"Well, that's not the answer I wanted to hear but I appreciate your honesty" - Steph Curry 🤣

Wildes looks like dollar store Matt Damon and I mean that as a compliment

Clicked immediately when I saw that WIldes was a guest.

Mike Dunleavy never had the makings of a varsity GM.

Klay is a Dallas Maverick!!!

Does this mean we get Wemby in State Farm commercials? Maybe Cliff Paul and Hector Wembanyama?

32:36 Does Bill not know that Tony Parker played for Charlotte?

I assume Draymond is going to be "locked in". Yeah right.

I love the nick Wright dig 😂😂

"Charlotte is coming back." Dude they were never here!

Draymond is why this is happening to the Warriors. 1. Dray “we won before you, we’ll win after you.” 2. Dray “I want my extension” 3. Dray punch out Poole

I'd rather have Castle and two future good Minnesota picks than Dillingham and Castle. The Spurs won the draft. Minnesota is happy but Pop has set up the Spurs to create a dynasty.

if westbrook is the answer then you are asking the wrong questions

Why does Lebron get to compete every year?? He doesn’t! The media just pretend he does

Lakers 14th?! They drafted Bronny James, Bill!

"Why didnt they just keep Dillingham?" If they kept the pick they werent drafting Dillingham. Its not like they drafted Dillingham and then said ah good deal lets trade him now. Dillingham is a Klutch client. Spurs not getting in that business.

80 seconds in, a Cocktail reference? Fuck yes!

One of the best guests ever oh man I’m so Happy

yall are saying Giannis is on the outside looking in because his team had an off year.... The problem is Giannis has missed the last two playoffs. If he is healthy... they will be just fine.

Bill still testy about the Warriors beating the Celtics in the Finals.

What a timing 😂

The West is so wide open. I would rank it as Thunder, Minnesota, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Clippers, Memphis, New Orleans, Houston, Lakers, Sacremento, Golden State, San Antonio, Utah, Portland. Outside of the top 4, the rest could go any direction.

Utah is going to take advantage of that Zach LaVine thing and get a load of picks back for Markkanen.

I'll tell you why it's a bummer. It's a bummer because there's something special about a player that plays his entire career with one team. It doesn't happen often and when it does it's special, especially when you won four titles with that team.

Bill said we should make this a "throw away year"... some one archive this for next June b deadass!! 🏆💯🍀🍻

Everyone talks about next year's draft. Build continuity but I wouldn't want leaps in wins hoping to luck up in 25 draft then go hard afterwards. My guess on SAS thinking

Bill forgetting Tony Parker didn’t play his last season in San Antonio…

Draymond Green needs to go, too. He’s a net negative most games. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

name me 1 nba dynasty that didn't end ugly with at least one of the main pieces ending up on a team they had no real reason to be on. Jordan on the Wizards, Scottie on the blazers, Tony Parker on the hornets, Wade in chicago, Pierce on the nets. it always ends ugly.

It would have been criminally if the Warriors kept Chris Paul and Paid Him $30M next season.

Such a fan of Wildes, I say a clip on Instagram and now I'm here for the smart entertainment 😂 I have to be a guest on his first show he gets. As the ultimate Ball (Bball Fball) fan

Y'all make a good duo..ngl

Shaedon, Scoot, Clingan, Deni, Ayton, Walker/Murray/Camara/Rupert, trade Rob Williams, Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons next year, and the Blazers are gonna be a fun ass team.

Bill Simmons has to have the lowest ears in the world

Incredible timing

Nice Clyde Drexler slurpee cup, Bill. I see you rocking your old collectibles.

I like Wildes with Simmons. They are a good conversational match.

Lebron literally gave a list apparently lol. Jonas Valencunas was on the list lol.

God this is so hard to listen to. Comparing signing Chris Paul for 1 year to what the rockets did is crazy. Spurs have 7 picks in 2025. They can trade up for whoever they want. They don’t care where they end up next year, they just want internal improvement.

National treasure Kevin Wildes should be on every podcast really. And yes, I’m a KW burner account

They did not mention Markkenen to the Warriors. That would change their place in the West. I did not think we would see the day the greatest shooting backcourt in history broke up to play on separate teams. 😢

Specifically referring to the Steph conversation: At some point some of these superstars need to realise that their legacy of being associated with a single team for most of their career is far more valuable to them (financially and personally) than chasing another ring with another team.

