Inside the Drawing Room, Lottery Reactions, and Heartbreak for Boston With Bill Simmons

The Zach Lowe Show

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Basketball, Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Zach is in Chicago to give a first-hand account of last night’s NBA draft lottery, but first he’s joined by Bill Simmons to discuss the unfortunate injury to Jayson Tatum (0:46). Then, Zach gives a behind-the-scenes look at what went down in the drawing room (20:28) and what comes next for the top teams, before the two close with some final thoughts on where the playoffs stand (49:00). Host: Zach Lowe Guest: Bill Simmons Producers: Jesse Aron, Jonathan Frias, Brian Waters 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

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1:22.7	An all-time emotional swings wild night in the NBA Monday night. I'm in Chicago. I was in the lottery
1:31.2	room rushed back after schmoozing with people to watch Celtics Knicks. And obviously that
1:36.7	ended horribly for the Celtics. There's a lot to go through. Bill Simmons, I listened to a good
1:42.6	chunk of your live reaction with Kyle Man at your house last night and I'd had to tap out to watch the basketball games.
1:48.0	But, you know, we don't know yet. It's 10.30 central time, 11.30, Eastern time. There's been no official word. It doesn't look good. It doesn't sound good. I fear the worst case scenario, which not only would end this season,
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