A Rollicking NBA Mailbag and March Madness Storylines With Rob Mahoney, Tate Frazier, and J. Kyle Mann

Mar 16, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
54.1 min (57%)
Rob Mahoney
18.1 min (19.1%)
Tate Frazier
12.0 min (12.6%)
J. Kyle Mann
10.7 min (11.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
42
2LeBron James
14
3Los Angeles Lakers
12
4Arizona Cardinals
12
5NBA Draft
11
6Boston Celtics
11
7March Madness
10
8San Antonio Spurs
9
9Jae'Sean Tate
9
10Bam Adebayo
9
11NFL
8
12Luka Dončić
7
13NBA Playoffs
6
14Golden State Warriors
6
15Gambling
6
16Bill Simmons
6
17Victor Wembanyama
5
18Stephen Curry
5
19New York Knicks
5
20Miami Heat
5
21Denver Nuggets
5
22Shea Serrano
4
23Rob Mahoney
4
24Oklahoma City Thunder
4
25NBA Finals
4
26Marcus Smart
4
27Joel Embiid
4
28Isaiah Joe
4
29College Basketball
4
30Tyrese Maxey
3
31The Ringer
3
32The Rewatchables
3
33Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
34Sam Cassell
3
35New England Patriots
3
36NBA Free Agency
3
37National Championship
3
38Kyrie Irving
3
39Jarrett Kingston
3
40Houston Rockets
3
41Draymond Green
3
42Dirk Nowitzki
3
43Detroit Pistons
3
44Chicago Bulls
3
45Anthony Edwards
3
46Wilt Chamberlain
2
47Washington Wizards
2
48UConn Huskies
2
49The Sports Gal
2
50Tennessee Titans
2
51Russell Westbrook
2
52Philadelphia 76ers
2
53Most Valuable Player
2
54Michael Jordan
2
55Memphis Grizzlies
2
56Madison Square Garden
2
57Los Angeles Chargers
2
58Larry Bird
2
59LaMelo Ball
2
60Kobe Bryant
2
61Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
62Kemba Walker
2
63Keaton Mitchell
2
64Kawhi Leonard
2
65Karl-Anthony Towns
2
66Jalen Williams
2
67Gonzaga Bulldogs
2
68Final Four
2
69Derrick White
2
70Derrick Rose
2
71Dan Hurley
2
72Cousin Sal
2
73Cleveland Cavaliers
2
74Chris Paul
2
75Carolina Panthers
2
76Brooklyn Nets
2
77Brad Stevens
2
78Bill Self
2
79Allen Iverson
2
80World Series
1
81VJ Edgecombe
1
82Utah Jazz
1
83Tom Izzo
1
84Tim Duncan
1
85The Town (film)
1
86The Godfather (film)
1
87Thanasis Antetokounmpo
1
88Terry Rozier
1
89Sylvester Stallone
1
90Sweet Sixteen
1
91Super Bowl
1
92Steve Kerr
1
93Stetson Bennett
1
94Stefon Diggs
1
95Sindarius Thornwell
1
96Shaquille O'Neal
1
97Shane Larkin
1
98Scotiabank Arena
1
99Sacramento Kings
1
100Ryan Reynolds
1
101Phoenix Suns
1
102Paul George
1
103Pau Gasol
1
104Paolo Banchero
1
105New York Yankees
1
106New York Giants
1
107Minnesota Timberwolves
1
108Mike Conley
1
109Michael Corleone
1
110Matt Nielsen
1
111Martin Scorsese
1
112Markelle Fultz
1
113Luguentz Dort
1
114Los Angeles Clippers
1
115Klay Thompson
1
116Kevin Garnett
1
117Kevin Durant
1
118Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
119Kendrick Perkins
1
120Karl Malone
1
121Kareem Hunt
1
122Julius Erving
1
123Jose Alvarado
1
124John Wall
1
125John Calipari
1
126Joe Lacob
1
127Jimmy Butler III
1
128James Harden
1
129James Dolan
1
130Jamal Murray
1
131Jalen Brunson
1
132Indiana Pacers
1
133Grant Williams
1
134Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
135Gary Payton II
1
136Franz Wagner
1
137Evan Mobley
1
138Elite Eight
1
139Ed Oliver
1
140Dominick Barlow
1
141Devin Lloyd
1
142Devin Booker
1
143Derrick Williams
1
144Deandre Ayton
1
145Davion Mitchell
1
146David Stern
1
147Darius Garland
1
148Dallas Mavericks
1
149Corey Kispert
1
150Cooper Flagg
1
151Christian McCaffrey
1
152Christian Gonzalez
1
153Charlotte Hornets
1
154Cam Thomas
1
155Buffalo Bills
1
156Boston Red Sox
1
157Bill's Dad
1
158Bill Russell
1
159All-Star
1
160Al Horford
1
161Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
160 (71.1%)
NFL
39 (17.3%)
NCAAB
22 (9.8%)
CFB
3 (1.3%)
MLB
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
14
2Jae'Sean Tate
9
3Bam Adebayo
9
4Luka Dončić
7
5Bill Simmons
6
6Victor Wembanyama
5
7Stephen Curry
5
8Shea Serrano
4
9Rob Mahoney
4
10Marcus Smart
4
11Joel Embiid
4
12Isaiah Joe
4
13Tyrese Maxey
3
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
15Sam Cassell
3
16Kyrie Irving
3
17Jarrett Kingston
3
18Draymond Green
3
19Dirk Nowitzki
3
20Anthony Edwards
3
21Wilt Chamberlain
2
22The Sports Gal
2
23Russell Westbrook
2
24Michael Jordan
2
25Larry Bird
2
26LaMelo Ball
2
27Kobe Bryant
2
28Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
29Kemba Walker
2
30Keaton Mitchell
2
31Kawhi Leonard
2
32Karl-Anthony Towns
2
33Jalen Williams
2
34Derrick White
2
35Derrick Rose
2
36Dan Hurley
2
37Cousin Sal
2
38Chris Paul
2
39Brad Stevens
2
40Bill Self
2
41Allen Iverson
2
42VJ Edgecombe
1
43Tom Izzo
1
44Tim Duncan
1
45Thanasis Antetokounmpo
1
46Terry Rozier
1
47Sylvester Stallone
1
48Steve Kerr
1
49Stetson Bennett
1
50Stefon Diggs
1
51Sindarius Thornwell
1
52Shaquille O'Neal
1
53Shane Larkin
1
54Ryan Reynolds
1
55Paul George
1
56Pau Gasol
1
57Paolo Banchero
1
58Mike Conley
1
59Michael Corleone
1
60Matt Nielsen
1
61Martin Scorsese
1
62Markelle Fultz
1
63Luguentz Dort
1
64Klay Thompson
1
65Kevin Garnett
1
66Kevin Durant
1
67Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
68Kendrick Perkins
1
69Karl Malone
1
70Kareem Hunt
1
71Julius Erving
1
72Jose Alvarado
1
73John Wall
1
74John Calipari
1
75Joe Lacob
1
76Jimmy Butler III
1
77James Harden
1
78James Dolan
1
79Jamal Murray
1
80Jalen Brunson
1
81Grant Williams
1
82Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
83Gary Payton II
1
84Franz Wagner
1
85Evan Mobley
1
86Ed Oliver
1
87Dominick Barlow
1
88Devin Lloyd
1
89Devin Booker
1
90Derrick Williams
1
91Deandre Ayton
1
92Davion Mitchell
1
93David Stern
1
94Darius Garland
1
95Corey Kispert
1
96Cooper Flagg
1
97Christian McCaffrey
1
98Christian Gonzalez
1
99Cam Thomas
1
100Bill's Dad
1
101Bill Russell
1
102Al Horford
1
103Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

