UConn’s Miracle, Weirdest NBA Season Ever, A Scary Playoff Team Draft, and an Iffy Expansion Plan With Zach Lowe

Mar 30, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
61.0 min (59.8%)
Zach Lowe
41.1 min (40.2%)

Top Entities

1NBA
40
2NBA Playoffs
29
3Boston Celtics
18
4San Antonio Spurs
14
5Gambling
13
6Charlotte Hornets
13
7Jayson Tatum
10
8Victor Wembanyama
9
9New York Knicks
9
10Bill Simmons
9
11Most Valuable Player
8
12Portland Trail Blazers
7
13NBA Draft
7
14Jaylen Brown
7
15Orlando Magic
6
16Oklahoma City Thunder
6
17New York Mets
6
18Los Angeles Clippers
6
19Seattle Seahawks
5
20Los Angeles Lakers
5
21Joel Embiid
5
22Detroit Pistons
5
23Utah Jazz
4
24Philadelphia 76ers
4
25MLB
4
26Michael Jordan
4
27Luka Dončić
4
28LeBron James
4
29Las Vegas Raiders
4
30James Harden
4
31Indiana Pacers
4
32Houston Rockets
4
33Golden State Warriors
4
34Derrick White
4
35Atlanta Hawks
4
36Aaron Gordon
4
37Zach Lowe
3
38UConn Huskies
3
39Toronto Raptors
3
40Stephen Curry
3
41Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
42Phoenix Suns
3
43Minnesota Timberwolves
3
44Miami Heat
3
45March Madness
3
46Denver Nuggets
3
47Chicago Bulls
3
48Boston Red Sox
3
49Amen Thompson
3
50Alex Caruso
3
51Zoe Simmons
2
52WNBA
2
53Van Lathan
2
54The Ringer
2
55The Rewatchables
2
56Steve Kerr
2
57Sacramento Kings
2
58Rocky (film)
2
59Paul George
2
60New England Patriots
2
61NBA Finals
2
62Luguentz Dort
2
63LaMelo Ball
2
64Kirk Cousins
2
65Joe House
2
66Jarren Duran
2
67Jalen Williams
2
68Isaiah Hartenstein
2
69Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
70Cleveland Cavaliers
2
71Chris Paul
2
72Chet Holmgren
2
73Bones Hyland
2
74Bam Adebayo
2
75Arizona Cardinals
2
76Anthony Edwards
2
77Anthony Davis
2
78Zay Flowers
1
79Washington Wizards
1
80Tyrese Maxey
1
81Trae Young
1
82Tobias Harris
1
83Tilman Fertitta
1
84Taylor Jenkins
1
85Tari Eason
1
86Svi Mykhailiuk
1
87Steve Nash
1
88Steve Ballmer
1
89Stephon Gilmore
1
90Stephen A Smith
1
91Shawshank Redemption (film)
1
92Shaquille O'Neal
1
93Scottie Pippen
1
94Scoot Henderson
1
95Ryan Smith
1
96Rudy Gobert
1
97Reggie Miller
1
98Rashid Shaheed
1
99Rashee Rice
1
100Phil Handy
1
101Patrick Ewing
1
102Patrick Dumont
1
103Pat Riley
1
104Paolo Banchero
1
105Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
106New Orleans Pelicans
1
107NBA Free Agency
1
108Moussa Diabaté
1
109Moussa Diabate
1
110Mitchell Robinson
1
111Milwaukee Bucks
1
112Miles McBride
1
113Mike Brown
1
114Memphis Grizzlies
1
115Max Christie
1
116Mat Ishbia
1
117Mark Cuban
1
118Madison Square Garden
1
119Lenny Krieg
1
120Larry Bird
1
121Kyle Filipowski
1
122Kevin Garnett
1
123Kevin Durant
1
124Karl-Anthony Towns
1
125Kareem Hunt
1
126Julius Randle
1
127Julius Erving
1
128Josh Hart
1
129Josh Green
1
130Jordan Walsh
1
131Joe Tsai
1
132Joe Mazzulla
1
133Jimmy Butler III
1
134Jay Huff
1
135Javonte Green
1
136Jarrett Allen
1
137Jamal Murray
1
138Jaden McDaniels
1
139Ja Morant
1
140Isaiah Joe
1
141Hakeem Olajuwon
1
142Grant Williams
1
143Grant Hill
1
144Finals MVP
1
145Final Four
1
146Evan Mobley
1
147Elite Eight
1
148Drake London
1
149Donovan Mitchell
1
150Doc Rivers
1
151Dirk Nowitzki
1
152Dillon Brooks
1
153Darius Garland
1
154Dan Hurley
1
155Dallas Cowboys
1
156College Basketball
1
157Chris Ryan
1
158Chris Finch
1
159Brooklyn Nets
1
160Brian Keefe
1
161Brandon Miller
1
162Blake Fisher
1
163Ben Sheppard
1
164Atlanta Braves
1
165All-Star
1
166All-NBA Second Team
1
167Alex Rodriguez
1

