Burning NBA Questions and a “Holy Crap, Charlotte!!!” Deep Dive With Zach Lowe

Mar 2, 2026

Talk Time

Zach Lowe
66.3 min (57.9%)
Bill Simmons
48.2 min (42.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA
34
2NBA Playoffs
27
3Golden State Warriors
16
4Charlotte Hornets
13
5Oklahoma City Thunder
11
6Boston Celtics
11
7Stephen Curry
10
8San Antonio Spurs
9
9LaMelo Ball
9
10Nikola Jokic
8
11Miami Heat
8
12Atlanta Hawks
8
13Jayson Tatum
8
14Klay Thompson
7
15Kawhi Leonard
7
16Draymond Green
7
17Detroit Pistons
7
18Sacramento Kings
6
19New York Knicks
6
20MLB
6
21Gambling
6
22Brandon Miller
6
23Zoe Simmons
5
24Paul George
5
25NBA Draft
5
26Milwaukee Bucks
5
27Miles Bridges
5
28Los Angeles Clippers
5
29Jaylen Brown
5
30Zach Lowe
4
31Philadelphia 76ers
4
32Orlando Magic
4
33Luguentz Dort
4
34Jalen Brunson
4
35Houston Rockets
4
36Denver Nuggets
4
37Cam Johnson
4
38Anthony Edwards
4
39All-Star
4
40Victor Wembanyama
3
41Tyrese Maxey
3
42Scottie Pippen
3
43Scoot Henderson
3
44Russell Westbrook
3
45Portland Trail Blazers
3
46Phoenix Suns
3
47New Orleans Pelicans
3
48NBA Trade Deadline
3
49NBA Finals
3
50Moussa Diabate
3
51Most Valuable Player
3
52Josh Green
3
53James Harden
3
54Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
55Collin Sexton
3
56Chicago Bulls
3
57All-NBA Third Team
3
58Aaron Gordon
3
59Toronto Raptors
2
60The Sports Gal
2
61The Rewatchables
2
62Scottie Barnes
2
63Paul Pierce
2
64OG Anunoby
2
65Michael Porter Jr.
2
66Max Christie
2
67Magic Johnson
2
68Luka Dončić
2
69Los Angeles Lakers
2
70LeBron James
2
71Kevin Durant
2
72Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
73Kemba Walker
2
74Karl-Anthony Towns
2
75Jonathan Kuminga
2
76Joel Embiid
2
77Joe House
2
78Jarren Duran
2
79Jamal Murray
2
80Jalen Suggs
2
81Gordon Hayward
2
82Desmond Bane
2
83David Lee
2
84Darius Garland
2
85Christian Gonzalez
2
86Chet Holmgren
2
87Charles Lee
2
88Brooklyn Nets
2
89Bill's Dad
2
90Bill Simmons
2
91Bam Adebayo
2
92Anthony Davis
2
93Andrew Bogut
2
94Andre Iguodala
2
95Amen Thompson
2
96All-NBA Second Team
2
97Alex Caruso
2
98World Series
1
99Wilt Chamberlain
1
100Tyrese Haliburton
1
101Tyreek Hill
1
102Trey Murphy III
1
103The Ringer
1
104Terry Rozier
1
105Steve Kerr
1
106Stefon Diggs
1
107Shea Serrano
1
108Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
109Seattle Seahawks
1
110Sam Merrill
1
111Sam Hauser
1
112Rudy Gobert
1
113Roy Williams
1
114Roger Clemens
1
115Robert McDaniel
1
116Ray Allen
1
117Rashee Rice
1
118Pittsburgh Steelers
1
119Payton Pritchard
1
120Patrick Scales
1
121Pascal Siakam
1
122Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
123Nick Smith Jr.
1
124NHL
1
125New York Mets
1
126New York Giants
1
127Most Improved Player
1
128Minnesota Twins
1
129Minnesota Timberwolves
1
130Mike Muscala
1
131Mikal Bridges
1
132Michael Jordan
1
133Memphis Grizzlies
1
134Melvin Smith Jr.
1
135Marlowe Wax
1
136Los Angeles Rams
1
137Lenny Krieg
1
138Landry Shamet
1
139Khris Middleton
1
140Keon Ellis
1
141Julius Randle
1
142Jrue Holiday
1
143Josh Hart
1
144Jordan Walsh
1
145Joe Lacob
1
146Jaylen Johnson
1
147James Borrego
1
148Jameer Nelson
1
149Jalen Hurts
1
150Jaden McDaniels
1
151Isaiah Hartenstein
1
152Indiana Pacers
1
153Harrison Barnes
1
154Grant Williams
1
155George Hill
1
156Evan Mobley
1
157Dyson Daniels
1
158Dylan Harper
1
159Duncan Robinson
1
160Doc Rivers
1
161Derrick White
1
162Derrick Rose
1
163Dean Wade
1
164David West
1
165Danilo Gallinari
1
166Damian Lillard
1
167Dallas Mavericks
1
168Dallas Cowboys
1
169Cooper Flagg
1
170Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1
171Chris Ryan
1
172Chris Finch
1
173Carolina Panthers
1
174Cam Jones
1
175Bryce Harper
1
176Brandon Ingram
1
177Bones Hyland
1
178Bill Buckner
1
179Amar'e Stoudemire
1
180All-NBA First Team
1
181Al Jefferson
1

