Half-Baked Ideas With Kevin Wildes. Plus: The Masters, ‘The Pitt’, Coachella, and ‘Love Story’ With Nathan Hubbard and Joanna Robinson.

Apr 7, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
72.0 min (53.7%)
Kevin Wildes
27.6 min (20.6%)
Joanna Robinson
20.6 min (15.3%)
Nathan Hubbard
14.0 min (10.5%)

Top Entities

1NBA
11
2Gambling
8
3The Sports Gal
7
4Joe House
7
5Boston Celtics
7
6Tom Kennedy
6
7San Antonio Spurs
6
8Rob Mahoney
6
9Pittsburgh Steelers
6
10NBA Playoffs
6
11LeBron James
5
12Kevin Garnett
5
13Derrick Rose
5
14Chris Paul
5
15Scottie Pippen
4
16Chicago Bulls
4
17Bill Simmons
4
18The Ringer
3
19The Rewatchables
3
20Ted Williams
3
21NFL
3
22March Madness
3
23George Clooney
3
24Andrew Wylie
3
25Jayson Tatum
3
26Zoe Simmons
2
27Zach Lowe
2
28Victor Wembanyama
2
29Super Bowl
2
30Oklahoma City Thunder
2
31Norman Powell
2
32NHL
2
33New York Knicks
2
34New England Patriots
2
35NBA Finals
2
36Larry Bird
2
37Garret Wallow
2
38Dirk Nowitzki
2
39Denver Nuggets
2
40Chuba Hubbard
2
41Buffalo Bills
2
42Boston Red Sox
2
43Bill's Dad
2
44Anthony Edwards
2
45Aaron Gordon
2
46Xavier Worthy
1
47Van Lathan
1
48UConn Huskies
1
49Travis Kelce
1
50Tom Brady
1
51Teddy Bridgewater
1
52Steve Ballmer
1
53Stefon Diggs
1
54Spencer Rattler
1
55Sixth Man of the Year
1
56Shea Serrano
1
57Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
58Serge Ibaka
1
59San Francisco 49ers
1
60Ryan Reynolds
1
61Rookie of the Year
1
62Quentin Tarantino
1
63Portland Trail Blazers
1
64Paul Pierce
1
65Patrick Mahomes
1
66Pat Riley
1
67Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
68O.J. Mayo
1
69Nikola Jokic
1
70NBA Draft
1
71Most Valuable Player
1
72Miami Heat
1
73Mecole Hardman
1
74Mallory Rubin
1
75Madison Square Garden
1
76Luka Dončić
1
77Los Angeles Lakers
1
78Los Angeles Clippers
1
79Lindsey Harding
1
80Las Vegas Raiders
1
81Kevin Love
1
82Kenny Pickett
1
83Julius Erving
1
84Josh Allen
1
85Jimmy Butler III
1
86Jim Morrison
1
87Jamal Murray
1
88Jacob Rubin
1
89Geno Smith
1
90Finals MVP
1
91Final Four
1
92Defensive Player of the Year
1
93Dallas Mavericks
1
94Cousin Sal
1
95Conor McGregor
1
96College Basketball
1
97Chris Ryan
1
98Chris Bosh
1
99CeeDee Lamb
1
100Carmelo Anthony
1
101Bruno Fernando
1
102Brandon Aiyuk
1
103Austin McNamara
1
104Atlanta Hawks
1
105Arizona Cardinals
1
106Alonzo Gee
1
107All-Star
1
108Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NBA
66 (54.5%)
NFL
42 (34.7%)
MLB
6 (5%)
NCAAB
4 (3.3%)
NHL
2 (1.7%)
UFC
1 (0.8%)

Top Players

1The Sports Gal
7
2Joe House
7
3Tom Kennedy
6
4Rob Mahoney
6
5LeBron James
5
6Kevin Garnett
5
7Derrick Rose
5
8Chris Paul
5
9Scottie Pippen
4
10Bill Simmons
4
11Ted Williams
3
12George Clooney
3
13Andrew Wylie
3
14Jayson Tatum
3
15Zoe Simmons
2
16Zach Lowe
2
17Victor Wembanyama
2
18Norman Powell
2
19Larry Bird
2
20Garret Wallow
2
21Dirk Nowitzki
2
22Chuba Hubbard
2
23Bill's Dad
2
24Anthony Edwards
2
25Aaron Gordon
2
26Xavier Worthy
1
27Van Lathan
1
28Travis Kelce
1
29Tom Brady
1
30Teddy Bridgewater
1
31Steve Ballmer
1
32Stefon Diggs
1
33Spencer Rattler
1
34Shea Serrano
1
35Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
36Serge Ibaka
1
37Ryan Reynolds
1
38Quentin Tarantino
1
39Paul Pierce
1
40Patrick Mahomes
1
41Pat Riley
1
42Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
43O.J. Mayo
1
44Nikola Jokic
1
45Mecole Hardman
1
46Mallory Rubin
1
47Luka Dončić
1
48Lindsey Harding
1
49Kevin Love
1
50Kenny Pickett
1
51Julius Erving
1
52Josh Allen
1
53Jimmy Butler III
1
54Jim Morrison
1
55Jamal Murray
1
56Jacob Rubin
1
57Geno Smith
1
58Cousin Sal
1
59Conor McGregor
1
60Chris Ryan
1
61Chris Bosh
1
62CeeDee Lamb
1
63Carmelo Anthony
1
64Bruno Fernando
1
65Brandon Aiyuk
1
66Austin McNamara
1
67Alonzo Gee
1
68Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
7
2Joe House
7
3Boston Celtics
7
4Gambling
6
5The Sports Gal
5
6San Antonio Spurs
5
7Rob Mahoney
4
8NBA Playoffs
4
9The Ringer
3
10The Rewatchables
3
11NFL
3
12March Madness
3
13LeBron James
3
14Derrick Rose
3
15Chris Paul
3

Nathan Hubbard

1Derrick Rose
2
2Serge Ibaka
1
3San Antonio Spurs
1
4Norman Powell
1
5NBA Playoffs
1
6Lindsey Harding
1
7Dirk Nowitzki
1

Kevin Wildes

1NBA
4
2Kevin Garnett
3
3The Sports Gal
2
4Scottie Pippen
2
5Pittsburgh Steelers
2
6LeBron James
2
7Garret Wallow
2
8Gambling
2
9Chris Paul
2
10Spencer Rattler
1
11Sixth Man of the Year
1
12Rob Mahoney
1
13Patrick Mahomes
1
14Pat Riley
1
15NHL
1

Joanna Robinson

1Tom Kennedy
4
2Pittsburgh Steelers
2
3George Clooney
2
4Zoe Simmons
1
5Teddy Bridgewater
1
6Ted Williams
1
7Rob Mahoney
1
8O.J. Mayo
1
9Mecole Hardman
1
10Julius Erving
1
11Conor McGregor
1
12Bill's Dad
1
13Bill Simmons
1
14Andrew Wylie
1
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