Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney

Feb 13, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
47.7 min (46.9%)
Van Lathan
28.1 min (27.7%)
Chris Ryan
18.0 min (17.7%)
Rob Mahoney
7.8 min (7.6%)

Top Entities

1NBA
47
2LeBron James
13
3Vincent Hanna
11
4Los Angeles Lakers
10
5Van Lathan
9
6Miami Heat
9
7James Harden
9
8NBA Playoffs
8
9Bill Simmons
8
10Roger Van Zandt
7
11Rob Mahoney
7
12NBA Draft
7
13Gambling
7
14Dallas Mavericks
7
15Al Pacino
7
16Stephen Curry
6
17San Antonio Spurs
6
18Oklahoma City Thunder
6
19Sacramento Kings
5
20Luka Dončić
5
21Los Angeles Clippers
5
22Joel Embiid
5
23Tom Sizemore
4
24The Ringer
4
25The Rewatchables
4
26Super Bowl
4
27NFL
4
28NBA Trade Deadline
4
29Michael Mann
4
30Kawhi Leonard
4
31Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
32Cam Thomas
4
33Will Hardy
3
34Washington Wizards
3
35Val Kilmer
3
36Utah Jazz
3
37Russell Westbrook
3
38Robert De Niro
3
39Philadelphia 76ers
3
40Paul Pierce
3
41Pat Riley
3
42Miles Bridges
3
43Magic Johnson
3
44Joe House
3
45Isaiah Stewart
3
46Golden State Warriors
3
47Denver Nuggets
3
48Chris Ryan
3
49Chris Paul
3
50Boston Celtics
3
51Jayson Tatum
3
52Tyrese Maxey
2
53Steve Ballmer
2
54Phoenix Suns
2
55Paul George
2
56Patrick Dumont
2
57Milwaukee Bucks
2
58Mark Cuban
2
59Los Angeles Rams
2
60Lindsay Gottlieb
2
61Las Vegas Raiders
2
62Kobe Bryant
2
63Jose Alvarado
2
64Jonathan Kuminga
2
65Ja Morant
2
66Indiana Pacers
2
67Draymond Green
2
68Devin Booker
2
69Damian Lillard
2
70Cooper Flagg
2
71Chauncey Billups
2
72Charlotte Hornets
2
73Barry Bonds
2
74All-Star
2
75Zoe Simmons
1
76Zaire Franklin
1
77Wyatt Teller
1
78Will Campbell
1
79Waingro
1
80Victor Wembanyama
1
81Toronto Raptors
1
82Tom Brady
1
83The Sports Gal
1
84Taybor Pepper
1
85Tampa Bay Rays
1
86Talen Horton-Tucker
1
87Sixth Man of the Year
1
88Shaquille O'Neal
1
89Ryan Rollins
1
90Quentin Tarantino
1
91Portland Trail Blazers
1
92Pittsburgh Pirates
1
93Philadelphia Eagles
1
94Nikola Jokic
1
95Nick Young
1
96Nick Van Exel
1
97NHL
1
98New York Knicks
1
99New Orleans Pelicans
1
100Neil McCauley
1
101NBA Free Agency
1
102NBA Finals
1
103Most Valuable Player
1
104Minnesota Timberwolves
1
105Mike Dunleavy
1
106Michael Jordan
1
107Madison Square Garden
1
108Mac McClung
1
109Luguentz Dort
1
110Landry Shamet
1
111Kyrie Irving
1
112Kevin Garnett
1
113Jrue Holiday
1
114Joe Mazzulla
1
115JJ Redick
1
116Jim Boylan
1
117Jerry West
1
118Jeff Teague
1
119Jake LaRavia
1
120Isaiah Bond
1
121Houston Rockets
1
122Hakeem Olajuwon
1
123Gui Santos
1
124Final Four
1
125Donald Sloan
1
126Doc Rivers
1
127De'Aaron Fox
1
128Darrick Forrest
1
129Dan Gilbert
1
130Cleveland Cavaliers
1
131Chicago Bulls
1
132Brooklyn Nets
1
133Bones Hyland
1
134BJ Ojulari
1
135Billy Donovan
1
136Bill's Dad
1
137Arizona Cardinals
1
138Anthony Davis
1
139Alonzo Gee
1
140All-NBA Second Team
1
141All-NBA First Team
1
142Aaron Gordon
1

Segments

1:11The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Rob Mahoney LIVE at the Wiltern in Los Angeles to hand out quotes from ‘Heat’ as awards for this NBA seasonNBA

