The Floundering Cavs, OKC-Boston Gut Checks, and Lottery Karma Power Rankings With Ryen Russillo

May 12, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
79.6 min (57.3%)
Ryen Russillo
59.4 min (42.7%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
30
2NBA
30
3Oklahoma City Thunder
22
4Indiana Pacers
18
5Boston Celtics
16
6New York Knicks
15
7Denver Nuggets
15
8Gambling
13
9Nikola Jokic
12
10Chet Holmgren
12
11Golden State Warriors
11
12Minnesota Timberwolves
10
13Jayson Tatum
9
14Cooper Flagg
8
15San Antonio Spurs
7
16All-Star
7
17Utah Jazz
6
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6
19NBA Draft
6
20Payton Pritchard
5
21NBA Finals
5
22Darius Garland
5
23Cleveland Cavaliers
5
24Brooklyn Nets
5
25The Sports Gal
4
26NFL
4
27Mitchell Robinson
4
28Memphis Grizzlies
4
29Luguentz Dort
4
30Karl-Anthony Towns
4
31Joel Embiid
4
32Atlanta Hawks
4
33Anthony Edwards
4
34Alex Caruso
4
35Will Hardy
3
36Washington Wizards
3
37Stephen Curry
3
38Ryen Russillo
3
39Russell Westbrook
3
40Rudy Gobert
3
41Quentin Lake
3
42Philadelphia 76ers
3
43Miami Heat
3
44Luka Dončić
3
45Kemba Walker
3
46Julius Randle
3
47Jordan Poole
3
48Joe House
3
49Jalen Brunson
3
50Houston Rockets
3
51Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
52Bill Simmons
3
53Al Horford
3
54Aaron Gordon
3
55The Ringer
2
56The Rewatchables
2
57T.J. McConnell
2
58Steve Kerr
2
59Shaquille O'Neal
2
60Reggie Miller
2
61Quentin Grimes
2
62Phoenix Suns
2
63OG Anunoby
2
64NHL
2
65Milwaukee Bucks
2
66Miles Bridges
2
67Luke Kornet
2
68Los Angeles Lakers
2
69Los Angeles Clippers
2
70Kenny Atkinson
2
71Jrue Holiday
2
72John Stockton
2
73Jaylen Brown
2
74Jarrett Allen
2
75James Harden
2
76Isaac Okoro
2
77Grant Williams
2
78Evan Mobley
2
79Draymond Green
2
80Detroit Pistons
2
81Derrick Henry
2
82Defensive Player of the Year
2
83Dallas Mavericks
2
84Zach Lowe
1
85Victor Wembanyama
1
86Usman Garuba
1
87Ty Jerome
1
88Trey Murphy III
1
89Trayce Jackson-Davis
1
90Toronto Raptors
1
91Tobias Harris
1
92Tim Duncan
1
93Texas Rangers
1
94Scottie Pippen
1
95Sacramento Kings
1
96Roger Clemens
1
97Ray Allen
1
98Philadelphia Eagles
1
99Paul George
1
100Paolo Banchero
1
101Orlando Magic
1
102Obi Toppin
1
103New Orleans Pelicans
1
104NBA Free Agency
1
105Most Valuable Player
1
106MLB
1
107Mike Conley
1
108Michael Porter Jr.
1
109Marcus Smart
1
110Madison Square Garden
1
111Loren Strickland
1
112Lindsey Harding
1
113LeBron James
1
114Las Vegas Raiders
1
115LaMelo Ball
1
116Kyle Lowry
1
117Kevon Seymour
1
118Kevin Garnett
1
119Kenny Pickett
1
120Kelly Olynyk
1
121Kawhi Leonard
1
122Josiah Bronson
1
123Joe Johnson
1
124James Johnson
1
125Isaiah Joe
1
126Isaiah Hartenstein
1
127Gregg Popovich
1
128Gary Payton II
1
129Franz Wagner
1
130Donovan Mitchell
1
131Donald Sloan
1
132Desmond Bane
1
133Deni Avdija
1
134Dean Wade
1
135Dallas Cowboys
1
136Cooper Kupp
1
137Chris Paul
1
138Chauncey Billups
1
139Charles Lee
1
140Buffalo Bills
1
141Bradley Beal
1
142Bill's Dad
1
143Baltimore Ravens
1
144Anthony Davis
1
145Ante Zizic
1
146Andrew Wiggins
1
147All-NBA Third Team
1
148Alex Rodriguez
1
149Admiral Schofield
1

