The Bleakest NBA Team Situations (Next 5 Years) With Ryen Russillo

Jul 7, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
61.6 min (61.1%)
Ryen Russillo
39.2 min (38.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
18
2NBA Draft
17
3Los Angeles Lakers
15
4LeBron James
11
5Chicago Bulls
11
6Brooklyn Nets
11
7Miami Heat
10
8New Orleans Pelicans
9
9Luka Dončić
9
10Charlotte Hornets
8
11Cam Johnson
8
12Portland Trail Blazers
7
13NBA Playoffs
7
14Gambling
7
15New York Knicks
6
16Michael Porter Jr.
6
17Golden State Warriors
6
18Boston Celtics
6
19Utah Jazz
5
20Toronto Raptors
5
21Phoenix Suns
5
22Deandre Ayton
5
23Brandon Ingram
5
24Trey Murphy III
4
25The Rewatchables
4
26Scottie Barnes
4
27NBA Free Agency
4
28Milwaukee Bucks
4
29Jaylen Brown
4
30Boston Red Sox
4
31Bill Simmons
4
32Bam Adebayo
4
33Washington Wizards
3
34NFL
3
35Minnesota Timberwolves
3
36Los Angeles Clippers
3
37LaMelo Ball
3
38Jimmy Butler III
3
39Jay Huff
3
40Indiana Pacers
3
41Houston Rockets
3
42DeMar DeRozan
3
43Cam Whitmore
3
44Tom Brady
2
45The Ringer
2
46San Antonio Spurs
2
47Ryen Russillo
2
48Rui Hachimura
2
49Rob Mahoney
2
50Rich Paul
2
51Philadelphia 76ers
2
52Patrick Williams
2
53Pat Riley
2
54Oklahoma City Thunder
2
55Nikola Vučević
2
56New England Patriots
2
57NBA Trade Deadline
2
58NBA Finals
2
59Magic Johnson
2
60Los Angeles Rams
2
61Las Vegas Raiders
2
62Larry Bird
2
63Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
64Josh Green
2
65Jordan Poole
2
66Joe House
2
67Grant Williams
2
68Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
69Devin Booker
2
70Denver Nuggets
2
71Bill's Dad
2
72Atlanta Hawks
2
73Andrew Wiggins
2
74Wilt Chamberlain
1
75Tyrese Haliburton
1
76Tim Duncan
1
77Terry Rozier
1
78Taylor Hendricks
1
79Super Bowl
1
80Steve Kerr
1
81Shabazz Napier
1
82Serge Ibaka
1
83Seattle Seahawks
1
84Sean Fennessey
1
85Scottie Pippen
1
86Sacramento Kings
1
87Ryan Rollins
1
88Russell Westbrook
1
89RJ Barrett
1
90Raiqwon O'Neal
1
91Paul George
1
92Patrick Ewing
1
93Pat Connaughton
1
94Pascal Siakam
1
95Orlando Magic
1
96Nickeil Alexander-Walker
1
97Nic Claxton
1
98Most Valuable Player
1
99Montrezl Harrell
1
100Mikal Bridges
1
101Memphis Grizzlies
1
102Mark Madsen
1
103Mac McClung
1
104Leonardo DiCaprio
1
105Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
106Kemba Walker
1
107Keegan Murray
1
108Kawhi Leonard
1
109Kareem Hunt
1
110Jordan Hawkins
1
111Jerry West
1
112Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
113James Harden
1
114Ja Morant
1
115J.R. Singleton
1
116Hassan Whiteside
1
117Hall of Fame
1
118Grayson Allen
1
119Gary Trent Jr.
1
120Gabe Vincent
1
121Fred Warner
1
122Frank Vogel
1
123Domantas Sabonis
1
124DeMarcus Cousins
1
125DeAndre Jordan
1
126Darvin Ham
1
127D'Angelo Russell
1
128Corey Kispert
1
129Cooper Flagg
1
130Collin Sexton
1
131Cleveland Cavaliers
1
132Chauncey Billups
1
133Charles Lee
1
134Cam Thomas
1
135Cade Cunningham
1
136Brook Lopez
1
137Brian Burns
1
138Brandon Miller
1
139Bradley Beal
1
140Boogie Nights (film)
1
141Bill Russell
1
142Bill Duffy
1
143Bill Belichick
1
144Arizona Cardinals
1
145Alex Sarr
1
146Alex Fudge
1
147Ace Bailey
1

