An NBA Mailbag, LeBron’s Next Move, and the Wild Paramount-WBD Merger With David Jacoby and Matt Belloni

Mar 4, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
72.6 min (58.6%)
Matt Belloni
30.6 min (24.7%)
David Jacoby
20.6 min (16.6%)

Top Entities

1NBA
36
2NFL
20
3Fred Warner
17
4LeBron James
16
5Luka Dončić
13
6Gambling
10
7Bill Simmons
10
8Los Angeles Clippers
9
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
10Victor Wembanyama
7
11Stephen Curry
7
12New York Knicks
7
13NBA Playoffs
7
14LaMelo Ball
7
15Boston Celtics
7
16Minnesota Timberwolves
6
17Kevin Garnett
6
18Kevin Durant
6
19The Town (film)
5
20The Rewatchables
5
21NBA Finals
5
22Jayson Tatum
5
23Michael Jordan
4
24Jordan Poole
4
25Joe Mazzulla
4
26Joe House
4
27Golden State Warriors
4
28Dallas Mavericks
4
29College Basketball
4
30Charlotte Hornets
4
31Brooklyn Nets
4
32Anthony Edwards
4
33Top Gun (film)
3
34The Ringer
3
35Seth Curry
3
36Sacramento Kings
3
37Most Valuable Player
3
38Miami Heat
3
39Memphis Grizzlies
3
40Los Angeles Lakers
3
41Josh Giddey
3
42Jimmy Butler III
3
43Jaylen Johnson
3
44Draymond Green
3
45Danny Green
3
46Chris Paul
3
47Chauncey Billups
3
48Bill Russell
3
49Tyus Jones
2
50The Sports Gal
2
51The Godfather (film)
2
52Steve Kerr
2
53Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
54Oklahoma City Thunder
2
55Nikola Jokic
2
56NBA Draft
2
57MLB
2
58Mike James
2
59Max Christie
2
60March Madness
2
61Larry Bird
2
62Kyle Anderson
2
63Karl Malone
2
64Jaylen Brown
2
65Isaiah Stewart
2
66Gus Edwards
2
67Gregg Popovich
2
68Fred VanVleet
2
69Cooper Flagg
2
70Cleveland Cavaliers
2
71Chicago Bulls
2
72Brad Stevens
2
73All-Star
2
74Al Horford
2
75Zoe Simmons
1
76Zach Randolph
1
77Zach Lowe
1
78WNBA
1
79Walt Lemon Jr.
1
80UFC
1
81Tyrese Maxey
1
82Tyler Herro
1
83Tony Allen
1
84Tom Cruise
1
85Tim Duncan
1
86Super Bowl
1
87Stefon Diggs
1
88Spectrum Center
1
89Seattle Seahawks
1
90Saquon Barkley
1
91San Francisco 49ers
1
92San Antonio Spurs
1
93Roger Goodell
1
94Rodney Hood
1
95Portland Trail Blazers
1
96Pat Riley
1
97Paolo Banchero
1
98Orlando Magic
1
99NFL Playoffs
1
100New York Yankees
1
101Nathan Shepherd
1
102Moussa Diabate
1
103Mitch Johnson
1
104Minnesota Twins
1
105Michael Porter Jr.
1
106Matt Nielsen
1
107Mark Madsen
1
108Marcus Morris Sr.
1
109Mallory Rubin
1
110Malik Beasley
1
111Magic Johnson
1
112Los Angeles Rams
1
113Los Angeles Dodgers
1
114Lonzo Ball
1
115Kyler Murray
1
116Kobe Bryant
1
117Klay Thompson
1
118Kevon Looney
1
119Kevin Love
1
120Keegan Murray
1
121Kawhi Leonard
1
122Josh Oppenheimer
1
123Jordan Walsh
1
124Jerry West
1
125Jerry Buss
1
126Jarren Duran
1
127Jarred Vanderbilt
1
128Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
129Jacob Rubin
1
130JackO
1
131Isaiah Hartenstein
1
132Isaiah Bond
1
133Indiana Pacers
1
134Grant Williams
1
135Dwyane Wade
1
136Donovan Mitchell
1
137DJ Reader
1
138Dirk Nowitzki
1
139Davion Mitchell
1
140Darius Garland
1
141Daniel Gafford
1
142Craig Horlbeck
1
143College Football Playoff
1
144College Football
1
145Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1
146Christopher Nolan
1
147Christian Gonzalez
1
148Chris Ryan
1
149Chop Robinson
1
150Chicago Bears
1
151Caleb Martin
1
152Buffalo Bills
1
153Bryce Harper
1
154Brock Purdy
1
155Blake Griffin
1
156Bill's Dad
1
157Barry Bonds
1
158Amen Thompson
1
159Allen Iverson
1
160All-NBA First Team
1
161Alex Caruso
1
162Aaron Holiday
1

