NBA Hot Takes, OKC’s Red Flag, and Giannis vs. Father Time With Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House

Mar 26, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
58.3 min (62.5%)
Kirk Goldsberry
24.1 min (25.8%)
Joe House
10.9 min (11.7%)

Top Entities

1NBA
30
2NBA Playoffs
27
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
16
4Boston Celtics
16
5Oklahoma City Thunder
15
6Joe House
14
7San Antonio Spurs
12
8Houston Rockets
11
9New York Knicks
9
10Jaylen Brown
9
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
12Atlanta Hawks
8
13Most Valuable Player
7
14Gambling
7
15Bill Simmons
7
16All-NBA First Team
7
17Jayson Tatum
7
18Shaquille O'Neal
6
19Los Angeles Lakers
6
20Kirk Cousins
6
21Jalen Williams
6
22All-NBA Second Team
6
23Victor Wembanyama
5
24Memphis Grizzlies
5
25Kevin Durant
5
26CJ McCollum
5
27Sam Hauser
4
28Orlando Magic
4
29Luguentz Dort
4
30Tom Brady
3
31Moses Moody
3
32Magic Johnson
3
33Jaylen Johnson
3
34Fab Flournoy
3
35College Basketball
3
36Amen Thompson
3
37All-Star
3
38The Ringer
2
39The Rewatchables
2
40Steven Adams
2
41Steve Nash
2
42San Francisco 49ers
2
43Ray Allen
2
44Phoenix Suns
2
45NBA Finals
2
46MLB
2
47Minnesota Timberwolves
2
48Milwaukee Bucks
2
49Miles Bridges
2
50March Madness
2
51Luka Garza
2
52Luka Dončić
2
53Los Angeles Clippers
2
54LeBron James
2
55Kawhi Leonard
2
56Karl-Anthony Towns
2
57Karl Malone
2
58John Wall
2
59Jamal Murray
2
60Isaiah Joe
2
61Hakeem Olajuwon
2
62Golden State Warriors
2
63Dwight Howard
2
64Denver Nuggets
2
65Chris Paul
2
66Charlotte Hornets
2
67Cade Cunningham
2
68Bill's Dad
2
69Ben Sheppard
2
70Anfernee Simons
2
71All-NBA Third Team
2
72Zach Randolph
1
73Zach Lowe
1
74Wes Welker
1
75Wes Unseld
1
76Washington Wizards
1
77Van Lathan
1
78Utah Jazz
1
79Toronto Raptors
1
80Tim Duncan
1
81Tiago Splitter
1
82Texas Longhorns
1
83Sweet Sixteen
1
84Stephen Curry
1
85Stephen A Smith
1
86Stefon Diggs
1
87Scott Foster
1
88Sacramento Kings
1
89Rob Gronkowski
1
90Rashee Rice
1
91Purdue Boilermakers
1
92Princeton Fant
1
93Pittsburgh Steelers
1
94Payton Pritchard
1
95Patty Mills
1
96Paolo Banchero
1
97OG Anunoby
1
98NFL Draft
1
99NFL
1
100New York Yankees
1
101New York Giants
1
102New Orleans Pelicans
1
103New England Patriots
1
104NBA Trade Deadline
1
105NBA Free Agency
1
106NBA Draft
1
107Most Improved Player
1
108Mike Conley
1
109Miami Heat
1
110Marcus Smart
1
111Manu Ginobili
1
112Mallory Rubin
1
113Kyrie Irving
1
114Kareem Hunt
1
115Julius Randle
1
116Jordan Walsh
1
117Joel Embiid
1
118Joe Mazzulla
1
119Jock Landale
1
120Javonte Green
1
121Jarren Duran
1
122James Harden
1
123Jalen Green
1
124Fred VanVleet
1
125Finals MVP
1
126Final Four
1
127Evan Mobley
1
128Dyson Daniels
1
129Duncan Robinson
1
130Draymond Green
1
131Donovan Mitchell
1
132Dillon Brooks
1
133Detroit Pistons
1
134Desmond Bane
1
135Derrick Rose
1
136DeMarcus Cousins
1
137Darnell Mooney
1
138Cleveland Cavaliers
1
139Chicago Bulls
1
140Chet Holmgren
1
141Brandon Miller
1
142Bradley Beal
1
143Boris Diaw
1
