Tatum’s Stunning Return, Wemby’s Big Weekend, and a 2011 MVP Deep Dive With Zach Lowe

Mar 9, 2026

Talk Time

Zach Lowe
66.7 min (63.5%)
Bill Simmons
38.3 min (36.5%)

Top Entities

1NBA
29
2Jayson Tatum
15
3NBA Playoffs
14
4Boston Celtics
14
5Most Valuable Player
13
6Detroit Pistons
13
7LeBron James
12
8Miami Heat
10
9Dwight Howard
10
10San Antonio Spurs
9
11New York Knicks
9
12Houston Rockets
8
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
14Derrick Rose
8
15Victor Wembanyama
7
16James Harden
7
17Evan Mobley
7
18Dirk Nowitzki
7
19Charlotte Hornets
7
20Orlando Magic
6
21NBA Finals
6
22Jason Kidd
6
23Golden State Warriors
6
24Shaquille O'Neal
5
25Minnesota Timberwolves
5
26Milwaukee Bucks
5
27Los Angeles Lakers
5
28Indiana Pacers
5
29Gambling
5
30Denver Nuggets
5
31Chicago Bulls
5
32Toronto Raptors
4
33The Ringer
4
34Nikola Jokic
4
35NBA Trade Deadline
4
36NBA Draft
4
37Kevin Durant
4
38Zach Lowe
3
39Utah Jazz
3
40The Sports Gal
3
41Sam Hauser
3
42Keldon Johnson
3
43Joe House
3
44Donovan Mitchell
3
45Dallas Mavericks
3
46Brooklyn Nets
3
47Bill Simmons
3
48The Rewatchables
2
49Seattle Seahawks
2
50Robert Williams III
2
51Pittsburgh Pirates
2
52Philadelphia 76ers
2
53Oklahoma City Thunder
2
54Nikola Vučević
2
55Mikal Bridges
2
56Michael Jordan
2
57Luka Garza
2
58Larry Bird
2
59Kevin Garnett
2
60Kawhi Leonard
2
61Jordan Walsh
2
62Joel Embiid
2
63Dwyane Wade
2
64Doc Rivers
2
65Derrick White
2
66Defensive Player of the Year
2
67Darius Garland
2
68Cleveland Cavaliers
2
69Chris Paul
2
70Charles Barkley
2
71Bryce Harper
2
72Bam Adebayo
2
73WNBA
1
74Wilt Chamberlain
1
75Tyrese Maxey
1
76Trey Murphy III
1
77Thanasis Antetokounmpo
1
78Steve Nash
1
79Steve Kerr
1
80Stephen Curry
1
81Stan Van Gundy
1
82Scottie Pippen
1
83Sam Merrill
1
84Sam Cassell
1
85Ryan Reynolds
1
86Russell Westbrook
1
87Rob Mahoney
1
88Rashid Shaheed
1
89Portland Trail Blazers
1
90Phoenix Suns
1
91Payton Pritchard
1
92Patrick Ewing
1
93Pat Riley
1
94New Orleans Pelicans
1
95New England Patriots
1
96NBA Free Agency
1
97Naquan Jones
1
98Mike Miller
1
99Micah Hyde
1
100Mark Williams
1
101Magic Johnson
1
102Luka Dončić
1
103Los Angeles Clippers
1
104Lonnie Walker IV
1
105Lenny Krieg
1
106Kyrie Irving
1
107Kobe Bryant
1
108Klay Thompson
1
109Khalil Mack
1
110Kevin Huerter
1
111Kemba Walker
1
112Karl-Anthony Towns
1
113Karl Malone
1
114Julius Erving
1
115Joakim Noah
1
116Jerry West
1
117Jaylen Johnson
1
118Jaylen Brown
1
119Jalen Ramsey
1
120Jabari Smith Jr.
1
121J.B. Bickerstaff
1
122Isaiah Stewart
1
123Hakeem Olajuwon
1
124Grant Hill
1
125Erik Spoelstra
1
126Dylan Harper
1
127Duncan Robinson
1
128Donald Sloan
1
129Dominick Barlow
1
130Devin Booker
1
131David Roddy
1
132Cousin Sal
1
133Cooper Flagg
1
134Christian Wilkins
1
135Christian Gonzalez
1
136Carmelo Anthony
1
137Cam Johnson
1
138Cade Cunningham
1
139Brook Lopez
1
140Atlanta Hawks
