Giannis Trade Advice, Duncan Vs. Kobe, Ohtani Vs. the Babe, the Frugal-ish Yankees, and Life After ‘First Take’ With Max Kellerman

Dec 3, 2025

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Max Kellerman
88.1 min (58.9%)
Bill Simmons
61.4 min (41.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
40
2NBA
31
3Tom Brady
23
4New York Yankees
22
5New York Knicks
20
6LeBron James
19
7Patrick Mahomes
15
8Los Angeles Lakers
15
9Super Bowl
14
10Boston Celtics
14
11Ray Allen
12
12NBA Finals
12
13MLB
12
14Los Angeles Clippers
12
15Hall of Fame
12
16Giannis Antetokounmpo
12
17Tim Duncan
11
18NFL
11
19Stephen Curry
10
20Larry Bird
10
21Boxing
10
22Boston Red Sox
10
23Mike Tyson
9
24Marvin Hagler
9
25Gambling
9
26New England Patriots
8
27NBA Draft
8
28Magic Johnson
8
29Los Angeles Dodgers
8
30Bill Simmons
8
31Bill Belichick
8
32Barry Bonds
8
33Oklahoma City Thunder
7
34Nikola Jokic
7
35Michael Jordan
7
36Babe Ruth
7
37World Series
6
38Victor Wembanyama
6
39Sugar Ray Leonard
6
40Shohei Ohtani
6
41San Antonio Spurs
6
42Miami Heat
6
43Golden State Warriors
6
44Aaron Judge
6
45The Ringer
5
46Paul George
5
47Luka Dončić
5
48Kawhi Leonard
5
49Karl-Anthony Towns
5
50James Harden
5
51Trae Young
4
52Stephen A Smith
4
53New Orleans Pelicans
4
54Minnesota Timberwolves
4
55Los Angeles Rams
4
56Julius Erving
4
57Jaylen Johnson
4
58Draymond Green
4
59Derek Jeter
4
60Buffalo Bills
4
61Bill's Dad
4
62Atlanta Hawks
4
63Toronto Raptors
3
64Roger Clemens
3
65Rocky (film)
3
66Rich Paul
3
67Peyton Manning
3
68OG Anunoby
3
69Milwaukee Bucks
3
70Kansas City Chiefs
3
71Josh Hart
3
72Joe House
3
73Jerry West
3
74Jalen Brunson
3
75Isaiah McGuire
3
76Freddie Freeman
3
77Denver Broncos
3
78Chicago Bears
3
79Alex Rodriguez
3
80Aaron Gordon
3
81Xavier Worthy
2
82Van Lathan
2
83Scottie Pippen
2
84Rashee Rice
2
85Pittsburgh Pirates
2
86Phoenix Suns
2
87Philadelphia Eagles
2
88Philadelphia 76ers
2
89Paul Pierce
2
90Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
91Norman Powell
2
92New York Giants
2
93Mookie Betts
2
94Matthew Stafford
2
95Marcus Smart
2
96Manny Ramirez
2
97Madison Square Garden
2
98Luis Scola
2
99Kobe Bryant
2
100Klay Thompson
2
101Kevin Durant
2
102Julius Randle
2
103Joe Flacco
2
104JJ Redick
2
105Jaylen Brown
2
106Jason Varitek
2
107Jarren Duran
2
108James Dolan
2
109Indiana Pacers
2
110Houston Texans
2
111Finals MVP
2
112Evander Holyfield
2
113Eric Bledsoe
2
114Detroit Pistons
2
115Deandre Ayton
2
116David Ortiz
2
117Chris Paul
2
118Canelo Alvarez
2
119Bryce Harper
2
120Bradley Beal
2
121Bo Nix
2
122Alex Len
2
123Aaron Rodgers
2
124Zoe Simmons
1
125Wilt Chamberlain
1
126Wade Boggs
1
127Tyreek Hill
1
128The Rewatchables
1
129Ted Williams
1
130Sylvester Stallone
1
131Steve Nash
1
132Shea Serrano
1
133Shaquille O'Neal
1
134Sean Fennessey
1
135San Diego Padres
1
136Sacramento Kings
1
137Russell Westbrook
1
138Rudy Gay
1
139Robin Lopez
1
140Rob Gronkowski
1
141Rajon Rondo
1
142Patrick Ewing
1
143Oakland Athletics
1
144Muhammad Ali
1
145Mitchell Robinson
1
146Mike McDaniel
1
147Mike Brown
1
148Mikal Bridges
1
149Memphis Grizzlies
1
150Matthew Dellavedova
1
151Malaki Starks
1
152Mac Jones
1
153Luke Kornet
1
154LaMelo Ball
1
155Kyle Kuzma
1
156Kristaps Porziņģis
1
157Kevin Love
1
158Kevin Garnett
1
159Karl Malone
1
160Jerryd Bayless
1
161Jerry Buss
1
162Jayden Daniels
1
163Jalen Hurts
1
164Immanuel Quickley
1
165Houston Rockets
1
166Hakeem Olajuwon
1
167Geno Smith
1
168Franz Wagner
1
169Floyd Mayweather
1
170Dylan Harper
1
171Dwight Howard
1
172Dustin Pedroia
1
173Doc Rivers
1
174Dirk Nowitzki
1
175Denver Nuggets
1
176Dallas Cowboys
1
177D'Angelo Russell
1
178Cousin Sal
1
179Clubber Lang
1
180Chris Ryan
1
181Chicago Bulls
1
182Cesar Ruiz
1
183Carmelo Anthony
1
184Carl Yastrzemski
1
185Caleb Williams
1
186Blake Cashman
1
187Bill Russell
1
188Ben Affleck
1
189Austin Reaves
1
190Anthony Joshua
1
191Anthony Davis
1
192Andy Reid
1
193All-NBA Third Team
1
194All-NBA Second Team
1
195All-NBA First Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
296 (59.9%)
NFL
94 (19%)
MLB
71 (14.4%)
Boxing
32 (6.5%)
NCAAB
1 (0.2%)

