Indiana’s Incredible Finals Run, a Knicks Summer Strategy Session, and the 'Inside the NBA' ESPN Fit With Ryen Russillo and Van Lathan Jr.

Jun 1, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
57.1 min (48.5%)
Ryen Russillo
37.7 min (32.1%)
Van Lathan Jr.
22.8 min (19.4%)

Top Entities

1NBA
40
2New York Knicks
30
3Indiana Pacers
28
4NBA Finals
18
5Boston Celtics
18
6NBA Playoffs
13
7Jalen Brunson
12
8Pascal Siakam
10
9Oklahoma City Thunder
10
10Karl-Anthony Towns
10
11College Football
10
12Ryen Russillo
8
13Tyrese Haliburton
7
14Saquon Barkley
7
15Bill Simmons
7
16Van Lathan
6
17Los Angeles Lakers
6
18Gambling
6
19Finals MVP
6
20San Antonio Spurs
5
21Mitchell Robinson
5
22Minnesota Timberwolves
5
23LeBron James
5
24Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
25Jayson Tatum
5
26Milwaukee Bucks
4
27Mikal Bridges
4
28Los Angeles Clippers
4
29Tim Duncan
3
30The Ringer
3
31Stephen A Smith
3
32Phoenix Suns
3
33Miami Heat
3
34Kevin Durant
3
35Golden State Warriors
3
36Detroit Pistons
3
37Thomas Bryant
2
38The Rewatchables
2
39Scotiabank Arena
2
40Philadelphia 76ers
2
41Pau Gasol
2
42NFL
2
43NBA Draft
2
44MLB
2
45Leonardo DiCaprio
2
46Landry Shamet
2
47Kevin Garnett
2
48Julius Randle
2
49Joe House
2
50Jimmy Butler III
2
51James Harden
2
52Devin Booker
2
53Cooper Flagg
2
54Caitlin Clark
2
55Andrew Nembhard
2
56All-Star
2
57All-NBA Third Team
2
58WNBA
1
59Victor Wembanyama
1
60UFC
1
61Toronto Raptors
1
62Tony Bradley
1
63Tom Thibodeau
1
64Tom Brady
1
65The Town (film)
1
66The Sports Gal
1
67Tennessee Titans
1
68Super Bowl
1
69Steve Nash
1
70Stephen Curry
1
71Spike Lee
1
72Shaquille O'Neal
1
73Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
74Rick Carlisle
1
75Reggie Miller
1
76Rashid Shaheed
1
77Rajon Rondo
1
78Pittsburgh Steelers
1
79Patrick Ewing
1
80Pat Connaughton
1
81Obi Toppin
1
82NBA Free Agency
1
83National Championship
1
84Minnesota Vikings
1
85Madison Square Garden
1
86Luka Dončić
1
87Luguentz Dort
1
88Larry Bird
1
89Kevin Huerter
1
90Kawhi Leonard
1
91Joel Embiid
1
92Joe Mazzulla
1
93Jaylen Brown
1
94Jalen Hurts
1
95J.R. Singleton
1
96Houston Rockets
1
97Final Four
1
98Devin Vassell
1
99Derrick White
1
100Denver Nuggets
1
101David Stern
1
102David Lee
1
103D'Angelo Russell
1
104College Football Playoff
1
105Cleveland Cavaliers
1
106Christopher Nolan
1
107Chris Paul
1
108Chet Holmgren
1
109Charles Barkley
1
110Buffalo Bills
1
111Bruce Brown
1
112Brooklyn Nets
1
113Bones Hyland
1
114Bill's Dad
1
115Arizona Cardinals
1
116Arch Manning
1
117Anthony Davis
1
118Angel Reese
1
119Anfernee Simons
1
120Andre Iguodala
1
121All-NBA Second Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
137 (77.4%)
NFL
20 (11.3%)
CFB
10 (5.6%)
WNBA
4 (2.3%)
NCAAB
3 (1.7%)
MLB
2 (1.1%)
UFC
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1Jalen Brunson
12
2Pascal Siakam
10
3Karl-Anthony Towns
10
4Ryen Russillo
8
5Tyrese Haliburton
7
6Saquon Barkley
7
7Bill Simmons
7
8Van Lathan
6
9Mitchell Robinson
5
10LeBron James
5
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
12Jayson Tatum
5
13Mikal Bridges
4
14Tim Duncan
3
15Stephen A Smith
3
16Kevin Durant
3
17Thomas Bryant
2
18Pau Gasol
2
19Leonardo DiCaprio
2
20Landry Shamet
2
21Kevin Garnett
2
22Julius Randle
2
23Joe House
2
24Jimmy Butler III
2
25James Harden
2
26Devin Booker
2
27Cooper Flagg
2
28Caitlin Clark
2
29Andrew Nembhard
2
30Victor Wembanyama
1
31Tony Bradley
1
32Tom Thibodeau
1
33Tom Brady
1
34The Sports Gal
1
35Steve Nash
1
36Stephen Curry
1
37Spike Lee
1
38Shaquille O'Neal
1
39Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
40Rick Carlisle
1
41Reggie Miller
1
42Rashid Shaheed
1
43Rajon Rondo
1
44Patrick Ewing
1
45Pat Connaughton
1
46Obi Toppin
1
47Luka Dončić
1
48Luguentz Dort
1
49Larry Bird
1
50Kevin Huerter
1
51Kawhi Leonard
1
52Joel Embiid
1
53Joe Mazzulla
1
54Jaylen Brown
1
55Jalen Hurts
1
56J.R. Singleton
1
57Devin Vassell
1
58Derrick White
1
59David Stern
1
60David Lee
1
61D'Angelo Russell
1
62Christopher Nolan
1
63Chris Paul
1
64Chet Holmgren
1
65Charles Barkley
1
66Bruce Brown
1
67Bones Hyland
1
68Bill's Dad
1
69Arch Manning
1
70Anthony Davis
1
71Angel Reese
1
72Anfernee Simons
1
73Andre Iguodala
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
20
2Indiana Pacers
15
3New York Knicks
12
4Boston Celtics
11
5NBA Finals
10
6NBA Playoffs
9
7Van Lathan
6
8Oklahoma City Thunder
6
9Ryen Russillo
5
10Pascal Siakam
5
11LeBron James
5
12Jalen Brunson
5
13San Antonio Spurs
4
14Los Angeles Clippers
4
15Karl-Anthony Towns
4

Ryen Russillo

1Indiana Pacers
11
2New York Knicks
10
3NBA
9
4Jalen Brunson
7
5Pascal Siakam
5
6Karl-Anthony Towns
5
7Boston Celtics
5
8NBA Playoffs
4
9NBA Finals
4
10Los Angeles Lakers
4
11Gambling
4
12College Football
4
13Tyrese Haliburton
3
14Oklahoma City Thunder
3
15Minnesota Timberwolves
3

Van Lathan Jr.

1NBA
11
2New York Knicks
8
3NBA Finals
4
4College Football
3
5Stephen A Smith
2
6Saquon Barkley
2
7Ryen Russillo
2
8Indiana Pacers
2
9Boston Celtics
2
10Bill Simmons
2
11Tyrese Haliburton
1
12San Antonio Spurs
1
13Phoenix Suns
1
14Oklahoma City Thunder
1
15NFL
1
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