Episode № 173 · Mar 3, 2026 · 130 min · With Matt Belloni, David Jacoby
"An NBA Mailbag, LeBron’s Next Move, and the Wild Paramount-WBD Merger With David Jacoby and Matt Belloni"
§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons72.6 min · 58.6%
Matt Belloni30.6 min · 24.7%
David Jacoby20.6 min · 16.6%
§ · League mix
NBA · 226 · 73.6%NFL · 56 · 18.2%MLB · 12 · 3.9%NCAAB · 5 · 1.6%UFC · 3 · 1.0%NHL · 2 · 0.7%WNBA · 1 · 0.3%CFB · 1 · 0.3%Boxing · 1 · 0.3%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
130
minutes
Distinct entities
182
Word count
25,054
Episode №
173
§ 02Top 20 by mentions.
The Index
Everyone who came up.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
0136
NBAtopic
0222
NFLtopic
0320
LeBron Jamesperson
0420
Luka Dončićperson
0517
Bill Simmonsperson
0614
Warner Bros. Discoverytopic
0713
Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderperson
0812
Cade Cunninghamperson
0912
Victor Wembanyamaperson
1011
Stephen Curryperson
1110
Boston Celticsteam
129
Anthony Edwardsperson
138
Charlotte Hornetsteam
148
Gamblingtopic
158
Kevin Durantperson
168
LaMelo Ballperson
177
Los Angeles Clippersteam
187
Minnesota Timberwolvesteam
197
NBA Playoffstopic
207
The Rewatchablestopic
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
0 min140 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.