Boston Does L.A., Honeymoon Harden, a Denver Hiccup, and a Kawhi Deep Dive With Zach Lowe

Feb 23, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
67.8 min (61.9%)
Zach Lowe
41.7 min (38.1%)

Top Entities

1Kawhi Leonard
35
2NBA
28
3NBA Playoffs
26
4Boston Celtics
17
5Golden State Warriors
14
6Kevin Durant
13
7Detroit Pistons
12
8San Antonio Spurs
11
9New York Knicks
11
10Los Angeles Clippers
11
11LeBron James
10
12Denver Nuggets
10
13Phoenix Suns
9
14Oklahoma City Thunder
9
15Most Valuable Player
9
16Los Angeles Lakers
9
17Jaylen Brown
9
18James Harden
9
19Houston Rockets
9
20Nikola Jokic
8
21Paul George
7
22Gambling
7
23Victor Wembanyama
6
24NHL
6
25NBA Draft
6
26Darius Garland
6
27Aaron Gordon
6
28Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
29Philadelphia 76ers
5
30NBA Finals
5
31Minnesota Timberwolves
5
32Luka Garza
5
33Jose Alvarado
5
34Bill Simmons
5
35Zach Lowe
4
36Stephen Curry
4
37Scottie Pippen
4
38Orlando Magic
4
39Nikola Vučević
4
40Los Angeles Chargers
4
41Jerry West
4
42Jalen Brunson
4
43Indiana Pacers
4
44Harrison Barnes
4
45Donovan Mitchell
4
46Cleveland Cavaliers
4
47Cam Johnson
4
48Anthony Edwards
4
49All-Star
4
50Toronto Raptors
3
51The Ringer
3
52Milwaukee Bucks
3
53Madison Square Garden
3
54Luke Kornet
3
55Joe Mazzulla
3
56Jimmy Butler III
3
57Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
58Finals MVP
3
59Dwyane Wade
3
60Dirk Nowitzki
3
61Deandre Ayton
3
62All-NBA First Team
3
63Jayson Tatum
3
64Zoe Simmons
2
65Steve Kerr
2
66Rocky (film)
2
67Payton Pritchard
2
68Pat Riley
2
69NBA Trade Deadline
2
70Michael Jordan
2
71Marcus Smart
2
72Karl-Anthony Towns
2
73Jordan Walsh
2
74James Conner
2
75Franz Wagner
2
76Evan Mobley
2
77Duncan Robinson
2
78Draymond Green
2
79Defensive Player of the Year
2
80College Basketball
2
81Charlotte Hornets
2
82Charles Barkley
2
83Brooklyn Nets
2
84Anthony Davis
2
85Amen Thompson
2
86Al Horford
2
87Zach Guthrie
1
88Utah Jazz
1
89Tyrese Maxey
1
90Tom Cruise
1
91Tom Brady
1
92Tobias Harris
1
93The Sports Gal
1
94The Rewatchables
1
95Taybor Pepper
1
96Shea Serrano
1
97Serge Ibaka
1
98Sam Merrill
1
99Sacramento Kings
1
100Russell Westbrook
1
101Rudy Gobert
1
102Rich Paul
1
103Rashee Rice
1
104Patrick Beverley
1
105OG Anunoby
1
106NFL
1
107New Orleans Pelicans
1
108NBA Free Agency
1
109Naoya Inoue
1
110Minnesota Twins
1
111Memphis Grizzlies
1
112Melvin Smith Jr.
1
113Luke Hughes
1
114Lou Williams
1
115Landry Shamet
1
116LaMelo Ball
1
117Kyrie Irving
1
118Klay Thompson
1
119Khris Middleton
1
120Kevin Garnett
1
121Keon Ellis
1
122Kenny Atkinson
1
123Kelly Olynyk
1
124Karl Malone
1
125Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1
126Julius Erving
1
127Joel Embiid
1
128Joe House
1
129Jimmer Fredette
1
130Javonte Green
1
131Jarrett Allen
1
132Jalen Suggs
1
133Jalen Green
1
134Jack Wilson
1
135Jabari Smith Jr.
1
136Ivica Zubac
1
137Isaiah Thomas
1
138Ime Udoka
1
139Hakeem Olajuwon
1
140George Hill
1
141Gary Payton II
1
142Fred VanVleet
1
143Edmonton Oilers
1
144Dillon Brooks
1
145Devin Booker
1
146Derrick White
1
147Derrick Rose
1
148David Adelman
1
149Darian Kinnard
1
150Dallas Mavericks
1
151Cousin Sal
1
152Connor McDavid
1
153Christian Gonzalez
1
154Chris Paul
1
155Chicago Bulls
1
156Chandler Parsons
1
157Caris LeVert
1
158C.J. Stroud
1
159Boxing
1
160Blake Griffin
1
161Ben Simmons
1
162Ben Sheppard
1
163Andrew Wiggins
1
164All-NBA Second Team
1
165Alec Burks
1

