The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Knicks (and a Crowded East)

Sep 22, 2026 · 2h 37m · take 23 of 42

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BillYou know, the Tatum thing was weird last year where he came back and they put all these big minutes on him. I think they made a huge mistake and said that at the time.

BillHalberns got a good 18 months here. We haven't

Lowetalked about them, but they're down in this group with Orlando. Yeah, they have the 10th

Billbest odds. To me, they're a playoff team. I'd be shocked if, I think Zubats is such a game changer for them.

BillAnd he wasn't as good last year as he was two years ago, but they've never had anybody like that. So when I

Lowetalk to people around the league about like, all right, so what is the, why are the numbers low in Indiana? Like, give me the Indiana can't get it back argument. It's Halliburton. It's Halliburton. We don't know what he's going to look like.

LoweIt'll take Zubats and Siakam some time to figure out to fit together without a spacing five.

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