An NBA Mini-Mailbag and All-Star Picks, Plus Kon Knueppel Stops By

Jan 15, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
87.6 min (70%)
Kon Knueppel
37.4 min (30%)

Top Entities

1NBA
47
2NFL
11
3NBA Playoffs
10
4Green Bay Packers
10
5Boston Celtics
9
6LaMelo Ball
8
7All-Star
8
8Super Bowl
6
9Milwaukee Bucks
6
10NBA Finals
5
11Los Angeles Lakers
5
12Chicago Bears
5
13Victor Wembanyama
4
14San Antonio Spurs
4
15Pat Connaughton
4
16Nikola Jokic
4
17New England Patriots
4
18Jalen Brunson
4
19Drake Maye
4
20Charlotte Hornets
4
21Washington Wizards
3
22T.J. McConnell
3
23Payton Pritchard
3
24Oklahoma City Thunder
3
25Most Valuable Player
3
26Los Angeles Clippers
3
27Kawhi Leonard
3
28Josh Allen
3
29James Harden
3
30Charlie Heck
3
31Bill's Dad
3
32Bill Simmons
3
33Toronto Raptors
2
34The Ringer
2
35The Rewatchables
2
36Stephen Curry
2
37Seattle Seahawks
2
38Pittsburgh Steelers
2
39Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
40OG Anunoby
2
41New York Knicks
2
42Miles Bridges
2
43Mason Plumlee
2
44Luka Garza
2
45LeBron James
2
46Joe House
2
47Jaylen Brown
2
48Jamal Murray
2
49Houston Rockets
2
50Grant Williams
2
51Golden State Warriors
2
52Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
53Denver Nuggets
2
54Charles Lee
2
55Brook Lopez
2
56Brandon Miller
2
57Arizona Cardinals
2
58Alperen Sengun
2
59Al Horford
2
60Zoe Simmons
1
61Zach Lowe
1
62Zach Edey
1
63Vivek Ranadivé
1
64Tyrese Maxey
1
65Tyrese Haliburton
1
66Tucker Kraft
1
67Travis Kelce
1
68Trae Young
1
69Tom Kennedy
1
70Tom Brady
1
71Tim Duncan
1
72Steven Adams
1
73Steve Nash
1
74Stefon Diggs
1
75Sixth Man of the Year
1
76Shea Serrano
1
77Shaquille O'Neal
1
78Scottie Barnes
1
79Saquon Barkley
1
80Sam Hauser
1
81Sacramento Kings
1
82Russell Westbrook
1
83Robin Lopez
1
84Rob Mahoney
1
85Rich Paul
1
86Raheem Mostert
1
87Portland Trail Blazers
1
88Phoenix Suns
1
89Philadelphia 76ers
1
90Peyton Manning
1
91Paul George
1
92Pascal Siakam
1
93O.J. Mayo
1
94Norman Powell
1
95NFL Playoffs
1
96New York Jets
1
97NBA Draft
1
98Moussa Diabate
1
99Most Improved Player
1
100MLB
1
101Minnesota Vikings
1
102Minnesota Timberwolves
1
103Michael Porter Jr.
1
104Micah Parsons
1
105Miami Heat
1
106Memphis Grizzlies
1
107Max Christie
1
108Matt Edwards
1
109Mat Ishbia
1
110Mark Williams
1
111Mark Jackson
1
112Mallory Rubin
1
113Luka Dončić
1
114Lauri Markkanen
1
115Las Vegas Raiders
1
116Larry Bird
1
117Klay Thompson
1
118Khris Middleton
1
119Kevin Johnson
1
120Kevin Garnett
1
121Kevin Durant
1
122Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
123Karl-Anthony Towns
1
124Karl Malone
1
125Karate Kid (film)
1
126Julius Randle
1
127Josh Green
1
128Jose Alvarado
1
129Jordan Walsh
1
130Joel Embiid
1
131Jerry West
1
132Jaylen Johnson
1
133Jason Kidd
1
134Jarrett Kingston
1
135Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
136Jalen Williams
1
137Indiana Pacers
1
138Ian Thomas
1
139Houston Texans
1
140Hakeem Olajuwon
1
141Gambling
1
142Fred VanVleet
1
143Evan Mobley
1
144Dylan Harper
1
145Dwyane Wade
1
146Drew Peterson
1
147Draymond Green
1
148Donovan Mitchell
1
149Doc Rivers
1
150Dillon Brooks
1
151Devin Booker
1
152Detroit Pistons
1
153Derrick White
1
154Defensive Player of the Year
1
155Davion Mitchell
1
156David Ortiz
1
157Darius Garland
1
158Collin Gillespie
1
159Cleveland Cavaliers
1
160CJ McCollum
1
161Christopher Nolan
1
162Chris Ryan
1
163Chicago Bulls
1
164Chet Holmgren
1
165Charles Barkley
1
166Carolina Panthers
1
167Carmelo Anthony
1
168Brooklyn Nets
