An NBA Power Poll, the Surprise Celtics, the Queen Conundrum, and Fake Trades Galore With Rob Mahoney

Dec 9, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
66.0 min (66.7%)
Rob Mahoney
32.9 min (33.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
45
2Boston Celtics
15
3Gambling
13
4New Orleans Pelicans
11
5NBA Playoffs
10
6Los Angeles Clippers
10
7Kawhi Leonard
10
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
10
9Oklahoma City Thunder
9
10Jayson Tatum
8
11Luka Dončić
7
12LeBron James
7
13Houston Rockets
7
14Golden State Warriors
7
15Miami Heat
6
16Jaylen Brown
6
17Atlanta Hawks
6
18San Antonio Spurs
5
19NBA Finals
5
20NBA Draft
5
21Minnesota Timberwolves
5
22Charlotte Hornets
5
23Anthony Davis
5
24Sacramento Kings
4
25Rob Mahoney
4
26Nikola Jokic
4
27New York Knicks
4
28Memphis Grizzlies
4
29Los Angeles Lakers
4
30Karl-Anthony Towns
4
31Jose Alvarado
4
32Jordan Walsh
4
33Joel Embiid
4
34Jaylen Johnson
4
35Detroit Pistons
4
36Denver Nuggets
4
37Chicago Bulls
4
38Brooklyn Nets
4
39Bill Simmons
4
40All-Star
4
41VJ Edgecombe
3
42Victor Wembanyama
3
43Tyrese Maxey
3
44Trey Murphy III
3
45Toronto Raptors
3
46The Rewatchables
3
47Terry Rozier
3
48Milwaukee Bucks
3
49Max Christie
3
50Houston Texans
3
51Darius Garland
3
52Cam Johnson
3
53All-NBA First Team
3
54Zach Edey
2
55Vivek Ranadivé
2
56Phoenix Suns
2
57Philadelphia 76ers
2
58Orlando Magic
2
59Onyeka Okongwu
2
60Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
61NFL
2
62Micky Arison
2
63Luke Kornet
2
64Las Vegas Raiders
2
65Kyrie Irving
2
66Josh Minott
2
67Josh Giddey
2
68Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
69James Harden
2
70Ja Morant
2
71Indiana Pacers
2
72Dylan Harper
2
73Doug Christie
2
74Domantas Sabonis
2
75Derrick White
2
76DeMar DeRozan
2
77Dallas Mavericks
2
78Collin Gillespie
2
79Cleveland Cavaliers
2
80Bones Hyland
2
81Ben Sheppard
2
82Austin Reaves
2
83Anthony Edwards
2
84All-NBA Second Team
2
85Zoe Simmons
1
86Zach LaVine
1
87Will Hardy
1
88Washington Wizards
1
89Vince Williams Jr.
1
90Val Kilmer
1
91Tyrese Haliburton
1
92Ty Jerome
1
93Tobias Harris
1
94The Ringer
1
95Stephon Gilmore
1
96Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
97Sean Fennessey
1
98Scottie Pippen
1
99Scottie Barnes
1
100Sauce Gardner
1
101Sandro Mamukelashvili
1
102Russell Westbrook
1
103Robbie Chosen
1
104Rich Paul
1
105Ray Allen
1
106Portland Trail Blazers
1
107Pittsburgh Steelers
1
108Philadelphia Flyers
1
109Payton Pritchard
1
110Paul George
1
111Pat Spencer
1
112Pat Riley
1
113Paolo Banchero
1
114OG Anunoby
1
115New England Patriots
1
116NBA Trade Deadline
1
117Most Valuable Player
1
118Mitchell Robinson
1
119Mike Brown
1
120Maxi Kleber
1
121Marcus Sasser
1
122Larry Bird
1
123LaMelo Ball
1
124Khris Middleton
1
125Kevon Looney
1
126Kevin Durant
1
127Keon Ellis
1
128Kemba Walker
1
129Keegan Murray
1
130Kansas City Chiefs
1
131Jordan Poole
1
132Jonathan Kuminga
1
133Joe Mazzulla
1
134Jimmy Butler III
1
135Jeff Green
1
136Jay Huff
1
137Jason Kidd
1
138Jameson Williams
1
139Jalen Brunson
1
140Jahmyr Gibbs
1
141Indianapolis Colts
1
142Hall of Fame
1
143Garrett Temple
1
144Gabe Vincent
1
145Franz Wagner
1
146Evan Mobley
1
147Ed Davis
1
148Draymond Green
1
149Donte DiVincenzo
1
150Donovan Mitchell
1
151Dillon Brooks
1
152Devin Vassell
1
153Devin Booker
1
154Derrick Jones Jr.
1
155Deandre Ayton
1
156De'Aaron Fox
1
157David Stern
1
158D'Angelo Russell
1
159Cousin Sal
1
160CJ McCollum
1
161Christian Gonzalez
1
162Buffalo Bills
1
163Bryce Harper
1
164Bruce Brown
1
165Brandon Miller
1
166Bradley Beal
1
167Bill's Dad
1
168Bam Adebayo
1
169Alex Sarr
1
170Ace Bailey
1
171Aaron Holiday
1

