Luka’s Strange L.A. Ride, a New York Sports Drought, Lost NBA Nicknames, and a Big Mailbag With Max Kellerman

Feb 27, 2026

Talk Time

Max Kellerman
69.2 min (52%)
Bill Simmons
64.0 min (48%)

Top Entities

1NBA
44
2New York Knicks
24
3Luka Dončić
22
4New York Yankees
18
5MLB
17
6Boxing
15
7LeBron James
14
8NFL
13
9Boston Celtics
13
10NBA Playoffs
11
11Hall of Fame
11
12Victor Wembanyama
10
13Nikola Jokic
10
14Larry Bird
10
15Drake Maye
10
16Kyrie Irving
9
17Gambling
9
18UFC
8
19Rich Paul
8
20Detroit Pistons
8
21Davion Mitchell
8
22New York Mets
7
23New York Giants
7
24World Series
6
25Paul Pierce
6
26Los Angeles Lakers
6
27Los Angeles Dodgers
6
28Jaylen Brown
6
29James Harden
6
30Cooper Flagg
6
31Boston Red Sox
6
32All-Star
6
33Super Bowl
5
34San Antonio Spurs
5
35Oklahoma City Thunder
5
36NBA Finals
5
37NBA Draft
5
38Kobe Bryant
5
39Kareem Hunt
5
40Dirk Nowitzki
5
41DeMarcus Cousins
5
42Bill Simmons
5
43Barry Bonds
5
44Utah Jazz
4
45NHL
4
46Klay Thompson
4
47Jarren Duran
4
48Isaiah Stewart
4
49Indiana Pacers
4
50Deandre Ayton
4
51Ben Simmons
4
52Vince Carter
3
53Tim Duncan
3
54The Ringer
3
55Stephen Curry
3
56Shaquille O'Neal
3
57Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
58Patrick Ewing
3
59Oleksandr Usyk
3
60Michael Jordan
3
61Magic Johnson
3
62Kirk Cousins
3
63Kevin Garnett
3
64Kawhi Leonard
3
65Karl Malone
3
66Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
67Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
68Cade Cunningham
3
69Washington Wizards
2
70Texas Rangers
2
71Ted Williams
2
72Spike Lee
2
73Seattle Seahawks
2
74San Diego Padres
2
75Payton Pritchard
2
76Pat Riley
2
77Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
78Nick Thurman
2
79New England Patriots
2
80Memphis Grizzlies
2
81March Madness
2
82Manny Pacquiao
2
83Madison Square Garden
2
84Los Angeles Rams
2
85Los Angeles Chargers
2
86Kevin Durant
2
87James Wiseman
2
88James Dolan
2
89Evander Holyfield
2
90Dwight Howard
2
91Draymond Green
2
92Derek Jeter
2
93Denver Nuggets
2
94Dana White
2
95Dallas Mavericks
2
96Clyde Edwards-Helaire
2
97Chicago Bulls
2
98Charlotte Hornets
2
99Bill Russell
2
100Bill Belichick
2
101Babe Ruth
2
102Austin Reaves
2
103Andrew Wiggins
2
104Aaron Judge
2
105Jayson Tatum
2
106Zoe Simmons
1
107Zach Lowe
1
108Zach LaVine
1
109Wilt Chamberlain
1
110Walker Kessler
1
111Van Lathan
1
112Tyson Fury
1
113Tyrese Haliburton
1
114Tom Brady
1
115The Rewatchables
1
116Terence Crawford
1
117Tayshaun Prince
1
118Stefon Diggs
1
119Sixth Man of the Year
1
120Shohei Ohtani
1
121Sean Fennessey
1
122Sam Darnold
1
123Sacramento Kings
1
124Roger Van Zandt
1
125Rocky Balboa
1
126Rocky (film)
1
127Ray Allen
1
128Rashee Rice
1
129Portland Trail Blazers
1
130Pittsburgh Steelers
1
131Phoenix Suns
1
132Philadelphia 76ers
1
133Peyton Manning
1
134Pedro Martinez
1
135Paul George
1
136Patrick Mahomes
1
137Patrice Bergeron
1
138Orlando Magic
1
139Odell Beckham Jr.
1
140New York Jets
1
141New Orleans Pelicans
1
142Neil McCauley
1
143Naoya Inoue
1
144Moses Moody
1
145Mookie Betts
1
146Milwaukee Bucks
1
147Mikhail Prokhorov
1
148Mike Tyson
1
149Mikal Bridges
1
150Miami Heat
1
151Marvin Hagler
1
152Mark Wahlberg
1
153Marcus Smart
1
154Los Angeles Clippers
1
155Los Angeles Angels
1
156Lonzo Ball
1
157Leonardo DiCaprio
1
158Las Vegas Raiders
1
159Lamar Jackson
1
160Karl-Anthony Towns
1
161Julius Randle
1
162Josh Hart
1
163Jose Alvarado
1
164Joe Burrow
1
165Jerry Buss
1
166Jaylen Johnson
1
167Jaxson Dart
1
168Jalen Williams
1
169J.D. Dubois
1
170Ian Thomas
1
171Houston Texans
1
172Golden State Warriors
1
173Frank Ragnow
1
174Floyd Mayweather
1
175Ed Oliver
1
176Drew Gooden
1
177Diamond Stone
1
178Devin Lloyd
1
179Devin Booker
1
180DeAndre Hopkins
1
181Damian Lillard
1
182Cousin Sal
1
183Connor McDavid
1
184College Football
1
185Chris Ryan
1
186Chicago White Sox
1
187Chase Budinger
1
188Carmelo Anthony
1
189Brock Purdy
1
190Brandon Ingram
1
191Brad Stevens
1
192Bam Adebayo
1
193Baltimore Ravens
1
194Atlanta Hawks
1
195Anthony Joshua
1
196Anthony Edwards
1
197Andrew Nembhard
1
198Alex Rodriguez
1

