The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

Mar 19, 2025

Talk Time

Derek Thompson

53.3 min (55.7%)

Bill Simmons

42.5 min (44.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA

17

2Ezra Cleveland

8

3Bill Simmons

8

4Jimmy Butler III

7

5MLB

5

6San Francisco 49ers

4

7New York Knicks

4

8Boston Celtics

4

9Seattle Seahawks

3

10NFL

3

11NBA Playoffs

3

12NBA Draft

3

13Los Angeles Lakers

3

14Gambling

3

15The Sports Gal

2

16The Ringer

2

17The Rewatchables

2

18Sixth Man of the Year

2

19Quentin Grimes

2

20Portland Trail Blazers

2

21Paul George

2

22Nikola Jokic

2

23Mark Cuban

2

24Luka Dončić

2

25LeBron James

2

26Joel Embiid

2

27Joe House

2

28Houston Rockets

2

29Golden State Warriors

2

30Giannis Antetokounmpo

2

31Elijah Klein

2

32Dirk Nowitzki

2

33Zoe Simmons

1

34Zach Randolph

1

35Ty Jerome

1

36Tom Kennedy

1

37Tom Cruise

1

38Tom Brady

1

39Tobias Harris

1

40Ted Williams

1

41Steve Nash

1

42Russell Westbrook

1

43Robert De Niro

1

44Rajon Rondo

1

45Phoenix Suns

1

46Payton Pritchard

1

47Mookie Betts

1

48Marcus Smart

1

49March Madness

1

50Malik Beasley

1

51Malachi Flynn

1

52Lou Williams

1

53Los Angeles Rams

1

54Los Angeles Clippers

1

55Kyle Korver

1

56Klay Thompson

1

57Kevin Durant

1

58Kenneth Murray, Jr.

1

59Kawhi Leonard

1

60Joe Mazzulla

1

61JJ Redick

1

62Jamal Crawford

1

63Gerald Green

1

64Gavin Bartholomew

1

65Denver Nuggets

1

66David Lee

1

67Dallas Mavericks

1

68Chris Ryan

1

69Chris Paul

1

70Chicago Bulls

1

71Charles Barkley

1

72Brook Lopez

1

73Boston Red Sox

1

74Bill's Dad

1

75Al Pacino

1

76Aaron Judge

1

77Aaron Gordon

1

League Distribution

NBA

42 (58.3%)

NFL

21 (29.2%)

MLB

8 (11.1%)

NCAAB

1 (1.4%)

Top Players

1Ezra Cleveland

8

2Bill Simmons

8

3Jimmy Butler III

7

4The Sports Gal

2

5Quentin Grimes

2

6Paul George

2

7Nikola Jokic

2

8Mark Cuban

2

9Luka Dončić

2

10LeBron James

2

11Joel Embiid

2

12Joe House

2

13Giannis Antetokounmpo

2

14Elijah Klein

2

15Dirk Nowitzki

2

16Zoe Simmons

1

17Zach Randolph

1

18Ty Jerome

1

19Tom Kennedy

1

20Tom Cruise

1

21Tom Brady

1

22Tobias Harris

1

23Ted Williams

1

24Steve Nash

1

25Russell Westbrook

1

26Robert De Niro

1

27Rajon Rondo

1

28Payton Pritchard

1

29Mookie Betts

1

30Marcus Smart

1

31Malik Beasley

1

32Malachi Flynn

1

33Lou Williams

1

34Kyle Korver

1

35Klay Thompson

1

36Kevin Durant

1

37Kenneth Murray, Jr.

1

38Kawhi Leonard

1

39Joe Mazzulla

1

40JJ Redick

1

41Jamal Crawford

1

42Gerald Green

1

43Gavin Bartholomew

1

44David Lee

1

45Chris Ryan

1

46Chris Paul

1

47Charles Barkley

1

48Brook Lopez

1

49Bill's Dad

1

50Al Pacino

1

51Aaron Judge

1

52Aaron Gordon

1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA

12

2Bill Simmons

5

3MLB

4

4Boston Celtics

4

5NBA Playoffs

3

6Los Angeles Lakers

3

7Jimmy Butler III

3

8The Rewatchables

2

9Nikola Jokic

2

10NBA Draft

2

11LeBron James

2

12Giannis Antetokounmpo

2

13Gambling

2

14Ezra Cleveland

2

15Zoe Simmons

1

Derek Thompson

1Ezra Cleveland

6

2NBA

5

3San Francisco 49ers

4

4Jimmy Butler III

4

5New York Knicks

3

6Bill Simmons

3

7Seattle Seahawks

2

8Portland Trail Blazers

2

9NFL

2

10Houston Rockets

2

11Dirk Nowitzki

2

12The Sports Gal

1

13The Ringer

1

14Sixth Man of the Year

1

15Quentin Grimes

1

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