Luka’s Heater, Wemby’s Bid, and Stealth Winners of the NBA Season With Zach Lowe

Mar 23, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
57.0 min (58.9%)
Zach Lowe
39.8 min (41.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA
32
2San Antonio Spurs
17
3Minnesota Timberwolves
16
4Luka Dončić
16
5NBA Playoffs
15
6Los Angeles Lakers
13
7LeBron James
11
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
11
9Oklahoma City Thunder
10
10Nikola Jokic
10
11Victor Wembanyama
9
12Boston Celtics
9
13Most Valuable Player
8
14Denver Nuggets
8
15Houston Rockets
7
16New York Knicks
6
17NBA Finals
6
18Golden State Warriors
6
19All-NBA First Team
6
20Washington Wizards
5
21LaMelo Ball
5
22Kevin Durant
5
23Kawhi Leonard
5
24Charlotte Hornets
5
25Anthony Edwards
5
26Zach Lowe
4
27Utah Jazz
4
28Scottie Barnes
4
29Phoenix Suns
4
30NBA Trade Deadline
4
31Milwaukee Bucks
4
32Magic Johnson
4
33Los Angeles Clippers
4
34James Johnson
4
35Finals MVP
4
36Chicago Bulls
4
37Bill Simmons
4
38The Ringer
3
39Stephon Gilmore
3
40Stephen Curry
3
41Las Vegas Raiders
3
42Kevin Garnett
3
43Kareem Hunt
3
44Gambling
3
45Detroit Pistons
3
46Dallas Mavericks
3
47Brandon Ingram
3
48Bones Hyland
3
49All-Star
3
50All-NBA Second Team
3
51Toronto Raptors
2
52Tim Duncan
2
53The Rewatchables
2
54Shaquille O'Neal
2
55Seattle Seahawks
2
56Portland Trail Blazers
2
57Payton Pritchard
2
58Miami Heat
2
59Mark Williams
2
60Marcus Smart
2
61Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
62Julius Randle
2
63Joel Embiid
2
64Jarred Vanderbilt
2
65James Harden
2
66Ime Udoka
2
67Derrick Rose
2
68Deandre Ayton
2
69Bryce Harper
2
70Anthony Davis
2
71All-NBA Third Team
2
72Ace Bailey
2
73Jayson Tatum
2
74Wosny Lambre
1
75Wes Edens
1
76Trae Young
1
77Toumani Camara
1
78Tennessee Titans
1
79Tari Eason
1
80Shea Serrano
1
81Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
82Rui Hachimura
1
83Rocky (film)
1
84Rob Mahoney
1
85RJ Barrett
1
86Ray Allen
1
87Quentin Lake
1
88Paul George
1
89NBA Draft
1
90MLB
1
91Mitch Johnson
1
92Miles Bridges
1
93Mat Ishbia
1
94March Madness
1
95Luka Garza
1
96Los Angeles Chargers
1
97Lauri Markkanen
1
98Larry Bird
1
99Kyrie Irving
1
100Keldon Johnson
1
101Karl-Anthony Towns
1
102Karl Malone
1
103Joe Mazzulla
1
104Joe House
1
105Jock Landale
1
106Jaylin Williams
1
107Jaylen Johnson
1
108Jaylen Brown
1
109Jamal Murray
1
110Jalen Williams
1
111Jalen Smith
1
112Jalen Brunson
1
113Indiana Pacers
1
114Grant Williams
1
115Goga Bitadze
1
116Final Four
1
117Dwight Howard
1
118Donovan Mitchell
1
119Devin Booker
1
120David Adelman
1
121Darius Garland
1
122Darian Kinnard
1
123Collin Gillespie
1
124Cleveland Cavaliers
1
125Chris Finch
1
126Chet Holmgren
1
127Charles Barkley
1
128Cam Johnson
1
129Brooklyn Nets
1
130Bill Self
1
131Atlanta Hawks
1
132Alperen Sengun
1
133Allen Iverson
1
134Alex Sarr
1
135Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
176 (87.6%)
NFL
17 (8.5%)
NCAAB
5 (2.5%)
MLB
3 (1.5%)

Top Players

1Luka Dončić
16
2LeBron James
11
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
11
4Nikola Jokic
10
5Victor Wembanyama
9
6LaMelo Ball
5
7Kevin Durant
5
8Kawhi Leonard
5
9Anthony Edwards
5
10Zach Lowe
4
11Scottie Barnes
4
12Magic Johnson
4
13James Johnson
4
14Bill Simmons
4
15Stephon Gilmore
3
16Stephen Curry
3
17Kevin Garnett
3
18Kareem Hunt
3
19Brandon Ingram
3
20Bones Hyland
3
21Tim Duncan
2
22Shaquille O'Neal
2
23Payton Pritchard
2
24Mark Williams
2
25Marcus Smart
2
26Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
27Julius Randle
2
28Joel Embiid
2
29Jarred Vanderbilt
2
30James Harden
2
31Ime Udoka
2
32Derrick Rose
2
33Deandre Ayton
2
34Bryce Harper
2
35Anthony Davis
2
36Ace Bailey
2
37Jayson Tatum
2
38Wosny Lambre
1
39Wes Edens
1
40Trae Young
1
41Toumani Camara
1
42Tari Eason
1
43Shea Serrano
1
44Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
45Rui Hachimura
1
46Rob Mahoney
1
47RJ Barrett
1
48Ray Allen
1
49Quentin Lake
1
50Paul George
1
51Mitch Johnson
1
52Miles Bridges
1
53Mat Ishbia
1
54Luka Garza
1
55Lauri Markkanen
1
56Larry Bird
1
57Kyrie Irving
1
58Keldon Johnson
1
59Karl-Anthony Towns
1
60Karl Malone
1
61Joe Mazzulla
1
62Joe House
1
63Jock Landale
1
64Jaylin Williams
1
65Jaylen Johnson
1
66Jaylen Brown
1
67Jamal Murray
1
68Jalen Williams
1
69Jalen Smith
1
70Jalen Brunson
1
71Grant Williams
1
72Goga Bitadze
1
73Dwight Howard
1
74Donovan Mitchell
1
75Devin Booker
1
76David Adelman
1
77Darius Garland
1
78Darian Kinnard
1
79Collin Gillespie
1
80Chris Finch
1
81Chet Holmgren
1
82Charles Barkley
1
83Cam Johnson
1
84Bill Self
1
85Alperen Sengun
1
86Allen Iverson
1
87Alex Sarr
1
88Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
20
2San Antonio Spurs
13
3Luka Dončić
10
4NBA Playoffs
9
5Minnesota Timberwolves
9
6Los Angeles Lakers
9
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
8Victor Wembanyama
7
9Boston Celtics
7
10Oklahoma City Thunder
6
11New York Knicks
5
12NBA Finals
5
13LeBron James
5
14Houston Rockets
5
15Golden State Warriors
5

Zach Lowe

1NBA
12
2Minnesota Timberwolves
7
3Nikola Jokic
6
4NBA Playoffs
6
5Most Valuable Player
6
6Luka Dončić
6
7LeBron James
6
8Washington Wizards
4
9San Antonio Spurs
4
10Oklahoma City Thunder
4
11Los Angeles Lakers
4
12Kevin Durant
4
13Denver Nuggets
4
14All-NBA First Team
4
15Scottie Barnes
3
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