Rory’s Special Win, Beware of the Clips, NBA Playoff Gut Reactions, and the Luka Trade Part 93 With Ryen Russillo

Apr 14, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
73.9 min (57.3%)
Ryen Russillo
55.2 min (42.7%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
40
2NBA
37
3Golden State Warriors
20
4Los Angeles Clippers
19
5Nikola Jokic
18
6Los Angeles Lakers
16
7Denver Nuggets
15
8Houston Rockets
14
9Gambling
14
10Luka Dončić
13
11Kawhi Leonard
11
12James Harden
11
13Stephen Curry
10
14Most Valuable Player
10
15LeBron James
9
16San Antonio Spurs
8
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
18Boston Celtics
8
19Rudy Gobert
7
20Oklahoma City Thunder
7
21All-Star
7
22Russell Westbrook
6
23Minnesota Timberwolves
6
24Memphis Grizzlies
6
25Detroit Pistons
6
26Rui Hachimura
5
27New York Knicks
5
28Indiana Pacers
5
29Draymond Green
5
30Ray Allen
4
31Philadelphia 76ers
4
32Milwaukee Bucks
4
33Luguentz Dort
4
34Kyrie Irving
4
35Ivica Zubac
4
36Dallas Mavericks
4
37Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
38Sacramento Kings
3
39Ray Bourque
3
40New England Patriots
3
41MLB
3
42Miami Heat
3
43Karl-Anthony Towns
3
44Joe House
3
45Jimmy Butler III
3
46Jaylen Johnson
3
47Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
48Jalen Brunson
3
49Defensive Player of the Year
3
50Boston Red Sox
3
51Ben Simmons
3
52Atlanta Hawks
3
53Anthony Edwards
3
54Jayson Tatum
3
55Washington Wizards
2
56Utah Jazz
2
57UFC
2
58The Rewatchables
2
59Super Bowl
2
60Ryen Russillo
2
61Rob Mahoney
2
62NFL
2
63NBA Draft
2
64Mikal Bridges
2
65Michael Porter Jr.
2
66March Madness
2
67Lamar Jackson
2
68Kevin Porter Jr.
2
69Julius Randle
2
70Josh Allen
2
71Joel Embiid
2
72Jarren Duran
2
73Jamal Murray
2
74J.B. Bickerstaff
2
75Ime Udoka
2
76Evan Mobley
2
77Doc Rivers
2
78Derrick Rose
2
79Derrick Jones Jr.
2
80Cleveland Cavaliers
2
81Chris Paul
2
82Chicago Bulls
2
83Buffalo Bills
2
84Bub Carrington
2
85Bill Simmons
2
86All-NBA Third Team
2
87All-NBA Second Team
2
88All-NBA First Team
2
89Zach Lowe
1
90Van Lathan
1
91Tyrese Haliburton
1
92The Sports Gal
1
93The Ringer
1
94Texas Rangers
1
95Tayshaun Prince
1
96Tari Eason
1
97Steve Kerr
1
98Stephon Gilmore
1
99Russell Wilson
1
100Rounders (film)
1
101Roger Goodell
1
102Portland Trail Blazers
1
103Pittsburgh Steelers
1
104Pau Gasol
1
105Patrick Mahomes
1
106Patrick Dumont
1
107Paolo Banchero
1
108Norman Powell
1
109Nicolas Batum
1
110Nick Nurse
1
111NHL
1
112New York Giants
1
113NBA Finals
1
114Muhammad Ali
1
115Moses Moody
1
116Monty Williams
1
117Mitchell Robinson
1
118Milton Williams
1
119Mike Conley
1
120Michael Jordan
1
121Max Christie
1
122Magic Johnson
1
123Larry Bird
1
124Kyle Lowry
1
125Kyle Kuzma
1
126Kobe Bryant
1
127Kevon Looney
1
128Kevin Garnett
1
129Kenny Pickett
1
130Kenny Atkinson
1
131Karl Malone
1
132Julius Erving
1
133Jordan Goodwin
1
134Jerryd Bayless
1
135Jaylen Brown
1
136Jayden Daniels
1
137Jalen Ramsey
1
138Isaiah Stewart
1
139Harrison Barnes
1
140Hakeem Olajuwon
1
141Gabe Vincent
1
142Final Four
1
143Festus Ezeli
1
144Dwight Howard
1
145Donald Sloan
1
146Deandre Ayton
1
147Cousin Sal
1
148College Football Playoff
1
149College Football
1
150Carmelo Anthony
1
151Cam Whitmore
1
152Cam Ward
1
153Brook Lopez
1
154Boxing
1
155Boston Bruins
1
156Arizona Cardinals
1
157Anthony Davis
1
158Anfernee Simons
1
159Amen Thompson
1
160AJ Green
1
161Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NBA
185 (80.4%)
NFL
23 (10%)
MLB
9 (3.9%)
NHL
4 (1.7%)
NCAAB
3 (1.3%)
UFC
2 (0.9%)
CFB
2 (0.9%)
Boxing
2 (0.9%)

