Shedeur’s Slide, NFL Draft Takes, a Nuggets Code Red and Brunson Goes Villain

Apr 25, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
65.0 min (59%)
Chris Ryan
19.4 min (17.6%)
Van Lathan
13.2 min (12%)
Rob Mahoney
12.6 min (11.4%)

Top Entities

1NBA
23
2New York Knicks
13
3NBA Playoffs
13
4NBA Draft
12
5Los Angeles Clippers
12
6Denver Nuggets
12
7Shedeur Sanders
11
8Nikola Jokic
11
9NFL
11
10Boston Celtics
10
11Oklahoma City Thunder
9
12Minnesota Timberwolves
8
13Detroit Pistons
8
14Karl-Anthony Towns
7
15Gambling
7
16Alex Caruso
7
17Orlando Magic
6
18LeBron James
6
19Rick Brunson
5
20NFL Draft
5
21New England Patriots
5
22Milwaukee Bucks
5
23Luguentz Dort
5
24James Harden
5
25Jalen Brunson
5
26Bill Simmons
5
27Van Lathan
4
28Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
29Memphis Grizzlies
4
30Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
4
31Kawhi Leonard
4
32Golden State Warriors
4
33Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
34Draymond Green
4
35Chet Holmgren
4
36Ben Simmons
4
37Al Horford
4
38Travis Hunter
3
39The Ringer
3
40Terry Rozier
3
41Stephen Curry
3
42Scottie Pippen
3
43Rudy Gobert
3
44Rob Mahoney
3
45Paul Reed
3
46New Orleans Saints
3
47Mikal Bridges
3
48Miami Heat
3
49Los Angeles Lakers
3
50Las Vegas Raiders
3
51Kevin Durant
3
52Jaxson Dart
3
53James Johnson
3
54Ja Morant
3
55Dirk Nowitzki
3
56College Football
3
57Chris Ryan
3
58Cam Ward
3
59Will Campbell
2
60Tim Hardaway Jr.
2
61Super Bowl
2
62Russell Westbrook
2
63Rui Hachimura
2
64Ole Miss Rebels
2
65Nicolas Batum
2
66New York Giants
2
67Most Valuable Player
2
68MLB
2
69Michael Porter Jr.
2
70Luka Dončić
2
71Los Angeles Chargers
2
72Joel Embiid
2
73Jimmy Butler III
2
74Jaylen Brown
2
75Jacksonville Jaguars
2
76Isaiah Stewart
2
77Indiana Pacers
2
78Houston Rockets
2
79Green Bay Packers
2
80Derrick Jones Jr.
2
81Davion Mitchell
2
82Cousin Sal
2
83Cade Cunningham
2
84Atlanta Falcons
2
85Anthony Richardson
2
86Anthony Edwards
2
87Abdul Carter
2
88Aaron Rodgers
2
89Jayson Tatum
2
90Zach Guthrie
1
91Woody Marks
1
92Vivek Ranadivé
1
93Tyler Warren
1
94Ty Jerome
1
95Trevor Lawrence
1
96Travis Etienne
1
97Toronto Raptors
1
98Tommy DeVito
1
99Tobias Harris
1
100The Sports Gal
1
101The Rewatchables
1
102Tennessee Titans
1
103Ted Williams
1
104Steve Kerr
1
105Sixth Man of the Year
1
106Shaquille O'Neal
1
107Sacramento Kings
1
108Ryen Russillo
1
109Russell Wilson
1
110Roger Goodell
1
111Ramon Sessions
1
112Pittsburgh Steelers
1
113Philadelphia Eagles
1
114Peter Schrager
1
115Paul George
1
116Patrick Swayze
1
117OG Anunoby
1
118O.J. Mayo
1
119New York Jets
1
120NBA Finals
1
121Morrissey
1
122Milton Williams
1
123Mike Conley
1
124Michael Penix Jr.
1
125Michael Jordan
1
126Micah Parsons
1
127Matthew Golden
1
128Mason Graham
1
129Malik Beasley
1
130Los Angeles Rams
1
131Lamar Jackson
1
132Kobe Bryant
1
133Kirk Cousins
1
134Kenny Pickett
1
135Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
136Kai Jones
1
137Josh Smith
1
138Josh Kroenke
1
139Joe House
1
140Jerry West
1
141Jaxson Hayes
1
142Jarren Duran
1
143Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
144Jameis Winston
1
145Jamal Murray
1
146Jalen Williams
1
147Jalen Suggs
1
148Jalen Green
1
149Jaden Ivey
1
150J.J. McCarthy
1
151Isaiah Thomas
1
152Ime Udoka
1
153Ian Thomas
1
154Hakeem Olajuwon
1
155Gus Edwards
1
156Goga Bitadze
1
157Fred VanVleet
1
158Evan Engram
1
159Elijah Garcia
1
160Dwyane Wade
1
161Drake Maye
1
162Drake London
1
163Doc Rivers
1
164Detroit Red Wings
1
165Deshaun Watson
1
166Derek Carr
1
167David Adelman
1
168Davante Adams
1
169Damian Lillard
1
170Dallas Cowboys
