The Memphis Lowdown, and Forgotten NBA Playoff Teams With Ryen Russillo and Chris Vernon

Mar 31, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
51.6 min (40.4%)
Ryen Russillo
50.7 min (39.7%)
Chris Vernon
25.4 min (19.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
33
2NBA Playoffs
26
3Memphis Grizzlies
19
4Oklahoma City Thunder
17
5Indiana Pacers
14
6Houston Rockets
14
7Gambling
11
8Minnesota Timberwolves
10
9Detroit Pistons
10
10Boston Celtics
10
11Ryen Russillo
9
12New York Knicks
9
13Denver Nuggets
8
14Luka Dončić
7
15Los Angeles Lakers
7
16Jaren Jackson Jr.
7
17Golden State Warriors
7
18Bill Simmons
7
19Milwaukee Bucks
6
20Los Angeles Clippers
6
21LeBron James
6
22NBA Draft
5
23Ja Morant
5
24Desmond Bane
5
25The Rewatchables
4
26NBA Finals
4
27Kawhi Leonard
4
28Jaylen Brown
4
29James Harden
4
30Jalen Brunson
4
31Donte DiVincenzo
4
32College Basketball
4
33All-Star
4
34Super Bowl
3
35Rui Hachimura
3
36MLB
3
37March Madness
3
38Kyle Kuzma
3
39Isaiah Stewart
3
40Dan Skipper
3
41Cooper Flagg
3
42Atlanta Hawks
3
43Anthony Edwards
3
44All-NBA Second Team
3
45All-NBA First Team
3
46Zach Lowe
2
47The Town (film)
2
48Tennessee Titans
2
49Stephen A Smith
2
50Santi Aldama
2
51Sacramento Kings
2
52Phoenix Suns
2
53Peyton Manning
2
54New York Yankees
2
55Marcus Smart
2
56Malik Beasley
2
57Julius Randle
2
58Ime Udoka
2
59Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
60Fred VanVleet
2
61Derrick Rose
2
62Chris Finch
2
63Chicago Bulls
2
64Boston Red Sox
2
65All-NBA Third Team
2
66Zion Williamson
1
67WNBA
1
68Vince Carter
1
69Utah Jazz
1
70Tyus Jones
1
71Tyrese Haliburton
1
72Ty Jerome
1
73Tuomas Iisalo
1
74Tony Bradley
1
75Thomas Bryant
1
76The Sports Gal
1
77The Ringer
1
78The Book of Basketball
1
79Tari Eason
1
80Steven Adams
1
81Solomon Hill
1
82Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
83Sean Fennessey
1
84Scotiabank Arena
1
85San Antonio Spurs
1
86Russell Westbrook
1
87Rudy Gobert
1
88RJ Barrett
1
89Rick Carlisle
1
90Rafael Devers
1
91Philadelphia 76ers
1
92Pascal Siakam
1
93Obi Toppin
1
94Norman Powell
1
95Nikola Jokic
1
96NFL
1
97New Orleans Pelicans
1
98Mikal Bridges
1
99Mark Williams
1
100Marcus Sasser
1
101Luguentz Dort
1
102Los Angeles Angels
1
103Kyrie Irving
1
104Kyle Anderson
1
105Klay Thompson
1
106Karl-Anthony Towns
1
107Jrue Holiday
1
108Josh Giddey
1
109Joel Embiid
1
110Joe House
1
111Jimmy Butler III
1
112Jim Moran
1
113Jarren Duran
1
114Jamal Murray
1
115Jalen Green
1
116Jae'Sean Tate
1
117J.B. Bickerstaff
1
118Ivica Zubac
1
119Gabe Vincent
1
120Finals MVP
1
121Final Four
1
122Elite Eight
1
123Ed Davis
1
124Domantas Sabonis
1
125Derrick Jones Jr.
1
126Defensive Player of the Year
1
127Daniel Gafford
1
128Dallas Mavericks
1
129D'Anthony Bell
1
130Chris Ryan
1
131Bobby Portis
1
132Bill Russell
1
133Austin Reaves
1
134Anthony Davis
1
135Andrew Wiggins
1
136Andrew Nembhard
1
137Amen Thompson
1
138Alperen Sengun
