Bill Simmons is joined by Big Wos and Rob Mahoney to break down all the comings and goings of the 2025 NBA trade deadline!
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****, Bill, I read your articles ever since I have found you on grant land more than 10 years ago as a high schooler in Russia!
Since then I went on to finish a school in Canada, go back to Russia and here I am loving your basketball analysis all these years later!!!
Man, you seriously rock!! Idk what is that because I have not been following NBA all that close ever since it’s became clear I was not gonna be one of THOSE (who made it to the NBA) players but listening to you occasionally is SUCH A GREAT AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.
Thank you, my man.
I wish you and your family all the best.
my guy wos
Luka played 70 games last season, thats not counting playoffs where he took them to the finals. we talkin conditioning? not the game.., not the finals? we talkin conditioning, next embiid is blasphemy to even throw out there.
Lonzo sucks, get over it!
I would watch this video, but I was a Mavs fan. So I don’t give a shit about the NBA anymore.
Fun fact: Beal is more untradable than Luka
What was jokic at 25? Luka has him lapped at the same age. At 29 jokic is different.
Guys the group is worth 40 billion. They bought the team to get their foot into Texas, build leverage, lobby tf out of it and get their resorts and casinos built in one of the biggest untapped markets in the world. Now that they’ve been shot down in Texas legislation despite millions spent on lobbying and billions on the Mavs, Luka is flaming sword and they’re pretty much telling the Texas government we don’t care, we’ll burn this to the ground and move to Vegas. Don’t believe me? We just traded Luka doncic for pennies. They will never move the team, but they’ll make every politician, fan and business owner quake and shake before they get their way because they have the spite , time and pockets to play it long and slow and watch you burn.
Bill also thought Phoenix was going to win 50 games this year.
qanon celtics bill >
Nobody is talking about the fact that Luka was playing professional basketball from the age of 13. His body is bound to have more wear and tear than the average 25 year-old.
Ant and Shai are going to tear the Lakers D apart in the playoffs.
Trust me, i have seen tape of skinny Lula before nba. The league does not want to see skinny Luka.
Alot of gross players got traded this deadline. I don't like 98% of the players that were in trades.
Lakers also benefit cause Luka when he sign his extension will get paid 12 million less per year. So that helps the lakers construct a roster better around him.
You can tell Bill hasn't watched any Wolves games. Or payed attention to their analytics in progressive seasonal chunks.
Nah. I think "The punch 2.0" is coming via Butler and Draymond. If Butler says anything taken wrong by Draymond or vice versa will escalate quick.
Woz with a great tinder analogy lol
The chubby guy rationalizing Nico Harrison being a fucking idiot was breathtaking
Conspiracy Bill where did all the Ukraine money go? You’re so smug and gay. Sport is gay bruh
This is the first time I’ve seen waz lol
56:20 "no picks" hes 36 dude, you think he cares about picks?
Luka has never been in shape at all ever. I watched him here in Madrid. Slandering Kobe to justify not trading a dude that has never been in shape is just dumb. The problem they don't understand is getting to the finals means how the draw falls for you, but winning it something different. I have never seen a player that you have to hide in the finals and expect to win. People forget how bad he looked on defense during the finals.
Ask Bill if he would trade Luka for Tatum?
I love Rob Myhomie! : “Whats up homes?”
2:19:10 Heard this on the podcast and HAD to come and see the video. Woz being a demon 🤣
butler wiggins trade 21:30, with some comments about Butler in the minutes just before