Milwaukee’s Crazy and Other NBA Summer Takeaways With Rob Mahoney, Plus a Boston Sports Check-In With Bill’s Dad

Jul 2, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
65.9 min (60%)
Rob Mahoney
31.9 min (29.1%)
Bill's dad
12.0 min (10.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
28
2Milwaukee Bucks
18
3LeBron James
17
4Boston Celtics
17
5New York Knicks
15
6NBA Playoffs
15
7Oklahoma City Thunder
11
8Indiana Pacers
11
9Duncan Robinson
11
10Los Angeles Lakers
10
11NBA Draft
9
12Denver Nuggets
9
13Sam Hauser
8
14Sacramento Kings
8
15Myles Turner
8
16Jaylen Brown
8
17Cam Johnson
8
18Trae Young
7
19Luka Dončić
7
20Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
21Damian Lillard
7
22Atlanta Hawks
7
23New Orleans Pelicans
6
24Michael Porter Jr.
6
25Brooklyn Nets
6
26Jayson Tatum
6
27Wosny Lambre
5
28Tari Eason
5
29Rob Mahoney
5
30OG Anunoby
5
31Kyle Kuzma
5
32Jrue Holiday
5
33Houston Rockets
5
34Golden State Warriors
5
35Brook Lopez
5
36Portland Trail Blazers
4
37NBA Finals
4
38Miami Heat
4
39Luka Garza
4
40Karl-Anthony Towns
4
41Isaac Okoro
4
42Dyson Daniels
4
43Detroit Pistons
4
44Cam Thomas
4
45Boston Red Sox
4
46Bill Simmons
4
47Al Horford
4
48Toronto Raptors
3
49Tim Hardaway Jr.
3
50The Ringer
3
51The Rewatchables
3
52Rick Brunson
3
53Patrick Williams
3
54Pascal Siakam
3
55Orlando Magic
3
56New England Patriots
3
57NBA Free Agency
3
58Minnesota Timberwolves
3
59Malik Beasley
3
60Luke Kornet
3
61Lonzo Ball
3
62Kevin Garnett
3
63Kevin Durant
3
64Julius Randle
3
65Jabari Smith Jr.
3
66Deandre Ayton
3
67Charlotte Hornets
3
68Brandon Ingram
3
69Amen Thompson
3
70Ty Jerome
2
71Terry Rozier
2
72Simone Fontecchio
2
73Scottie Barnes
2
74Ryen Russillo
2
75RJ Barrett
2
76Rich Paul
2
77Rafael Devers
2
78Quentin Grimes
2
79Phoenix Suns
2
80Pat Connaughton
2
81Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2
82NFL
2
83Miles Bridges
2
84Magic Johnson
2
85Los Angeles Rams
2
86Los Angeles Clippers
2
87Larry Bird
2
88Kevon Looney
2
89Kawhi Leonard
2
90Josh Giddey
2
91Jordan Clarkson
2
92Joel Embiid
2
93Jalen Johnson
2
94Isaiah Jackson
2
95Gambling
2
96Dwight Howard
2
97Dorian Finney-Smith
2
98Desmond Bane
2
99Derrick White
2
100Chicago Bulls
2
101Bruce Brown
2
102Brandon Miller
2
103Bobby Portis
2
104Bill's Dad
2
105Anfernee Simons
2
106All-Star
2
107Aaron Gordon
2
108Zoe Simmons
1
109Zach LaVine
1
110Xavier Tillman
1
111Tyrese Haliburton
1
112Trey Murphy III
1
113Tony Bradley
1
114Tony Allen
1
115Tom Brady
1
116Tobias Harris
1
117Tim Duncan
1
118The Town (film)
1
119Taurean Prince
1
120Steven Adams
1
121Sixth Man of the Year
1
122San Francisco 49ers
1
123Sam Merrill
1
124Ray Allen
1
125Philadelphia 76ers
1
126Nikola Jokic
1
127Nick Richards
1
128New York Giants
1
129Mitchell Robinson
1
130Mike Brown
1
131Michael Jordan
1
132Martin Scorsese
1
133Mark Williams
1
134Marcus Smart
1
135Malik Monk
1
136Luke Kennard
1
137Leonardo DiCaprio
1
138Las Vegas Raiders
1
139LaMelo Ball
1
140Kyle Lowry
1
141Kristaps Porziņģis
1
142Josh Minott
1
143Jordan Poole
1
144Jordan Clark
1
145Jonathan Kuminga
1
146Joe House
1
147Jock Landale
1
148Jaylen Johnson
1
149Jaylen Hoard
1
150Jaylen Clark
1
151Jarren Duran
1
152James Harden
1
153Jamal Murray
1
154Jaden Ivey
1
155Immanuel Quickley
1
156Ime Udoka
1
157Gerald Green
1
158Gary Trent Jr.
1
159Fred Warner
1
160Fred VanVleet
1
161Devin Booker
1
162DeMarcus Cousins
1
163DeMar DeRozan
1
164DeAndre Jordan
1
165Davion Mitchell
1
166Darius Garland
1
167Dario Šarić
1
168Dallas Mavericks
1
169D'Angelo Russell
1
170Collin Sexton
1
171Cleveland Cavaliers
1
172Chris Boucher
1
173Chop Robinson
1
174Chandler Parsons
1
175Caris LeVert
1
176Cam Whitmore
1
177Brad Stevens
1
178Brad Pitt
1
179Brad Marchand
1
180Boston Bruins
1
181Boogie Nights (film)
1
182Bill Russell
1
183All-NBA Second Team
1
184All-NBA First Team
1
185Alex Caruso
1
186AJ Johnson
1

