An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Jan 23, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
55.4 min (63.5%)
Kevin O'Connor
31.9 min (36.5%)

Top Entities

1NBA
25
2Philadelphia 76ers
15
3Los Angeles Lakers
13
4Phoenix Suns
12
5LeBron James
12
6Cam Johnson
12
7Bradley Beal
12
8Boston Celtics
12
9Paul George
11
10Orlando Magic
11
11Oklahoma City Thunder
11
12San Antonio Spurs
10
13NBA Playoffs
10
14Milwaukee Bucks
10
15Golden State Warriors
10
16Joel Embiid
9
17Tobias Harris
8
18New York Knicks
8
19Jordan Poole
8
20Zach LaVine
7
21NBA Draft
7
22Jimmy Butler III
7
23Houston Rockets
7
24Brandon Ingram
7
25Bill Simmons
7
26Walker Kessler
6
27New Orleans Pelicans
6
28Julius Randle
6
29Draymond Green
6
30Detroit Pistons
6
31Anthony Davis
6
32Nick Nurse
5
33Mitchell Robinson
5
34Miami Heat
5
35Cole Anthony
5
36Portland Trail Blazers
4
37Jett Howard
4
38Denver Nuggets
4
39CJ McCollum
4
40Brook Lopez
4
41Washington Wizards
3
42Utah Jazz
3
43The Ringer
3
44Stephen Curry
3
45Russell Westbrook
3
46NFL
3
47NBA Finals
3
48Minnesota Timberwolves
3
49Khris Middleton
3
50Karl-Anthony Towns
3
51Jaylen Brown
3
52Gambling
3
53Brooklyn Nets
3
54Jayson Tatum
3
55Zach Collins
2
56Victor Wembanyama
2
57Tyrese Maxey
2
58Trayce Jackson-Davis
2
59Tim Hardaway Jr.
2
60Scottie Barnes
2
61Rui Hachimura
2
62Nikola Jokic
2
63Nick Richards
2
64Kyle Kuzma
2
65Kevin O'Connor
2
66Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
67Jrue Holiday
2
68Evan Mobley
2
69Deandre Ayton
2
70Darius Garland
2
71Chris Paul
2
72Chicago Bulls
2
73Chauncey Billups
2
74Cam Whitmore
2
75Bobby Portis
2
76Ben Sheppard
2
77Wendell Carter Jr.
1
78Vince Carter
1
79Trey Murphy III
1
80Tom Thibodeau
1
81Tim Duncan
1
82The Rewatchables
1
83Steven Adams
1
84Sacramento Kings
1
85Rudy Gobert
1
86Rocky (film)
1
87Robert Williams III
1
88Patrick Ewing
1
89Pat Connaughton
1
90Paolo Banchero
1
91NFL Playoffs
1
92NBA Trade Deadline
1
93NBA Free Agency
1
94Nathan Shepherd
1
95MLB
1
96Miles McBride
1
97Mikal Bridges
1
98Marvin Hagler
1
99Marc Gasol
1
100Malcolm Brogdon
1
101Luka Dončić
1
102Los Angeles Rams
1
103Los Angeles Clippers
1
104Kyrie Irving
1
105Kyle Lowry
1
106Kevin Durant
1
107Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
108Keldon Johnson
1
109Kareem Hunt
1
110Jusuf Nurkić
1
111Jordan Hawkins
1
112Jarred Vanderbilt
1
113James Harden
1
114Jamal Murray
1
115Jalen Suggs
1
116Isaac Okoro
1
117Harrison Barnes
1
118Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
119Gabe Vincent
1
120Franz Wagner
1
121Ed Ingram
1
122Donovan Mitchell
1
123Domantas Sabonis
1
124Devin Vassell
1
125Derrick White
1
126Dean Wade
1
127Daniel Gafford
1
128D'Angelo Russell
1
129Craig Horlbeck
1
130Cooper Flagg
1
131Collin Sexton
1
132Cleveland Cavaliers
1
133Chris Ryan
1
134Chet Holmgren
1
135Boston Red Sox
1
136Billy Donovan
1
137Austin Reaves
1
138Anfernee Simons
1
139Andre Iguodala
1
140All-Star
1
141Al Horford
1

