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May 16, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons

39.5 min (61.7%)

Rob Mahoney

24.5 min (38.3%)

Top Entities

1Oklahoma City Thunder

28

2Denver Nuggets

24

3NBA Playoffs

17

4Nikola Jokic

16

5Boston Celtics

13

6New York Knicks

12

7Jaylen Brown

10

8NBA

8

9Jayson Tatum

8

10Russell Westbrook

6

11Los Angeles Clippers

6

12Jamal Murray

5

13Jalen Williams

5

14Chet Holmgren

5

15Alex Caruso

5

16Aaron Gordon

5

17Michael Porter Jr.

4

18Luke Kornet

4

19Luguentz Dort

4

20Karl-Anthony Towns

4

21Julius Randle

4

22Josh Hart

4

23Indiana Pacers

4

24Gambling

4

25Rob Mahoney

3

26Isaiah Hartenstein

3

27Golden State Warriors

3

28The Ringer

2

29Stephen Curry

2

30Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2

31Rudy Gobert

2

32Payton Pritchard

2

33Mitchell Robinson

2

34Minnesota Timberwolves

2

35Mikal Bridges

2

36Memphis Grizzlies

2

37LeBron James

2

38Isaiah Joe

2

39Draymond Green

2

40Derrick White

2

41Bill's Dad

2

42Al Horford

2

43Zoe Simmons

1

44Victor Wembanyama

1

45Ty Jerome

1

46The Rewatchables

1

47Semi Ojeleye

1

48NFL

1

49NBA Finals

1

50Most Valuable Player

1

51MLB

1

52Miles McBride

1

53Los Angeles Lakers

1

54Larry Bird

1

55Kobe Bryant

1

56Kemba Walker

1

57Kawhi Leonard

1

58Jrue Holiday

1

59Jonathan Kuminga

1

60Jimmy Butler III

1

61Jalen Brunson

1

62Grant Williams

1

63Giannis Antetokounmpo

1

64Finals MVP

1

65Detroit Pistons

1

66Darius Garland

1

67Buffalo Bills

1

68Bill Simmons

1

69Anthony Edwards

1

70Alperen Sengun

1

71Aaron Rodgers

1

League Distribution

NBA

109 (96.5%)

NFL

3 (2.7%)

MLB

1 (0.9%)

Top Players

1Nikola Jokic

16

2Jaylen Brown

10

3Jayson Tatum

8

4Russell Westbrook

6

5Jamal Murray

5

6Jalen Williams

5

7Chet Holmgren

5

8Alex Caruso

5

9Aaron Gordon

5

10Michael Porter Jr.

4

11Luke Kornet

4

12Luguentz Dort

4

13Karl-Anthony Towns

4

14Julius Randle

4

15Josh Hart

4

16Rob Mahoney

3

17Isaiah Hartenstein

3

18Stephen Curry

2

19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2

20Rudy Gobert

2

21Payton Pritchard

2

22Mitchell Robinson

2

23Mikal Bridges

2

24LeBron James

2

25Isaiah Joe

2

26Draymond Green

2

27Derrick White

2

28Bill's Dad

2

29Al Horford

2

30Zoe Simmons

1

31Victor Wembanyama

1

32Ty Jerome

1

33Semi Ojeleye

1

34Miles McBride

1

35Larry Bird

1

36Kobe Bryant

1

37Kemba Walker

1

38Kawhi Leonard

1

39Jrue Holiday

1

40Jonathan Kuminga

1

41Jimmy Butler III

1

42Jalen Brunson

1

43Grant Williams

1

44Giannis Antetokounmpo

1

45Darius Garland

1

46Bill Simmons

1

47Anthony Edwards

1

48Alperen Sengun

1

49Aaron Rodgers

1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Oklahoma City Thunder

17

2Denver Nuggets

14

3NBA Playoffs

12

4Nikola Jokic

11

5New York Knicks

9

6Boston Celtics

8

7NBA

7

8Los Angeles Clippers

5

9Jaylen Brown

5

10Jayson Tatum

5

11Karl-Anthony Towns

4

12Indiana Pacers

4

13Gambling

4

14Russell Westbrook

3

15Rob Mahoney

3

Rob Mahoney

1Oklahoma City Thunder

11

2Denver Nuggets

10

3Nikola Jokic

5

4NBA Playoffs

5

5Jaylen Brown

5

6Jamal Murray

5

7Boston Celtics

5

8Michael Porter Jr.

4

9Jalen Williams

4

10Chet Holmgren

4

11Aaron Gordon

4

12Russell Westbrook

3

13New York Knicks

3

14Jayson Tatum

3

15Stephen Curry

2

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