The 2026 Made-Up NBA Awards With Zach Lowe

Apr 6, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
73.8 min (61.3%)
Zach Lowe
46.6 min (38.7%)

Top Entities

1NBA
51
2Victor Wembanyama
22
3Luka Dončić
17
4Nikola Jokic
15
5LeBron James
15
6Oklahoma City Thunder
14
7Boston Celtics
12
8Atlanta Hawks
11
9San Antonio Spurs
10
10Charlotte Hornets
10
11Trey Murphy III
9
12NBA Playoffs
9
13Most Valuable Player
9
14NBA Draft
8
15Los Angeles Lakers
8
16Joe House
8
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
18Gambling
8
19Stephen Curry
7
20Los Angeles Clippers
7
21Joe Mazzulla
7
22Denver Nuggets
7
23Washington Wizards
6
24Stephen A Smith
6
25Phoenix Suns
6
26LaMelo Ball
6
27Kawhi Leonard
6
28Golden State Warriors
6
29Chicago Bulls
6
30Trae Young
5
31Toronto Raptors
5
32Sacramento Kings
5
33Portland Trail Blazers
5
34Bill Simmons
5
35All-Star
5
36Jayson Tatum
5
37Utah Jazz
4
38Payton Pritchard
4
39New York Knicks
4
40New Orleans Pelicans
4
41Milwaukee Bucks
4
42Michael Jordan
4
43Mark Cuban
4
44James Harden
4
45Houston Rockets
4
46Domantas Sabonis
4
47Detroit Pistons
4
48De'Aaron Fox
4
49Chet Holmgren
4
50Aaron Gordon
4
51The Ringer
3
52Scottie Barnes
3
53Paul George
3
54Patrick Ewing
3
55NHL
3
56Michael Porter Jr.
3
57Memphis Grizzlies
3
58Kevin Garnett
3
59Joel Embiid
3
60Jaylen Brown
3
61Ja Morant
3
62Doug Christie
3
63Cooper Flagg
3
64Chris Paul
3
65Chauncey Billups
3
66Cam Johnson
3
67Bones Hyland
3
68Blake Griffin
3
69All-NBA Second Team
3
70Ace Bailey
3
71Zaza Pachulia
2
72Zach Lowe
2
73Wilt Chamberlain
2
74Tyler Herro
2
75The Sports Gal
2
76The Rewatchables
2
77Stephon Gilmore
2
78Shaquille O'Neal
2
79Seattle Seahawks
2
80Rookie of the Year
2
81Philadelphia 76ers
2
82Paolo Banchero
2
83NFL
2
84NBA Free Agency
2
85NBA Finals
2
86MLB
2
87Minnesota Timberwolves
2
88Mike Miller
2
89Mike Conley
2
90Magic Johnson
2
91Larry Bird
2
92Kyrie Irving
2
93Kevin Love
2
94Jaylen Johnson
2
95Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
96Isaiah Stewart
2
97Harrison Ford
2
98Hall of Fame
2
99Doc Rivers
2
100Derrick White
2
101Derrick Rose
2
102Darius Garland
2
103Cleveland Cavaliers
2
104CJ McCollum
2
105Cam Thomas
2
106Bub Carrington