League Distribution

NBA
156 (83%)
NFL
26 (13.8%)
MLB
4 (2.1%)
NCAAB
2 (1.1%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
11
2Luka Dončić
9
3Cam Johnson
8
4Michael Porter Jr.
6
5Deandre Ayton
5
6Brandon Ingram
5
7Trey Murphy III
4
8Scottie Barnes
4
9Jaylen Brown
4
10Bill Simmons
4
11Bam Adebayo
4
12LaMelo Ball
3
13Jimmy Butler III
3
14Jay Huff
3
15DeMar DeRozan
3
16Cam Whitmore
3
17Tom Brady
2
18Ryen Russillo
2
19Rui Hachimura
2
20Rob Mahoney
2
21Rich Paul
2
22Patrick Williams
2
23Pat Riley
2
24Nikola Vučević
2
25Magic Johnson
2
26Larry Bird
2
27Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
28Josh Green
2
29Jordan Poole
2
30Joe House
2
31Grant Williams
2
32Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
33Devin Booker
2
34Bill's Dad
2
35Andrew Wiggins
2
36Wilt Chamberlain
1
37Tyrese Haliburton
1
38Tim Duncan
1
39Terry Rozier
1
40Taylor Hendricks
1
41Steve Kerr
1
42Shabazz Napier
1
43Serge Ibaka
1
44Sean Fennessey
1
45Scottie Pippen
1
46Ryan Rollins
1
47Russell Westbrook
1
48RJ Barrett
1
49Raiqwon O'Neal
1
50Paul George
1
51Patrick Ewing
1
52Pat Connaughton
1
53Pascal Siakam
1
54Nickeil Alexander-Walker
1
55Nic Claxton
1
56Montrezl Harrell
1
57Mikal Bridges
1
58Mark Madsen
1
59Mac McClung
1
60Leonardo DiCaprio
1
61Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
62Kemba Walker
1
63Keegan Murray
1
64Kawhi Leonard
1
65Kareem Hunt
1
66Jordan Hawkins
1
67Jerry West
1
68Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
69James Harden
1
70Ja Morant
1
71J.R. Singleton
1
72Hassan Whiteside
1
73Grayson Allen
1
74Gary Trent Jr.
1
75Gabe Vincent
1
76Fred Warner
1
77Frank Vogel
1
78Domantas Sabonis
1
79DeMarcus Cousins
1
80DeAndre Jordan
1
81Darvin Ham
1
82D'Angelo Russell
1
83Corey Kispert
1
84Cooper Flagg
1
85Collin Sexton
1
86Chauncey Billups
1
87Charles Lee
1
88Cam Thomas
1
89Cade Cunningham
1
90Brook Lopez
1
91Brian Burns
1
92Brandon Miller
1
93Bradley Beal
1
94Bill Russell
1
95Bill Duffy
1
96Bill Belichick
1
97Alex Sarr
1
98Alex Fudge
1
99Ace Bailey
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
10
2Los Angeles Lakers
10
3LeBron James
9
4Chicago Bulls
8
5NBA Draft
7
6Luka Dončić
7
7Cam Johnson
6
8New Orleans Pelicans
5
9NBA Playoffs
5
10Miami Heat
5
11Charlotte Hornets
5
12The Rewatchables
4
13Portland Trail Blazers
4
14Milwaukee Bucks
4
15Golden State Warriors
4

Ryen Russillo

1NBA Draft
10
2NBA
8
3Brooklyn Nets
7
4Miami Heat
5
5Los Angeles Lakers
5
6New Orleans Pelicans
4
7Michael Porter Jr.
4
8Utah Jazz
3
9Toronto Raptors
3
10Scottie Barnes
3
11Portland Trail Blazers
3
12New York Knicks
3
13Gambling
3
14Deandre Ayton
3
15Chicago Bulls
3
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