League Distribution

NBA
170 (78.3%)
NFL
22 (10.1%)
MLB
16 (7.4%)
NCAAB
7 (3.2%)
WNBA
2 (0.9%)

Top Players

1Jayson Tatum
10
2Victor Wembanyama
9
3Bill Simmons
9
4Jaylen Brown
7
5Joel Embiid
5
6Michael Jordan
4
7Luka Dončić
4
8LeBron James
4
9James Harden
4
10Derrick White
4
11Aaron Gordon
4
12Zach Lowe
3
13Stephen Curry
3
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
15Amen Thompson
3
16Alex Caruso
3
17Zoe Simmons
2
18Van Lathan
2
19Steve Kerr
2
20Paul George
2
21Luguentz Dort
2
22LaMelo Ball
2
23Kirk Cousins
2
24Joe House
2
25Jarren Duran
2
26Jalen Williams
2
27Isaiah Hartenstein
2
28Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
29Chris Paul
2
30Chet Holmgren
2
31Bones Hyland
2
32Bam Adebayo
2
33Anthony Edwards
2
34Anthony Davis
2
35Zay Flowers
1
36Tyrese Maxey
1
37Trae Young
1
38Tobias Harris
1
39Tilman Fertitta
1
40Taylor Jenkins
1
41Tari Eason
1
42Svi Mykhailiuk
1
43Steve Nash
1
44Steve Ballmer
1
45Stephon Gilmore
1
46Stephen A Smith
1
47Shaquille O'Neal
1
48Scottie Pippen
1
49Scoot Henderson
1
50Ryan Smith
1
51Rudy Gobert
1
52Reggie Miller
1
53Rashid Shaheed
1
54Rashee Rice
1
55Phil Handy
1
56Patrick Ewing
1
57Patrick Dumont
1
58Pat Riley
1
59Paolo Banchero
1
60Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
61Moussa Diabaté
1
62Moussa Diabate
1
63Mitchell Robinson
1
64Miles McBride
1
65Mike Brown
1
66Max Christie
1
67Mat Ishbia
1
68Mark Cuban
1
69Lenny Krieg
1
70Larry Bird
1
71Kyle Filipowski
1
72Kevin Garnett
1
73Kevin Durant
1
74Karl-Anthony Towns
1
75Kareem Hunt
1
76Julius Randle
1
77Julius Erving
1
78Josh Hart
1
79Josh Green
1
80Jordan Walsh
1
81Joe Tsai
1
82Joe Mazzulla
1
83Jimmy Butler III
1
84Jay Huff
1
85Javonte Green
1
86Jarrett Allen
1
87Jamal Murray
1
88Jaden McDaniels
1
89Ja Morant
1
90Isaiah Joe
1
91Hakeem Olajuwon
1
92Grant Williams
1
93Grant Hill
1
94Evan Mobley
1
95Drake London
1
96Donovan Mitchell
1
97Doc Rivers
1
98Dirk Nowitzki
1
99Dillon Brooks
1
100Darius Garland
1
101Dan Hurley
1
102Chris Ryan
1
103Chris Finch
1
104Brian Keefe
1
105Brandon Miller
1
106Blake Fisher
1
107Ben Sheppard
1
108Alex Rodriguez
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
24
2NBA Playoffs
23
3San Antonio Spurs
11
4Boston Celtics
11
5Gambling
9
6Most Valuable Player
8
7Charlotte Hornets
8
8Bill Simmons
7
9Jayson Tatum
7
10Victor Wembanyama
6
11Portland Trail Blazers
6
12New York Knicks
5
13Los Angeles Lakers
5
14Los Angeles Clippers
4
15Jaylen Brown
4

Zach Lowe

1NBA
16
2Boston Celtics
7
3NBA Playoffs
6
4NBA Draft
5
5Charlotte Hornets
5
6Oklahoma City Thunder
4
7New York Mets
4
8New York Knicks
4
9Gambling
4
10Victor Wembanyama
3
11San Antonio Spurs
3
12Orlando Magic
3
13Las Vegas Raiders
3
14Joel Embiid
3
15Jaylen Brown
3
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