The 2025 Made-Up NBA Awards, Plus Duke’s Collapse With Ryen Russillo

Apr 6, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
63.4 min (55.1%)
Ryen Russillo
51.7 min (44.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
38
2NBA Playoffs
19
3Gambling
12
4Oklahoma City Thunder
10
5Nikola Jokic
10
6Houston Rockets
9
7Jimmy Butler III
8
8Boston Celtics
8
9Phoenix Suns
7
10Minnesota Timberwolves
7
11Chet Holmgren
7
12Philadelphia 76ers
6
13Los Angeles Lakers
6
14Draymond Green
6
15Denver Nuggets
6
16Stephen Curry
5
17Paul George
5
18Luka Dončić
5
19College Basketball
5
20Bradley Beal
5
21Bill Simmons
5
22Jayson Tatum
5
23Russell Westbrook
4
24NBA Draft
4
25Memphis Grizzlies
4
26Marcus Morris Sr.
4
27LeBron James
4
28Larry Bird
4
29Kevin Durant
4
30Joel Embiid
4
31Golden State Warriors
4
32Defensive Player of the Year
4
33Scoot Henderson
3
34Sacramento Kings
3
35Ryen Russillo
3
36New York Knicks
3
37Miami Heat
3
38Magic Johnson
3
39Luguentz Dort
3
40Los Angeles Clippers
3
41Kawhi Leonard
3
42Evan Mobley
3
43DeMar DeRozan
3
44Chauncey Billups
3
45Brandon Ingram
3
46Ben Simmons
3
47Amen Thompson
3
48Alvin Kamara
3
49Wilt Chamberlain
2
50Washington Wizards
2
51Tyler Herro
2
52Toronto Raptors
2
53The Ringer
2
54Tennessee Titans
2
55Scottie Barnes
2
56Rookie of the Year
2
57Ray Allen
2
58Portland Trail Blazers
2
59Patrick Williams
2
60Nick Nurse
2
61NFL
2
62NBA Finals
2
63Most Valuable Player
2
64MLB
2
65Mike Miller
2
66Mark Cuban
2
67James Harden
2
68Jamal Murray
2
69Ja Morant
2
70Hall of Fame
2
71Dyson Daniels
2
72Dwight Howard
2
73Dallas Mavericks
2
74Cleveland Cavaliers
2
75Chicago Bulls
2
76Charlotte Hornets
2
77Cam Thomas
2
78Cade Cunningham
2
79Brooklyn Nets
2
80Anthony Edwards
2
81Zaza Pachulia
1
82Zach Edey
1
83Will Hardy
1
84Vitaly Potapenko
1
85Victor Wembanyama
1
86Van Lathan
1
87Val Kilmer
1
88Utah Jazz
1
89Ty Jerome
1
90Toumani Camara
1
91The Rewatchables
1
92Steve Nash
1
93Steve Kerr
1
94Stephen A Smith
1
95Stefon Diggs
1
96Shaquille O'Neal
1
97Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
98San Antonio Spurs
1
99Russell Wilson
1
100Rob Mahoney
1
101RJ Barrett
1
102Ricky Rubio
1
103Quin Snyder
1
104Quentin Grimes
1
105Payton Pritchard
1
106Patrick Scales
1
107Patrick Ewing
1
108Pat Riley
1
109Paolo Banchero
1
110Orlando Magic
1
111Obi Toppin
1
112New Orleans Pelicans
1
113Nate Darling
1
114Monty Williams
1
115Monte Mathis
1
116Mike Brown
1
117Michael Jordan
1
118Maurice Cheeks
1
119Mark Williams
1
120March Madness
1
121Mallory Rubin
1
122Malachi Flynn
1
123Luke Kornet
1
124Lawrence Frank
1
125Lauri Markkanen
1
126Larry Nance Jr.
1
127Landry Shamet
1
128LaMelo Ball
1
129Kyle Kuzma
1
130Kevin Love
1
131Kevin Johnson
1
132Kevin Harlan
1
133Keon Coleman
1
134Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
135Julius Randle
1
136Jrue Holiday
1
137Jordan Poole
1
138Jordan Clarkson
1
139Jordan Clark
1
140Jim Moran
1
141Jeff Hornacek
1
142Jaylen Clark
1
143Jaylen Brown
1
144Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
145Jalen Suggs
1
146Ivica Zubac
1
147Isaiah Stewart
1
148Ime Udoka
1
149Grayson Allen
1
150Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
151Final Four
1
152Doug Christie
1
153Donald Sloan
1
154Dirk Nowitzki
1
155Devin Booker
1
156Detroit Pistons
1
157Derrick Rose
1
158Deandre Ayton
1
159De'Aaron Fox
1
160Dawson Knox
1
161Davion Mitchell
1
162Dalano Banton
1
163D'Angelo Russell
1
164Collin Sexton
1
165Charles Lee
1
166Carmelo Anthony
1
167Bub Carrington
1
168Brice Sensabaugh
1
169Brian Shaw
1
170Brad Stevens
1
171Boston Red Sox
1
172Blake Griffin
1
173Bill's Dad
1
174Bill Buckner
1
175Arizona Cardinals
1
176Anthony Davis
1
177Anfernee Simons
1
178Andre Miller
1
179Alonzo Gee
1
180Alex Caruso
1
181AJ Johnson
1
182Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
160 (86.5%)
NFL
15 (8.1%)
NCAAB
7 (3.8%)
MLB
3 (1.6%)

