Best NBA Summer Arguments With Zach Lowe

Jul 23, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
63.4 min (61.8%)
Zach Lowe
39.1 min (38.2%)

Top Entities

1NBA
31
2LeBron James
18
3NBA Playoffs
15
4Miami Heat
14
5Los Angeles Clippers
13
6Bradley Beal
11
7Gambling
10
8Los Angeles Lakers
9
9Zach Lowe
8
10New Orleans Pelicans
8
11NBA Draft
8
12Sacramento Kings
7
13Marcus Smart
7
14San Antonio Spurs
6
15Milwaukee Bucks
6
16Malik Beasley
6
17Kevin Durant
6
18James Harden
6
19Luka Dončić
5
20Las Vegas Raiders
5
21Jerry West
5
22Denver Nuggets
5
23Deandre Ayton
5
24Boston Celtics
5
25Bill Simmons
5
26Andrew Wiggins
5
27The Ringer
4
28Shaquille O'Neal
4
29Phoenix Suns
4
30Nikola Jokic
4
31NFL
4
32Most Valuable Player
4
33Kawhi Leonard
4
34Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
35Duncan Robinson
4
36Brandon Bass
4
37All-Star
4
38Victor Wembanyama
3
39Terry Rozier
3
40Seattle Seahawks
3
41Portland Trail Blazers
3
42Oklahoma City Thunder
3
43NBA Finals
3
44Larry Bird
3
45Kelly Olynyk
3
46John Collins
3
47Joe House
3
48JJ Redick
3
49James Dolan
3
50Devin Booker
3
51Detroit Pistons
3
52Cade Cunningham
3
53Ben Simmons
3
54Toronto Raptors
2
55The Rewatchables
2
56Stephen Curry
2
57Rob Mahoney
2
58Philadelphia 76ers
2
59New York Knicks
2
60Magic Johnson
2
61Jordan Goodwin
2
62Joel Embiid
2
63Jason Kidd
2
64Indiana Pacers
2
65Domantas Sabonis
2
66Dallas Mavericks
2
67Brook Lopez
2
68Zach Collins
1
69Vivek Ranadivé
1
70Van Lathan
1
71Utah Jazz
1
72Tyrese Haliburton
1
73Trae Young
1
74Tony Parker
1
75Tom Gores
1
76Steve Nash
1
77Steve Ballmer
1
78Sixth Man of the Year
1
79Shea Serrano
1
80Scoot Henderson
1
81Ryen Russillo
1
82Rui Hachimura
1
83Rookie of the Year
1
84Rich Paul
1
85Rashid Shaheed
1
86Paul George
1
87Pascal Siakam
1
88Orlando Magic
1
89Nicolas Batum
1
90New York Mets
1
91NBA Free Agency
1
92Monty Williams
1
93MLB
1
94Minnesota Timberwolves
1
95Michael Jordan
1
96Memphis Grizzlies
1
97Manu Ginobili
1
98Madison Square Garden
1
99Luke Kornet
1
100Los Angeles Rams
1
101Leonardo DiCaprio
1
102Lawrence Frank
1
103Klay Thompson
1
104Kareem Hunt
1
105Jrue Holiday
1
106Jordan Miller
1
107Jimmy Butler III
1
108Jaylen Brown
1
109Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
110Jake Hansen
1
111Jaden Ivey
1
112J.J. Barea
1
113Ivica Zubac
1
114Isaiah Thomas
1
115Isaiah Stewart
1
116Hall of Fame
1
117Golden State Warriors
1
118Fred Warner
1
119Finals MVP
1
120Dylan Harper
1
121Dirk Nowitzki
1
122Derek Carr
1
123DeMarcus Cousins
1
124David Lee
1
125Danny Kelly
1
126Cole Anthony
1
127Cleveland Cavaliers
1
128Chris Ryan
1
129Chris Paul
1
130Chicago Bulls
1
131Charlotte Hornets
1
132Caris LeVert
1
133Cam Thomas
1
134Bryce Harper
1
135Brooklyn Nets
1
136Brandon Ingram
1
137Boogie Nights (film)
1
138Bam Adebayo
1
139Austin Rivers
1
140Atlanta Hawks
1
141Arizona Cardinals
1
142Amir Coffey
1
143Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
146 (88.5%)
NFL
16 (9.7%)
MLB
2 (1.2%)
NCAAB
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
18
2Bradley Beal
11
3Zach Lowe
8
4Marcus Smart
7
5Malik Beasley
6
6Kevin Durant
6
7James Harden
6
8Luka Dončić
5
9Jerry West
5
10Deandre Ayton
5
11Bill Simmons
5
12Andrew Wiggins
5
13Shaquille O'Neal
4
14Nikola Jokic
4
15Kawhi Leonard
4
16Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
17Duncan Robinson
4
18Brandon Bass
4
19Victor Wembanyama
3
20Terry Rozier
3
21Larry Bird
3
22Kelly Olynyk
3
23John Collins
3
24Joe House
3
25JJ Redick
3
26James Dolan
3
27Devin Booker
3
28Cade Cunningham
3
29Ben Simmons
3
30Stephen Curry
2
31Rob Mahoney
2
32Magic Johnson
2
33Jordan Goodwin
2
34Joel Embiid
2
35Jason Kidd
2
36Domantas Sabonis
2
37Brook Lopez
2
38Zach Collins
1
39Vivek Ranadivé
1
40Van Lathan
1
41Tyrese Haliburton
1
42Trae Young
1
43Tony Parker
1
44Tom Gores
1
45Steve Nash
1
46Steve Ballmer
1
47Shea Serrano
1
48Scoot Henderson
1
49Ryen Russillo
1
50Rui Hachimura
1
51Rich Paul
1
52Rashid Shaheed
1
53Paul George
1
54Pascal Siakam
1
55Nicolas Batum
1
56Monty Williams
1
57Michael Jordan
1
58Manu Ginobili
1
59Luke Kornet
1
60Leonardo DiCaprio
1
61Lawrence Frank
1
62Klay Thompson
1
63Kareem Hunt
1
64Jrue Holiday
1
65Jordan Miller
1
66Jimmy Butler III
1
67Jaylen Brown
1
68Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
69Jake Hansen
1
70Jaden Ivey
1
71J.J. Barea
1
72Ivica Zubac
1
73Isaiah Thomas
1
74Isaiah Stewart
1
75Fred Warner
1
76Dylan Harper
1
77Dirk Nowitzki
1
78Derek Carr
1
79DeMarcus Cousins
1
80David Lee
1
81Danny Kelly
1
82Cole Anthony
1
83Chris Ryan
1
84Chris Paul
1
85Caris LeVert
1
86Cam Thomas
1
87Bryce Harper
1
88Brandon Ingram
1
89Bam Adebayo
1
90Austin Rivers
1
91Amir Coffey
1
92Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
17
2Miami Heat
9
3NBA Playoffs
8
4LeBron James
8
5Marcus Smart
6
6Los Angeles Lakers
6
7Bradley Beal
6
8Zach Lowe
5
9New Orleans Pelicans
5
10Los Angeles Clippers
5
11James Harden
5
12Gambling
5
13Boston Celtics
5
14The Ringer
4
15NFL
4

Zach Lowe

1NBA
14
2LeBron James
10
3Los Angeles Clippers
8
4NBA Playoffs
7
5Sacramento Kings
5
6Miami Heat
5
7Gambling
5
8Bradley Beal
5
9San Antonio Spurs
4
10NBA Draft
4
11Zach Lowe
3
12New Orleans Pelicans
3
13Milwaukee Bucks
3
14Malik Beasley
3
15Los Angeles Lakers
3
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