jayden Daniels
1
68James Harden
1
69Jalen Williams
1
70Jabari Smith Jr.
1
71Isaiah Stewart
1
72Grant Williams
1
73Dwight Howard
1
74Drake Maye
1
75Derrick White
1
76DeAndre Jordan
1
77Deandre Ayton
1
78Cousin Sal
1
79Caris LeVert
1
80Cam Johnson
1
81Ben Sheppard
1
82Anthony Edwards
1
83Anthony Davis
1
84Andrew Bynum
1
85Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
19
2NBA Playoffs
10
3Boston Celtics
9
4Houston Rockets
8
5San Antonio Spurs
7
6New York Knicks
6
7Detroit Pistons
6
8Oklahoma City Thunder
5
9LeBron James
4
10Denver Nuggets
4
11Super Bowl
3
12Nikola Jokic
3
13NFL
3
14New Orleans Pelicans
3
15New England Patriots
3

Tim Legler

1NBA
11
2NBA Playoffs
10
3Gambling
8
4Oklahoma City Thunder
5
5Zion Williamson
3
6San Antonio Spurs
3
7Pascal Siakam
3
8Evan Mobley
3
9Denver Nuggets
3
10New York Knicks
2
11New Orleans Pelicans
2
12New England Patriots
2
13Minnesota Timberwolves
2
14Mark Price
2
15Luka Dončić
2
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