The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

Oct 28, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
58.8 min (52.4%)
Tim Legler
53.6 min (47.6%)

Top Entities

1NBA
39
2Philadelphia 76ers
15
3NFL
14
4Victor Wembanyama
12
5Gambling
10
6NBA Playoffs
9
7Boston Celtics
8
8San Antonio Spurs
7
9Tyrese Maxey
6
10Houston Rockets
6
11New York Knicks
5
12New Orleans Pelicans
5
13Chicago Bulls
5
14Jayson Tatum
5
15Paul George
4
16Orlando Magic
4
17NBA Draft
4
18Lonzo Ball
4
19Dallas Mavericks
4
20World Series
3
21The Ringer
3
22Mike Breen
3
23Los Angeles Dodgers
3
24Joe House
3
25Indiana Pacers
3
26Golden State Warriors
3
27Derrick White
3
28Bill Simmons
3
29Anthony Davis
3
30Zach Lowe
2
31Toronto Blue Jays
2
32Super Bowl
2
33Shohei Ohtani
2
34Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
35New England Patriots
2
36Mookie Betts
2
37MLB
2
38Minnesota Timberwolves
2
39Milwaukee Bucks
2
40Magic Johnson
2
41LaMelo Ball
2
42Kyrie Irving
2
43Kevin Durant
2
44Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
45Freddie Freeman
2
46Dylan Harper
2
47Detroit Pistons
2
48Cooper Flagg
2
49Cleveland Cavaliers
2
50Charlotte Hornets
2
51Brooklyn Nets
2
52Ben Sheppard
2
53Anthony Edwards
2
54Al Horford
2
55Aaron Gordon
2
56Washington Commanders
1
57Walker Kessler
1
58VJ Edgecombe
1
59Van Lathan
1
60Utah Jazz
1
61Tyreek Hill
1
62Ty Jerome
1
63Trey Murphy III
1
64Trae Young
1
65Tom Brady
1
66The Sports Gal
1
67The Rewatchables
1
68Terry McLaurin
1
69Steve Nash
1
70Stephen Curry
1
71St. Louis Cardinals
1
72Shea Serrano
1
73Shaquille O'Neal
1
74Scottie Pippen
1
75San Francisco 49ers
1
76Ryan Rollins
1
77Quentin Grimes
1
78Pittsburgh Steelers
1
79Philadelphia Eagles
1
80Payton Pritchard
1
81Paolo Banchero
1
82Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
83Oklahoma City Thunder
1
84Nikola Jokic
1
85NHL
1
86New York Yankees
1
87NBA Finals
1
88Most Valuable Player
1
89Mike Conley
1
90Michael Porter Jr.
1
91Miami Heat
1
92Luke Kornet
1
93Lauri Markkanen
1
94Las Vegas Raiders
1
95Larry Bird
1
96Kirk Cousins
1
97Kenny Atkinson
1
98Kelly Oubre Jr.
1
99Julius Randle
1
100Jrue Holiday
1
101Joel Embiid
1
102Jerry Stackhouse
1
103Jaylen Brown
1
104Jayden Daniels
1
105Jason Varitek
1
106Jason Kidd
1
107Jared Harper
1
108Jalen Brunson
1
109Hall of Fame
1
110Hakeem Olajuwon
1
111Fred VanVleet
1
112Franz Wagner
1
113Dwyane Wade
1
114Drake Maye
1
115Donte DiVincenzo
1
116Donovan Mitchell
1
117Donald Sloan
1
118Divine Deablo
1
119Desmond Bane
1
120Denver Nuggets
1
121De'Aaron Fox
1
122David Ortiz
1
123Darius Garland
1
124D'Angelo Russell
1
125Clayton Kershaw
1
126Christian Gonzalez
1
127Chris Ryan
1
128Cam Thomas
1
129Brandon Miller
1
130Boston Red Sox
1
131Boston Bruins
1
132Bones Hyland
1
133Barry Bonds
1
134Babe Ruth
1
135All-NBA First Team
1
136Ace Bailey
1