League Distribution

NBA
266 (61.6%)
MLB
62 (14.4%)
NFL
58 (13.4%)
Boxing
23 (5.3%)
UFC
8 (1.9%)
NCAAB
8 (1.9%)
NHL
6 (1.4%)
CFB
1 (0.2%)

Top Players

1Luka Dončić
22
2LeBron James
14
3Victor Wembanyama
10
4Nikola Jokic
10
5Larry Bird
10
6Drake Maye
10
7Kyrie Irving
9
8Rich Paul
8
9Davion Mitchell
8
10Paul Pierce
6
11Jaylen Brown
6
12James Harden
6
13Cooper Flagg
6
14Kobe Bryant
5
15Kareem Hunt
5
16Dirk Nowitzki
5
17DeMarcus Cousins
5
18Bill Simmons
5
19Barry Bonds
5
20Klay Thompson
4
21Jarren Duran
4
22Isaiah Stewart
4
23Deandre Ayton
4
24Ben Simmons
4
25Vince Carter
3
26Tim Duncan
3
27Stephen Curry
3
28Shaquille O'Neal
3
29Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
30Patrick Ewing
3
31Oleksandr Usyk
3
32Michael Jordan
3
33Magic Johnson
3
34Kirk Cousins
3
35Kevin Garnett
3
36Kawhi Leonard
3
37Karl Malone
3
38Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
39Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
40Cade Cunningham
3
41Ted Williams
2
42Spike Lee
2
43Payton Pritchard
2
44Pat Riley
2
45Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
46Nick Thurman
2
47Manny Pacquiao
2
48Kevin Durant
2
49James Wiseman
2
50James Dolan
2
51Evander Holyfield
2
52Dwight Howard
2
53Draymond Green
2
54Derek Jeter
2
55Dana White
2
56Clyde Edwards-Helaire
2
57Bill Russell
2
58Bill Belichick
2
59Babe Ruth
2
60Austin Reaves
2
61Andrew Wiggins
2
62Aaron Judge
2
63Jayson Tatum
2
64Zoe Simmons
1
65Zach Lowe
1
66Zach LaVine
1
67Wilt Chamberlain
1
68Walker Kessler
1
69Van Lathan
1
70Tyson Fury
1
71Tyrese Haliburton
1
72Tom Brady
1
73Terence Crawford
1
74Tayshaun Prince
1
75Stefon Diggs
1
76Shohei Ohtani
1
77Sean Fennessey
1
78Sam Darnold
1
79Roger Van Zandt
1
80Rocky Balboa
1
81Ray Allen
1
82Rashee Rice
1
83Peyton Manning
1
84Pedro Martinez
1
85Paul George
1
86Patrick Mahomes
1
87Patrice Bergeron
1
88Odell Beckham Jr.
1
89Neil McCauley
1
90Naoya Inoue
1
91Moses Moody
1
92Mookie Betts
1
93Mikhail Prokhorov
1
94Mike Tyson
1
95Mikal Bridges
1
96Marvin Hagler
1
97Mark Wahlberg
1
98Marcus Smart
1
99Lonzo Ball
1
100Leonardo DiCaprio
1
101Lamar Jackson
1
102Karl-Anthony Towns
1
103Julius Randle
1
104Josh Hart
1
105Jose Alvarado
1
106Joe Burrow
1
107Jerry Buss
1
108Jaylen Johnson
1
109Jaxson Dart
1
110Jalen Williams
1
111J.D. Dubois
1
112Ian Thomas
1
113Frank Ragnow
1
114Floyd Mayweather
1
115Ed Oliver
1
116Drew Gooden
1
117Diamond Stone
1
118Devin Lloyd
1
119Devin Booker
1
120DeAndre Hopkins
1
121Damian Lillard
1
122Cousin Sal
1
123Connor McDavid
1
124Chris Ryan
1
125Chase Budinger
1
126Carmelo Anthony
1
127Brock Purdy
1
128Brandon Ingram
1
129Brad Stevens
1
130Bam Adebayo
1
131Anthony Joshua
1
132Anthony Edwards
1
133Andrew Nembhard
1
134Alex Rodriguez
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
23
2Boston Celtics
11
3New York Knicks
10
4New York Yankees
9
5LeBron James
8
6Luka Dončić
7
7Hall of Fame
7
8Drake Maye
7
9MLB
6
10Boxing
6
11Oklahoma City Thunder
5
12Nikola Jokic
5
13NFL
5
14NBA Finals
5
15Los Angeles Lakers
5

Max Kellerman

1NBA
21
2Luka Dončić
15
3New York Knicks
14
4MLB
11
5New York Yankees
9
6Boxing
9
7NFL
8
8NBA Playoffs
7
9Victor Wembanyama
6
10New York Mets
6
11LeBron James
6
12Larry Bird
6
13Kyrie Irving
6
14Davion Mitchell
6
15UFC
5
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