Phoenix in Shambles, Cleveland’s Ceiling, Best Third Bananas, NBA Refs, St. John’s, and ‘Season on the Brink’ With Ryen Russillo

Mar 17, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
70.1 min (53.8%)
Ryen Russillo
60.1 min (46.2%)

Top Entities

1NBA
34
2NBA Playoffs
25
3Boston Celtics
20
4Oklahoma City Thunder
16
5Phoenix Suns
12
6Gambling
12
7Los Angeles Lakers
10
8Kevin Durant
10
9Denver Nuggets
10
10Golden State Warriors
9
11Devin Booker
9
12Bill Simmons
9
13All-NBA Second Team
9
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
15Mikal Bridges
8
16Nikola Jokic
7
17NBA Draft
7
18Jayson Tatum
7
19Stephen Curry
6
20New York Knicks
6
21Minnesota Timberwolves
6
22LeBron James
6
23Karl-Anthony Towns
6
24Derrick White
6
25Chet Holmgren
6
26All-Star
6
27Aaron Gordon
6
28Wilt Chamberlain
5
29Houston Rockets
5
30Detroit Pistons
5
31Darius Garland
5
32Brooklyn Nets
5
33All-NBA Third Team
5
34Washington Wizards
4
35San Antonio Spurs
4
36Russell Westbrook
4
37Paul Pierce
4
38Orlando Magic
4
39March Madness
4
40Joel Embiid
4
41Jalen Brunson
4
42Evan Mobley
4
43Draymond Green
4
44Doc Rivers
4
45College Basketball
4
46Bill Russell
4
47Ray Allen
3
48New England Patriots
3
49Milwaukee Bucks
3
50Luka Dončić
3
51Los Angeles Clippers
3
52Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
53J.B. Bickerstaff
3
54Chris Paul
3
55Boston Red Sox
3
56Bill's Dad
3
57Bam Adebayo
3
58Utah Jazz
2
59Toronto Raptors
2
60The Rewatchables
2
61Steven Adams
2
62Philadelphia 76ers
2
63Paul George
2
64Nick Richards
2
65New York Jets
2
66NBA Finals
2
67Most Valuable Player
2
68Moses Moody
2
69MLB
2
70Miami Heat
2
71Mat Ishbia
2
72Magic Johnson
2
73Luguentz Dort
2
74Kyrie Irving
2
75Kawhi Leonard
2
76Jordan Poole
2
77JJ Redick
2
78Jimmy Butler III
2
79James Harden
2
80Hall of Fame
2
81Franz Wagner
2
82Dallas Mavericks
2
83Bradley Beal
2
84Brad Stevens
2
85Aaron Judge
2
86Xavier Worthy
1
87Wosny Lambre
1
88World Series
1
89Will Hardy
1
90Victor Wembanyama
1
91Van Lathan
1
92UFC
1
93UConn Huskies
1
94Ty Jerome
1
95Trayce Jackson-Davis
1
96Tom Kennedy
1
97Tom Cruise
1
98The Ringer
1
99The Book of Basketball
1
100Tennessee Titans
1
101Teddy Bridgewater
1
102Super Bowl
1
103Steve Ballmer
1
104Stan Van Gundy
1
105Scottie Barnes
1
106Scott Foster
1
107Roger Clemens
1
108Rodney Hood
1
109Richard Jefferson
1
110Reggie Jackson
1
111Rashee Rice
1
112Rajon Rondo
1
113Quentin Grimes
1
114Philadelphia Eagles
1
115Paolo Banchero
1
116Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
117Oakland Athletics
1
118NBA Free Agency
1
119Naz Reid
1
120Michael Jordan
1
121Marcus Smart
1
122Mallory Rubin
1
123Los Angeles Angels
1
124Klay Thompson
1
125Kevon Looney
1
126Kevin Garnett
1
127Keith Smart
1
128Kareem Hunt
1
129Kansas City Chiefs
1
130JT Thor
1
131Josh Hart
1
132Jonathan Isaac
1
133Joe Mazzulla
1
134Jim O'Brien
1
135Jeff Hornacek
1
136Jaylen Brown
1
137Jay Huff
1
138Jalen Suggs
1
139Jalen Green
1
140Ivica Zubac
1
141Isaiah Stewart
1
142Indiana Pacers
1
143Hakeem Olajuwon
1
144Grant Williams
1
145Gonzaga Bulldogs
1
146Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
147Gerald Green
1
148Frank Ragnow
1
149Dirk Nowitzki
1
150Desmond Bane
1
151Dee Alford
1
152DeAndre Jordan
1
153David Ortiz
1
154Dan Hurley
1
155Craig Horlbeck
1
156Cleveland Cavaliers
1
157Chicago Bulls
1
158Charlotte Hornets
1
159Cedi Osman
1
160Carolina Panthers
1
161Cam Thomas
1
162Calvin Ridley
1
163Caleb Martin
1
164Brook Lopez
1
165Beyoncé
1
166Baltimore Ravens
1
167Austin Rivers
1
168Anthony Black
1
169Alperen Sengun
1
170Al Jefferson
1