Segments

2:12The Ringer’s Bill Simmons talks about his experience attending the epic, 18-inning Game 3 of the World Series between the Dodgers and the Blue JaysMLB
25:52. Then, Tim Legler joins to discuss the talent around the NBA, Wemby and the Spurs, the Philly situation, and much moreNBA

League Distribution

NBA
95 (72.5%)
NFL
24 (18.3%)
NCAAB
6 (4.6%)
MLB
5 (3.8%)
NHL
1 (0.8%)

Top Players

1Victor Wembanyama
12
2Tyrese Maxey
6
3Jayson Tatum
5
4Paul George
4
5Lonzo Ball
4
6Mike Breen
3
7Joe House
3
8Derrick White
3
9Bill Simmons
3
10Anthony Davis
3
11Zach Lowe
2
12Shohei Ohtani
2
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
14Mookie Betts
2
15Magic Johnson
2
16LaMelo Ball
2
17Kyrie Irving
2
18Kevin Durant
2
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
20Freddie Freeman
2
21Dylan Harper
2
22Cooper Flagg
2
23Ben Sheppard
2
24Anthony Edwards
2
25Al Horford
2
26Aaron Gordon
2
27Walker Kessler
1
28VJ Edgecombe
1
29Van Lathan
1
30Tyreek Hill
1
31Ty Jerome
1
32Trey Murphy III
1
33Trae Young
1
34Tom Brady
1
35The Sports Gal
1
36Terry McLaurin
1
37Steve Nash
1
38Stephen Curry
1
39Shea Serrano
1
40Shaquille O'Neal
1
41Scottie Pippen
1
42Ryan Rollins
1
43Quentin Grimes
1
44Payton Pritchard
1
45Paolo Banchero
1
46Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
47Nikola Jokic
1
48Mike Conley
1
49Michael Porter Jr.
1
50Luke Kornet
1
51Lauri Markkanen
1
52Larry Bird
1
53Kirk Cousins
1
54Kenny Atkinson
1
55Kelly Oubre Jr.
1
56Julius Randle
1
57Jrue Holiday
1
58Joel Embiid
1
59Jerry Stackhouse
1
60Jaylen Brown
1
61Jayden Daniels
1
62Jason Varitek
1
63Jason Kidd
1
64Jared Harper
1
65Jalen Brunson
1
66Hakeem Olajuwon
1
67Fred VanVleet
1
68Franz Wagner
1
69Dwyane Wade
1
70Drake Maye
1
71Donte DiVincenzo
1
72Donovan Mitchell
1
73Donald Sloan
1
74Divine Deablo
1
75Desmond Bane
1
76De'Aaron Fox
1
77David Ortiz
1
78Darius Garland
1
79D'Angelo Russell
1
80Clayton Kershaw
1
81Christian Gonzalez
1
82Chris Ryan
1
83Cam Thomas
1
84Brandon Miller
1
85Bones Hyland
1
86Barry Bonds
1
87Babe Ruth
1
88Ace Bailey
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
16
2NFL
10
3NBA Playoffs
8
4Philadelphia 76ers
7
5Gambling
7
6Boston Celtics
7
7Victor Wembanyama
6
8Tyrese Maxey
4
9San Antonio Spurs
4
10Houston Rockets
4
11Jayson Tatum
4
12World Series
3
13The Ringer
3
14New Orleans Pelicans
3
15NBA Draft
3

Tim Legler

1NBA
23
2Philadelphia 76ers
8
3Victor Wembanyama
6
4NFL
4
5San Antonio Spurs
3
6Paul George
3
7Orlando Magic
3
8New York Knicks
3
9Lonzo Ball
3
10Gambling
3
11Dallas Mavericks
3
12Tyrese Maxey
2
13New Orleans Pelicans
2
14LaMelo Ball
2
15Kevin Durant
2
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