Talking Basketball, NBA, and Hoops With Ryen Russillo

Mar 3, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
68.3 min (53.3%)
Ryen Russillo
59.8 min (46.7%)

Top Entities

1NBA
66
2Boston Celtics
23
3NBA Playoffs
21
4Philadelphia 76ers
13
5Los Angeles Lakers
12
6NFL
10
7New York Knicks
10
8MLB
10
9LeBron James
10
10NBA Draft
9
11Golden State Warriors
9
12Jayson Tatum
9
13Ty Jerome
8
14Gambling
8
15Phoenix Suns
7
16Nikola Jokic
7
17Memphis Grizzlies
7
18Kevin Durant
7
19Denver Nuggets
7
20Oklahoma City Thunder
6
21Jimmy Butler III
6
22Bill Simmons
6
23Stephen Curry
5
24Larry Bird
5
25Darius Garland
5
26Anthony Edwards
5
27San Antonio Spurs
4
28Russell Westbrook
4
29Quentin Grimes
4
30Kyrie Irving
4
31Joel Embiid
4
32Detroit Pistons
4
33Utah Jazz
3
34Tim Duncan
3
35NBA Finals
3
36Minnesota Timberwolves
3
37Magic Johnson
3
38Jrue Holiday
3
39Devin Booker
3
40All-Star
3
41Van Lathan
2
42Torrey Craig
2
43The Ringer
2
44The Rewatchables
2
45Steve Nash
2
46Sam Hauser
2
47Sacramento Kings
2
48Rashawn Slater
2
49Peyton Manning
2
50New England Patriots
2
51NBA Trade Deadline
2
52NBA Free Agency
2
53Most Valuable Player
2
54Moses Moody
2
55Milwaukee Bucks
2
56Luka Dončić
2
57Jeff Teague
2
58Jaylen Brown
2
59Houston Rockets
2
60Hakeem Olajuwon
2
61Evan Mobley
2
62Dwyane Wade
2
63Donovan Mitchell
2
64Dirk Nowitzki
2
65D'Angelo Russell
2
66Boston Red Sox
2
67Bol Bol
2
68Bill Belichick
2
69Amen Thompson
2
70Aaron Wiggins
2
71Aaron Judge
2
72Aaron Gordon
2
73Zoe Simmons
1
74Zach Edey
1
75Victor Wembanyama
1
76Trent McDuffie
1
77Tom Brady
1
78Taylor Hendricks
1
79Taybor Pepper
1
80Steve Kerr
1
81Shohei Ohtani
1
82Shaquille O'Neal
1
83Sean Fennessey
1
84Scottie Pippen
1
85Saquon Barkley
1
86Santi Aldama
1
87San Francisco 49ers
1
88Sam Merrill
1
89Ryen Russillo
1
90Philadelphia Eagles
1
91Paul George
1
92Patrick Mahomes
1
93Patrick Ewing
1
94Paolo Banchero
1
95NHL
1
96New York Yankees
1
97National Championship
1
98Mike Breen
1
99Michael Porter Jr.
1
100Michael Jordan
1
101Miami Heat
1
102Madison Square Garden
1
103Luke Kornet
1
104Luis Scola
1
105Los Angeles Rams
1
106Los Angeles Clippers
1
107Kevin Johnson
1
108Kenny Atkinson
1
109Karl Malone
1
110Kam Curl
1
111Julius Erving
1
112Josh Palmer
1
113Josh Allen
1
114Jordan Goodwin
1
115Joe Lacob
1
116Joe Burrow
1
117JJ Redick
1
118Jeff Van Gundy
1
119Jason Kidd
1
120Jalen Green
1
121Ja Morant
1
122Greg St. Jean
1
123Grant Hill
1
124George Karlaftis
1
125Fred VanVleet
1
126Ed Oliver
1
127Ed Davis
1
128Eady
1
129Dwight Howard
1
130Donald Sloan
1
131DK Metcalf
1
132Desmond Bane
1
133Derrick White
1
134DeAndre Jordan
1
135De'Aaron Fox
1
136Darvin Ham
1
137College Basketball
1
138Cole Strange
1
139Cleveland Cavaliers
1
140Clayton Kershaw
1
141Christian Gonzalez
1
142Cam Ward
1
143Cam Reddish
1
144Brooklyn Nets
1
145Boris Diaw
1
146Bones Hyland
1
147Bill's Dad
1
148Barry Bonds
1
149Anthony Davis
1
150Amar'e Stoudemire
1
151Amanda Dobbins
1
152Al Horford
1
153Aaron Rodgers
1