J. Kyle Mann

1Jae'Sean Tate
4
2LeBron James
3
3Jarrett Kingston
3
4Bill Simmons
3
5NBA Draft
2
6March Madness
2
7Joel Embiid
2
8Arizona Cardinals
2
9Washington Wizards
1
10UConn Huskies
1
11Tyrese Maxey
1
12Stetson Bennett
1
13San Antonio Spurs
1
14NBA
1
15National Championship
1

Bill Simmons

1NBA
30
2Boston Celtics
9
3LeBron James
8
4NFL
7
5NBA Draft
7
6San Antonio Spurs
6
7Los Angeles Lakers
6
8Victor Wembanyama
5
9NBA Playoffs
5
10Jae'Sean Tate
5
11Bam Adebayo
5
12Arizona Cardinals
5
13Rob Mahoney
4
14Miami Heat
4
15March Madness
4

Rob Mahoney

1NBA
9
2Los Angeles Lakers
6
3Luka Dončić
4
4Marcus Smart
3
5LeBron James
3
6Denver Nuggets
3
7Bam Adebayo
3
8Wilt Chamberlain
2
9Tyrese Maxey
2
10Stephen Curry
2
11Shea Serrano
2
12San Antonio Spurs
2
13Sam Cassell
2
14Philadelphia 76ers
2
15New York Knicks
2

Tate Frazier

1Arizona Cardinals
5
2March Madness
4
3NBA
2
4National Championship
2
5Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
6Kemba Walker
2
7Gonzaga Bulldogs
2
8Gambling
2
9Dirk Nowitzki
2
10Dan Hurley
2
11College Basketball
2
12Carolina Panthers
2
13UConn Huskies
1
14Tom Izzo
1
15Tennessee Titans
1
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