1
171Corey Brewer
1
172Colston Loveland
1
173Cleveland Browns
1
174Christian Kirk
1
175Chicago Bears
1
176Charlotte Hornets
1
177Carolina Panthers
1
178Calvin Ridley
1
179Caleb Williams
1
180Brian Thomas Jr.
1
181Brad Stevens
1
182Brad Pitt
1
183Boston Red Sox
1
184Bo Nix
1
185Bill's Dad
1
186Bill Russell
1
187Ben Affleck
1
188Baker Mayfield
1
189Atlanta Hawks
1
190Anthony Davis
1
191Andy Dalton
1
192Amanda Dobbins
1
193Aaron Judge
1
194Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
138 (70.1%)
NFL
38 (19.3%)
CFB
16 (8.1%)
MLB
4 (2%)
NHL
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Shedeur Sanders
11
2Nikola Jokic
11
3Karl-Anthony Towns
7
4Alex Caruso
7
5LeBron James
6
6Rick Brunson
5
7Luguentz Dort
5
8James Harden
5
9Jalen Brunson
5
10Bill Simmons
5
11Van Lathan
4
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
13Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
4
14Kawhi Leonard
4
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
16Draymond Green
4
17Chet Holmgren
4
18Ben Simmons
4
19Al Horford
4
20Travis Hunter
3
21Terry Rozier
3
22Stephen Curry
3
23Scottie Pippen
3
24Rudy Gobert
3
25Rob Mahoney
3
26Paul Reed
3
27Mikal Bridges
3
28Kevin Durant
3
29Jaxson Dart
3
30James Johnson
3
31Ja Morant
3
32Dirk Nowitzki
3
33Chris Ryan
3
34Cam Ward
3
35Will Campbell
2
36Tim Hardaway Jr.
2
37Russell Westbrook
2
38Rui Hachimura
2
39Nicolas Batum
2
40Michael Porter Jr.
2
41Luka Dončić
2
42Joel Embiid
2
43Jimmy Butler III
2
44Jaylen Brown
2
45Isaiah Stewart
2
46Derrick Jones Jr.
2
47Davion Mitchell
2
48Cousin Sal
2
49Cade Cunningham
2
50Anthony Richardson
2
51Anthony Edwards
2
52Abdul Carter
2
53Aaron Rodgers
2
54Jayson Tatum
2
55Zach Guthrie
1
56Woody Marks
1
57Vivek Ranadivé
1
58Tyler Warren
1
59Ty Jerome
1
60Trevor Lawrence
1
61Travis Etienne
1
62Tommy DeVito
1
63Tobias Harris
1
64The Sports Gal
1
65Ted Williams
1
66Steve Kerr
1
67Shaquille O'Neal
1
68Ryen Russillo
1
69Russell Wilson
1
70Roger Goodell
1
71Ramon Sessions
1
72Peter Schrager
1
73Paul George
1
74Patrick Swayze
1
75OG Anunoby
1
76O.J. Mayo
1
77Morrissey
1
78Milton Williams
1
79Mike Conley
1
80Michael Penix Jr.
1
81Michael Jordan
1
82Micah Parsons
1
83Matthew Golden
1
84Mason Graham
1
85Malik Beasley
1
86Lamar Jackson
1
87Kobe Bryant
1
88Kirk Cousins
1
89Kenny Pickett
1
90Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
91Kai Jones
1
92Josh Smith
1
93Josh Kroenke
1
94Joe House
1
95Jerry West
1
96Jaxson Hayes
1
97Jarren Duran
1
98Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
99Jameis Winston
1
100Jamal Murray
1
101Jalen Williams
1
102Jalen Suggs
1
103Jalen Green
1
104Jaden Ivey
1
105J.J. McCarthy
1
106Isaiah Thomas
1
107Ime Udoka
1
108Ian Thomas
1
109Hakeem Olajuwon
1
110Gus Edwards
1
111Goga Bitadze
1
112Fred VanVleet
1
113Evan Engram
1
114Elijah Garcia
1
115Dwyane Wade
1
116Drake Maye
1
117Drake London
1
118Doc Rivers
1
119Deshaun Watson
1
120Derek Carr
1
121David Adelman
1
122Davante Adams
1
123Damian Lillard
1
124Corey Brewer
1
125Colston Loveland
1
126Christian Kirk
1
127Calvin Ridley
1
128Caleb Williams
1
129Brian Thomas Jr.
1
130Brad Stevens
1
131Brad Pitt
1
132Bo Nix
1
133Bill's Dad
1
134Bill Russell
1
135Ben Affleck
1
136Baker Mayfield
1
137Anthony Davis
1
138Andy Dalton
1
139Amanda Dobbins
1
140Aaron Judge
1
141Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
14
2NBA Playoffs
10
3New York Knicks
9
4Los Angeles Clippers
7
5Denver Nuggets
7
6Boston Celtics
7
7Oklahoma City Thunder
6
8Nikola Jokic
6
9Orlando Magic
5
10New England Patriots
5
11Gambling
5
12Van Lathan
4
13NFL Draft
4
14NBA Draft
4
15LeBron James
4

