Minnesota’s Coming, OKC’s Here, and We Can Save the NBA Season With Kirk Goldsberry and Bill’s Dad

Mar 13, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
67.0 min (61.5%)
Kirk Goldsberry
27.5 min (25.3%)
Bill's dad
14.5 min (13.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
33
2Boston Celtics
31
3Oklahoma City Thunder
26
4NBA Playoffs
19
5Los Angeles Lakers
14
6NFL
12
7Gambling
12
8Minnesota Timberwolves
10
9Jaylen Brown
9
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
11New York Knicks
8
12NBA Draft
8
13MLB
6
14Luka Dončić
6
15Los Angeles Clippers
6
16Bill's Dad
6
17San Antonio Spurs
5
18Philadelphia 76ers
5
19New Orleans Pelicans
5
20NBA Finals
5
21Kirk Cousins
5
22Derrick White
5
23Denver Nuggets
5
24All-Star
5
25Jayson Tatum
5
26Payton Pritchard
4
27Malik Beasley
4
28Julius Randle
4
29Golden State Warriors
4
30Dallas Mavericks
4
31College Football
4
32Cleveland Cavaliers
4
33The Ringer
3
34Super Bowl
3
35Scoot Henderson
3
36Phoenix Suns
3
37New York Giants
3
38Memphis Grizzlies
3
39Luke Kornet
3
40LeBron James
3
41Karl-Anthony Towns
3
42Jrue Holiday
3
43Joel Embiid
3
44Houston Rockets
3
45Detroit Pistons
3
46Chet Holmgren
3
47Brad Marchand
3
48Bill Simmons
3
49Atlanta Hawks
3
50World Series
2
51Ty Jerome
2
52The Sports Gal
2
53The Rewatchables
2
54Ryen Russillo
2
55Rudy Gobert
2
56Paul George
2
57Orlando Magic
2
58Nikola Jokic
2
59Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2
60NBA Trade Deadline
2
61Most Valuable Player
2
62Minnesota Vikings
2
63Milwaukee Bucks
2
64Madison Square Garden
2
65Luguentz Dort
2
66Las Vegas Raiders
2
67Larry Bird
2
68Kristaps Porziņģis
2
69Klay Thompson
2
70Jaylen Johnson
2
71Jamal Murray
2
72Indiana Pacers
2
73Donte DiVincenzo
2
74Cade Cunningham
2
75Brooklyn Nets
2
76Boston Red Sox
2
77Anthony Edwards
2
78Al Horford
2
79Victor Wembanyama
1
80Utah Jazz
1
81UFC
1
82Tyrese Maxey
1
83Travis Hunter
1
84Trae Young
1
85Toronto Raptors
1
86Tom Cruise
1
87Spencer Dinwiddie
1
88Sixth Man of the Year
1
89Serge Ibaka
1
90Saquon Barkley
1
91Russell Westbrook
1
92Pittsburgh Steelers
1
93Philadelphia Eagles
1
94Patrick Mahomes
1
95Onyeka Okongwu
1
96NFL Draft
1
97New York Yankees
1
98New England Patriots
1
99Naz Reid
1
100Mike Conley
1
101Mikal Bridges
1
102Miami Heat
1
103Max Christie
1
104Maverick Carter
1
105Matthew Stafford
1
106Martin Emerson
1
107March Madness
1
108Kevin Garnett
1
109Kenny Atkinson
1
110Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
111Kawhi Leonard
1
112Joe House
1
113James Harden
1
114Jalen Hurts
1
115Jalen Brunson
1
116Isaiah Joe
1
117Hall of Fame
1
118Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
119Evan Mobley
1
120Dyson Daniels
1
121Drake Maye
1
122Donald Sloan
1
123Darius Garland
1
124Cooper Kupp
1
125Clay Webb
1
126Chris Ryan
1
127Chicago Bulls
1
128Charlotte Hornets
1
129Cam Robinson
1
130Boston Bruins
1
131Bam Adebayo
1
132Ball Arena
1
133Anthony Davis
1
134Aaron Rodgers
1

League Distribution

NBA
157 (74.8%)
NFL
34 (16.2%)
MLB
8 (3.8%)
CFB
5 (2.4%)
NHL
4 (1.9%)
UFC
1 (0.5%)
NCAAB
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Jaylen Brown
9
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
3Luka Dončić
6
4Bill's Dad
6
5Kirk Cousins
5
6Derrick White
5
7Jayson Tatum
5
8Payton Pritchard
4
9Malik Beasley
4
10Julius Randle
4
11Scoot Henderson
3
12Luke Kornet
3
13LeBron James
3
14Karl-Anthony Towns
3
15Jrue Holiday
3
16Joel Embiid
3
17Chet Holmgren
3
18Brad Marchand
3
19Bill Simmons
3
20Ty Jerome
2
21The Sports Gal
2
22Ryen Russillo
2
23Rudy Gobert
2
24Paul George
2
25Nikola Jokic
2
26Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2
27Luguentz Dort
2
28Larry Bird
2
29Kristaps Porziņģis
2
30Klay Thompson
2
31Jaylen Johnson
2
32Jamal Murray
2
33Donte DiVincenzo
2
34Cade Cunningham
2
35Anthony Edwards
2
36Al Horford
2
37Victor Wembanyama
1
38Tyrese Maxey
1
39Travis Hunter
1
40Trae Young
1
41Tom Cruise
1
42Spencer Dinwiddie
1
43Serge Ibaka
1
44Saquon Barkley
1
45Russell Westbrook
1
46Patrick Mahomes
1
47Onyeka Okongwu
1
48Naz Reid
1
49Mike Conley
1
50Mikal Bridges
1
51Max Christie
1
52Maverick Carter
1
53Matthew Stafford
1
54Martin Emerson
1
55Kevin Garnett
1
56Kenny Atkinson
1
57Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
58Kawhi Leonard
1
59Joe House
1
60James Harden
1
61Jalen Hurts
1
62Jalen Brunson
1
63Isaiah Joe
1
64Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
65Evan Mobley
1
66Dyson Daniels
1
67Drake Maye
1
68Donald Sloan
1
69Darius Garland
1
70Cooper Kupp
1
71Clay Webb
1
72Chris Ryan
1
73Cam Robinson
1
74Bam Adebayo
1
75Anthony Davis
1
76Aaron Rodgers
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Boston Celtics
20
2NBA
18
3Oklahoma City Thunder
16
4NBA Playoffs
10
5Gambling
10
6NFL
7
7Los Angeles Lakers
7
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6
9Minnesota Timberwolves
6
10Bill's Dad
6
11NBA Draft
5
12Los Angeles Clippers
5
13Kirk Cousins
5
14New York Knicks
4
15Jayson Tatum
4

Kirk Goldsberry

1NBA
14
2NBA Playoffs
9
3Boston Celtics
8
4Oklahoma City Thunder
6
5Los Angeles Lakers
6
6NFL
5
7New York Knicks
4
8MLB
4
9Jaylen Brown
4
10San Antonio Spurs
3
11NBA Draft
3
12Derrick White
3
13Denver Nuggets
3
14Dallas Mavericks
3
15Cleveland Cavaliers
3

Bill's dad

1Oklahoma City Thunder
4
2Jaylen Brown
3
3Boston Celtics
3
4Minnesota Timberwolves
2
5Luka Dončić
2
6Brad Marchand
2
7The Sports Gal
1
8Payton Pritchard
1
9New York Giants
1
10New Orleans Pelicans
1
11NBA
1
12Most Valuable Player
1
13Minnesota Vikings
1
14Madison Square Garden
1
15Luke Kornet
1
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