144Bones Hyland
1
145Anthony Edwards
1
146Alvin Kamara
1
147Alperen Sengun
1
148Alex Caruso
1
149Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
142 (82.1%)
NFL
21 (12.1%)
NCAAB
6 (3.5%)
MLB
3 (1.7%)
CFB
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1Giannis Antetokounmpo
16
2Joe House
14
3Jaylen Brown
9
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
5Bill Simmons
7
6Jayson Tatum
7
7Shaquille O'Neal
6
8Kirk Cousins
6
9Jalen Williams
6
10Victor Wembanyama
5
11Kevin Durant
5
12CJ McCollum
5
13Sam Hauser
4
14Luguentz Dort
4
15Tom Brady
3
16Moses Moody
3
17Magic Johnson
3
18Jaylen Johnson
3
19Fab Flournoy
3
20Amen Thompson
3
21Steven Adams
2
22Steve Nash
2
23Ray Allen
2
24Miles Bridges
2
25Luka Garza
2
26Luka Dončić
2
27LeBron James
2
28Kawhi Leonard
2
29Karl-Anthony Towns
2
30Karl Malone
2
31John Wall
2
32Jamal Murray
2
33Isaiah Joe
2
34Hakeem Olajuwon
2
35Dwight Howard
2
36Chris Paul
2
37Cade Cunningham
2
38Bill's Dad
2
39Ben Sheppard
2
40Anfernee Simons
2
41Zach Randolph
1
42Zach Lowe
1
43Wes Welker
1
44Wes Unseld
1
45Van Lathan
1
46Tim Duncan
1
47Tiago Splitter
1
48Stephen Curry
1
49Stephen A Smith
1
50Stefon Diggs
1
51Scott Foster
1
52Rob Gronkowski
1
53Rashee Rice
1
54Princeton Fant
1
55Payton Pritchard
1
56Patty Mills
1
57Paolo Banchero
1
58OG Anunoby
1
59Mike Conley
1
60Marcus Smart
1
61Manu Ginobili
1
62Mallory Rubin
1
63Kyrie Irving
1
64Kareem Hunt
1
65Julius Randle
1
66Jordan Walsh
1
67Joel Embiid
1
68Joe Mazzulla
1
69Jock Landale
1
70Javonte Green
1
71Jarren Duran
1
72James Harden
1
73Jalen Green
1
74Fred VanVleet
1
75Evan Mobley
1
76Dyson Daniels
1
77Duncan Robinson
1
78Draymond Green
1
79Donovan Mitchell
1
80Dillon Brooks
1
81Desmond Bane
1
82Derrick Rose
1
83DeMarcus Cousins
1
84Darnell Mooney
1
85Chet Holmgren
1
86Brandon Miller
1
87Bradley Beal
1
88Boris Diaw
1
89Bones Hyland
1
90Anthony Edwards
1
91Alvin Kamara
1
92Alperen Sengun
1
93Alex Caruso
1
94Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
19
2Boston Celtics
12
3NBA
11
4Joe House
11
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
10
6Oklahoma City Thunder
9
7San Antonio Spurs
7
8Kirk Cousins
6
9Atlanta Hawks
6
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
11New York Knicks
5
12Houston Rockets
5
13All-NBA Second Team
5
14All-NBA First Team
5
15Jayson Tatum
5

Kirk Goldsberry

1NBA
13
2NBA Playoffs
8
3Oklahoma City Thunder
6
4Jaylen Brown
6
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
6
6San Antonio Spurs
5
7Jalen Williams
5
8Most Valuable Player
4
9Bill Simmons
4
10Los Angeles Lakers
3
11Joe House
3
12Houston Rockets
3
13CJ McCollum
3
14Boston Celtics
3
15Victor Wembanyama
2

Joe House

1NBA
6
2Houston Rockets
3
3Steven Adams
2
4New York Knicks
2
5Shaquille O'Neal
1
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
7New Orleans Pelicans
1
8NBA Trade Deadline
1
9Moses Moody
1
10Milwaukee Bucks
1
11Miles Bridges
1
12Magic Johnson
1
13Los Angeles Lakers
1
14Kevin Durant
1
15Karl Malone
1
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