About this episode

Bill Simmons and Nick Wright discuss the Celtics, Jaylen Brown's Twitch stream, the Timberwolves-Spurs series, and the NBA Lottery Karma Rankings.

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Nick Wright to check in on the Celtics by reacting to Jaylen Brown’s controversial Twitch stream and discussing a possible Giannis trade (3:02). Then, they preview the rest of the Timberwolves-Spurs matchup and discuss LeBron’s Ringer Top 100 NBA player ranking before ending with their 2026 NBA Lottery Karma Rankings (31:58). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Nick Wright Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo Brought to you by PayPal. Learn more at paypal.com/paymonthly The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Nick Wright

Topics covered

• NBA
• Celtics
• Timberwolves
• Spurs
• Lottery Rankings
• Jaylen Brown
• LeBron James

Keywords

• NBA
• Celtics
• Jaylen Brown
• Timberwolves
• Spurs

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