League Distribution

NBA
192 (84.6%)
NFL
16 (7%)
NCAAB
9 (4%)
MLB
9 (4%)
UFC
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Kevin Durant
10
2Devin Booker
9
3Bill Simmons
9
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
5Mikal Bridges
8
6Nikola Jokic
7
7Jayson Tatum
7
8Stephen Curry
6
9LeBron James
6
10Karl-Anthony Towns
6
11Derrick White
6
12Chet Holmgren
6
13Aaron Gordon
6
14Wilt Chamberlain
5
15Darius Garland
5
16Russell Westbrook
4
17Paul Pierce
4
18Joel Embiid
4
19Jalen Brunson
4
20Evan Mobley
4
21Draymond Green
4
22Doc Rivers
4
23Bill Russell
4
24Ray Allen
3
25Luka Dončić
3
26Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
27J.B. Bickerstaff
3
28Chris Paul
3
29Bill's Dad
3
30Bam Adebayo
3
31Steven Adams
2
32Paul George
2
33Nick Richards
2
34Moses Moody
2
35Mat Ishbia
2
36Magic Johnson
2
37Luguentz Dort
2
38Kyrie Irving
2
39Kawhi Leonard
2
40Jordan Poole
2
41JJ Redick
2
42Jimmy Butler III
2
43James Harden
2
44Franz Wagner
2
45Bradley Beal
2
46Brad Stevens
2
47Aaron Judge
2
48Xavier Worthy
1
49Wosny Lambre
1
50Will Hardy
1
51Victor Wembanyama
1
52Van Lathan
1
53Ty Jerome
1
54Trayce Jackson-Davis
1
55Tom Kennedy
1
56Tom Cruise
1
57Teddy Bridgewater
1
58Steve Ballmer
1
59Stan Van Gundy
1
60Scottie Barnes
1
61Scott Foster
1
62Roger Clemens
1
63Rodney Hood
1
64Richard Jefferson
1
65Reggie Jackson
1
66Rashee Rice
1
67Rajon Rondo
1
68Quentin Grimes
1
69Paolo Banchero
1
70Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
71Naz Reid
1
72Michael Jordan
1
73Marcus Smart
1
74Mallory Rubin
1
75Klay Thompson
1
76Kevon Looney
1
77Kevin Garnett
1
78Keith Smart
1
79Kareem Hunt
1
80JT Thor
1
81Josh Hart
1
82Jonathan Isaac
1
83Joe Mazzulla
1
84Jim O'Brien
1
85Jeff Hornacek
1
86Jaylen Brown
1
87Jay Huff
1
88Jalen Suggs
1
89Jalen Green
1
90Ivica Zubac
1
91Isaiah Stewart
1
92Hakeem Olajuwon
1
93Grant Williams
1
94Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
95Gerald Green
1
96Frank Ragnow
1
97Dirk Nowitzki
1
98Desmond Bane
1
99Dee Alford
1
100DeAndre Jordan
1
101David Ortiz
1
102Dan Hurley
1
103Craig Horlbeck
1
104Cedi Osman
1
105Cam Thomas
1
106Calvin Ridley
1
107Caleb Martin
1
108Brook Lopez
1
109Beyoncé
1
110Austin Rivers
1
111Anthony Black
1
112Alperen Sengun
1
113Al Jefferson
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
15
2NBA Playoffs
14
3Boston Celtics
12
4Phoenix Suns
8
5Gambling
8
6Oklahoma City Thunder
7
7Golden State Warriors
7
8Denver Nuggets
7
9All-NBA Second Team
7
10Karl-Anthony Towns
6
11Jayson Tatum
6
12NBA Draft
5
13Los Angeles Lakers
5
14LeBron James
5
15Kevin Durant
5

Ryen Russillo

1NBA
19
2NBA Playoffs
11
3Oklahoma City Thunder
9
4Boston Celtics
8
5Mikal Bridges
5
6Los Angeles Lakers
5
7Kevin Durant
5
8Devin Booker
5
9Bill Simmons
5
10Washington Wizards
4
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
12Phoenix Suns
4
13Gambling
4
14Doc Rivers
4
15Aaron Gordon
4
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