OKC Ends Denver, "Whaddya Do" Second-Round Losers, and Knicks-Pacers Predictions With Ryen Russillo

May 19, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
68.3 min (56%)
Ryen Russillo
53.5 min (44%)

Top Entities

1NBA
26
2Oklahoma City Thunder
25
3Boston Celtics
24
4NBA Playoffs
23
5Jayson Tatum
17
6New York Knicks
15
7Denver Nuggets
15
8Gambling
14
9Minnesota Timberwolves
13
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
13
11Nikola Jokic
12
12Indiana Pacers
10
13NBA Draft
9
14Jrue Holiday
9
15Golden State Warriors
9
16San Antonio Spurs
7
17Jalen Brunson
7
18Houston Rockets
7
19Evan Mobley
7
20Aaron Gordon
7
21Stephen Curry
6
22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6
23NBA Finals
6
24Milwaukee Bucks
6
25Alex Caruso
6
26Jaylen Brown
5
27Al Horford
5
28Philadelphia 76ers
4
29Michael Porter Jr.
4
30Memphis Grizzlies
4
31Luka Dončić
4
32Los Angeles Clippers
4
33Jimmy Butler III
4
34Draymond Green
4
35Chet Holmgren
4
36Brooklyn Nets
4
37Bill Simmons
4
38Utah Jazz
3
39Russell Westbrook
3
40Most Valuable Player
3
41Mitchell Robinson
3
42Karl-Anthony Towns
3
43Final Four
3
44Donovan Mitchell
3
45Devin Booker
3
46Cam Johnson
3
47Anthony Davis
3
48The Sports Gal
2
49The Ringer
2
50The Rewatchables
2
51Scottie Pippen
2
52Phoenix Suns
2
53Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2
54NFL
2
55NBA Free Agency
2
56MLB
2
57Miami Heat
2
58Luguentz Dort
2
59LeBron James
2
60Kyle Kuzma
2
61Kevin O'Connor
2
62Kevin Durant
2
63Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
64Julius Randle
2
65Josh Hart
2
66John Collins
2
67Finals MVP
2
68Detroit Pistons
2
69Derrick White
2
70Darius Garland
2
71Cooper Flagg
2
72Chris Paul
2
73Bryce Harper
2
74Anthony Edwards
2
75Andrew Wiggins
2
76Victor Wembanyama
1
77Van Lathan
1
78Tom Cruise
1
79Tobias Harris
1
80Thomas Bryant
1
81Super Bowl
1
82Steve Nash
1
83Sean Fennessey
1
84Scottie Barnes
1
85Sam Merrill
1
86Sam Hauser
1
87Rui Hachimura
1
88Rick Carlisle
1
89Ray Allen
1
90Payton Pritchard
1
91Obi Toppin
1
92NHL
1
93New Orleans Pelicans
1
94National Championship
1
95Naji Marshall
1
96Miles McBride
1
97Mike Dunleavy
1
98Mike D'Antoni
1
99Mike Conley
1
100Mikal Bridges
1
101Mat Ishbia
1
102Marcus Smart
1
103Magic Johnson
1
104Los Angeles Lakers
1
105Kevon Looney
1
106Kevin Porter Jr.
1
107Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
108Jonathan Kuminga
1
109Joel Embiid
1
110Joe Mazzulla
1
111Jeff Green
1
112Jaylin Williams
1
113Jason Kidd
1
114Jarren Duran
1
115Jalen Hurts
1
116Jalen Green
1
117Isaiah Joe
1
118Hakeem Olajuwon
1
119Gordon Hayward
1
120Gary Payton II
1
121Fred VanVleet
1
122Devin Vassell
1
123Defensive Player of the Year
1
124College Football
1
125College Basketball
1
126Cleveland Cavaliers
1
127Chris Ryan
1
128Chicago Bulls
1
129Charles Barkley
1
130Cam Whitmore
1
131Buffalo Bills
1
132Bruce Brown
1
133Brandon Bass
1
134Brandin Podziemski
1
135Bradley Beal
1
136Boxing
1
137Boston Red Sox
1
138Bill Russell
1
139Bill Belichick
1
140Ante Zizic
1
141Andre Miller
1
142Amen Thompson
1
143Amanda Dobbins
1
144Ace Bailey
1