2
107Brooklyn Nets
2
108Ben Simmons
2
109Bam Adebayo
2
110Austin Reaves
2
111Anthony Davis
2
112All-NBA Third Team
2
113All-NBA First Team
2
114Alex Caruso
2
115Aaron Judge
2
116Zach LaVine
1
117Wosny Lambre
1
118Willie Green
1
119Vivek Ranadivé
1
120Vitaly Potapenko
1
121Usman Garuba
1
122Tyjae Spears
1
123Ty Jerome
1
124Toronto Blue Jays
1
125Tiago Splitter
1
126Tank Dell
1
127Steve Kerr
1
128Stanley Cup
1
129Sixth Man of the Year
1
130Saquon Barkley
1
131Samson Ebukam
1
132Rudy Gobert
1
133Ron Harper Jr.
1
134Robert Williams III
1
135Rob Mahoney
1
136Rick Carlisle
1
137Rick Brunson
1
138Rich Paul
1
139Rashid Shaheed
1
140Quin Snyder
1
141Peter Schrager
1
142O.J. Mayo
1
143New York Mets
1
144New England Patriots
1
145NBA Trade Deadline
1
146Nate Darling
1
147Myles Turner
1
148Moussa Diabate
1
149Monte Mathis
1
150Mitchell Robinson
1
151Mat Ishbia
1
152Malik Monk
1
153Luguentz Dort
1
154Lathan Ransom
1
155Kyshawn George
1
156Kyle Filipowski
1
157Klay Thompson
1
158Kevin Porter Jr.
1
159Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
160Kendrick Perkins
1
161Kemba Walker
1
162Josh Oppenheimer
1
163Jose Alvarado
1
164Jordi Fernandez
1
165Jordan Goodwin
1
166Jimmy Butler III
1
167Jim Moran
1
168Jeff Van Gundy
1
169Jaylin Williams
1
170Jason Kidd
1
171Jamal Murray
1
172Jalen Williams
1
173Jalen Hurts
1
174Jalen Duren
1
175Jaime Jaquez Jr.
1
176Jaden Ivey
1
177J.B. Bickerstaff
1
178Isaiah Collier
1
179Indiana Pacers
1
180Ime Udoka
1
181Hakeem Olajuwon
1
182Grant Williams
1
183Goga Bitadze
1
184Freddie Freeman
1
185Fred VanVleet
1
186Franz Wagner
1
187Esa Pole
1
188Dyson Daniels
1
189Dwight Howard
1
190Duncan Robinson
1
191Donald Sloan
1
192Devin Booker
1
193Derrick Jones Jr.
1
194DeMarcus Lawrence
1
195DeMar DeRozan
1
196DeAndre Jordan
1
197Dean Wade
1
198Dawson Knox
1
199Damian Lillard
1
200Collin Sexton
1
201Collin Gillespie
1
202Cody Williams
1
203Christopher Nolan
1
204Christian Gonzalez
1
205Chris Ryan
1
206Charles Lee
1
207Cade Cunningham
1
208Burt Reynolds
1
209Brice Sensabaugh
1
210Brian Keefe
1
211Brandon Ingram
1
212Bradley Beal
1
213Brad Stevens
1
214Anthony Black
1
215Andre Miller
1
216Andre Drummond
1
217Amen Thompson
1