1
169Bradley Beal
1
170Bill Russell
1
171Bill Buckner
1
172Bam Adebayo
1
173Austin Hooper
1
174Atlanta Hawks
1
175Anthony Edwards
1
176Andrew Bogut
1
177Amir Coffey
1
178Amen Thompson
1
179All-NBA Third Team
1
180All-NBA Second Team
1
181Al Pacino
1
182Aaron Rodgers
1
183Aaron Gordon
1
184Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
125 (73.1%)
NFL
44 (25.7%)
NCAAB
1 (0.6%)
MLB
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1LaMelo Ball
8
2Victor Wembanyama
4
3Pat Connaughton
4
4Nikola Jokic
4
5Jalen Brunson
4
6Drake Maye
4
7T.J. McConnell
3
8Payton Pritchard
3
9Kawhi Leonard
3
10Josh Allen
3
11James Harden
3
12Charlie Heck
3
13Bill's Dad
3
14Bill Simmons
3
15Stephen Curry
2
16Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
17OG Anunoby
2
18Miles Bridges
2
19Mason Plumlee
2
20Luka Garza
2
21LeBron James
2
22Joe House
2
23Jaylen Brown
2
24Jamal Murray
2
25Grant Williams
2
26Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
27Charles Lee
2
28Brook Lopez
2
29Brandon Miller
2
30Alperen Sengun
2
31Al Horford
2
32Zoe Simmons
1
33Zach Lowe
1
34Zach Edey
1
35Vivek Ranadivé
1
36Tyrese Maxey
1
37Tyrese Haliburton
1
38Tucker Kraft
1
39Travis Kelce
1
40Trae Young
1
41Tom Kennedy
1
42Tom Brady
1
43Tim Duncan
1
44Steven Adams
1
45Steve Nash
1
46Stefon Diggs
1
47Shea Serrano
1
48Shaquille O'Neal
1
49Scottie Barnes
1
50Saquon Barkley
1
51Sam Hauser
1
52Russell Westbrook
1
53Robin Lopez
1
54Rob Mahoney
1
55Rich Paul
1
56Raheem Mostert
1
57Peyton Manning
1
58Paul George
1
59Pascal Siakam
1
60O.J. Mayo
1
61Norman Powell
1
62Moussa Diabate
1
63Michael Porter Jr.
1
64Micah Parsons
1
65Max Christie
1
66Matt Edwards
1
67Mat Ishbia
1
68Mark Williams
1
69Mark Jackson
1
70Mallory Rubin
1
71Luka Dončić
1
72Lauri Markkanen
1
73Larry Bird
1
74Klay Thompson
1
75Khris Middleton
1
76Kevin Johnson
1
77Kevin Garnett
1
78Kevin Durant
1
79Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
80Karl-Anthony Towns
1
81Karl Malone
1
82Julius Randle
1
83Josh Green
1
84Jose Alvarado
1
85Jordan Walsh
1
86Joel Embiid
1
87Jerry West
1
88Jaylen Johnson
1
89Jason Kidd
1
90Jarrett Kingston
1
91Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
92Jalen Williams
1
93Ian Thomas
1
94Hakeem Olajuwon
1
95Fred VanVleet
1
96Evan Mobley
1
97Dylan Harper
1
98Dwyane Wade
1
99Drew Peterson
1
100Draymond Green
1
101Donovan Mitchell
1
102Doc Rivers
1
103Dillon Brooks
1
104Devin Booker
1
105Derrick White
1
106Davion Mitchell
1
107David Ortiz
1
108Darius Garland
1
109Collin Gillespie
1
110CJ McCollum
1
111Christopher Nolan
1
112Chris Ryan
1
113Chet Holmgren
1
114Charles Barkley
1
115Carmelo Anthony
1
116Bradley Beal
1
117Bill Russell
1
118Bill Buckner
1
119Bam Adebayo
1
120Austin Hooper
1
121Anthony Edwards
1
122Andrew Bogut
1
123Amir Coffey
1
124Amen Thompson
1
125Al Pacino
1
126Aaron Rodgers
1
127Aaron Gordon
1
128Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
31
2NFL
8
3Boston Celtics
7
4All-Star
6
5NBA Playoffs
5
6Super Bowl
4
7New England Patriots
4
8NBA Finals
4
9Los Angeles Lakers
4
10LaMelo Ball
4
11Green Bay Packers
4
12Victor Wembanyama
3
13T.J. McConnell
3
14Pat Connaughton
3
15Nikola Jokic
3

Kon Knueppel

1NBA
16
2Green Bay Packers
6
3NBA Playoffs
5
4Milwaukee Bucks
4
5LaMelo Ball
4
6NFL
3
7Chicago Bears
3
8Charlie Heck
3
9Bill's Dad
3
10Super Bowl
2
11San Antonio Spurs
2
12Oklahoma City Thunder
2
13Most Valuable Player
2
14Mason Plumlee
2
15Los Angeles Clippers
2
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