Tatum’s Stunning Return, Wemby’s Big Weekend, and a 2011 MVP Deep Dive With Zach Lowe

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 105 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Zach Lowe LIVE on Netflix to react to Jayson Tatum’s return before recapping the NBA games of the weekend (0:32). Then, they take a look at the playoff picture and have a stock draft before ending with a deep dive on the 2011 MVP race (54:12). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Zach Lowe Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers Sam’s Club | Join The Club of Yes And 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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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The It's the Bill Simmons podcast presented by Fandoando's Sports Network and the Ringer Sports Network.
0:40.7	Zach Lois here.
0:42.7	I really screwed that up.
0:44.0	It's a Ringer podcast network.
0:45.3	For some reason, I froze.
0:46.5	I'm so excited to talk about Tatum.
0:49.6	There's a lot to talk about.
0:51.3	Since the last week when we got together and I was like, I feel all signs
0:55.0	are pointing at Tatum on Friday. And it just feels like so many things have changed. The Spurs
1:00.7	feel like more juggernautty than ever. We were coming on right after they beat the hell out of the
1:05.1	rockets. The Celtics have just inserted themselves now for real into the contender conversation.
1:12.0	The Lakers look more interesting without LeBron James, which is a fun little wrinkle. And the Pistons are looking a little
1:17.9	gamey, a little teetery. Where do you want to start, Tatum? I'm sure you want to start Tatum,
1:24.7	so we can start Tatum. It is the most exciting thing that happened in the last 72 hours.
1:31.0	I would argue it's the most exciting thing that happened this season,
1:34.0	just because when you go back to last May, and it was like, oh, man, we're not going to see this guy for 18 months.
1:40.2	And then you think the first week of the season, I remember going to, I saw a home game in the first 10 days and came away from the game thinking they got to blow it up.
1:50.0	Like this is ridiculous.
1:51.0	Just trade Derek White, just start this over.
1:54.0	Who are we kidding with this team?
1:56.0	And the transformation over the next four months has been startling.
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