1
139Allen Iverson
1
140Aaron Wiggins
1
141Aaron Judge
1
142Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
167 (85.6%)
NFL
10 (5.1%)
NCAAB
10 (5.1%)
MLB
7 (3.6%)
WNBA
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Ryen Russillo
9
2Luka Dončić
7
3Jaren Jackson Jr.
7
4Bill Simmons
7
5LeBron James
6
6Ja Morant
5
7Desmond Bane
5
8Kawhi Leonard
4
9Jaylen Brown
4
10James Harden
4
11Jalen Brunson
4
12Donte DiVincenzo
4
13Rui Hachimura
3
14Kyle Kuzma
3
15Isaiah Stewart
3
16Dan Skipper
3
17Cooper Flagg
3
18Anthony Edwards
3
19Zach Lowe
2
20Stephen A Smith
2
21Santi Aldama
2
22Peyton Manning
2
23Marcus Smart
2
24Malik Beasley
2
25Julius Randle
2
26Ime Udoka
2
27Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
28Fred VanVleet
2
29Derrick Rose
2
30Chris Finch
2
31Zion Williamson
1
32Vince Carter
1
33Tyus Jones
1
34Tyrese Haliburton
1
35Ty Jerome
1
36Tuomas Iisalo
1
37Tony Bradley
1
38Thomas Bryant
1
39The Sports Gal
1
40Tari Eason
1
41Steven Adams
1
42Solomon Hill
1
43Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
44Sean Fennessey
1
45Russell Westbrook
1
46Rudy Gobert
1
47RJ Barrett
1
48Rick Carlisle
1
49Rafael Devers
1
50Pascal Siakam
1
51Obi Toppin
1
52Norman Powell
1
53Nikola Jokic
1
54Mikal Bridges
1
55Mark Williams
1
56Marcus Sasser
1
57Luguentz Dort
1
58Kyrie Irving
1
59Kyle Anderson
1
60Klay Thompson
1
61Karl-Anthony Towns
1
62Jrue Holiday
1
63Josh Giddey
1
64Joel Embiid
1
65Joe House
1
66Jimmy Butler III
1
67Jim Moran
1
68Jarren Duran
1
69Jamal Murray
1
70Jalen Green
1
71Jae'Sean Tate
1
72J.B. Bickerstaff
1
73Ivica Zubac
1
74Gabe Vincent
1
75Ed Davis
1
76Domantas Sabonis
1
77Derrick Jones Jr.
1
78Daniel Gafford
1
79D'Anthony Bell
1
80Chris Ryan
1
81Bobby Portis
1
82Bill Russell
1
83Austin Reaves
1
84Anthony Davis
1
85Andrew Wiggins
1
86Andrew Nembhard
1
87Amen Thompson
1
88Alperen Sengun
1
89Allen Iverson
1
90Aaron Wiggins
1
91Aaron Judge
1
92Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
13
2NBA Playoffs
10
3Memphis Grizzlies
9
4Houston Rockets
7
5Boston Celtics
7
6Minnesota Timberwolves
6
7Indiana Pacers
6
8Ryen Russillo
5
9Oklahoma City Thunder
5
10Gambling
5
11Detroit Pistons
5
12The Rewatchables
4
13NBA Finals
4
14NBA Draft
4
15Milwaukee Bucks
4

Ryen Russillo

1NBA
15
2NBA Playoffs
8
3Indiana Pacers
7
4Houston Rockets
6
5Gambling
5
6Detroit Pistons
5
7Golden State Warriors
4
8Donte DiVincenzo
4
9Oklahoma City Thunder
3
10Minnesota Timberwolves
3
11Denver Nuggets
3
12Dan Skipper
3
13College Basketball
3
14Bill Simmons
3
15Tennessee Titans
2

Chris Vernon

1Oklahoma City Thunder
9
2NBA Playoffs
8
3Memphis Grizzlies
8
4NBA
5
5Ja Morant
5
6New York Knicks
4
7Luka Dončić
4
8Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
9Desmond Bane
3
10Denver Nuggets
3
11Ryen Russillo
2
12Los Angeles Lakers
2
13LeBron James
2
14Golden State Warriors
2
15Boston Celtics
2
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