League Distribution

NBA
206 (86.6%)
NFL
19 (8%)
NHL
8 (3.4%)
NCAAB
2 (0.8%)
Boxing
2 (0.8%)
MLB
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Kawhi Leonard
35
2Kevin Durant
13
3LeBron James
10
4Jaylen Brown
9
5James Harden
9
6Nikola Jokic
8
7Paul George
7
8Victor Wembanyama
6
9Darius Garland
6
10Aaron Gordon
6
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
12Luka Garza
5
13Jose Alvarado
5
14Bill Simmons
5
15Zach Lowe
4
16Stephen Curry
4
17Scottie Pippen
4
18Nikola Vučević
4
19Jerry West
4
20Jalen Brunson
4
21Harrison Barnes
4
22Donovan Mitchell
4
23Cam Johnson
4
24Anthony Edwards
4
25Luke Kornet
3
26Joe Mazzulla
3
27Jimmy Butler III
3
28Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
29Dwyane Wade
3
30Dirk Nowitzki
3
31Deandre Ayton
3
32Jayson Tatum
3
33Zoe Simmons
2
34Steve Kerr
2
35Payton Pritchard
2
36Pat Riley
2
37Michael Jordan
2
38Marcus Smart
2
39Karl-Anthony Towns
2
40Jordan Walsh
2
41James Conner
2
42Franz Wagner
2
43Evan Mobley
2
44Duncan Robinson
2
45Draymond Green
2
46Charles Barkley
2
47Anthony Davis
2
48Amen Thompson
2
49Al Horford
2
50Zach Guthrie
1
51Tyrese Maxey
1
52Tom Cruise
1
53Tom Brady
1
54Tobias Harris
1
55The Sports Gal
1
56Taybor Pepper
1
57Shea Serrano
1
58Serge Ibaka
1
59Sam Merrill
1
60Russell Westbrook
1
61Rudy Gobert
1
62Rich Paul
1
63Rashee Rice
1
64Patrick Beverley
1
65OG Anunoby
1
66Naoya Inoue
1
67Melvin Smith Jr.
1
68Luke Hughes
1
69Lou Williams
1
70Landry Shamet
1
71LaMelo Ball
1
72Kyrie Irving
1
73Klay Thompson
1
74Khris Middleton
1
75Kevin Garnett
1
76Keon Ellis
1
77Kenny Atkinson
1
78Kelly Olynyk
1
79Karl Malone
1
80Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1
81Julius Erving
1
82Joel Embiid
1
83Joe House
1
84Jimmer Fredette
1
85Javonte Green
1
86Jarrett Allen
1
87Jalen Suggs
1
88Jalen Green
1
89Jack Wilson
1
90Jabari Smith Jr.
1
91Ivica Zubac
1
92Isaiah Thomas
1
93Ime Udoka
1
94Hakeem Olajuwon
1
95George Hill
1
96Gary Payton II
1
97Fred VanVleet
1
98Dillon Brooks
1
99Devin Booker
1
100Derrick White
1
101Derrick Rose
1
102David Adelman
1
103Darian Kinnard
1
104Cousin Sal
1
105Connor McDavid
1
106Christian Gonzalez
1
107Chris Paul
1
108Chandler Parsons
1
109Caris LeVert
1
110C.J. Stroud
1
111Blake Griffin
1
112Ben Simmons
1
113Ben Sheppard
1
114Andrew Wiggins
1
115Alec Burks
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Kawhi Leonard
22
2NBA
19
3NBA Playoffs
14
4Boston Celtics
11
5Golden State Warriors
9
6Los Angeles Clippers
8
7LeBron James
8
8Kevin Durant
8
9Phoenix Suns
7
10Nikola Jokic
7
11Most Valuable Player
7
12James Harden
7
13Detroit Pistons
7
14Denver Nuggets
7
15Oklahoma City Thunder
6

Zach Lowe

1Kawhi Leonard
13
2NBA Playoffs
12
3NBA
9
4San Antonio Spurs
7
5Jaylen Brown
7
6Boston Celtics
6
7New York Knicks
5
8Kevin Durant
5
9Golden State Warriors
5
10Detroit Pistons
5
11Philadelphia 76ers
4
12Los Angeles Lakers
4
13Jose Alvarado
4
14Donovan Mitchell
4
15Orlando Magic
3
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