Part 2: NBA Trade Team Grades With Rob Mahoney and Wosny Lambre. Plus, Super Bowl LIX Million-Dollar Picks.

Feb 6, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
53.4 min (62.1%)
Rob Mahoney
18.1 min (21.1%)
Wosny Lambre
14.5 min (16.8%)

Top Entities

1Luka Dončić
56
2NBA
27
3Los Angeles Lakers
23
4NBA Playoffs
16
5LeBron James
15
6Mark Williams
12
7Jimmy Butler III
12
8Bill Simmons
12
9Dallas Mavericks
11
10NBA Finals
10
11Memphis Grizzlies
10
12Golden State Warriors
10
13Kyle Kuzma
9
14Charlotte Hornets
9
15Gambling
8
16Cam Johnson
8
17San Antonio Spurs
7
18Miami Heat
7
19Denver Nuggets
7
20New Orleans Pelicans
6
21Houston Rockets
6
22Boston Celtics
6
23The Ringer
5
24Phoenix Suns
5
25Philadelphia 76ers
5
26New York Knicks
5
27Los Angeles Clippers
5
28Kevin Durant
5
29Joel Embiid
5
30Draymond Green
5
31Super Bowl
4
32Rob Mahoney
4
33Oklahoma City Thunder
4
34NBA Trade Deadline
4
35Minnesota Timberwolves
4
36Las Vegas Raiders
4
37Daniel Gafford
4
38Bruce Brown
4
39Ben Simmons
4
40Anthony Edwards
4
41Anthony Davis
4
42Sacramento Kings
3
43Quentin Grimes
3
44Paul George
3
45NFL
3
46Marcus Smart
3
47Kyrie Irving
3
48Joe House
3
49Jason Kidd
3
50Chicago Bulls
3
51Brooklyn Nets
3
52Bill's Dad
3
53Andrew Wiggins
3
54Washington Wizards
2
55Toronto Raptors
2
56The Rewatchables
2
57Stephen Curry
2
58Spencer Dinwiddie
2
59Ryen Russillo
2
60Philadelphia Eagles
2
61Paul Pierce
2
62Nikola Jokic
2
63NHL
2
64NBA Draft
2
65MLB
2
66Milwaukee Bucks
2
67Kobe Bryant
2
68Kawhi Leonard
2
69Kansas City Chiefs
2
70Hakeem Olajuwon
2
71Fred VanVleet
2
72De'Aaron Fox
2
73Cam Thomas
2
74Brandon Ingram
2
75Boston Red Sox
2
76Babe Ruth
2
77Amen Thompson
2
78Vince Carter
1
79Victor Wembanyama
1
80Van Lathan
1
81Tom Brady
1
82Tobias Harris
1
83The Sports Gal
1
84Stephen A Smith
1
85Shaquille O'Neal
1
86Seattle Seahawks
1
87Saquon Barkley
1
88Rui Hachimura
1
89Rudy Gobert
1
90Rich Paul
1
91Portland Trail Blazers
1
92Pittsburgh Pirates
1
93Patrick Mahomes
1
94Pat Riley
1
95Nick Richards
1
96New York Yankees
1
97New England Patriots
1
98NBA Free Agency
1
99Most Valuable Player
1
100Mikal Bridges
1
101Mat Ishbia
1
102Marvin Bagley III
1
103Mark Cuban
1
104Marcus Williams
1
105Mac McClung
1
106Los Angeles Rams
1
107Los Angeles Kings
1
108Lonzo Ball
1
109LaMelo Ball
1
110Klay Thompson
1
111Khris Middleton
1
112Kelly Olynyk
1
113Jusuf Nurkić
1
114Jeanie Buss
1
115Jaylen Brown
1
116James Wiseman
1
117James Harden
1
118Jalen Hurts
1
119Indiana Pacers
1
120Ime Udoka
1
121Green Bay Packers
1
122Grant Williams
1
123Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
124Dwyane Wade
1
125Dorian Finney-Smith
1
126DeAndre Jordan
1
127Cousin Sal
1
128Cooper Flagg
1
129Christian Wood
1
130Chris Jones
1
131Chris Bosh
1
132Charles Lee
1
133Cam Reddish
1
