Best NBA Playoff Guys, Curry’s Value, and the Perplexing Celtics Meltdown With Wosny Lambre, Joe House, and Bill’s Dad

May 9, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
53.2 min (51.1%)
Wosny Lambre
18.6 min (17.9%)
Bill's dad
18.6 min (17.8%)
Joe House
13.8 min (13.2%)

Top Entities

1Jayson Tatum
37
2New York Knicks
35
3Boston Celtics
29
4NBA Playoffs
25
5NBA
21
6Stephen Curry
16
7Golden State Warriors
14
8Joe House
11
9Oklahoma City Thunder
10
10Jalen Brunson
9
11Nikola Jokic
8
12Jaylen Brown
8
13Bill's Dad
8
14Payton Pritchard
7
15Gambling
7
16Al Horford
7
17LeBron James
6
18James Harden
6
19Denver Nuggets
6
20Anthony Edwards
6
21Aaron Gordon
6
22The Ringer
5
23Minnesota Timberwolves
5
24Karl-Anthony Towns
5
25Indiana Pacers
5
26Wosny Lambre
4
27Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
28Orlando Magic
4
29NBA Finals
4
30Mitchell Robinson
4
31Josh Hart
4
32Bill Simmons
4
33Steve Kerr
3
34Madison Square Garden
3
35Luka Dončić
3
36Los Angeles Lakers
3
37Los Angeles Clippers
3
38Jrue Holiday
3
39Joe Mazzulla
3
40Jimmy Butler III
3
41Houston Rockets
3
42Draymond Green
3
43All-NBA First Team
3
44Ty Jerome
2
45The Rewatchables
2
46Ryen Russillo
2
47Pat Spencer
2
48OG Anunoby
2
49NFL
2
50Most Valuable Player
2
51MLB
2
52Miles McBride
2
53Miami Heat
2
54Kevin Durant
2
55Kemba Walker
2
56Jalen Williams
2
57Hakeem Olajuwon
2
58Dirk Nowitzki
2
59Darius Garland
2
60Cleveland Cavaliers
2
61Bradley Beal
2
62Zach Lowe
1
63Washington Wizards
1
64Vince Carter
1
65Victor Wembanyama
1
66Van Lathan
1
67Tyrese Haliburton
1
68Toronto Raptors
1
69Tony Allen
1
70Tom Sizemore
1
71Tim Duncan
1
72The Sports Gal
1
73Ted Williams
1
74Stan Van Gundy
1
75Scott Foster
1
76Sam Hauser
1
77Russell Westbrook
1
78Rudy Gobert
1
79Phoenix Suns
1
80Philadelphia 76ers
1
81Patrick Ewing
1
82Paolo Banchero
1
83O.J. Mayo
1
84NBA Trade Deadline
1
85NBA Draft
1
86Nathan Shepherd
1
87Mikal Bridges
1
88Michael Jordan
1
89Luke Kornet
1
90Larry Bird
1
91Kyrie Irving
1
92Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
93Kawhi Leonard
1
94Joel Embiid
1
95Jamal Murray
1
96Jalen Green
1
97Evan Mobley
1
98Dion Waiters
1
99Derrick White
1
100Chris Finch
1
101Buffalo Bills
1
102Brooklyn Nets
1
103Brian Keefe
1
104Bill Belichick
1
105Andre Iguodala
1
106All-NBA Second Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
186 (95.4%)
NFL
6 (3.1%)
MLB
3 (1.5%)

Top Players

1Jayson Tatum
37
2Stephen Curry
16
3Joe House
11
4Jalen Brunson
9
5Nikola Jokic
8
6Jaylen Brown
8
7Bill's Dad
8
8Payton Pritchard
7
9Al Horford
7
10LeBron James
6
11James Harden
6
12Anthony Edwards
6
13Aaron Gordon
6
14Karl-Anthony Towns
5
15Wosny Lambre
4
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
17Mitchell Robinson
4
18Josh Hart
4
19Bill Simmons
4
20Steve Kerr
3
21Luka Dončić
3
22Jrue Holiday
3
23Joe Mazzulla
3
24Jimmy Butler III
3
25Draymond Green
3
26Ty Jerome
2
27Ryen Russillo
2
28Pat Spencer
2
29OG Anunoby
2
30Miles McBride
2
31Kevin Durant
2
32Kemba Walker
2
33Jalen Williams
2
34Hakeem Olajuwon
2
35Dirk Nowitzki
2
36Darius Garland
2
37Bradley Beal
2
38Zach Lowe
1
39Vince Carter
1
40Victor Wembanyama
1
41Van Lathan
1
42Tyrese Haliburton
1
43Tony Allen
1
44Tom Sizemore
1
45Tim Duncan
1
46The Sports Gal
1
47Ted Williams
1
48Stan Van Gundy
1
49Scott Foster
1
50Sam Hauser
1
51Russell Westbrook
1
52Rudy Gobert
1
53Patrick Ewing
1
54Paolo Banchero
1
55O.J. Mayo
1
56Nathan Shepherd
1
57Mikal Bridges
1
58Michael Jordan
1
59Luke Kornet
1
60Larry Bird
1
61Kyrie Irving
1
62Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
63Kawhi Leonard
1
64Joel Embiid
1
65Jamal Murray
1
66Jalen Green
1
67Evan Mobley
1
68Dion Waiters
1
69Derrick White
1
70Chris Finch
1
71Brian Keefe
1
72Bill Belichick
1
73Andre Iguodala
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Jayson Tatum
23
2Boston Celtics
21
3New York Knicks
19
4NBA
12
5Stephen Curry
11
6NBA Playoffs
11
7Joe House
9
8Bill's Dad
8
9Golden State Warriors
6
10Jalen Brunson
5
11Gambling
5
12The Ringer
4
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
14Nikola Jokic
4
15LeBron James
4

Wosny Lambre

1NBA Playoffs
9
2Stephen Curry
5
3New York Knicks
5
4Oklahoma City Thunder
4
5Golden State Warriors
4
6Denver Nuggets
4
7Boston Celtics
4
8Jayson Tatum
4
9Nikola Jokic
3
10NBA
3
11Minnesota Timberwolves
2
12Madison Square Garden
2
13Kemba Walker
2
14Jimmy Butler III
2
15James Harden
2

Joe House

1NBA
6
2NBA Playoffs
5
3Golden State Warriors
3
4Jayson Tatum
3
5Oklahoma City Thunder
2
6NBA Finals
2
7Los Angeles Lakers
2
8Jaylen Brown
2
9Boston Celtics
2
10Anthony Edwards
2
11Wosny Lambre
1
12Tim Duncan
1
13The Ringer
1
14Ted Williams
1
15Russell Westbrook
1

Bill's dad

1New York Knicks
11
2Jayson Tatum
7
3Payton Pritchard
4
4Jaylen Brown
3
5Jalen Brunson
3
6Al Horford
3
7Karl-Anthony Towns
2
8Joe Mazzulla
2
9Boston Celtics
2
10All-NBA First Team
2
11Oklahoma City Thunder
1
12Miles McBride
1
13Madison Square Garden
1
14Luke Kornet
1
15Josh Hart
1
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