The Cinderella Pacers Do It Again, Plus Trade Buzz From Indiana With Zach Lowe

Jun 12, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
46.8 min (53.6%)
Zach Lowe
40.5 min (46.4%)

Top Entities

1Oklahoma City Thunder
41
2Indiana Pacers
38
3NBA
27
4NBA Finals
19
5NBA Playoffs
14
6New York Knicks
13
7Kevin Durant
12
8Boston Celtics
9
9T.J. McConnell
8
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
11Phoenix Suns
7
12Zach Lowe
6
13Obi Toppin
6
14Jalen Williams
6
15Alex Caruso
6
16Tyrese Haliburton
5
17NBA Draft
5
18Miami Heat
5
19Gambling
5
20Bennedict Mathurin
5
21Andrew Nembhard
5
22Wosny Lambre
4
23Milwaukee Bucks
4
24Los Angeles Clippers
4
25Larry Bird
4
26Golden State Warriors
4
27Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
28Taylor Jenkins
3
29San Antonio Spurs
3
30Pascal Siakam
3
31Minnesota Timberwolves
3
32Memphis Grizzlies
3
33Mark Jackson
3
34Luguentz Dort
3
35Jaylen Brown
3
36Ivica Zubac
3
37Isaiah Joe
3
38Denver Nuggets
3
39Cleveland Cavaliers
3
40Chet Holmgren
3
41Andrew Wiggins
3
42Victor Wembanyama
2
43The Ringer
2
44The Rewatchables
2
45Steve Kerr
2
46Semi Ojeleye
2
47Robert Williams III
2
48Rick Carlisle
2
49Reggie Miller
2
50Pat Riley
2
51Most Valuable Player
2
52Mike Woodson
2
53Mike Woods
2
54Max Strus
2
55Kyrie Irving
2
56Joe House
2
57Jason Kidd
2
58James Harden
2
59Isaiah Hartenstein
2
60Devin Booker
2
61Darius Garland
2
62Bill Simmons
2
63Ben Sheppard
2
64Anthony Edwards
2
65Jayson Tatum
2
66Walker Kessler
1
67Van Lathan
1
68Toronto Raptors
1
69Tom Brady
1
70Timofey Mozgov
1
71Thomas Bryant
1
72Ted Williams
1
73Steve Nash
1
74Stephen Curry
1
75Stanley Cup
1
76Sixth Man of the Year
1
77Shea Serrano
1
78Shaquille O'Neal
1
79Ryen Russillo
1
80Rudy Gobert
1
81Rocky (film)
1
82Rich Kleiman
1
83Quentin Grimes
1
84Philadelphia 76ers
1
85Payton Pritchard
1
86Paul George
1
87Nicolas Batum
1
88NHL Playoffs
1
89NHL
1
90NFL
1
91New England Patriots
1
92Myles Turner
1
93Mike Trout
1
94Malik Monk
1
95Luke Kornet
1
96Luka Dončić
1
97Los Angeles Rams
1
98LeBron James
1
99Kobe Bryant
1
100Kevin Porter Jr.
1
101Kenrich Williams
1
102Kawhi Leonard
1
103Karl-Anthony Towns
1
104Kansas City Royals
1
105Julius Randle
1
106Jrue Holiday
1
107Jimmy Butler III
1
108Jaxson Dart
1
109James Dolan
1
110Isaiah Thomas
1
111Indiana Hoosiers
1
112Ime Udoka
1
113Harrison Barnes
1
114Finals MVP
1
115Festus Ezeli
1
116Erik Spoelstra
1
117Elijah Klein
1
118Dylan Harper
1
119Draymond Green
1
120Donte DiVincenzo
1
121Domantas Sabonis
1
122Derrick Rose
1
123DeMar DeRozan
1
124Dallas Mavericks
1
125Crypto.com Arena
1
126Cooper Flagg
1
127Chris Paul
1
128Chris Finch
1
129Chicago Bears
1
130Charles Barkley
1
131Caris LeVert
1
132Cam Johnson
1
133Buddy Hield
1
134Bryce Harper
1
135Bradley Beal
1
136Billy Donovan
1
137All-Star
1
138All-NBA Third Team
1