Top Players

1Nikola Jokic
10
2Jimmy Butler III
8
3Chet Holmgren
7
4Draymond Green
6
5Stephen Curry
5
6Paul George
5
7Luka Dončić
5
8Bradley Beal
5
9Bill Simmons
5
10Jayson Tatum
5
11Russell Westbrook
4
12Marcus Morris Sr.
4
13LeBron James
4
14Larry Bird
4
15Kevin Durant
4
16Joel Embiid
4
17Scoot Henderson
3
18Ryen Russillo
3
19Magic Johnson
3
20Luguentz Dort
3
21Kawhi Leonard
3
22Evan Mobley
3
23DeMar DeRozan
3
24Chauncey Billups
3
25Brandon Ingram
3
26Ben Simmons
3
27Amen Thompson
3
28Alvin Kamara
3
29Wilt Chamberlain
2
30Tyler Herro
2
31Scottie Barnes
2
32Ray Allen
2
33Patrick Williams
2
34Nick Nurse
2
35Mike Miller
2
36Mark Cuban
2
37James Harden
2
38Jamal Murray
2
39Ja Morant
2
40Dyson Daniels
2
41Dwight Howard
2
42Cam Thomas
2
43Cade Cunningham
2
44Anthony Edwards
2
45Zaza Pachulia
1
46Zach Edey
1
47Will Hardy
1
48Vitaly Potapenko
1
49Victor Wembanyama
1
50Van Lathan
1
51Val Kilmer
1
52Ty Jerome
1
53Toumani Camara
1
54Steve Nash
1
55Steve Kerr
1
56Stephen A Smith
1
57Stefon Diggs
1
58Shaquille O'Neal
1
59Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
60Russell Wilson
1
61Rob Mahoney
1
62RJ Barrett
1
63Ricky Rubio
1
64Quin Snyder
1
65Quentin Grimes
1
66Payton Pritchard
1
67Patrick Scales
1
68Patrick Ewing
1
69Pat Riley
1
70Paolo Banchero
1
71Obi Toppin
1
72Nate Darling
1
73Monty Williams
1
74Monte Mathis
1
75Mike Brown
1
76Michael Jordan
1
77Maurice Cheeks
1
78Mark Williams
1
79Mallory Rubin
1
80Malachi Flynn
1
81Luke Kornet
1
82Lawrence Frank
1
83Lauri Markkanen
1
84Larry Nance Jr.
1
85Landry Shamet
1
86LaMelo Ball
1
87Kyle Kuzma
1
88Kevin Love
1
89Kevin Johnson
1
90Kevin Harlan
1
91Keon Coleman
1
92Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
93Julius Randle
1
94Jrue Holiday
1
95Jordan Poole
1
96Jordan Clarkson
1
97Jordan Clark
1
98Jim Moran
1
99Jeff Hornacek
1
100Jaylen Clark
1
101Jaylen Brown
1
102Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
103Jalen Suggs
1
104Ivica Zubac
1
105Isaiah Stewart
1
106Ime Udoka
1
107Grayson Allen
1
108Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
109Doug Christie
1
110Donald Sloan
1
111Dirk Nowitzki
1
112Devin Booker
1
113Derrick Rose
1
114Deandre Ayton
1
115De'Aaron Fox
1
116Dawson Knox
1
117Davion Mitchell
1
118Dalano Banton
1
119D'Angelo Russell
1
120Collin Sexton
1
121Charles Lee
1
122Carmelo Anthony
1
123Bub Carrington
1
124Brice Sensabaugh
1
125Brian Shaw
1
126Brad Stevens
1
127Blake Griffin
1
128Bill's Dad
1
129Bill Buckner
1
130Anthony Davis
1
131Anfernee Simons
1
132Andre Miller
1
133Alonzo Gee
1
134Alex Caruso
1
135AJ Johnson
1
136Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
23
2NBA Playoffs
12
3Nikola Jokic
6
4Jimmy Butler III
6
5Gambling
6
6Boston Celtics
6
7Oklahoma City Thunder
5
8Minnesota Timberwolves
5
9Houston Rockets
5
10Draymond Green
5
11Phoenix Suns
4
12Paul George
4
13Luka Dončić
4
14LeBron James
4
15Larry Bird
4

Ryen Russillo

1NBA
15
2NBA Playoffs
7
3Gambling
6
4Oklahoma City Thunder
5
5Nikola Jokic
4
6Houston Rockets
4
7Russell Westbrook
3
8Phoenix Suns
3
9Philadelphia 76ers
3
10Marcus Morris Sr.
3
11Los Angeles Lakers
3
12Los Angeles Clippers
3
13College Basketball
3
14Chet Holmgren
3
15Washington Wizards
2
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