Lebron was willing to take less money, problem was Klay was willing to take less money too. LOL

“Kyle, turn the TikTok camera on!”

Wildes hair is jacked

Problem with Russ will always be his scoring. Shoot 7% below league average in TS and take the third most shots on your team, per 100. possessions. Also averages the most turnovers on the team per 100 (4.6). That contributed to the third highest usage rate on the team (25.1%) behind Goerge (26.6%) & Kawhi (25.5%). Can't expect to win games when you let a player as inefficient as he is, get so many opportunities with the ball. If you went ahead and made one of turnovers a true shooting attempts & normalized to the league average 58.0 TS% with Russ's attempts last year. That would account for a three point difference in net rating for those 68 games Westbrook played in. To try and put that difference in perspective. Net rating of Thunder (7.3), Wolves (6.3), Nuggets (5.5), Clippers (3.4), Rockets (0.9), Lakers (0.6). That doesn't even begin to account for the spacing problems of having him on the court with other non shooting bigs. You get that with declining defense. As DPM hasn't viewed Russ as a positive defender, since at least 2021. His raw on/off numbers are somewhat positive (+1.8). So, maybe he gives your team some value in unseen ways. However, could just be noise. And, I don't think the math works or makes sense for Russ to be on your team & still be a legit contender.

Bill, Tony Parker played in Charlotte.

Adding PG is nice and all, but the Sixers only real hope for Finals contention is 1) Embiid actually stays healthy for an entire season/post season, and 2) Maxey develops into a full blown SUPERSTAR. Like, first or second team ALL NBA superstar. Tough ask.

Klay to Dallas is on the same level as MJ to the Wizards. In 20 years, we won’t count it as part of his legacy, cuz his career is practically over

Small thing, Bill, Tony Parker did have that year with the Charlotte Hornets.

Denver can’t lose KCP without adding anyone and still be a title contender

the warriors lost in 6 in the second round the year you said they lost in the play in and the year before they won the ship bills gotta know better lmao

Tony Parker played a season for the Hornets

Warriors wanted to get out of the tax. They did it.

Warriors paid the tax 8 years in a row..since the 2016-2017 season

20:25 that's Russ' biggest problem. He has no ability to tell when is Russ time and when isn't

Nick “here’s a quote from your Wildes’ buddy bill simmons” Wright is watching. The man is dying to be friends with Simmons lol

I used to not like Kevin, but he is awesome with Bill

Play to the mavs. Dallas is slowly getting deep and the d is on point too.

Love wildes. Does a great job. But bill why do you have Embiid at 6. Curry ant Durant Brunsun AD all better last year then Embiid. Guy played less than half of the games last season. Tatum has more playoff games in the last 2 seasons then Embiid played last year. I have him at 13 and there is a strong case for both book and Jaylen to be in top 10. You need to put lebron in an emeritus type role. Hes above the list at this point. He’s still the most important player in the nba. Not the best but def most important.

I'm not a Warriors fan fan but I like the team. I have the same feeling about 30 that Homer had about that one quiet ninja. He is about to do something. I'm not writing him off

LeBron is such a smart player that he knows working the refs is more productive than running back on D & not constantly leaving his guys in 4 on 5 situations. A 1000+ more FTA's for the Lakers than their opponents shows his genius?

They really should blow it up Steph included.

Tony parker played with charlotte

Warriors were in the second round not play in in 2023 Bill

They need to rip the bandaid and trade curry while he has value. I saw the same thing with Kobe, extended him and he had a 2 year farewell tour. It was sad to see.

OKC just bought themselves a trip to the conference finals at least

Tony parker played in charlotte

Wildes? HOLY

6:18...no Bill, they actually lost in the semis to the Lakers. And LeBron.

Some see Bridges not missing games as an asset; Tibbs is going to see it as a challenge.

Parker was on the hornets…

I thought you said the Hawks were trading Trae and Dejounte. Another wrong report from Bill...

It's not yellow, it's Lakers Gold...

Intimacy Coordinator, eh? 🤔

Tony Parker moved too 😂 . Come on Bill , how much research did you do 🤏🏿 ?