1
141Anthony Davis
1
142Alperen Sengun
1
143Alonzo Gee
1
144All-NBA Third Team
1
145Al Horford
1
146Ace Bailey
1
147Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
161 (88%)
NFL
14 (7.7%)
MLB
4 (2.2%)
NCAAB
3 (1.6%)
WNBA
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Jayson Tatum
15
2LeBron James
12
3Dwight Howard
10
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
8
5Derrick Rose
8
6Victor Wembanyama
7
7James Harden
7
8Evan Mobley
7
9Dirk Nowitzki
7
10Jason Kidd
6
11Shaquille O'Neal
5
12Nikola Jokic
4
13Kevin Durant
4
14Zach Lowe
3
15The Sports Gal
3
16Sam Hauser
3
17Keldon Johnson
3
18Joe House
3
19Donovan Mitchell
3
20Bill Simmons
3
21Robert Williams III
2
22Nikola Vučević
2
23Mikal Bridges
2
24Michael Jordan
2
25Luka Garza
2
26Larry Bird
2
27Kevin Garnett
2
28Kawhi Leonard
2
29Jordan Walsh
2
30Joel Embiid
2
31Dwyane Wade
2
32Doc Rivers
2
33Derrick White
2
34Darius Garland
2
35Chris Paul
2
36Charles Barkley
2
37Bryce Harper
2
38Bam Adebayo
2
39Wilt Chamberlain
1
40Tyrese Maxey
1
41Trey Murphy III
1
42Thanasis Antetokounmpo
1
43Steve Nash
1
44Steve Kerr
1
45Stephen Curry
1
46Stan Van Gundy
1
47Scottie Pippen
1
48Sam Merrill
1
49Sam Cassell
1
50Ryan Reynolds
1
51Russell Westbrook
1
52Rob Mahoney
1
53Rashid Shaheed
1
54Payton Pritchard
1
55Patrick Ewing
1
56Pat Riley
1
57Naquan Jones
1
58Mike Miller
1
59Micah Hyde
1
60Mark Williams
1
61Magic Johnson
1
62Luka Dončić
1
63Lonnie Walker IV
1
64Lenny Krieg
1
65Kyrie Irving
1
66Kobe Bryant
1
67Klay Thompson
1
68Khalil Mack
1
69Kevin Huerter
1
70Kemba Walker
1
71Karl-Anthony Towns
1
72Karl Malone
1
73Julius Erving
1
74Joakim Noah
1
75Jerry West
1
76Jaylen Johnson
1
77Jaylen Brown
1
78Jalen Ramsey
1
79Jabari Smith Jr.
1
80J.B. Bickerstaff
1
81Isaiah Stewart
1
82Hakeem Olajuwon
1
83Grant Hill
1
84Erik Spoelstra
1
85Dylan Harper
1
86Duncan Robinson
1
87Donald Sloan
1
88Dominick Barlow
1
89Devin Booker
1
90David Roddy
1
91Cousin Sal
1
92Cooper Flagg
1
93Christian Wilkins
1
94Christian Gonzalez
1
95Carmelo Anthony
1
96Cam Johnson
1
97Cade Cunningham
1
98Brook Lopez
1
99Anthony Davis
1
100Alperen Sengun
1
101Alonzo Gee
1
102Al Horford
1
103Ace Bailey
1
104Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Zach Lowe

1NBA
20
2NBA Playoffs
10
3Boston Celtics
10
4Detroit Pistons
9
5LeBron James
8
6San Antonio Spurs
7
7Most Valuable Player
7
8Miami Heat
7
9Jayson Tatum
7
10New York Knicks
6
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
12Dwight Howard
5
13Dirk Nowitzki
5
14Derrick Rose
5
15Victor Wembanyama
4

Bill Simmons

1NBA
9
2Jayson Tatum
8
3Orlando Magic
6
4Most Valuable Player
6
5Evan Mobley
5
6Dwight Howard
5
7NBA Playoffs
4
8LeBron James
4
9Houston Rockets
4
10Detroit Pistons
4
11Charlotte Hornets
4
12Boston Celtics
4
13Victor Wembanyama
3
14New York Knicks
3
15NBA Finals
3
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