The Celtics Blow It Up and More Predraft Story Lines With Chris Mannix

Jun 26, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
42.6 min (55.2%)
Chris Mannix
34.6 min (44.8%)

Top Entities

1Boston Celtics
25
2NBA
20
3NBA Draft
14
4NBA Playoffs
12
5Atlanta Hawks
10
6Jayson Tatum
10
7Oklahoma City Thunder
9
8Jrue Holiday
8
9Jaylen Brown
7
10Brooklyn Nets
7
11New York Knicks
6
12Kevin Durant
6
13Jaylen Johnson
6
14Indiana Pacers
6
15Al Horford
6
16Trae Young
5
17San Antonio Spurs
5
18Nikola Jokic
5
19Charlotte Hornets
5
20Sam Hauser
4
21Portland Trail Blazers
4
22NFL
4
23Miami Heat
4
24James Dolan
4
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
26Gambling
4
27Derrick White
4
28Brad Stevens
4
29Boxing
4
30Ace Bailey
4
31Philadelphia 76ers
3
32Houston Rockets
3
33Cooper Flagg
3
34Caitlin Clark
3
35Bill Simmons
3
36Anfernee Simons
3
37Washington Wizards
2
38The Rewatchables
2
39Tari Eason
2
40Scoot Henderson
2
41Rich Paul
2
42Phoenix Suns
2
43Payton Pritchard
2
44Oleksandr Usyk
2
45Norman Powell
2
46NBA Finals
2
47Luguentz Dort
2
48Los Angeles Clippers
2
49Las Vegas Raiders
2
50Kristaps Porziņģis
2
51Joe Mazzulla
2
52Joe House
2
53Fred VanVleet
2
54Denver Nuggets
2
55Anthony Joshua
2
56All-Star
2
57Van Lathan
1
58Tyrese Haliburton
1
59Toronto Raptors
1
60Tobias Harris
1
61The Ringer
1
62Serge Ibaka
1
63Seattle Seahawks
1
64Ryan Garcia
1
65Russell Westbrook
1
66Rob Mahoney
1
67Rick Carlisle
1
68Ray Allen
1
69Paul George
1
70Pat Riley
1
71Orlando Magic
1
72NHL
1
73New Orleans Pelicans
1
74New England Patriots
1
75NBA Free Agency
1
76Naji Marshall
1
77Most Valuable Player
1
78Moses Moody
1
79Mike Tyson
1
80Mark Cuban
1
81Luke Kornet
1
82Los Angeles Rams
1
83Los Angeles Lakers
1
84Leonardo DiCaprio
1
85Lennox Lewis
1
86Khalil Mack
1
87Kenrich Williams
1
88Julio Rodriguez
1
89Joel Embiid
1
90James Harden
1
91Jalen Williams
1
92Jalen Green
1
93J.D. Dubois
1
94Isaiah Joe
1
95Ime Udoka
1
96Hall of Fame
1
97Golden State Warriors
1
98Fred Warner
1
99Dwyane Wade
1
100Doc Rivers
1
101Dirk Nowitzki
1
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1
103DeMarcus Cousins
1
104Cooper Kupp
1
105Chris Ryan
1
106Chet Holmgren
1
107Canelo Alvarez
1
108Cam Whitmore
1
109Bryce Harper
1
110Boston Red Sox
1
111Boogie Nights (film)
1
112Bill's Dad
1
113Bill Duffy
1
114Anderson Silva
1
115Alex Sarr
1
116Alex Caruso
1

League Distribution

NBA
100 (70.4%)
NFL
18 (12.7%)
Boxing
9 (6.3%)
NCAAB
7 (4.9%)
WNBA
3 (2.1%)
MLB
3 (2.1%)
UFC
1 (0.7%)
NHL
1 (0.7%)

Top Players

1Jayson Tatum
10
2Jrue Holiday
8
3Jaylen Brown
7
4Kevin Durant
6
5Jaylen Johnson
6
6Al Horford
6
7Trae Young
5
8Nikola Jokic
5
9Sam Hauser
4
10James Dolan
4
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
12Derrick White
4
13Brad Stevens
4
14Ace Bailey
4
15Cooper Flagg
3
16Caitlin Clark
3
17Bill Simmons
3
18Anfernee Simons
3
19Tari Eason
2
20Scoot Henderson
2
21Rich Paul
2
22Payton Pritchard
2
23Oleksandr Usyk
2
24Norman Powell
2
25Luguentz Dort
2
26Kristaps Porziņģis
2
27Joe Mazzulla
2
28Joe House
2
29Fred VanVleet
2
30Anthony Joshua
2
31Van Lathan
1
32Tyrese Haliburton
1
33Tobias Harris
1
34Serge Ibaka
1
35Ryan Garcia
1
36Russell Westbrook
1
37Rob Mahoney
1
38Rick Carlisle
1
39Ray Allen
1
40Paul George
1
41Pat Riley
1
42Naji Marshall
1
43Moses Moody
1
44Mike Tyson
1
45Mark Cuban
1
46Luke Kornet
1
47Leonardo DiCaprio
1
48Lennox Lewis
1
49Khalil Mack
1
50Kenrich Williams
1
51Julio Rodriguez
1
52Joel Embiid
1
53James Harden
1
54Jalen Williams
1
55Jalen Green
1
56J.D. Dubois
1
57Isaiah Joe
1
58Ime Udoka
1
59Fred Warner
1
60Dwyane Wade
1
61Doc Rivers
1
62Dirk Nowitzki
1
63DeMarcus Cousins
1
64Cooper Kupp
1
65Chris Ryan
1
66Chet Holmgren
1
67Canelo Alvarez
1
68Cam Whitmore
1
69Bryce Harper
1
70Bill's Dad
1
71Bill Duffy
1
72Anderson Silva
1
73Alex Sarr
1
74Alex Caruso
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Boston Celtics
18
2NBA
11
3NBA Playoffs
8
4NBA Draft
7
5Jrue Holiday
6
6Atlanta Hawks
6
7Indiana Pacers
5
8Brooklyn Nets
5
9Oklahoma City Thunder
4
10Al Horford
4
11Jayson Tatum
4
12Portland Trail Blazers
3
13New York Knicks
3
14Miami Heat
3
15Jaylen Brown
3

Chris Mannix

1NBA
9
2NBA Draft
7
3Boston Celtics
7
4Jayson Tatum
6
5Oklahoma City Thunder
5
6Kevin Durant
5
7San Antonio Spurs
4
8Nikola Jokic
4
9NBA Playoffs
4
10Jaylen Johnson
4
11Jaylen Brown
4
12Brad Stevens
4
13Atlanta Hawks
4
14Trae Young
3
15Philadelphia 76ers
3
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