Part 1: An NBA Midseason Power Poll, Plus OSU vs. Notre Dame with Joel Anderson and Van Lathan
Jan 16, 2025
Talk Time
Bill Simmons
Joel Anderson
Van Lathan
Top Entities
1College Football17
2NFL14
3Nick Saban13
4NBA13
5NBA Playoffs8
6Van Lathan7
7New Orleans Pelicans7
8National Championship6
9Miami Heat6
10Jimmy Butler III6
11Houston Rockets6
12Boston Celtics6
13The Ringer5
14Super Bowl5
15Victor Wembanyama4
16Scottie Pippen4
17NBA Finals4
18NBA Draft4
19LeBron James4
20Bradley Beal4
21Bill Simmons4
22San Antonio Spurs3
23Paul George3
24Oklahoma City Thunder3
25New York Knicks3
26New England Patriots3
27Kevin Durant3
28Heisman Trophy3
29Devin Booker3
30Stephen Curry2
31Shaquille O'Neal2
32Shai Gilgeous-Alexander2
33Ryan Day2
34Russell Westbrook2
35Portland Trail Blazers2
36Phoenix Suns2
37MLB2
38Minnesota Timberwolves2
39Memphis Grizzlies2
40Los Angeles Lakers2
41Los Angeles Clippers2
42Las Vegas Raiders2
43Karl-Anthony Towns2
44Jayden Daniels2
45Jake LaRavia2
46Jabari Smith Jr.2
47Golden State Warriors2
48Gambling2
49Dwight Howard2
50Derrick Rose2
51CJ McCollum2
52Cam Johnson2
53Arizona Cardinals2
54Will Johnson1
55Will Howard1
56Will Campbell1
57Utah Jazz1
58Tyler Herro1
59Tyler Allgeier1
60Tua Tagovailoa1
61Trey Murphy III1
62Trey Lyles1
63Travis Hunter1
64Toronto Raptors1
65Tom Brady1
66Tobias Harris1
67Tim Hardaway Jr.1
68Tim Duncan1
69The Town (film)1
70The Rewatchables1
71Terry Rozier1
72Steve Nash1
73Shea Serrano1
74Scottie Barnes1
75Sacramento Kings1
76Ryen Russillo1
77Rudy Gobert1
78Rookie of the Year1
79Riley Leonard1
80Ricky Rubio1
81Pittsburgh Pirates1
82Philadelphia 76ers1
83Paul Pierce1
84Patrick Mahomes1
85Pat Riley1
86Pascal Siakam1
87Paolo Banchero1
88Orlando Magic1
89Nikola Vučević1
90Nikola Jokic1
91Nick Nurse1
92Most Valuable Player1
93Moses Moody1
94Milwaukee Bucks1
95Mike Woodson1
96Mike Conley1
97Mike Brown1
98Michael Porter Jr.1
99Michael Jordan1
100Max Christie1
101Mat Ishbia1
102Marcus Smart1
103Luka Dončić1
104Lonzo Ball1
105Kyrie Irving1
106Kyle Anderson1
107Kevon Looney1
108Kenneth Murray, Jr.1
109Keegan Murray1
110Kawhi Leonard1
111Julius Randle1
112Jrue Holiday1
113Josh Hart1
114Joel Embiid1
115Jerry Reinsdorf1
116Jeff Green1
117Jaylin Williams1
118Jaylen Brown1
119Jarred Vanderbilt1
120Jaren Jackson Jr.1
121James Wiseman1
122James Harden1
123Jalen Johnson1
124Jalen Green1
125Jalen Brunson1
126Jaden Ivey1
127Jabari Parker1
128Ja'Marr Chase1
129Ja Morant1
130Isaiah Thomas1
131Isaiah Joe1
132Ime Udoka1
133Grayson Allen1
134Grant Williams1
135Glen Taylor1
136Giannis Antetokounmpo1
137Freddie Freeman1
138Fred VanVleet1
139Franz Wagner1
140Evan Mobley1
141Elton Brand1
142Doug Christie1
143Donte DiVincenzo1
144Donovan Mitchell1
145Doc Rivers1
146Dirk Nowitzki1
147Detroit Pistons1
148Derrick Williams1
149Denver Nuggets1
150Defensive Player of the Year1
151Deandre Ayton1
152De'Aaron Fox1
153Cousin Sal1
154Cooper Flagg1
155Cole Anthony1
156Cleveland Cavaliers1
157Cincinnati Bengals1
158Chris Paul1
159Chicago Bulls1
160Chet Holmgren1
161Charlotte Hornets1
162Charles Woods1
163Carmelo Anthony1
164Brooklyn Nets1
165Brock Bowers1
166Brent Urban1
167Brandon Ingram1
168Brandon Bass1
169Boston Red Sox1
170Blake Griffin1
171Blake Fisher1
172Ben Simmons1
173Bam Adebayo1
174Atlanta Hawks1