League Distribution

NBA
244 (85.3%)
NFL
26 (9.1%)
MLB
7 (2.4%)
NCAAB
6 (2.1%)
NHL
3 (1%)

Top Players

1Victor Wembanyama
22
2Luka Dončić
17
3Nikola Jokic
15
4LeBron James
15
5Trey Murphy III
9
6Joe House
8
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
8Stephen Curry
7
9Joe Mazzulla
7
10Stephen A Smith
6
11LaMelo Ball
6
12Kawhi Leonard
6
13Trae Young
5
14Bill Simmons
5
15Jayson Tatum
5
16Payton Pritchard
4
17Michael Jordan
4
18Mark Cuban
4
19James Harden
4
20Domantas Sabonis
4
21De'Aaron Fox
4
22Chet Holmgren
4
23Aaron Gordon
4
24Scottie Barnes
3
25Paul George
3
26Patrick Ewing
3
27Michael Porter Jr.
3
28Kevin Garnett
3
29Joel Embiid
3
30Jaylen Brown
3
31Ja Morant
3
32Doug Christie
3
33Cooper Flagg
3
34Chris Paul
3
35Chauncey Billups
3
36Cam Johnson
3
37Bones Hyland
3
38Blake Griffin
3
39Ace Bailey
3
40Zaza Pachulia
2
41Zach Lowe
2
42Wilt Chamberlain
2
43Tyler Herro
2
44The Sports Gal
2
45Stephon Gilmore
2
46Shaquille O'Neal
2
47Paolo Banchero
2
48Mike Miller
2
49Mike Conley
2
50Magic Johnson
2
51Larry Bird
2
52Kyrie Irving
2
53Kevin Love
2
54Jaylen Johnson
2
55Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
56Isaiah Stewart
2
57Harrison Ford
2
58Doc Rivers
2
59Derrick White
2
60Derrick Rose
2
61Darius Garland
2
62CJ McCollum
2
63Cam Thomas
2
64Bub Carrington
2
65Ben Simmons
2
66Bam Adebayo
2
67Austin Reaves
2
68Anthony Davis
2
69Alex Caruso
2
70Aaron Judge
2
71Zach LaVine
1
72Wosny Lambre
1
73Willie Green
1
74Vivek Ranadivé
1
75Vitaly Potapenko
1
76Usman Garuba
1
77Tyjae Spears
1
78Ty Jerome
1
79Tiago Splitter
1
80Tank Dell
1
81Steve Kerr
1
82Saquon Barkley
1
83Samson Ebukam
1
84Rudy Gobert
1
85Ron Harper Jr.
1
86Robert Williams III
1
87Rob Mahoney
1
88Rick Carlisle
1
89Rick Brunson
1
90Rich Paul
1
91Rashid Shaheed
1
92Quin Snyder
1
93Peter Schrager
1
94O.J. Mayo
1
95Nate Darling
1
96Myles Turner
1
97Moussa Diabate
1
98Monte Mathis
1
99Mitchell Robinson
1
100Mat Ishbia
1
101Malik Monk
1
102Luguentz Dort
1
103Lathan Ransom
1
104Kyshawn George
1
105Kyle Filipowski
1
106Klay Thompson
1
107Kevin Porter Jr.
1
108Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
109Kendrick Perkins
1
110Kemba Walker
1
111Josh Oppenheimer
1
112Jose Alvarado
1
113Jordi Fernandez
1
114Jordan Goodwin
1
115Jimmy Butler III
1
116Jim Moran
1
117Jeff Van Gundy
1
118Jaylin Williams
1
119Jason Kidd
1
120Jamal Murray
1
121Jalen Williams
1
122Jalen Hurts
1
123Jalen Duren
1
124Jaime Jaquez Jr.
1
125Jaden Ivey
1
126J.B. Bickerstaff
1
127Isaiah Collier
1
128Ime Udoka
1
129Hakeem Olajuwon
1
130Grant Williams
1
131Goga Bitadze
1
132Freddie Freeman
1
133Fred VanVleet
1
134Franz Wagner
1
135Esa Pole
1
136Dyson Daniels
1
137Dwight Howard
1
138Duncan Robinson
1
139Donald Sloan
1
140Devin Booker
1
141Derrick Jones Jr.
1
142DeMarcus Lawrence
1
143DeMar DeRozan
1
144DeAndre Jordan
1
145Dean Wade
1
146Dawson Knox
1
147Damian Lillard
1
148Collin Sexton
1
149Collin Gillespie
1
150Cody Williams
1
151Christopher Nolan
1
152Christian Gonzalez
1
153Chris Ryan
1
154Charles Lee
1
155Cade Cunningham
1
156Burt Reynolds
1
157Brice Sensabaugh
1
158Brian Keefe
1
159Brandon Ingram
1
160Bradley Beal
1
161Brad Stevens
1
162Anthony Black
1
163Andre Miller
1
164Andre Drummond
1
165Amen Thompson
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
26
2Victor Wembanyama
16
3Oklahoma City Thunder
13
4LeBron James
12
5Nikola Jokic
10
6Luka Dončić
10
7Boston Celtics
10
8Most Valuable Player
8
9Charlotte Hornets
7
10Trey Murphy III
6
11Phoenix Suns
6
12NBA Playoffs
6
13Los Angeles Lakers
6
14Los Angeles Clippers
6
15Kawhi Leonard
6

Zach Lowe

1NBA
25
2Luka Dončić
7
3Atlanta Hawks
7
4Victor Wembanyama
6
5San Antonio Spurs
5
6Nikola Jokic
5
7Washington Wizards
4
8NBA Draft
4
9Trey Murphy III
3
10Trae Young
3
11Stephen Curry
3
12NBA Playoffs
3
13LeBron James
3
14Gambling
3
15Denver Nuggets
3
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