League Distribution

NBA
213 (91%)
NFL
11 (4.7%)
MLB
4 (1.7%)
NHL
3 (1.3%)
NCAAB
3 (1.3%)

Top Players

1Kevin Durant
12
2T.J. McConnell
8
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
4Zach Lowe
6
5Obi Toppin
6
6Jalen Williams
6
7Alex Caruso
6
8Tyrese Haliburton
5
9Bennedict Mathurin
5
10Andrew Nembhard
5
11Wosny Lambre
4
12Larry Bird
4
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
14Taylor Jenkins
3
15Pascal Siakam
3
16Mark Jackson
3
17Luguentz Dort
3
18Jaylen Brown
3
19Ivica Zubac
3
20Isaiah Joe
3
21Chet Holmgren
3
22Andrew Wiggins
3
23Victor Wembanyama
2
24Steve Kerr
2
25Semi Ojeleye
2
26Robert Williams III
2
27Rick Carlisle
2
28Reggie Miller
2
29Pat Riley
2
30Mike Woodson
2
31Mike Woods
2
32Max Strus
2
33Kyrie Irving
2
34Joe House
2
35Jason Kidd
2
36James Harden
2
37Isaiah Hartenstein
2
38Devin Booker
2
39Darius Garland
2
40Bill Simmons
2
41Ben Sheppard
2
42Anthony Edwards
2
43Jayson Tatum
2
44Walker Kessler
1
45Van Lathan
1
46Tom Brady
1
47Timofey Mozgov
1
48Thomas Bryant
1
49Ted Williams
1
50Steve Nash
1
51Stephen Curry
1
52Shea Serrano
1
53Shaquille O'Neal
1
54Ryen Russillo
1
55Rudy Gobert
1
56Rich Kleiman
1
57Quentin Grimes
1
58Payton Pritchard
1
59Paul George
1
60Nicolas Batum
1
61Myles Turner
1
62Mike Trout
1
63Malik Monk
1
64Luke Kornet
1
65Luka Dončić
1
66LeBron James
1
67Kobe Bryant
1
68Kevin Porter Jr.
1
69Kenrich Williams
1
70Kawhi Leonard
1
71Karl-Anthony Towns
1
72Julius Randle
1
73Jrue Holiday
1
74Jimmy Butler III
1
75Jaxson Dart
1
76James Dolan
1
77Isaiah Thomas
1
78Ime Udoka
1
79Harrison Barnes
1
80Festus Ezeli
1
81Erik Spoelstra
1
82Elijah Klein
1
83Dylan Harper
1
84Draymond Green
1
85Donte DiVincenzo
1
86Domantas Sabonis
1
87Derrick Rose
1
88DeMar DeRozan
1
89Cooper Flagg
1
90Chris Paul
1
91Chris Finch
1
92Charles Barkley
1
93Caris LeVert
1
94Cam Johnson
1
95Buddy Hield
1
96Bryce Harper
1
97Bradley Beal
1
98Billy Donovan
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Oklahoma City Thunder
21
2Indiana Pacers
18
3NBA
16
4NBA Finals
9
5NBA Playoffs
8
6New York Knicks
7
7Boston Celtics
7
8Kevin Durant
6
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5
10Zach Lowe
4
11Wosny Lambre
4
12Tyrese Haliburton
4
13Milwaukee Bucks
4
14Miami Heat
4
15Obi Toppin
3

Zach Lowe

1Oklahoma City Thunder
20
2Indiana Pacers
20
3NBA
11
4NBA Finals
10
5T.J. McConnell
6
6Phoenix Suns
6
7New York Knicks
6
8NBA Playoffs
6
9Kevin Durant
6
10Jalen Williams
6
11Gambling
4
12Andrew Nembhard
4
13Alex Caruso
4
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3
15San Antonio Spurs
3
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