175Anthony Davis1
176Anthony Black1
177Andrew Wiggins1
178All-Star1
179All-NBA Third Team1
180All-NBA Second Team1
181Alex Rodriguez1
182Aaron Gordon1
183Jayson Tatum1
League Distribution
NBA
CFB
NFL
MLB
NCAAB
Top Players
1Nick Saban13
2Van Lathan7
3Jimmy Butler III6
4Victor Wembanyama4
5Scottie Pippen4
6LeBron James4
7Bradley Beal4
8Bill Simmons4
9Paul George3
10Kevin Durant3
11Devin Booker3
12Stephen Curry2
13Shaquille O'Neal2
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander2
15Ryan Day2
16Russell Westbrook2
17Karl-Anthony Towns2
18Jayden Daniels2
19Jake LaRavia2
20Jabari Smith Jr.2
21Dwight Howard2
22Derrick Rose2
23CJ McCollum2
24Cam Johnson2
25Will Johnson1
26Will Howard1
27Will Campbell1
28Tyler Herro1
29Tyler Allgeier1
30Tua Tagovailoa1
31Trey Murphy III1
32Trey Lyles1
33Travis Hunter1
34Tom Brady1
35Tobias Harris1
36Tim Hardaway Jr.1
37Tim Duncan1
38Terry Rozier1
39Steve Nash1
40Shea Serrano1
41Scottie Barnes1
42Ryen Russillo1
43Rudy Gobert1
44Riley Leonard1
45Ricky Rubio1
46Paul Pierce1
47Patrick Mahomes1
48Pat Riley1
49Pascal Siakam1
50Paolo Banchero1
51Nikola Vučević1
52Nikola Jokic1
53Nick Nurse1
54Moses Moody1
55Mike Woodson1
56Mike Conley1
57Mike Brown1
58Michael Porter Jr.1
59Michael Jordan1
60Max Christie1
61Mat Ishbia1
62Marcus Smart1
63Luka Dončić1
64Lonzo Ball1
65Kyrie Irving1
66Kyle Anderson1
67Kevon Looney1
68Kenneth Murray, Jr.1
69Keegan Murray1
70Kawhi Leonard1
71Julius Randle1
72Jrue Holiday1
73Josh Hart1
74Joel Embiid1
75Jerry Reinsdorf1
76Jeff Green1
77Jaylin Williams1
78Jaylen Brown1
79Jarred Vanderbilt1
80Jaren Jackson Jr.1
81James Wiseman1
82James Harden1
83Jalen Johnson1
84Jalen Green1
85Jalen Brunson1
86Jaden Ivey1
87Jabari Parker1
88Ja'Marr Chase1
89Ja Morant1
90Isaiah Thomas1
91Isaiah Joe1
92Ime Udoka1
93Grayson Allen1
94Grant Williams1
95Glen Taylor1
96Giannis Antetokounmpo1
97Freddie Freeman1
98Fred VanVleet1
99Franz Wagner1
100Evan Mobley1
101Elton Brand1
102Doug Christie1
103Donte DiVincenzo1
104Donovan Mitchell1
105Doc Rivers1
106Dirk Nowitzki1
107Derrick Williams1
108Deandre Ayton1
109De'Aaron Fox1
110Cousin Sal1
111Cooper Flagg1
112Cole Anthony1
113Chris Paul1
114Chet Holmgren1
115Charles Woods1
116Carmelo Anthony1
117Brock Bowers1
118Brent Urban1
119Brandon Ingram1
120Brandon Bass1
121Blake Griffin1
122Blake Fisher1
123Ben Simmons1
124Bam Adebayo1
125Anthony Davis1
126Anthony Black1
127Andrew Wiggins1
128Alex Rodriguez1
129Aaron Gordon1
130Jayson Tatum1
Who Talked About What
Bill Simmons
1NBA9
2College Football6
3Boston Celtics6
4Van Lathan5
5NBA Playoffs5
6Jimmy Butler III5
7Nick Saban4
8NBA Finals4
9Miami Heat4
10LeBron James4
11Bradley Beal4
12The Ringer3
13Paul George3
14Oklahoma City Thunder3
15New York Knicks3
Van Lathan
1College Football8
2NFL6
3Nick Saban5
4National Championship5
5Heisman Trophy2
6Will Campbell1
7Tua Tagovailoa1
8Super Bowl1
9Ryen Russillo1
10Ryan Day1
11Riley Leonard1
12New Orleans Pelicans1
13New England Patriots1
14NBA Playoffs1
15NBA1
Joel Anderson
1NFL6
2Nick Saban4
3Victor Wembanyama3
4New Orleans Pelicans3
5NBA3
6Houston Rockets3
7College Football3
8Van Lathan2
9The Ringer2
10Super Bowl2
11Scottie Pippen2
12NBA Playoffs2
13Arizona Cardinals2
14Will Johnson1
15Will Howard1
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