Top Players

1Tom Brady
23
2LeBron James
19
3Patrick Mahomes
15
4Ray Allen
12
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
12
6Tim Duncan
11
7Stephen Curry
10
8Larry Bird
10
9Mike Tyson
9
10Marvin Hagler
9
11Magic Johnson
8
12Bill Simmons
8
13Bill Belichick
8
14Barry Bonds
8
15Nikola Jokic
7
16Michael Jordan
7
17Babe Ruth
7
18Victor Wembanyama
6
19Sugar Ray Leonard
6
20Shohei Ohtani
6
21Aaron Judge
6
22Paul George
5
23Luka Dončić
5
24Kawhi Leonard
5
25Karl-Anthony Towns
5
26James Harden
5
27Trae Young
4
28Stephen A Smith
4
29Julius Erving
4
30Jaylen Johnson
4
31Draymond Green
4
32Derek Jeter
4
33Bill's Dad
4
34Roger Clemens
3
35Rich Paul
3
36Peyton Manning
3
37OG Anunoby
3
38Josh Hart
3
39Joe House
3
40Jerry West
3
41Jalen Brunson
3
42Isaiah McGuire
3
43Freddie Freeman
3
44Alex Rodriguez
3
45Aaron Gordon
3
46Xavier Worthy
2
47Van Lathan
2
48Scottie Pippen
2
49Rashee Rice
2
50Paul Pierce
2
51Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
52Norman Powell
2
53Mookie Betts
2
54Matthew Stafford
2
55Marcus Smart
2
56Manny Ramirez
2
57Luis Scola
2
58Kobe Bryant
2
59Klay Thompson
2
60Kevin Durant
2
61Julius Randle
2
62Joe Flacco
2
63JJ Redick
2
64Jaylen Brown
2
65Jason Varitek
2
66Jarren Duran
2
67James Dolan
2
68Evander Holyfield
2
69Eric Bledsoe
2
70Deandre Ayton
2
71David Ortiz
2
72Chris Paul
2
73Canelo Alvarez
2
74Bryce Harper
2
75Bradley Beal
2
76Bo Nix
2
77Alex Len
2
78Aaron Rodgers
2
79Zoe Simmons
1
80Wilt Chamberlain
1
81Wade Boggs
1
82Tyreek Hill
1
83Ted Williams
1
84Sylvester Stallone
1
85Steve Nash
1
86Shea Serrano
1
87Shaquille O'Neal
1
88Sean Fennessey
1
89Russell Westbrook
1
90Rudy Gay
1
91Robin Lopez
1
92Rob Gronkowski
1
93Rajon Rondo
1
94Patrick Ewing
1
95Muhammad Ali
1
96Mitchell Robinson
1
97Mike McDaniel
1
98Mike Brown
1
99Mikal Bridges
1
100Matthew Dellavedova
1
101Malaki Starks
1
102Mac Jones
1
103Luke Kornet
1
104LaMelo Ball
1
105Kyle Kuzma
1
106Kristaps Porziņģis
1
107Kevin Love
1
108Kevin Garnett
1
109Karl Malone
1
110Jerryd Bayless
1
111Jerry Buss
1
112Jayden Daniels
1
113Jalen Hurts
1
114Immanuel Quickley
1
115Hakeem Olajuwon
1
116Geno Smith
1
117Franz Wagner
1
118Floyd Mayweather
1
119Dylan Harper
1
120Dwight Howard
1
121Dustin Pedroia
1
122Doc Rivers
1
123Dirk Nowitzki
1
124D'Angelo Russell
1
125Cousin Sal
1
126Clubber Lang
1
127Chris Ryan
1
128Cesar Ruiz
1
129Carmelo Anthony
1
130Carl Yastrzemski
1
131Caleb Williams
1
132Blake Cashman
1
133Bill Russell
1
134Ben Affleck
1
135Austin Reaves
1
136Anthony Joshua
1
137Anthony Davis
1
138Andy Reid
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
20
2NBA
18
3LeBron James
11
4Los Angeles Lakers
9
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
9
6NBA Finals
8
7Tom Brady
7
8Los Angeles Clippers
7
9Boston Celtics
7
10Patrick Mahomes
6
11NFL
6
12New England Patriots
6
13Los Angeles Dodgers
6
14New York Yankees
5
15New York Knicks
5

Max Kellerman

1NBA Playoffs
20
2New York Yankees
17
3Tom Brady
16
4New York Knicks
15
5NBA
13
6Super Bowl
11
7MLB
10
8Patrick Mahomes
9
9Hall of Fame
9
10Ray Allen
8
11LeBron James
8
12Tim Duncan
7
13Mike Tyson
7
14Michael Jordan
7
15Boston Celtics
7
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