134Caleb Martin
1
135Brett Brown
1
136Bradley Beal
1
137Bam Adebayo
1
138Atlanta Hawks
1
139Andy Reid
1
140All-Star
1
141All-NBA First Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
252 (90.6%)
NFL
18 (6.5%)
MLB
5 (1.8%)
NHL
2 (0.7%)
NCAAB
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Luka Dončić
56
2LeBron James
15
3Mark Williams
12
4Jimmy Butler III
12
5Bill Simmons
12
6Kyle Kuzma
9
7Cam Johnson
8
8Kevin Durant
5
9Joel Embiid
5
10Draymond Green
5
11Rob Mahoney
4
12Daniel Gafford
4
13Bruce Brown
4
14Ben Simmons
4
15Anthony Edwards
4
16Anthony Davis
4
17Quentin Grimes
3
18Paul George
3
19Marcus Smart
3
20Kyrie Irving
3
21Joe House
3
22Jason Kidd
3
23Bill's Dad
3
24Andrew Wiggins
3
25Stephen Curry
2
26Spencer Dinwiddie
2
27Ryen Russillo
2
28Paul Pierce
2
29Nikola Jokic
2
30Kobe Bryant
2
31Kawhi Leonard
2
32Hakeem Olajuwon
2
33Fred VanVleet
2
34De'Aaron Fox
2
35Cam Thomas
2
36Brandon Ingram
2
37Babe Ruth
2
38Amen Thompson
2
39Vince Carter
1
40Victor Wembanyama
1
41Van Lathan
1
42Tom Brady
1
43Tobias Harris
1
44The Sports Gal
1
45Stephen A Smith
1
46Shaquille O'Neal
1
47Saquon Barkley
1
48Rui Hachimura
1
49Rudy Gobert
1
50Rich Paul
1
51Patrick Mahomes
1
52Pat Riley
1
53Nick Richards
1
54Mikal Bridges
1
55Mat Ishbia
1
56Marvin Bagley III
1
57Mark Cuban
1
58Marcus Williams
1
59Mac McClung
1
60Lonzo Ball
1
61LaMelo Ball
1
62Klay Thompson
1
63Khris Middleton
1
64Kelly Olynyk
1
65Jusuf Nurkić
1
66Jeanie Buss
1
67Jaylen Brown
1
68James Wiseman
1
69James Harden
1
70Jalen Hurts
1
71Ime Udoka
1
72Grant Williams
1
73Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
74Dwyane Wade
1
75Dorian Finney-Smith
1
76DeAndre Jordan
1
77Cousin Sal
1
78Cooper Flagg
1
79Christian Wood
1
80Chris Jones
1
81Chris Bosh
1
82Charles Lee
1
83Cam Reddish
1
84Caleb Martin
1
85Brett Brown
1
86Bradley Beal
1
87Bam Adebayo
1
88Andy Reid
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Luka Dončić
25
2Los Angeles Lakers
15
3NBA
13
4Mark Williams
8
5Golden State Warriors
8
6NBA Playoffs
7
7LeBron James
7
8Charlotte Hornets
7
9Bill Simmons
7
10Denver Nuggets
6
11Dallas Mavericks
6
12Boston Celtics
6
13Memphis Grizzlies
5
14Gambling
5
15Cam Johnson
5

Wosny Lambre

1Luka Dončić
13
2NBA
9
3NBA Playoffs
5
4Memphis Grizzlies
4
5Los Angeles Lakers
4
6Dallas Mavericks
4
7LeBron James
3
8Joel Embiid
3
9Jimmy Butler III
3
10Cam Johnson
3
11Washington Wizards
2
12Quentin Grimes
2
13NBA Finals
2
14Miami Heat
2
15Mark Williams
2

Rob Mahoney

1Luka Dončić
18
2Jimmy Butler III
6
3NBA
5
4LeBron James
5
5NBA Playoffs
4
6NBA Finals
4
7Los Angeles Lakers
4
8Kyle Kuzma
3
9Houston Rockets
3
10Chicago Bulls
3
11Bill Simmons
3
12Ben Simmons
3
13The Ringer
2
14Spencer Dinwiddie
2
15San Antonio Spurs
2
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