LakerMania, NBA Expansion, WBC Lessons, and MBJ’s Moment With Billy Gil and Wesley Morris

Mar 20, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
78.9 min (60.8%)
Wesley Morris
36.1 min (27.8%)
Billy Gil
14.8 min (11.4%)

Top Entities

1MLB
28
2NBA
13
3Boston Red Sox
10
4Miami Heat
8
5The Ringer
6
6NBA Draft
6
7The Rewatchables
5
8New York Knicks
5
9Most Valuable Player
5
10March Madness
5
11Gambling
5
12Bam Adebayo
5
13World Series
4
14Wesley Morris
4
15NFL
4
16NBA Playoffs
4
17Michael Jordan
4
18Leonardo DiCaprio
4
19Victor Wembanyama
3
20Oklahoma City Thunder
3
21Miami Marlins
3
22Bill Simmons
3
23Al Pacino
3
24Washington Wizards
2
25Trevon Diggs
2
26Toronto Blue Jays
2
27Tim Boyle
2
28The Sports Gal
2
29Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
30Seattle Mariners
2
31Robert De Niro
2
32Rob Mahoney
2
33Phoenix Suns
2
34NBA Finals
2
35Luka Dončić
2
36Joe House
2
37Jack Nicholson
2
38Greg Stroman
2
39Dallas Mavericks
2
40Bryce Harper
2
41Boston Celtics
2
42Aaron Judge
2
43Jayson Tatum
2
44Zach Lowe
1
45Woody Marks
1
46Vic Law
1
47Van Lathan
1
48Utah Jazz
1
49Tom Brady
1
50Super Bowl
1
51Stephen Curry
1
52Spike Lee
1
53Shohei Ohtani
1
54Serge Ibaka
1
55Seattle Seahawks
1
56San Antonio Spurs
1
57Sam Hauser
1
58Sacramento Kings
1
59Rocky (film)
1
60Pittsburgh Steelers
1
61Philadelphia 76ers
1
62Orlando Magic
1
63Nikola Jokic
1
64New Orleans Pelicans
1
65New England Patriots
1
66Minnesota Twins
1
67Mike Trout
1
68Memphis Grizzlies
1
69Martin Scorsese
1
70Marcus Smart
1
71Los Angeles Rams
1
72Los Angeles Lakers
1
73Los Angeles Dodgers
1
74LeBron James
1
75Las Vegas Raiders
1
76Landry Shamet
1
77LaMelo Ball
1
78Kevin Hart
1
79Kevin Garnett
1
80Kevin Durant
1
81Keaton Mitchell
1
82Kawhi Leonard
1
83Justin Fields
1
84JJ Redick
1
85Jaylen Brown
1
86J.J. McCarthy
1
87Indiana Pacers
1
88Ime Udoka
1
89Houston Rockets
1
90Hall of Fame
1
91Grant Williams
1
92Golden State Warriors
1
93Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
94Fred Warner
1
95Franz Wagner
1
96Eddie Goldman
1
97Dylan Harper
1
98Draymond Green
1
99Drake Maye
1
100Donovan Mitchell
1
101DJ Giddens
1
102Devin Booker
1
103Detroit Pistons
1
104Derek Jeter
1
105Denver Nuggets
1
106Darnell Savage
1
107Craig Horlbeck
1
108Cleveland Cavaliers
1
109Christopher Nolan
1
110Chris Ryan
1
111Chicago Bulls
1
112Charlotte Hornets
1
113Carolina Panthers
1
114Cade Cunningham
1
115Brooklyn Nets
1
116Brandon Ingram
1
117Bob Weiss
1
118Bill's Dad
1
119Ben Affleck
1
120Atlanta Braves
1
121Andrew Nicholson
1
122Amanda Dobbins
1
123All-Star
1
124All-NBA Second Team
1
125All-NBA First Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
54 (45%)
MLB
40 (33.3%)
NFL
21 (17.5%)
NCAAB
5 (4.2%)

Top Players

1Bam Adebayo
5
2Wesley Morris
4
3Michael Jordan
4
4Leonardo DiCaprio
4
5Victor Wembanyama
3
6Bill Simmons
3
7Al Pacino
3
8Trevon Diggs
2
9Tim Boyle
2
10The Sports Gal
2
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
12Robert De Niro
2
13Rob Mahoney
2
14Luka Dončić
2
15Joe House
2
16Jack Nicholson
2
17Greg Stroman
2
18Bryce Harper
2
19Aaron Judge
2
20Jayson Tatum
2
21Zach Lowe
1
22Woody Marks
1
23Vic Law
1
24Van Lathan
1
25Tom Brady
1
26Stephen Curry
1
27Spike Lee
1
28Shohei Ohtani
1
29Serge Ibaka
1
30Sam Hauser
1
31Nikola Jokic
1
32Mike Trout
1
33Martin Scorsese
1
34Marcus Smart
1
35LeBron James
1
36Landry Shamet
1
37LaMelo Ball
1
38Kevin Hart
1
39Kevin Garnett
1
40Kevin Durant
1
41Keaton Mitchell
1
42Kawhi Leonard
1
43Justin Fields
1
44JJ Redick
1
45Jaylen Brown
1
46J.J. McCarthy
1
47Ime Udoka
1
48Grant Williams
1
49Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
50Fred Warner
1
51Franz Wagner
1
52Eddie Goldman
1
53Dylan Harper
1
54Draymond Green
1
55Drake Maye
1
56Donovan Mitchell
1
57DJ Giddens
1
58Devin Booker
1
59Derek Jeter
1
60Darnell Savage
1
61Craig Horlbeck
1
62Christopher Nolan
1
63Chris Ryan
1
64Cade Cunningham
1
65Brandon Ingram
1
66Bob Weiss
1
67Bill's Dad
1
68Ben Affleck
1
69Andrew Nicholson
1
70Amanda Dobbins
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
11
2MLB
11
3Boston Red Sox
7
4The Ringer
5
5The Rewatchables
5
6Most Valuable Player
5
7Wesley Morris
4
8New York Knicks
4
9Miami Heat
4
10Gambling
4
11Victor Wembanyama
3
12Oklahoma City Thunder
3
13NFL
3
14NBA Draft
3
15Leonardo DiCaprio
3

Wesley Morris

1NBA
2
2Michael Jordan
2
3Miami Heat
2
4Van Lathan
1
5Trevon Diggs
1
6Serge Ibaka
1
7Rob Mahoney
1
8Pittsburgh Steelers
1
9NFL
1
10New York Knicks
1
11Martin Scorsese
1
12Los Angeles Rams
1
13Leonardo DiCaprio
1
14Kevin Garnett
1
15Joe House
1

Billy Gil

1MLB
17
2NBA Playoffs
3
3NBA Draft
3
4Miami Marlins
3
5March Madness
3
6Boston Red Sox
3
7World Series
2
8Seattle Mariners
2
9Miami Heat
2
10Greg Stroman
2
11Bam Adebayo
2
12Washington Wizards
1
13The Ringer
1
14Shohei Ohtani
1
15Mike Trout
1
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