OKC Wins the Title, Haliburton’s Devastating Injury, the Durant Trade and NBA Draft Buzz With Ryen Russillo and Zach Lowe

Jun 23, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
59.6 min (47.1%)
Zach Lowe
50.1 min (39.5%)
Ryen Russillo
17.0 min (13.4%)

Top Entities

1NBA
34
2Oklahoma City Thunder
27
3Tyrese Haliburton
21
4NBA Playoffs
21
5NBA Draft
21
6Kevin Durant
18
7NBA Finals
15
8Indiana Pacers
15
9Phoenix Suns
12
10Ryen Russillo
11
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
12New York Knicks
7
13Miami Heat
7
14Boston Celtics
7
15Zach Lowe
6
16Utah Jazz
6
17Luguentz Dort
6
18Los Angeles Lakers
6
19Gambling
6
20Chet Holmgren
6
21Bill Simmons
6
22Ace Bailey
6
23T.J. McConnell
5
24LeBron James
5
25Most Valuable Player
4
26Kevin Garnett
4
27Jaylen Brown
4
28Jalen Williams
4
29Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
30Devin Booker
4
31Jayson Tatum
4
32Stephen Curry
3
33San Antonio Spurs
3
34Pascal Siakam
3
35Orlando Magic
3
36NHL
3
37NFL
3
38Milwaukee Bucks
3
39Luka Dončić
3
40Houston Rockets
3
41Denver Nuggets
3
42Atlanta Hawks
3
43Walker Kessler
2
44Toronto Raptors
2
45Tobias Harris
2
46The Sports Gal
2
47The Ringer
2
48The Rewatchables
2
49Sanoussi Kane
2
50Sacramento Kings
2
51Rob Mahoney
2
52Philadelphia 76ers
2
53Paul George
2
54New Orleans Pelicans
2
55MLB
2
56Minnesota Vikings
2
57Magic Johnson
2
58Los Angeles Rams
2
59Los Angeles Clippers
2
60Julius Randle
2
61Josh Giddey
2
62Joel Embiid
2
63Joe Ingles
2
64Joe House
2
65Jalen Brunson
2
66Finals MVP
2
67Desmond Bane
2
68Daniel Gafford
2
69Connor McDavid
2
70Cam Whitmore
2
71Cam Johnson
2
72Bryce Harper
2
73Bradley Beal
2
74Avery Bradley
2
75Andrew Wiggins
2
76Alex Caruso
2
77Zoe Simmons
1
78Zion Williamson
1
79World Series
1
80Wayne Gretzky
1
81Washington Wizards
1
82Van Lathan
1
83Usman Garuba
1
84Tyler Herro
1
85Ty Jerome
1
86Super Bowl
1
87Stanley Cup
1
88Sixth Man of the Year
1
89Shaquille O'Neal
1
90Samson Ebukam
1
91Russell Westbrook
1
92Rick Carlisle
1
93Rajon Rondo
1
94Raiqwon O'Neal
1
95Phil Handy
1
96Paul Pierce
1
97Patrick Baldwin Jr.
1
98Nikola Jokic
1
99NHL Playoffs
1
100New York Yankees
1
101NBA Free Agency
1
102Najee Harris
1
103Mitchell Robinson
1
104Minnesota Timberwolves
1
105Memphis Grizzlies
1
106Mark Williams
1
107Marcus Smart
1
108Leonardo DiCaprio
1
109Lauri Markkanen
1
110Las Vegas Raiders
1
111LaMelo Ball
1
112Klay Thompson
1
113Khalil Mack
1
114Kevon Looney
1
115Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
116Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
117Keegan Murray
1
118Kawhi Leonard
1
119Karl-Anthony Towns
1
120Jrue Holiday
1
121Jose Alvarado
1
122Jordan Walsh
1
123Jordan Hawkins
1
124Jalen Green
1
125Jake Hansen
1
126Jabari Smith Jr.
1
127Isaiah Hartenstein
1
128Hall of Fame
1
129Gabe Vincent
1
130Fred Warner
1
131Fred VanVleet
1
132Franz Wagner
1
133Final Four
1
134Fab Flournoy
1
135Draymond Green
1
136Doc Rivers
1
137Detroit Pistons
1
138DeMarcus Cousins
1
139DeMar DeRozan
1
140De'Aaron Fox
1
141Darius Garland
1
142College Basketball
1
143Cleveland Cavaliers
1
144Cleveland Browns
1
145Clay Webb
1
146Christian Gonzalez
1
147Chris Ryan
1
148Chris Paul
1
149Charlotte Hornets
1
150Charles Barkley
1
151Carolina Panthers
1
152Bub Carrington
1
153Brooklyn Nets
1
154Brandon Ingram
1
155Brad Stevens
1
156Brad Marchand
1
157Boston Bruins
1
158Boogie Nights (film)
1
159Bobby Orr
1
160Bill's Dad
1
161Ben Simmons
1
162Atlanta Braves
1
163All-NBA Third Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
189 (81.5%)
NFL
25 (10.8%)
NCAAB
8 (3.4%)
NHL
6 (2.6%)
MLB
4 (1.7%)