League Distribution

NBA
173 (81.6%)
NFL
23 (10.8%)
MLB
12 (5.7%)
NCAAB
3 (1.4%)
NHL
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Stephen Curry
10
2LaMelo Ball
9
3Nikola Jokic
8
4Jayson Tatum
8
5Klay Thompson
7
6Kawhi Leonard
7
7Draymond Green
7
8Brandon Miller
6
9Zoe Simmons
5
10Paul George
5
11Miles Bridges
5
12Jaylen Brown
5
13Zach Lowe
4
14Luguentz Dort
4
15Jalen Brunson
4
16Cam Johnson
4
17Anthony Edwards
4
18Victor Wembanyama
3
19Tyrese Maxey
3
20Scottie Pippen
3
21Scoot Henderson
3
22Russell Westbrook
3
23Moussa Diabate
3
24Josh Green
3
25James Harden
3
26Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
27Collin Sexton
3
28Aaron Gordon
3
29The Sports Gal
2
30Scottie Barnes
2
31Paul Pierce
2
32OG Anunoby
2
33Michael Porter Jr.
2
34Max Christie
2
35Magic Johnson
2
36Luka Dončić
2
37LeBron James
2
38Kevin Durant
2
39Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
40Kemba Walker
2
41Karl-Anthony Towns
2
42Jonathan Kuminga
2
43Joel Embiid
2
44Joe House
2
45Jarren Duran
2
46Jamal Murray
2
47Jalen Suggs
2
48Gordon Hayward
2
49Desmond Bane
2
50David Lee
2
51Darius Garland
2
52Christian Gonzalez
2
53Chet Holmgren
2
54Charles Lee
2
55Bill's Dad
2
56Bill Simmons
2
57Bam Adebayo
2
58Anthony Davis
2
59Andrew Bogut
2
60Andre Iguodala
2
61Amen Thompson
2
62Alex Caruso
2
63Wilt Chamberlain
1
64Tyrese Haliburton
1
65Tyreek Hill
1
66Trey Murphy III
1
67Terry Rozier
1
68Steve Kerr
1
69Stefon Diggs
1
70Shea Serrano
1
71Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
72Sam Merrill
1
73Sam Hauser
1
74Rudy Gobert
1
75Roy Williams
1
76Roger Clemens
1
77Robert McDaniel
1
78Ray Allen
1
79Rashee Rice
1
80Payton Pritchard
1
81Patrick Scales
1
82Pascal Siakam
1
83Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
84Nick Smith Jr.
1
85Mike Muscala
1
86Mikal Bridges
1
87Michael Jordan
1
88Melvin Smith Jr.
1
89Marlowe Wax
1
90Lenny Krieg
1
91Landry Shamet
1
92Khris Middleton
1
93Keon Ellis
1
94Julius Randle
1
95Jrue Holiday
1
96Josh Hart
1
97Jordan Walsh
1
98Joe Lacob
1
99Jaylen Johnson
1
100James Borrego
1
101Jameer Nelson
1
102Jalen Hurts
1
103Jaden McDaniels
1
104Isaiah Hartenstein
1
105Harrison Barnes
1
106Grant Williams
1
107George Hill
1
108Evan Mobley
1
109Dyson Daniels
1
110Dylan Harper
1
111Duncan Robinson
1
112Doc Rivers
1
113Derrick White
1
114Derrick Rose
1
115Dean Wade
1
116David West
1
117Danilo Gallinari
1
118Damian Lillard
1
119Cooper Flagg
1
120Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1
121Chris Ryan
1
122Chris Finch
1
123Cam Jones
1
124Bryce Harper
1
125Brandon Ingram
1
126Bones Hyland
1
127Bill Buckner
1
128Amar'e Stoudemire
1
129Al Jefferson
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
17
2NBA Playoffs
10
3Stephen Curry
4
4Miami Heat
4
5LaMelo Ball
4
6Atlanta Hawks
4
7Zoe Simmons
3
8San Antonio Spurs
3
9Sacramento Kings
3
10Oklahoma City Thunder
3
11Moussa Diabate
3
12Kawhi Leonard
3
13Jalen Brunson
3
14Golden State Warriors
3
15Draymond Green
3

Zach Lowe

1NBA Playoffs
17
2NBA
17
3Golden State Warriors
13
4Charlotte Hornets
10
5Boston Celtics
9
6Oklahoma City Thunder
8
7Stephen Curry
6
8San Antonio Spurs
6
9Nikola Jokic
6
10Klay Thompson
6
11Jayson Tatum
6
12New York Knicks
5
13Miles Bridges
5
14LaMelo Ball
5
15Paul George
4
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