Celts-Knicks, the Sleeper Lakers, and 12 NBA Stories to Watch With Ryen Russillo

Feb 24, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
72.4 min (56.9%)
Ryen Russillo
54.7 min (43.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA
38
2Luka Dončić
24
3Los Angeles Lakers
22
4NBA Playoffs
20
5Boston Celtics
18
6New York Knicks
15
7Oklahoma City Thunder
13
8Philadelphia 76ers
10
9Los Angeles Clippers
10
10Jayson Tatum
10
11Paul George
9
12Jalen Brunson
9
13Gambling
9
14Phoenix Suns
8
15LeBron James
8
16Karl-Anthony Towns
8
17Bill's Dad
8
18Minnesota Timberwolves
7
19Golden State Warriors
7
20Denver Nuggets
7
21Utah Jazz
6
22Houston Rockets
6
23Dallas Mavericks
6
24Stephen Curry
5
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
26MLB
5
27Brooklyn Nets
5
28All-NBA First Team
5
29Rui Hachimura
4
30Mookie Betts
4
31Memphis Grizzlies
4
32LaMelo Ball
4
33Joel Embiid
4
34Jaylen Brown
4
35Boston Red Sox
4
36Bill Simmons
4
37Ben Simmons
4
38All-NBA Second Team
4
39San Antonio Spurs
3
40Ryen Russillo
3
41Portland Trail Blazers
3
42Orlando Magic
3
43Nikola Jokic
3
44NBA Finals
3
45Most Valuable Player
3
46Michael Porter Jr.
3
47Miami Heat
3
48Cooper Flagg
3
49Carmelo Anthony
3
50Anthony Edwards
3
51All-Star
3
52Aaron Gordon
3
53Vince Carter
2
54Victor Wembanyama
2
55The Ringer
2
56The Rewatchables
2
57Steven Adams
2
58Sacramento Kings
2
59Russell Westbrook
2
60Rudy Gobert
2
61NFL
2
62New Orleans Pelicans
2
63NBA Trade Deadline
2
64NBA Draft
2
65Las Vegas Raiders
2
66Kyrie Irving
2
67Kevin Durant
2
68Kawhi Leonard
2
69Josh Hart
2
70Jordan Walsh
2
71Jimmy Butler III
2
72James Harden
2
73Indiana Pacers
2
74Gabe Vincent
2
75Detroit Pistons
2
76Derrick White
2
77D'Angelo Russell
2
78Chicago Bulls
2
79Cade Cunningham
2
80Bradley Beal
2
81Amen Thompson
2
82Von Miller
1
83Vin Baker
1
84Van Lathan
1
85Trendon Watford
1
86Trae Young
1
87Toronto Raptors
1
88Tobias Harris
1
89The Town (film)
1
90Shaquille O'Neal
1
91Scottie Barnes
1
92Rookie of the Year
1
93Raiqwon O'Neal
1
94Paul Pierce
1
95Nick Richards
1
96NHL
1
97NFL Draft
1
98New England Patriots
1
99Moses Moody
1
100Mo Bamba
1
101Mitchell Robinson
1
102Milwaukee Bucks
1
103Milwaukee Brewers
1
104Miles McBride
1
105Mikhail Prokhorov
1
106Mikal Bridges
1
107Max Christie
1
108Lonzo Ball
1
109Lindsey Harding
1
110Lawrence Frank
1
111Killian Hayes
1
112Kevin Porter Jr.
1
113Kevin O'Connor
1
114Kevin Garnett
1
115Keon Johnson
1
116Kenny Atkinson
1
117Kendrick Perkins
1
118Kai Jones
1
119Julius Randle
1
120Jrue Holiday
1
121Joe Mazzulla
1
122Joe House
1
123Jeff Van Gundy
1
124Jarren Duran
1
125Jarred Vanderbilt
1
126Jalen Suggs
1
127Ja Morant
1
128Isaiah Stewart
1
129Hall of Fame
1
130Grayson Allen
1
131Grant Williams
1
132Evan Mobley
1
133Dwyane Wade
1
134Draymond Green
1
135Dorian Finney-Smith
1
136Donte DiVincenzo
1
137Domantas Sabonis
1