Top Players

1Tyrese Haliburton
21
2Kevin Durant
18
3Ryen Russillo
11
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
5Zach Lowe
6
6Luguentz Dort
6
7Chet Holmgren
6
8Bill Simmons
6
9Ace Bailey
6
10T.J. McConnell
5
11LeBron James
5
12Kevin Garnett
4
13Jaylen Brown
4
14Jalen Williams
4
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
16Devin Booker
4
17Jayson Tatum
4
18Stephen Curry
3
19Pascal Siakam
3
20Luka Dončić
3
21Walker Kessler
2
22Tobias Harris
2
23The Sports Gal
2
24Sanoussi Kane
2
25Rob Mahoney
2
26Paul George
2
27Magic Johnson
2
28Julius Randle
2
29Josh Giddey
2
30Joel Embiid
2
31Joe Ingles
2
32Joe House
2
33Jalen Brunson
2
34Desmond Bane
2
35Daniel Gafford
2
36Connor McDavid
2
37Cam Whitmore
2
38Cam Johnson
2
39Bryce Harper
2
40Bradley Beal
2
41Avery Bradley
2
42Andrew Wiggins
2
43Alex Caruso
2
44Zoe Simmons
1
45Zion Williamson
1
46Wayne Gretzky
1
47Van Lathan
1
48Usman Garuba
1
49Tyler Herro
1
50Ty Jerome
1
51Shaquille O'Neal
1
52Samson Ebukam
1
53Russell Westbrook
1
54Rick Carlisle
1
55Rajon Rondo
1
56Raiqwon O'Neal
1
57Phil Handy
1
58Paul Pierce
1
59Patrick Baldwin Jr.
1
60Nikola Jokic
1
61Najee Harris
1
62Mitchell Robinson
1
63Mark Williams
1
64Marcus Smart
1
65Leonardo DiCaprio
1
66Lauri Markkanen
1
67LaMelo Ball
1
68Klay Thompson
1
69Khalil Mack
1
70Kevon Looney
1
71Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
72Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
73Keegan Murray
1
74Kawhi Leonard
1
75Karl-Anthony Towns
1
76Jrue Holiday
1
77Jose Alvarado
1
78Jordan Walsh
1
79Jordan Hawkins
1
80Jalen Green
1
81Jake Hansen
1
82Jabari Smith Jr.
1
83Isaiah Hartenstein
1
84Gabe Vincent
1
85Fred Warner
1
86Fred VanVleet
1
87Franz Wagner
1
88Fab Flournoy
1
89Draymond Green
1
90Doc Rivers
1
91DeMarcus Cousins
1
92DeMar DeRozan
1
93De'Aaron Fox
1
94Darius Garland
1
95Clay Webb
1
96Christian Gonzalez
1
97Chris Ryan
1
98Chris Paul
1
99Charles Barkley
1
100Bub Carrington
1
101Brandon Ingram
1
102Brad Stevens
1
103Brad Marchand
1
104Bobby Orr
1
105Bill's Dad
1
106Ben Simmons
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Draft
14
2Oklahoma City Thunder
11
3NBA
11
4Tyrese Haliburton
10
5Kevin Durant
9
6NBA Playoffs
8
7NBA Finals
8
8Ryen Russillo
7
9Phoenix Suns
6
10Boston Celtics
6
11Ace Bailey
6
12Zach Lowe
5
13New York Knicks
5
14Los Angeles Lakers
5
15LeBron James
5

Zach Lowe

1NBA
13
2NBA Playoffs
12
3Oklahoma City Thunder
10
4NBA Draft
7
5Indiana Pacers
7
6Phoenix Suns
6
7Utah Jazz
4
8Tyrese Haliburton
4
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
10Kevin Durant
4
11NBA Finals
3
12Miami Heat
3
13Luguentz Dort
3
14Kevin Garnett
3
15Jaylen Brown
3

Ryen Russillo

1NBA
10
2Tyrese Haliburton
7
3Oklahoma City Thunder
6
4Kevin Durant
5
5NBA Finals
4
6Jalen Williams
4
7Indiana Pacers
3
8T.J. McConnell
2
9Ryen Russillo
2
10Chet Holmgren
2
11Zion Williamson
1
12Zach Lowe
1
13Toronto Raptors
1
14The Sports Gal
1
15Sixth Man of the Year
1
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