League Distribution

NBA
212 (87.6%)
NFL
22 (9.1%)
MLB
6 (2.5%)
NHL
2 (0.8%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
17
2Duncan Robinson
11
3Sam Hauser
8
4Myles Turner
8
5Jaylen Brown
8
6Cam Johnson
8
7Trae Young
7
8Luka Dončić
7
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
10Damian Lillard
7
11Michael Porter Jr.
6
12Jayson Tatum
6
13Wosny Lambre
5
14Tari Eason
5
15Rob Mahoney
5
16OG Anunoby
5
17Kyle Kuzma
5
18Jrue Holiday
5
19Brook Lopez
5
20Luka Garza
4
21Karl-Anthony Towns
4
22Isaac Okoro
4
23Dyson Daniels
4
24Cam Thomas
4
25Bill Simmons
4
26Al Horford
4
27Tim Hardaway Jr.
3
28Rick Brunson
3
29Patrick Williams
3
30Pascal Siakam
3
31Malik Beasley
3
32Luke Kornet
3
33Lonzo Ball
3
34Kevin Garnett
3
35Kevin Durant
3
36Julius Randle
3
37Jabari Smith Jr.
3
38Deandre Ayton
3
39Brandon Ingram
3
40Amen Thompson
3
41Ty Jerome
2
42Terry Rozier
2
43Simone Fontecchio
2
44Scottie Barnes
2
45Ryen Russillo
2
46RJ Barrett
2
47Rich Paul
2
48Rafael Devers
2
49Quentin Grimes
2
50Pat Connaughton
2
51Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2
52Miles Bridges
2
53Magic Johnson
2
54Larry Bird
2
55Kevon Looney
2
56Kawhi Leonard
2
57Josh Giddey
2
58Jordan Clarkson
2
59Joel Embiid
2
60Jalen Johnson
2
61Isaiah Jackson
2
62Dwight Howard
2
63Dorian Finney-Smith
2
64Desmond Bane
2
65Derrick White
2
66Bruce Brown
2
67Brandon Miller
2
68Bobby Portis
2
69Bill's Dad
2
70Anfernee Simons
2
71Aaron Gordon
2
72Zoe Simmons
1
73Zach LaVine
1
74Xavier Tillman
1
75Tyrese Haliburton
1
76Trey Murphy III
1
77Tony Bradley
1
78Tony Allen
1
79Tom Brady
1
80Tobias Harris
1
81Tim Duncan
1
82Taurean Prince
1
83Steven Adams
1
84Sam Merrill
1
85Ray Allen
1
86Nikola Jokic
1
87Nick Richards
1
88Mitchell Robinson
1
89Mike Brown
1
90Michael Jordan
1
91Martin Scorsese
1
92Mark Williams
1
93Marcus Smart
1
94Malik Monk
1
95Luke Kennard
1
96Leonardo DiCaprio
1
97LaMelo Ball
1
98Kyle Lowry
1
99Kristaps Porziņģis
1
100Josh Minott
1
101Jordan Poole
1
102Jordan Clark
1
103Jonathan Kuminga
1
104Joe House
1
105Jock Landale
1
106Jaylen Johnson
1
107Jaylen Hoard
1
108Jaylen Clark
1
109Jarren Duran
1
110James Harden
1
111Jamal Murray
1
112Jaden Ivey
1
113Immanuel Quickley
1
114Ime Udoka
1
115Gerald Green
1
116Gary Trent Jr.
1
117Fred Warner
1
118Fred VanVleet
1
119Devin Booker
1
120DeMarcus Cousins
1
121DeMar DeRozan
1
122DeAndre Jordan
1
123Davion Mitchell
1
124Darius Garland
1
125Dario Šarić
1
126D'Angelo Russell
1
127Collin Sexton
1
128Chris Boucher
1
129Chop Robinson
1
130Chandler Parsons
1
131Caris LeVert
1
132Cam Whitmore
1
133Brad Stevens
1
134Brad Pitt
1
135Brad Marchand
1
136Bill Russell
1
137Alex Caruso
1
138AJ Johnson
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
17
2Boston Celtics
15
3New York Knicks
12
4NBA Playoffs
9
5LeBron James
9
6Milwaukee Bucks
8
7Duncan Robinson
8
8Oklahoma City Thunder
7
9Indiana Pacers
7
10Trae Young
6
11NBA Draft
6
12Cam Johnson
6
13Atlanta Hawks
6
14Rob Mahoney
5
15New Orleans Pelicans
5

Rob Mahoney

1NBA
10
2Milwaukee Bucks
10
3LeBron James
8
4Los Angeles Lakers
5
5Denver Nuggets
5
6Sacramento Kings
4
7Oklahoma City Thunder
4
8NBA Playoffs
4
9NBA Finals
4
10Myles Turner
4
11Indiana Pacers
4
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
13Damian Lillard
4
14Wosny Lambre
3
15Sam Hauser
3

Bill's dad

1NBA Playoffs
2
2Jaylen Brown
2
3Bill Simmons
2
4Jayson Tatum
2
5Tony Allen
1
6San Francisco 49ers
1
7Sam Hauser
1
8Rafael Devers
1
9Portland Trail Blazers
1
10New York Knicks
1
11NBA Draft
1
12NBA
1
13Minnesota Timberwolves
1
14Marcus Smart
1
15Luke Kornet
1
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