League Distribution

NBA
203 (87.1%)
NFL
22 (9.4%)
NCAAB
6 (2.6%)
NHL
1 (0.4%)
MLB
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Kawhi Leonard
10
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
10
3Jayson Tatum
8
4Luka Dončić
7
5LeBron James
7
6Jaylen Brown
6
7Anthony Davis
5
8Rob Mahoney
4
9Nikola Jokic
4
10Karl-Anthony Towns
4
11Jose Alvarado
4
12Jordan Walsh
4
13Joel Embiid
4
14Jaylen Johnson
4
15Bill Simmons
4
16VJ Edgecombe
3
17Victor Wembanyama
3
18Tyrese Maxey
3
19Trey Murphy III
3
20Terry Rozier
3
21Max Christie
3
22Darius Garland
3
23Cam Johnson
3
24Zach Edey
2
25Vivek Ranadivé
2
26Onyeka Okongwu
2
27Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2
28Micky Arison
2
29Luke Kornet
2
30Kyrie Irving
2
31Josh Minott
2
32Josh Giddey
2
33Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
34James Harden
2
35Ja Morant
2
36Dylan Harper
2
37Doug Christie
2
38Domantas Sabonis
2
39Derrick White
2
40DeMar DeRozan
2
41Collin Gillespie
2
42Bones Hyland
2
43Ben Sheppard
2
44Austin Reaves
2
45Anthony Edwards
2
46Zoe Simmons
1
47Zach LaVine
1
48Will Hardy
1
49Vince Williams Jr.
1
50Val Kilmer
1
51Tyrese Haliburton
1
52Ty Jerome
1
53Tobias Harris
1
54Stephon Gilmore
1
55Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
56Sean Fennessey
1
57Scottie Pippen
1
58Scottie Barnes
1
59Sauce Gardner
1
60Sandro Mamukelashvili
1
61Russell Westbrook
1
62Robbie Chosen
1
63Rich Paul
1
64Ray Allen
1
65Payton Pritchard
1
66Paul George
1
67Pat Spencer
1
68Pat Riley
1
69Paolo Banchero
1
70OG Anunoby
1
71Mitchell Robinson
1
72Mike Brown
1
73Maxi Kleber
1
74Marcus Sasser
1
75Larry Bird
1
76LaMelo Ball
1
77Khris Middleton
1
78Kevon Looney
1
79Kevin Durant
1
80Keon Ellis
1
81Kemba Walker
1
82Keegan Murray
1
83Jordan Poole
1
84Jonathan Kuminga
1
85Joe Mazzulla
1
86Jimmy Butler III
1
87Jeff Green
1
88Jay Huff
1
89Jason Kidd
1
90Jameson Williams
1
91Jalen Brunson
1
92Jahmyr Gibbs
1
93Garrett Temple
1
94Gabe Vincent
1
95Franz Wagner
1
96Evan Mobley
1
97Ed Davis
1
98Draymond Green
1
99Donte DiVincenzo
1
100Donovan Mitchell
1
101Dillon Brooks
1
102Devin Vassell
1
103Devin Booker
1
104Derrick Jones Jr.
1
105Deandre Ayton
1
106De'Aaron Fox
1
107David Stern
1
108D'Angelo Russell
1
109Cousin Sal
1
110CJ McCollum
1
111Christian Gonzalez
1
112Bryce Harper
1
113Bruce Brown
1
114Brandon Miller
1
115Bradley Beal
1
116Bill's Dad
1
117Bam Adebayo
1
118Alex Sarr
1
119Ace Bailey
1
120Aaron Holiday
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
26
2Boston Celtics
11
3NBA Playoffs
8
4Gambling
8
5New Orleans Pelicans
7
6Los Angeles Clippers
7
7Golden State Warriors
7
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
9Oklahoma City Thunder
6
10Kawhi Leonard
6
11NBA Finals
5
12Atlanta Hawks
5
13San Antonio Spurs
4
14New York Knicks
4
15NBA Draft
4

Rob Mahoney

1NBA
19
2Gambling
5
3New Orleans Pelicans
4
4Luka Dončić
4
5LeBron James
4
6Kawhi Leonard
4
7Houston Rockets
4
8Boston Celtics
4
9Jayson Tatum
4
10Oklahoma City Thunder
3
11Nikola Jokic
3
12Miami Heat
3
13Los Angeles Clippers
3
14Jaylen Brown
3
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
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