Top Players

1Nikola Jokic
18
2Luka Dončić
13
3Kawhi Leonard
11
4James Harden
11
5Stephen Curry
10
6LeBron James
9
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
8Rudy Gobert
7
9Russell Westbrook
6
10Rui Hachimura
5
11Draymond Green
5
12Ray Allen
4
13Luguentz Dort
4
14Kyrie Irving
4
15Ivica Zubac
4
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
17Ray Bourque
3
18Karl-Anthony Towns
3
19Joe House
3
20Jimmy Butler III
3
21Jaylen Johnson
3
22Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
23Jalen Brunson
3
24Ben Simmons
3
25Anthony Edwards
3
26Jayson Tatum
3
27Ryen Russillo
2
28Rob Mahoney
2
29Mikal Bridges
2
30Michael Porter Jr.
2
31Lamar Jackson
2
32Kevin Porter Jr.
2
33Julius Randle
2
34Josh Allen
2
35Joel Embiid
2
36Jarren Duran
2
37Jamal Murray
2
38J.B. Bickerstaff
2
39Ime Udoka
2
40Evan Mobley
2
41Doc Rivers
2
42Derrick Rose
2
43Derrick Jones Jr.
2
44Chris Paul
2
45Bub Carrington
2
46Bill Simmons
2
47Zach Lowe
1
48Van Lathan
1
49Tyrese Haliburton
1
50The Sports Gal
1
51Tayshaun Prince
1
52Tari Eason
1
53Steve Kerr
1
54Stephon Gilmore
1
55Russell Wilson
1
56Roger Goodell
1
57Pau Gasol
1
58Patrick Mahomes
1
59Patrick Dumont
1
60Paolo Banchero
1
61Norman Powell
1
62Nicolas Batum
1
63Nick Nurse
1
64Muhammad Ali
1
65Moses Moody
1
66Monty Williams
1
67Mitchell Robinson
1
68Milton Williams
1
69Mike Conley
1
70Michael Jordan
1
71Max Christie
1
72Magic Johnson
1
73Larry Bird
1
74Kyle Lowry
1
75Kyle Kuzma
1
76Kobe Bryant
1
77Kevon Looney
1
78Kevin Garnett
1
79Kenny Pickett
1
80Kenny Atkinson
1
81Karl Malone
1
82Julius Erving
1
83Jordan Goodwin
1
84Jerryd Bayless
1
85Jaylen Brown
1
86Jayden Daniels
1
87Jalen Ramsey
1
88Isaiah Stewart
1
89Harrison Barnes
1
90Hakeem Olajuwon
1
91Gabe Vincent
1
92Festus Ezeli
1
93Dwight Howard
1
94Donald Sloan
1
95Deandre Ayton
1
96Cousin Sal
1
97Carmelo Anthony
1
98Cam Whitmore
1
99Cam Ward
1
100Brook Lopez
1
101Anthony Davis
1
102Anfernee Simons
1
103Amen Thompson
1
104AJ Green
1
105Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
23
2NBA Playoffs
20
3Los Angeles Clippers
14
4Golden State Warriors
12
5Denver Nuggets
12
6Nikola Jokic
10
7Gambling
9
8Luka Dončić
7
9LeBron James
7
10James Harden
7
11Houston Rockets
7
12Boston Celtics
7
13Stephen Curry
6
14San Antonio Spurs
6
15Most Valuable Player
6

Ryen Russillo

1NBA Playoffs
20
2NBA
14
3Los Angeles Lakers
11
4Nikola Jokic
8
5Golden State Warriors
8
6Houston Rockets
7
7Luka Dončić
6
8Rudy Gobert
5
9Los Angeles Clippers
5
10Kawhi Leonard
5
11Gambling
5
12Stephen Curry
4
13Russell Westbrook
4
14Most Valuable Player
4
15Memphis Grizzlies
4
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