Chris Ryan

1NBA
5
2Denver Nuggets
5
3Nikola Jokic
4
4New York Knicks
3
5NBA Draft
3
6Minnesota Timberwolves
3
7Los Angeles Clippers
3
8Alex Caruso
3
9Shedeur Sanders
2
10Scottie Pippen
2
11Rick Brunson
2
12Paul Reed
2
13Oklahoma City Thunder
2
14NBA Playoffs
2
15Milwaukee Bucks
2

Rob Mahoney

1Shedeur Sanders
8
2NFL
7
3NBA Draft
3
4Jaxson Dart
3
5College Football
3
6Ole Miss Rebels
2
7Travis Hunter
1
8Toronto Raptors
1
9O.J. Mayo
1
10Michael Penix Jr.
1
11Micah Parsons
1
12LeBron James
1
13Las Vegas Raiders
1
14Joel Embiid
1
15J.J. McCarthy
1

Van Lathan

1NBA
4
2Detroit Pistons
4
3Boston Celtics
3
4Tim Hardaway Jr.
2
5Rudy Gobert
2
6Rick Brunson
2
7NBA Draft
2
8Minnesota Timberwolves
2
9Mikal Bridges
2
10Luka Dončić
2
11Los Angeles Clippers
2
12Jalen Brunson
2
13Dirk Nowitzki
2
14Zach Guthrie
1
15Woody Marks
1
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