League Distribution

NBA
191 (88%)
NFL
23 (10.6%)
NCAAB
1 (0.5%)
MLB
1 (0.5%)
Boxing
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
12
2Cam Johnson
12
3Bradley Beal
12
4Paul George
11
5Joel Embiid
9
6Tobias Harris
8
7Jordan Poole
8
8Zach LaVine
7
9Jimmy Butler III
7
10Brandon Ingram
7
11Bill Simmons
7
12Walker Kessler
6
13Julius Randle
6
14Draymond Green
6
15Anthony Davis
6
16Nick Nurse
5
17Mitchell Robinson
5
18Cole Anthony
5
19Jett Howard
4
20CJ McCollum
4
21Brook Lopez
4
22Stephen Curry
3
23Russell Westbrook
3
24Khris Middleton
3
25Karl-Anthony Towns
3
26Jaylen Brown
3
27Jayson Tatum
3
28Zach Collins
2
29Victor Wembanyama
2
30Tyrese Maxey
2
31Trayce Jackson-Davis
2
32Tim Hardaway Jr.
2
33Scottie Barnes
2
34Rui Hachimura
2
35Nikola Jokic
2
36Nick Richards
2
37Kyle Kuzma
2
38Kevin O'Connor
2
39Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
40Jrue Holiday
2
41Evan Mobley
2
42Deandre Ayton
2
43Darius Garland
2
44Chris Paul
2
45Chauncey Billups
2
46Cam Whitmore
2
47Bobby Portis
2
48Ben Sheppard
2
49Wendell Carter Jr.
1
50Vince Carter
1
51Trey Murphy III
1
52Tom Thibodeau
1
53Tim Duncan
1
54Steven Adams
1
55Rudy Gobert
1
56Robert Williams III
1
57Patrick Ewing
1
58Pat Connaughton
1
59Paolo Banchero
1
60Nathan Shepherd
1
61Miles McBride
1
62Mikal Bridges
1
63Marvin Hagler
1
64Marc Gasol
1
65Malcolm Brogdon
1
66Luka Dončić
1
67Kyrie Irving
1
68Kyle Lowry
1
69Kevin Durant
1
70Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
71Keldon Johnson
1
72Kareem Hunt
1
73Jusuf Nurkić
1
74Jordan Hawkins
1
75Jarred Vanderbilt
1
76James Harden
1
77Jamal Murray
1
78Jalen Suggs
1
79Isaac Okoro
1
80Harrison Barnes
1
81Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
82Gabe Vincent
1
83Franz Wagner
1
84Ed Ingram
1
85Donovan Mitchell
1
86Domantas Sabonis
1
87Devin Vassell
1
88Derrick White
1
89Dean Wade
1
90Daniel Gafford
1
91D'Angelo Russell
1
92Craig Horlbeck
1
93Cooper Flagg
1
94Collin Sexton
1
95Chris Ryan
1
96Chet Holmgren
1
97Billy Donovan
1
98Austin Reaves
1
99Anfernee Simons
1
100Andre Iguodala
1
101Al Horford
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
19
2San Antonio Spurs
9
3Philadelphia 76ers
9
4NBA Playoffs
8
5Los Angeles Lakers
8
6LeBron James
8
7Boston Celtics
8
8New York Knicks
7
9Milwaukee Bucks
7
10Houston Rockets
7
11Bill Simmons
7
12Phoenix Suns
6
13Paul George
6
14Orlando Magic
6
15Oklahoma City Thunder
6

Kevin O'Connor

1Phoenix Suns
6
2Philadelphia 76ers
6
3NBA
6
4Cam Johnson
6
5Bradley Beal
6
6Paul George
5
7Orlando Magic
5
8Oklahoma City Thunder
5
9Los Angeles Lakers
5
10Jordan Poole
5
11Jimmy Butler III
5
12Golden State Warriors
5
13Tobias Harris
4
14New Orleans Pelicans
4
15LeBron James
4
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