138Doc Rivers
1
139Dirk Nowitzki
1
140Devin Booker
1
141Cleveland Cavaliers
1
142Cincinnati Reds
1
143Chet Holmgren
1
144Cam Reddish
1
145Brandon Bass
1
146Atlanta Hawks
1
147Anthony Davis
1
148Al Horford
1
149Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NBA
182 (88.8%)
MLB
12 (5.9%)
NFL
7 (3.4%)
NCAAB
3 (1.5%)
NHL
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Luka Dončić
24
2Jayson Tatum
10
3Paul George
9
4Jalen Brunson
9
5LeBron James
8
6Karl-Anthony Towns
8
7Bill's Dad
8
8Stephen Curry
5
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
10Rui Hachimura
4
11Mookie Betts
4
12LaMelo Ball
4
13Joel Embiid
4
14Jaylen Brown
4
15Bill Simmons
4
16Ben Simmons
4
17Ryen Russillo
3
18Nikola Jokic
3
19Michael Porter Jr.
3
20Cooper Flagg
3
21Carmelo Anthony
3
22Anthony Edwards
3
23Aaron Gordon
3
24Vince Carter
2
25Victor Wembanyama
2
26Steven Adams
2
27Russell Westbrook
2
28Rudy Gobert
2
29Kyrie Irving
2
30Kevin Durant
2
31Kawhi Leonard
2
32Josh Hart
2
33Jordan Walsh
2
34Jimmy Butler III
2
35James Harden
2
36Gabe Vincent
2
37Derrick White
2
38D'Angelo Russell
2
39Cade Cunningham
2
40Bradley Beal
2
41Amen Thompson
2
42Von Miller
1
43Vin Baker
1
44Van Lathan
1
45Trendon Watford
1
46Trae Young
1
47Tobias Harris
1
48Shaquille O'Neal
1
49Scottie Barnes
1
50Raiqwon O'Neal
1
51Paul Pierce
1
52Nick Richards
1
53Moses Moody
1
54Mo Bamba
1
55Mitchell Robinson
1
56Miles McBride
1
57Mikhail Prokhorov
1
58Mikal Bridges
1
59Max Christie
1
60Lonzo Ball
1
61Lindsey Harding
1
62Lawrence Frank
1
63Killian Hayes
1
64Kevin Porter Jr.
1
65Kevin O'Connor
1
66Kevin Garnett
1
67Keon Johnson
1
68Kenny Atkinson
1
69Kendrick Perkins
1
70Kai Jones
1
71Julius Randle
1
72Jrue Holiday
1
73Joe Mazzulla
1
74Joe House
1
75Jeff Van Gundy
1
76Jarren Duran
1
77Jarred Vanderbilt
1
78Jalen Suggs
1
79Ja Morant
1
80Isaiah Stewart
1
81Grayson Allen
1
82Grant Williams
1
83Evan Mobley
1
84Dwyane Wade
1
85Draymond Green
1
86Dorian Finney-Smith
1
87Donte DiVincenzo
1
88Domantas Sabonis
1
89Doc Rivers
1
90Dirk Nowitzki
1
91Devin Booker
1
92Chet Holmgren
1
93Cam Reddish
1
94Brandon Bass
1
95Anthony Davis
1
96Al Horford
1
97Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
24
2Luka Dončić
16
3Los Angeles Lakers
14
4NBA Playoffs
13
5Boston Celtics
12
6New York Knicks
9
7Phoenix Suns
8
8Oklahoma City Thunder
7
9Philadelphia 76ers
6
10Los Angeles Clippers
6
11Jalen Brunson
6
12Golden State Warriors
6
13Bill's Dad
6
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
15LeBron James
5

Ryen Russillo

1NBA
14
2Luka Dončić
8
3Los Angeles Lakers
8
4NBA Playoffs
7
5Jayson Tatum
7
6Utah Jazz
6
7Oklahoma City Thunder
6
8New York Knicks
6
9Minnesota Timberwolves
6
10Boston Celtics
6
11Paul George
5
12Philadelphia 76ers
4
13Los Angeles Clippers
4
14Karl-Anthony Towns
4
15Houston Rockets
4
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