League Distribution

NBA
177 (85.5%)
NFL
14 (6.8%)
NCAAB
7 (3.4%)
MLB
6 (2.9%)
NHL
1 (0.5%)
CFB
1 (0.5%)
Boxing
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Jayson Tatum
17
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
13
3Nikola Jokic
12
4Jrue Holiday
9
5Jalen Brunson
7
6Evan Mobley
7
7Aaron Gordon
7
8Stephen Curry
6
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6
10Alex Caruso
6
11Jaylen Brown
5
12Al Horford
5
13Michael Porter Jr.
4
14Luka Dončić
4
15Jimmy Butler III
4
16Draymond Green
4
17Chet Holmgren
4
18Bill Simmons
4
19Russell Westbrook
3
20Mitchell Robinson
3
21Karl-Anthony Towns
3
22Donovan Mitchell
3
23Devin Booker
3
24Cam Johnson
3
25Anthony Davis
3
26The Sports Gal
2
27Scottie Pippen
2
28Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2
29Luguentz Dort
2
30LeBron James
2
31Kyle Kuzma
2
32Kevin O'Connor
2
33Kevin Durant
2
34Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
35Julius Randle
2
36Josh Hart
2
37John Collins
2
38Derrick White
2
39Darius Garland
2
40Cooper Flagg
2
41Chris Paul
2
42Bryce Harper
2
43Anthony Edwards
2
44Andrew Wiggins
2
45Victor Wembanyama
1
46Van Lathan
1
47Tom Cruise
1
48Tobias Harris
1
49Thomas Bryant
1
50Steve Nash
1
51Sean Fennessey
1
52Scottie Barnes
1
53Sam Merrill
1
54Sam Hauser
1
55Rui Hachimura
1
56Rick Carlisle
1
57Ray Allen
1
58Payton Pritchard
1
59Obi Toppin
1
60Naji Marshall
1
61Miles McBride
1
62Mike Dunleavy
1
63Mike D'Antoni
1
64Mike Conley
1
65Mikal Bridges
1
66Mat Ishbia
1
67Marcus Smart
1
68Magic Johnson
1
69Kevon Looney
1
70Kevin Porter Jr.
1
71Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
72Jonathan Kuminga
1
73Joel Embiid
1
74Joe Mazzulla
1
75Jeff Green
1
76Jaylin Williams
1
77Jason Kidd
1
78Jarren Duran
1
79Jalen Hurts
1
80Jalen Green
1
81Isaiah Joe
1
82Hakeem Olajuwon
1
83Gordon Hayward
1
84Gary Payton II
1
85Fred VanVleet
1
86Devin Vassell
1
87Chris Ryan
1
88Charles Barkley
1
89Cam Whitmore
1
90Bruce Brown
1
91Brandon Bass
1
92Brandin Podziemski
1
93Bradley Beal
1
94Bill Russell
1
95Bill Belichick
1
96Ante Zizic
1
97Andre Miller
1
98Amen Thompson
1
99Amanda Dobbins
1
100Ace Bailey
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
18
2Boston Celtics
16
3Oklahoma City Thunder
15
4NBA Playoffs
11
5Minnesota Timberwolves
11
6New York Knicks
10
7Jrue Holiday
8
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
9NBA Draft
7
10Indiana Pacers
7
11Golden State Warriors
7
12Denver Nuggets
7
13Aaron Gordon
7
14Jayson Tatum
7
15Evan Mobley
6

Ryen Russillo

1NBA Playoffs
12
2Oklahoma City Thunder
10
3Jayson Tatum
10
4Gambling
9
5NBA
8
6Denver Nuggets
8
7Boston Celtics
8
8Nikola Jokic
7
9Jalen Brunson
6
10New York Knicks
5
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
12Milwaukee Bucks
4
13San Antonio Spurs
3
14Indiana Pacers
3
15Houston Rockets
3
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