Not that anyone cares but My order is: Thunder, Celtics, Knicks, 76’rs, Mavericks, Nuggets, Bucks, Timberwolves,Magic, Suns, Heat, Pacers, Kings, Grizzlies, Cavs, Lakers, Clippers, Houston, ( as of 7/1/24)

If they were gonna trade Draymond, they would atleast keep Klay

I feel like the NBA needs a hard cap. I really hate this luxury tax nonsense

Why in TF would Derrick white replace kawhi Leonard on the Olympic team

If I was Steph,I would want to change teams. Put me in position where I can win. Him staying with Warriors for the next 5 years doesn't change much. Let him go somwhere where he can win

I ❤ wildes lol

The critical moment is when the warriors banked on Poole and wiseman. Just imagine where the warriors would be if they traded Poole and wiseman at the peak of their value that offseason after their championship

Best big 3s are OKC and Wolves.

I appreciate Bill always mentioning Steph playing for Charlotte but it ain't happening sadly unless 1 other all-star at least is coming with him to join Melo

Tony Parker played his last season in Charlotte - not a one team guy.

"If Klay has a chance to go to the Lakers he'll go to the Lakers" Wrong...again

As long as LaMelo is on Charlotte, Charlotte is not coming back.

Yep another gap year or two. Maybe try and get Jerami Grant? Try and get another big who can spread the floor & hold up on defense - Signing Jalen Johnson may have been a worthwhile gamble - Make a couple other moves & give Kuminga, Pods, Moody time to mature. Is what it is for Curry. Who knows what happens if Draymond is more welcoming to KD & doesn't punch Poole. Plus, Wiggins doesn't struggle with off court issues. Losing Klay is what needed to happen. But, you keep Draymond. Steph plays well with him & his numbers suggest he's certainly worth the contract, if he stays on the court & doesn't alienate other teammates. You can't lose too much at this point. Still have to move Wiggins. Hopefully he plays better & puts his off the court issues behind him. Free agents I think Warriors should target. Robert Covington, Miles Bridges (if you can stomach the controversy), Outside shot at Tristan Vukcevic? If they don't make any big moves. I agree with you, Bill. Next year is the perfect time to tank. Or, blow up the team. Edit: Did make a smart draft move, by selecting Quentin Post. Missed that. At least they see the future of the league. Where dominant teams will likely have taller guys who can protect the rime & space the floor.

Parker went to Charlotte

imagine watching russ and actually wanting him on your team LOL

How come Steph has to take gap yrs and Lebrin doesn’t? The answer is bc Steph taking gap yrs has shown that it actually works. Whereas Bron pressuring his organization to always compete puts them constantly in a spot where they’re not really competing for a chip, but kinda look like they are. GS reloaded after a yr off and won their 4th.

That one title in the bubble is gonna set the lakers back a decade. How you gonna let a player run your whole franchise. A nearly 40 year old too 😂😂😂

Letting Klay go makes both Dallas and San Fran worse, honestly. Warriors aren't competitive at all, Mavs take a step back defensively. Glad the Lakers didn't lock in. Chris Paul is even more finished, but will probably teach Victor and maybe even Sochan something. I think the Sixers improved the most, with PG, Maxey, and Oubre locked up. Suns, Lakers, Clippers, and Heat staying put hurts them. If LeBron can talk the Bulls into buying out LaVine and sign him for mid level, they're going places.

Bill if you were the lead sports anchor at Fox and Fox wanted to extend you but your co-star was up in the air and you said i really want rusillo or shannon sharpe and i'll take less money if you can get me one of those guys does that mean you run fox? or is it simply you're trying to help your employer put together the best show possible and are willing to consider creative ways to do so.

Losing Klay and Paul is an upgrade

Warriors either got to get another All-Star to add with Steph & Draymond, try to win another Championship this year or next year or Blow up the roster and try to compete in a title in the next 3 years or so. Blowup the entire Roster and go with the young players on the team and grow with them (Kuminga, Podzimski & TJD). Trade Steph to Charlotte Hornets for LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller and Draft picks, trade Draymond to Detroit Pistons for young players and a draft pick, trade Andrew Wiggins anywhere for a good quality starter. Try to compete for a title for the 2027, 2028 Season.

I thought CP AND Thompson would have been perfect for San Antonio if SA wouldn't have to give up anything.

brandon miller and steph curry would terrorize the east

Is it really impossible that Steph may demand a trade this year if the Warriors shows him they are going into rebuild mode.