Tatum in NYC, MVP Questions, Best First-Round Matchups, and Kon Vs. Coop, With Tim Legler

Apr 10, 2026

Talk Time

Tim Legler
63.4 min (52.6%)
Bill Simmons
57.1 min (47.4%)

Top Entities

1NBA
36
2NBA Playoffs
25
3San Antonio Spurs
15
4Boston Celtics
13
5Most Valuable Player
11
6Victor Wembanyama
10
7Nikola Jokic
10
8Oklahoma City Thunder
9
9New York Knicks
8
10Portland Trail Blazers
7
11Denver Nuggets
7
12Charlotte Hornets
7
13Miami Heat
6
14Luka Dončić
6
15Detroit Pistons
6
16Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
17Jayson Tatum
5
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
19Nickeil Alexander-Walker
4
20Minnesota Timberwolves
4
21Luke Kornet
4
22Los Angeles Lakers
4
23James Harden
4
24Gambling
4
25Atlanta Hawks
4
26All-NBA First Team
4
27Aaron Gordon
4
28Rookie of the Year
3
29NBA Draft
3
30Jaylen Brown
3
31Zach Lowe
2
32The Rewatchables
2
33Stephen Curry
2
34Sixth Man of the Year
2
35San Francisco 49ers
2
36Rudy Gay
2
37Robert Williams III
2
38Richard Jefferson
2
39Philadelphia 76ers
2
40Paul George
2
41Orlando Magic
2
42NFL
2
43New Orleans Pelicans
2
44NBA Finals
2
45Madison Square Garden
2
46LeBron James
2
47LaMelo Ball
2
48Joel Embiid
2
49Joe Mazzulla
2
50Jaylen Johnson
2
51Derrick Rose
2
52Darius Garland
2
53Dallas Mavericks
2
54CJ McCollum
2
55Bill Simmons
2
56All-NBA Third Team
2
57Zoe Simmons
1
58Washington Wizards
1
59UConn Huskies
1
60Tyson Chandler
1
61Tyreek Hill
1
62Toumani Camara
1
63Tobias Harris
1
64Tiago Splitter
1
65The Ringer
1
66Steve Nash
1
67Stefon Diggs
1
68Scottie Barnes
1
69Sam Hauser
1
70Russell Westbrook
1
71Reggie Miller
1
72Pittsburgh Steelers
1
73Phoenix Suns
1
74Payton Pritchard
1
75Onyeka Okongwu
1
76NFL Draft
1
77NBA Free Agency
1
78Moussa Diabate
1
79Most Improved Player
1
80Mitchell Robinson
1
81Mitch Johnson
1
82Milwaukee Bucks
1
83Mike Green
1
84Mikal Bridges
1
85Luka Garza
1
86Los Angeles Clippers
1
87Las Vegas Raiders
1
88Kevin Hart
1
89Kevin Garnett
1
90Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
91Juwan Howard
1
92Jrue Holiday
1
93Josh Hart
1
94Joe House
1
95Jamal Murray
1
96Jalen Hurts
1
97Jalen Duren
1
98Jalen Brunson
1
99Hall of Fame
1
100Hakeem Olajuwon
1
101Gordon Hayward
1
102Golden State Warriors
1
103Dylan Harper
1
104Dwyane Wade
1
105Duncan Robinson
1
106Dirk Nowitzki
1
107Derrick White
1
108David West
1
109Cooper Flagg
1
110Collin Sexton
1
111Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1
112Chris Paul
1
113Chicago Bulls
1
114Chet Holmgren
1
115Chauncey Billups
1
116Charles Lee
1
117Cam Johnson
1
118Cade Cunningham
1
119Bryce Harper
1
120Brandin Podziemski
1
121Bradley Beal
1
122Andrew Bogut
1
123Andre Drummond
1
124Alfred Collins
1

League Distribution

NBA
111 (84.7%)
NFL
16 (12.2%)
NCAAB
3 (2.3%)
MLB
1 (0.8%)

Top Players

1Victor Wembanyama
10
2Nikola Jokic
10
3Luka Dončić
6
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
5
5Jayson Tatum
5
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
7Nickeil Alexander-Walker
4
8Luke Kornet
4
9James Harden
4
10Aaron Gordon
4
11Jaylen Brown
3
12Zach Lowe
2
13Stephen Curry
2
14Rudy Gay
2
15Robert Williams III
2
16Richard Jefferson
2
17Paul George
2
18LeBron James
2
19LaMelo Ball
2
20Joel Embiid
2
21Joe Mazzulla
2
22Jaylen Johnson
2
23Derrick Rose
2
24Darius Garland
2
25CJ McCollum
2
26Bill Simmons
2
27Zoe Simmons
1
28Tyson Chandler
1
29Tyreek Hill
1
30Toumani Camara
1
31Tobias Harris
1
32Tiago Splitter
1
33Steve Nash
1
34Stefon Diggs
1
35Scottie Barnes
1
36Sam Hauser
1
37Russell Westbrook
1
38Reggie Miller
1
39Payton Pritchard
1
40Onyeka Okongwu
1
41Moussa Diabate
1
42Mitchell Robinson
1
43Mitch Johnson
1
44Mike Green
1
45Mikal Bridges
1
46Luka Garza
1
47Kevin Hart
1
48Kevin Garnett
1
49Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
50Juwan Howard
1
51Jrue Holiday
1
52Josh Hart
1
53Joe House
1
54Jamal Murray
1
55Jalen Hurts
1
56Jalen Duren
1
57Jalen Brunson
1
58Hakeem Olajuwon
1
59Gordon Hayward
1
60Dylan Harper
1
61Dwyane Wade
1
62Duncan Robinson
1
63Dirk Nowitzki
1
64Derrick White
1
65David West
1
66Cooper Flagg
1
67Collin Sexton
1
68Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1
69Chris Paul
1
70Chet Holmgren
1
71Chauncey Billups
1
72Charles Lee
1
73Cam Johnson
1
74Cade Cunningham
1
75Bryce Harper
1
76Brandin Podziemski
1
77Bradley Beal
1
78Andrew Bogut
1
79Andre Drummond
1
80Alfred Collins
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
16
2NBA
16
3Boston Celtics
9
4Most Valuable Player
8
5Nikola Jokic
7
6Victor Wembanyama
6
7San Antonio Spurs
6
8New York Knicks
5
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
10Portland Trail Blazers
4
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
12Denver Nuggets
4
13Aaron Gordon
4
14Jayson Tatum
4
15Oklahoma City Thunder
3

Tim Legler

1NBA
20
2San Antonio Spurs
9
3NBA Playoffs
9
4Oklahoma City Thunder
6
5Luka Dončić
5
6Charlotte Hornets
5
7Victor Wembanyama
4
8Miami Heat
4
9Boston Celtics
4
10Portland Trail Blazers
3
11Nikola Jokic
3
12New York Knicks
3
13Most Valuable Player
3
14Minnesota Timberwolves
3
15Los Angeles Lakers
3
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