The 2026 Made-Up NBA Awards With Zach Lowe

About this episode

Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe discuss the Nuggets-Spurs game and present the 2026 Made-Up NBA Awards.

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Zach Lowe LIVE on Netflix to react to the Nuggets-Spurs OT game before discussing the Lakers' injuries (0:32). Then, they give out their 2026 Made-Up NBA Awards (23:28). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Zach Lowe Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers Brought to you by PayPal. Learn more at https://paypal.com/payin4 The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠ www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Zach Lowe

Topics covered

• NBA Awards
• Nuggets-Spurs game
• Lakers injuries
• sports commentary
• live podcast

Keywords

• NBA
• awards
• Nuggets
• Spurs
• Lakers
• Bill Simmons
• Zach Lowe
• sports

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Organizations: The Ringer

Places: Nuggets, Spurs, Lakers

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