League Distribution

NBA
182 (81.2%)
NFL
25 (11.2%)
MLB
13 (5.8%)
CFB
2 (0.9%)
NHL
1 (0.4%)
NCAAB
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
10
2Jayson Tatum
9
3Ty Jerome
8
4Nikola Jokic
7
5Kevin Durant
7
6Jimmy Butler III
6
7Bill Simmons
6
8Stephen Curry
5
9Larry Bird
5
10Darius Garland
5
11Anthony Edwards
5
12Russell Westbrook
4
13Quentin Grimes
4
14Kyrie Irving
4
15Joel Embiid
4
16Tim Duncan
3
17Magic Johnson
3
18Jrue Holiday
3
19Devin Booker
3
20Van Lathan
2
21Torrey Craig
2
22Steve Nash
2
23Sam Hauser
2
24Rashawn Slater
2
25Peyton Manning
2
26Moses Moody
2
27Luka Dončić
2
28Jeff Teague
2
29Jaylen Brown
2
30Hakeem Olajuwon
2
31Evan Mobley
2
32Dwyane Wade
2
33Donovan Mitchell
2
34Dirk Nowitzki
2
35D'Angelo Russell
2
36Bol Bol
2
37Bill Belichick
2
38Amen Thompson
2
39Aaron Wiggins
2
40Aaron Judge
2
41Aaron Gordon
2
42Zoe Simmons
1
43Zach Edey
1
44Victor Wembanyama
1
45Trent McDuffie
1
46Tom Brady
1
47Taylor Hendricks
1
48Taybor Pepper
1
49Steve Kerr
1
50Shohei Ohtani
1
51Shaquille O'Neal
1
52Sean Fennessey
1
53Scottie Pippen
1
54Saquon Barkley
1
55Santi Aldama
1
56Sam Merrill
1
57Ryen Russillo
1
58Paul George
1
59Patrick Mahomes
1
60Patrick Ewing
1
61Paolo Banchero
1
62Mike Breen
1
63Michael Porter Jr.
1
64Michael Jordan
1
65Luke Kornet
1
66Luis Scola
1
67Kevin Johnson
1
68Kenny Atkinson
1
69Karl Malone
1
70Kam Curl
1
71Julius Erving
1
72Josh Palmer
1
73Josh Allen
1
74Jordan Goodwin
1
75Joe Lacob
1
76Joe Burrow
1
77JJ Redick
1
78Jeff Van Gundy
1
79Jason Kidd
1
80Jalen Green
1
81Ja Morant
1
82Greg St. Jean
1
83Grant Hill
1
84George Karlaftis
1
85Fred VanVleet
1
86Ed Oliver
1
87Ed Davis
1
88Eady
1
89Dwight Howard
1
90Donald Sloan
1
91DK Metcalf
1
92Desmond Bane
1
93Derrick White
1
94DeAndre Jordan
1
95De'Aaron Fox
1
96Darvin Ham
1
97Cole Strange
1
98Clayton Kershaw
1
99Christian Gonzalez
1
100Cam Ward
1
101Cam Reddish
1
102Boris Diaw
1
103Bones Hyland
1
104Bill's Dad
1
105Barry Bonds
1
106Anthony Davis
1
107Amar'e Stoudemire
1
108Amanda Dobbins
1
109Al Horford
1
110Aaron Rodgers
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
36
2Boston Celtics
15
3NBA Playoffs
12
4Philadelphia 76ers
10
5MLB
7
6LeBron James
7
7New York Knicks
6
8Jayson Tatum
6
9Stephen Curry
5
10Nikola Jokic
5
11Golden State Warriors
5
12Gambling
5
13Denver Nuggets
5
14Ty Jerome
4
15Phoenix Suns
4

Ryen Russillo

1NBA
30
2NBA Playoffs
9
3Los Angeles Lakers
9
4Boston Celtics
8
5NFL
6
6NBA Draft
5
7Ty Jerome
4
8New York Knicks
4
9Memphis Grizzlies
4
10Golden State Warriors
4
11Utah Jazz
3
12Phoenix Suns
3
13Philadelphia 76ers
3
14Oklahoma City Thunder
3
15MLB
3
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