SGA vs. Jokic, Celts-Lakers, and the State of NBA Media With Ryen Russillo and Bryan Curtis

Mar 10, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
65.9 min (52.5%)
Ryen Russillo
47.3 min (37.7%)
Bryan Curtis
12.3 min (9.8%)

Top Entities

1NBA
47
2Boston Celtics
21
3LeBron James
19
4Stephen A Smith
15
5NFL
15
6NBA Playoffs
13
7Los Angeles Lakers
13
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
12
9Oklahoma City Thunder
12
10Denver Nuggets
12
11Luka Dončić
11
12Nikola Jokic
10
13Stephen Curry
7
14Mark Cuban
7
15Gambling
7
16Bill Simmons
7
17NBA Finals
6
18Detroit Pistons
6
19Jayson Tatum
6
20New York Knicks
5
21Jeff Van Gundy
5
22Jaylen Brown
5
23Jalen Brunson
5
24Golden State Warriors
5
25Bryan Curtis
5
26Saquon Barkley
4
27Rajon Rondo
4
28Phoenix Suns
4
29Most Valuable Player
4
30Kendrick Perkins
4
31Darius Garland
4
32Bill's Dad
4
33All-NBA Second Team
4
34Al Horford
4
35Zach Lowe
3
36Van Lathan
3
37The Sports Gal
3
38The Rewatchables
3
39NHL
3
40NBA Trade Deadline
3
41NBA Draft
3
42Magic Johnson
3
43Karl-Anthony Towns
3
44Jrue Holiday
3
45James Harden
3
46Chet Holmgren
3
47All-NBA Third Team
3
48All-NBA First Team
3
49Tom Brady
2
50The Ringer
2
51Steve Kerr
2
52Shaquille O'Neal
2
53Ryen Russillo
2
54Russell Wilson
2
55Rob Mahoney
2
56Portland Trail Blazers
2
57MLB
2
58Micah Parsons
2
59Kevin Garnett
2
60Joe House
2
61Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
62Isaiah Joe
2
63Evan Mobley
2
64Dallas Mavericks
2
65Dallas Cowboys
2
66Cousin Sal
2
67College Football
2
68Brooklyn Nets
2
69All-Star
2
70Aaron Wiggins
2
71Wosny Lambre
1
72Usman Garuba
1
73Tony Kornheiser
1
74Tobias Harris
1
75Super Bowl
1
76Seattle Seahawks
1
77San Antonio Spurs
1
78Rui Hachimura
1
79Ronnie Stanley
1
80Rocky (film)
1
81Richard Jefferson
1
82Reggie Miller
1
83Philadelphia 76ers
1
84Peyton Manning
1
85Payton Pritchard
1
86Patrick Mahomes
1
87Oakland Athletics
1
88New England Patriots
1
89NBA Free Agency
1
90Moses Moody
1
91Minnesota Timberwolves
1
92Mike Breen
1
93Michael Porter Jr.
1
94Miami Heat
1
95Mark Jackson
1
96March Madness
1
97Mallory Rubin
1
98Malik Beasley
1
99Luguentz Dort
1
100Los Angeles Rams
1
101Los Angeles Clippers
1
102Kevon Looney
1
103Kevin Durant
1
104Kenrich Williams
1
105Ken Griffey Jr.
1
106Joel Embiid
1
107Jimmy Butler III
1
108Jaxson Hayes
1
109Jae'Sean Tate
1
110Ja'Marr Chase
1
111Indiana Pacers
1
112Immanuel Quickley
1
113Ian Thomas
1
114Houston Rockets
1
115Draymond Green
1
116Doc Rivers
1
117Diamond Stone
1
118Deshaun Watson
1
119Derrick White
1
120Davion Mitchell
1
121College Football Playoff
1
122Cleveland Cavaliers
1
123Chop Robinson
1
124Chicago Bulls
1
125Charles Barkley
1
126Brad Marchand
1
127Boston Red Sox
1
128Boston Bruins
1
129Atlanta Hawks
1