League Distribution

NBA
196 (86.3%)
NFL
23 (10.1%)
MLB
4 (1.8%)
NCAAB
3 (1.3%)
NHL
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
13
2Vincent Hanna
11
3Van Lathan
9
4James Harden
9
5Bill Simmons
8
6Roger Van Zandt
7
7Rob Mahoney
7
8Al Pacino
7
9Stephen Curry
6
10Luka Dončić
5
11Joel Embiid
5
12Tom Sizemore
4
13Michael Mann
4
14Kawhi Leonard
4
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
16Cam Thomas
4
17Will Hardy
3
18Val Kilmer
3
19Russell Westbrook
3
20Robert De Niro
3
21Paul Pierce
3
22Pat Riley
3
23Miles Bridges
3
24Magic Johnson
3
25Joe House
3
26Isaiah Stewart
3
27Chris Ryan
3
28Chris Paul
3
29Jayson Tatum
3
30Tyrese Maxey
2
31Steve Ballmer
2
32Paul George
2
33Patrick Dumont
2
34Mark Cuban
2
35Lindsay Gottlieb
2
36Kobe Bryant
2
37Jose Alvarado
2
38Jonathan Kuminga
2
39Ja Morant
2
40Draymond Green
2
41Devin Booker
2
42Damian Lillard
2
43Cooper Flagg
2
44Chauncey Billups
2
45Barry Bonds
2
46Zoe Simmons
1
47Zaire Franklin
1
48Wyatt Teller
1
49Will Campbell
1
50Waingro
1
51Victor Wembanyama
1
52Tom Brady
1
53The Sports Gal
1
54Taybor Pepper
1
55Talen Horton-Tucker
1
56Shaquille O'Neal
1
57Ryan Rollins
1
58Quentin Tarantino
1
59Nikola Jokic
1
60Nick Young
1
61Nick Van Exel
1
62Neil McCauley
1
63Mike Dunleavy
1
64Michael Jordan
1
65Mac McClung
1
66Luguentz Dort
1
67Landry Shamet
1
68Kyrie Irving
1
69Kevin Garnett
1
70Jrue Holiday
1
71Joe Mazzulla
1
72JJ Redick
1
73Jim Boylan
1
74Jerry West
1
75Jeff Teague
1
76Jake LaRavia
1
77Isaiah Bond
1
78Hakeem Olajuwon
1
79Gui Santos
1
80Donald Sloan
1
81Doc Rivers
1
82De'Aaron Fox
1
83Darrick Forrest
1
84Dan Gilbert
1
85Bones Hyland
1
86BJ Ojulari
1
87Billy Donovan
1
88Bill's Dad
1
89Anthony Davis
1
90Alonzo Gee
1
91Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
22
2Vincent Hanna
8
3Miami Heat
7
4Van Lathan
6
5Roger Van Zandt
6
6Al Pacino
6
7NBA Playoffs
5
8Los Angeles Lakers
5
9Tom Sizemore
4
10Rob Mahoney
4
11Luka Dončić
4
12Los Angeles Clippers
4
13LeBron James
4
14Gambling
4
15Dallas Mavericks
4

Van Lathan

1NBA
12
2LeBron James
4
3Russell Westbrook
3
4Vincent Hanna
2
5San Antonio Spurs
2
6Rob Mahoney
2
7NBA Draft
2
8Los Angeles Lakers
2
9Kobe Bryant
2
10James Harden
2
11Van Lathan
1
12The Rewatchables
1
13Tampa Bay Rays
1
14Steve Ballmer
1
15Stephen Curry
1

Chris Ryan

1NBA
9
2Bill Simmons
4
3Philadelphia 76ers
3
4Joel Embiid
3
5Gambling
3
6Utah Jazz
2
7Super Bowl
2
8Robert De Niro
2
9Patrick Dumont
2
10Pat Riley
2
11NBA Trade Deadline
2
12Miami Heat
2
13Los Angeles Lakers
2
14James Harden
2
15Isaiah Stewart
2

Rob Mahoney

1NBA
4
2LeBron James
4
3The Ringer
2
4Sacramento Kings
2
5Oklahoma City Thunder
2
6NBA Playoffs
2
7Magic Johnson
2
8James Harden
2
9Will Hardy
1
10Washington Wizards
1
11Vincent Hanna
1
12Victor Wembanyama
1
13Van Lathan
1
14Taybor Pepper
1
15Talen Horton-Tucker
1
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