League Distribution

NBA
183 (86.3%)
NFL
16 (7.5%)
NCAAB
8 (3.8%)
MLB
3 (1.4%)
NHL
2 (0.9%)

Top Players

1Nikola Jokic
12
2Chet Holmgren
12
3Jayson Tatum
9
4Cooper Flagg
8
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6
6Payton Pritchard
5
7Darius Garland
5
8The Sports Gal
4
9Mitchell Robinson
4
10Luguentz Dort
4
11Karl-Anthony Towns
4
12Joel Embiid
4
13Anthony Edwards
4
14Alex Caruso
4
15Will Hardy
3
16Stephen Curry
3
17Ryen Russillo
3
18Russell Westbrook
3
19Rudy Gobert
3
20Quentin Lake
3
21Luka Dončić
3
22Kemba Walker
3
23Julius Randle
3
24Jordan Poole
3
25Joe House
3
26Jalen Brunson
3
27Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
28Bill Simmons
3
29Al Horford
3
30Aaron Gordon
3
31T.J. McConnell
2
32Steve Kerr
2
33Shaquille O'Neal
2
34Reggie Miller
2
35Quentin Grimes
2
36OG Anunoby
2
37Miles Bridges
2
38Luke Kornet
2
39Kenny Atkinson
2
40Jrue Holiday
2
41John Stockton
2
42Jaylen Brown
2
43Jarrett Allen
2
44James Harden
2
45Isaac Okoro
2
46Grant Williams
2
47Evan Mobley
2
48Draymond Green
2
49Derrick Henry
2
50Zach Lowe
1
51Victor Wembanyama
1
52Usman Garuba
1
53Ty Jerome
1
54Trey Murphy III
1
55Trayce Jackson-Davis
1
56Tobias Harris
1
57Tim Duncan
1
58Scottie Pippen
1
59Roger Clemens
1
60Ray Allen
1
61Paul George
1
62Paolo Banchero
1
63Obi Toppin
1
64Mike Conley
1
65Michael Porter Jr.
1
66Marcus Smart
1
67Loren Strickland
1
68Lindsey Harding
1
69LeBron James
1
70LaMelo Ball
1
71Kyle Lowry
1
72Kevon Seymour
1
73Kevin Garnett
1
74Kenny Pickett
1
75Kelly Olynyk
1
76Kawhi Leonard
1
77Josiah Bronson
1
78Joe Johnson
1
79James Johnson
1
80Isaiah Joe
1
81Isaiah Hartenstein
1
82Gregg Popovich
1
83Gary Payton II
1
84Franz Wagner
1
85Donovan Mitchell
1
86Donald Sloan
1
87Desmond Bane
1
88Deni Avdija
1
89Dean Wade
1
90Cooper Kupp
1
91Chris Paul
1
92Chauncey Billups
1
93Charles Lee
1
94Bradley Beal
1
95Bill's Dad
1
96Anthony Davis
1
97Ante Zizic
1
98Andrew Wiggins
1
99Alex Rodriguez
1
100Admiral Schofield
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
14
2New York Knicks
12
3NBA Playoffs
12
4Indiana Pacers
11
5Oklahoma City Thunder
10
6Boston Celtics
10
7Nikola Jokic
8
8Gambling
8
9Denver Nuggets
8
10Golden State Warriors
7
11Chet Holmgren
7
12Jayson Tatum
7
13Minnesota Timberwolves
6
14Cooper Flagg
5
15The Sports Gal
4

Ryen Russillo

1NBA Playoffs
18
2NBA
16
3Oklahoma City Thunder
12
4Indiana Pacers
7
5Denver Nuggets
7
6Boston Celtics
6
7Utah Jazz
5
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
9San Antonio Spurs
5
10Gambling
5
11Chet Holmgren
5
12Nikola Jokic
4
13Minnesota Timberwolves
4
14Golden State Warriors
4
15All-Star
4
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