130Arizona Cardinals
1
131Anthony Edwards
1
132Anthony Davis
1
133Alex Caruso
1
134Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
150 (78.9%)
NFL
30 (15.8%)
MLB
4 (2.1%)
NHL
3 (1.6%)
CFB
2 (1.1%)
NCAAB
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
19
2Stephen A Smith
15
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
12
4Luka Dončić
11
5Nikola Jokic
10
6Stephen Curry
7
7Mark Cuban
7
8Bill Simmons
7
9Jayson Tatum
6
10Jeff Van Gundy
5
11Jaylen Brown
5
12Jalen Brunson
5
13Bryan Curtis
5
14Saquon Barkley
4
15Rajon Rondo
4
16Kendrick Perkins
4
17Darius Garland
4
18Bill's Dad
4
19Al Horford
4
20Zach Lowe
3
21Van Lathan
3
22The Sports Gal
3
23Magic Johnson
3
24Karl-Anthony Towns
3
25Jrue Holiday
3
26James Harden
3
27Chet Holmgren
3
28Tom Brady
2
29Steve Kerr
2
30Shaquille O'Neal
2
31Ryen Russillo
2
32Russell Wilson
2
33Rob Mahoney
2
34Micah Parsons
2
35Kevin Garnett
2
36Joe House
2
37Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
38Isaiah Joe
2
39Evan Mobley
2
40Cousin Sal
2
41Aaron Wiggins
2
42Wosny Lambre
1
43Usman Garuba
1
44Tony Kornheiser
1
45Tobias Harris
1
46Rui Hachimura
1
47Ronnie Stanley
1
48Richard Jefferson
1
49Reggie Miller
1
50Peyton Manning
1
51Payton Pritchard
1
52Patrick Mahomes
1
53Moses Moody
1
54Mike Breen
1
55Michael Porter Jr.
1
56Mark Jackson
1
57Mallory Rubin
1
58Malik Beasley
1
59Luguentz Dort
1
60Kevon Looney
1
61Kevin Durant
1
62Kenrich Williams
1
63Ken Griffey Jr.
1
64Joel Embiid
1
65Jimmy Butler III
1
66Jaxson Hayes
1
67Jae'Sean Tate
1
68Ja'Marr Chase
1
69Immanuel Quickley
1
70Ian Thomas
1
71Draymond Green
1
72Doc Rivers
1
73Diamond Stone
1
74Deshaun Watson
1
75Derrick White
1
76Davion Mitchell
1
77Chop Robinson
1
78Charles Barkley
1
79Brad Marchand
1
80Anthony Edwards
1
81Anthony Davis
1
82Alex Caruso
1
83Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
18
2Boston Celtics
11
3Los Angeles Lakers
10
4LeBron James
8
5Oklahoma City Thunder
7
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6
7NBA Playoffs
6
8Luka Dončić
6
9Nikola Jokic
5
10NFL
5
11New York Knicks
5
12Denver Nuggets
5
13Bryan Curtis
5
14Jayson Tatum
5
15Stephen Curry
4

Ryen Russillo

1NBA
18
2Boston Celtics
9
3NBA Playoffs
7
4LeBron James
7
5Denver Nuggets
7
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6
7NFL
6
8Nikola Jokic
5
9Stephen A Smith
4
10Oklahoma City Thunder
4
11Luka Dončić
4
12Gambling
4
13Stephen Curry
3
14Phoenix Suns
3
15Los Angeles Lakers
3

Bryan Curtis

1NBA
11
2Stephen A Smith
7
3NFL
4
4Mark Cuban
4
5LeBron James
4
6Zach Lowe
2
7NBA Finals
2
8Magic Johnson
2
9Van Lathan
1
10Tom Brady
1
11Super Bowl
1
12Shaquille O'Neal
1
13Saquon Barkley
1
14Peyton Manning
1
15Oklahoma City Thunder
1
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