The Bam Backlash, Kawhi’s Heater, East vs. West, and SGA vs. Jokic, With Tim Legler

Mar 13, 2026

Talk Time

Tim Legler

50.2 min (53.4%)

Bill Simmons

43.9 min (46.6%)

Top Entities

1NBA

27

2San Antonio Spurs

14

3Bam Adebayo

13

4Oklahoma City Thunder

11

5Kawhi Leonard

9

6Gambling

9

7Los Angeles Clippers

8

8Jayson Tatum

8

9NBA Playoffs

7

10NBA Draft

7

11Miami Heat

7

12Luka Dončić

7

13Boston Celtics

7

14Robert Pack

6

15Nikola Jokic

6

16New York Knicks

6

17Denver Nuggets

6

18Jaylen Brown

5

19Golden State Warriors

5

20Bryce Harper

5

21Minnesota Timberwolves

4

22Los Angeles Lakers

4

23LeBron James

4

24Kevin Durant

4

25Houston Rockets

4

26Washington Wizards

3

27Victor Wembanyama

3

28NBA Finals

3

29Jason Kidd

3

30James Harden

3

31Detroit Pistons

3

32Darius Garland

3

33Charlotte Hornets

3

34Anthony Edwards

3

35Will Hardy

2

36Utah Jazz

2

37Toronto Raptors

2

38Stephen Curry

2

39Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2

40Sacramento Kings

2

41Philadelphia 76ers

2

42Payton Pritchard

2

43Norman Powell

2

44Most Valuable Player

2

45March Madness

2

46Joel Embiid

2

47Indiana Pacers

2

48Giannis Antetokounmpo

2

49Fred VanVleet

2

50Devin Booker

2

51Davion Mitchell

2

52Cleveland Cavaliers

2

53Bill Simmons

2

54All-NBA First Team

2

55Xavier Worthy

1

56Washington Commanders

1

57Van Lathan

1

58Tyler Herro

1

59Tim Hardaway Jr.

1

60The Ringer

1

61The Rewatchables

1

62Steve Nash

1

63Shaquille O'Neal

1

64Sean Fennessey

1

65Ryan Reynolds

1

66Pittsburgh Steelers

1

67Phoenix Suns

1

68Pascal Siakam

1

69NFL Draft

1

70NFL

1

71New Orleans Pelicans

1

72Mike Breen

1

73Michael Jordan

1

74Loren Strickland

1

75Larry Bird

1

76Kobe Bryant

1

77Kenny Atkinson

1

78John Stockton

1

79John Collins

1

80JJ Redick

1

81Jamal Murray

1

82Jae'Sean Tate

1

83Ivica Zubac

1

84Ime Udoka

1

85Hall of Fame

1

86Donovan Mitchell

1

87Donald Sloan

1

88Dillon Brooks

1

89Deandre Ayton

1

90Chris Paul

1

91Chicago Bulls

1

92Carmelo Anthony

1

93Cam Thomas

1

94Brooklyn Nets

1

95Brook Lopez

1

96Bill Russell

1

97Austin Ekeler

1

98Atlanta Hawks

1

99Anthony Davis

1

100Amanda Dobbins

1

101All-Star

1

102Aaron Gordon

1

League Distribution

NBA

95 (86.4%)

NFL

8 (7.3%)

MLB

5 (4.5%)

NCAAB

2 (1.8%)

Top Players

1Bam Adebayo

13

2Kawhi Leonard

9

3Jayson Tatum

8

4Luka Dončić

7

5Robert Pack

6

6Nikola Jokic

6

7Jaylen Brown

5

8Bryce Harper

5

9LeBron James

4

10Kevin Durant

4

11Victor Wembanyama

3

12Jason Kidd

3

13James Harden

3

14Darius Garland

3

15Anthony Edwards

3

16Will Hardy

2

17Stephen Curry

2

18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2

19Payton Pritchard

2

20Norman Powell

2

21Joel Embiid

2

22Giannis Antetokounmpo

2

23Fred VanVleet

2

24Devin Booker

2

25Davion Mitchell

2

26Bill Simmons

2

27Xavier Worthy

1

28Van Lathan

1

29Tyler Herro

1

30Tim Hardaway Jr.

1

31Steve Nash

1

32Shaquille O'Neal

1

33Sean Fennessey

1

34Ryan Reynolds

1

35Pascal Siakam

1

36Mike Breen

1

37Michael Jordan

1

38Loren Strickland

1

39Larry Bird

1

40Kobe Bryant

1

41Kenny Atkinson

1

42John Stockton

1

43John Collins

1

44JJ Redick

1

45Jamal Murray

1

46Jae'Sean Tate

1

47Ivica Zubac

1

48Ime Udoka

1

49Donovan Mitchell

1

50Donald Sloan

1

51Dillon Brooks

1

52Deandre Ayton

1

53Chris Paul

1

54Carmelo Anthony

1

55Cam Thomas

1

56Brook Lopez

1

57Bill Russell

1

58Austin Ekeler

1

59Anthony Davis

1

60Amanda Dobbins

1

61Aaron Gordon

1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA

15

2San Antonio Spurs

7

3Kawhi Leonard

7

4Bam Adebayo

7

5NBA Playoffs

6

6NBA Draft

6

7Los Angeles Clippers

6

8Gambling

6

9Oklahoma City Thunder

4

10Luka Dončić

4

11Victor Wembanyama

3

12Nikola Jokic

3

13New York Knicks

3

14Minnesota Timberwolves

3

15LeBron James

3

Tim Legler

1NBA

12

2San Antonio Spurs

7

3Oklahoma City Thunder

7

4Bam Adebayo

6

5Miami Heat

5

6Jayson Tatum

5

7Robert Pack

4

8Denver Nuggets

4

9Boston Celtics

4

10Washington Wizards

3

11Nikola Jokic

3

12New York Knicks

3

13NBA Finals

3

14Luka Dončić

3

15Los Angeles Lakers

3

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