League Distribution

NBA
198 (72.8%)
NFL
56 (20.6%)
MLB
8 (2.9%)
NCAAB
7 (2.6%)
WNBA
1 (0.4%)
UFC
1 (0.4%)
CFB
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Fred Warner
17
2LeBron James
16
3Luka Dončić
13
4Bill Simmons
10
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
6Victor Wembanyama
7
7Stephen Curry
7
8LaMelo Ball
7
9Kevin Garnett
6
10Kevin Durant
6
11Jayson Tatum
5
12Michael Jordan
4
13Jordan Poole
4
14Joe Mazzulla
4
15Joe House
4
16Anthony Edwards
4
17Seth Curry
3
18Josh Giddey
3
19Jimmy Butler III
3
20Jaylen Johnson
3
21Draymond Green
3
22Danny Green
3
23Chris Paul
3
24Chauncey Billups
3
25Bill Russell
3
26Tyus Jones
2
27The Sports Gal
2
28Steve Kerr
2
29Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
30Nikola Jokic
2
31Mike James
2
32Max Christie
2
33Larry Bird
2
34Kyle Anderson
2
35Karl Malone
2
36Jaylen Brown
2
37Isaiah Stewart
2
38Gus Edwards
2
39Gregg Popovich
2
40Fred VanVleet
2
41Cooper Flagg
2
42Brad Stevens
2
43Al Horford
2
44Zoe Simmons
1
45Zach Randolph
1
46Zach Lowe
1
47Walt Lemon Jr.
1
48Tyrese Maxey
1
49Tyler Herro
1
50Tony Allen
1
51Tom Cruise
1
52Tim Duncan
1
53Stefon Diggs
1
54Saquon Barkley
1
55Roger Goodell
1
56Rodney Hood
1
57Pat Riley
1
58Paolo Banchero
1
59Nathan Shepherd
1
60Moussa Diabate
1
61Mitch Johnson
1
62Michael Porter Jr.
1
63Matt Nielsen
1
64Mark Madsen
1
65Marcus Morris Sr.
1
66Mallory Rubin
1
67Malik Beasley
1
68Magic Johnson
1
69Lonzo Ball
1
70Kyler Murray
1
71Kobe Bryant
1
72Klay Thompson
1
73Kevon Looney
1
74Kevin Love
1
75Keegan Murray
1
76Kawhi Leonard
1
77Josh Oppenheimer
1
78Jordan Walsh
1
79Jerry West
1
80Jerry Buss
1
81Jarren Duran
1
82Jarred Vanderbilt
1
83Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
84Jacob Rubin
1
85JackO
1
86Isaiah Hartenstein
1
87Isaiah Bond
1
88Grant Williams
1
89Dwyane Wade
1
90Donovan Mitchell
1
91DJ Reader
1
92Dirk Nowitzki
1
93Davion Mitchell
1
94Darius Garland
1
95Daniel Gafford
1
96Craig Horlbeck
1
97Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1
98Christopher Nolan
1
99Christian Gonzalez
1
100Chris Ryan
1
101Chop Robinson
1
102Caleb Martin
1
103Bryce Harper
1
104Brock Purdy
1
105Blake Griffin
1
106Bill's Dad
1
107Barry Bonds
1
108Amen Thompson
1
109Allen Iverson
1
110Alex Caruso
1
111Aaron Holiday
1

Who Talked About What

David Jacoby

1NBA
11
2Luka Dončić
9
3LeBron James
6
4LaMelo Ball
5
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
6Kevin Durant
3
7Joe Mazzulla
3
8Gambling
3
9Victor Wembanyama
2
10NBA Playoffs
2
11Minnesota Timberwolves
2
12Michael Jordan
2
13Los Angeles Lakers
2
14Jordan Poole
2
15Joe House
2

Bill Simmons

1NBA
22
2NFL
13
3LeBron James
9
4Bill Simmons
9
5Los Angeles Clippers
8
6New York Knicks
7
7Boston Celtics
7
8Stephen Curry
6
9Fred Warner
6
10Victor Wembanyama
5
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
12NBA Playoffs
5
13NBA Finals
5
14Kevin Garnett
5
15Gambling
5

Matt Belloni

1Fred Warner
11
2NFL
7
3The Town (film)
3
4NBA
3
5Top Gun (film)
2
6Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
7Gambling
2
8Dallas Mavericks
2
9Walt Lemon Jr.
1
10UFC
1
11Tom Cruise
1
12The Rewatchables
1
13Seattle Seahawks
1
14MLB
1
15Matt Nielsen
1
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