The most talked-about NBA teams, Aug 18 to Aug 24

766 minutes of NBA talk counted that week.

Across the 9 national shows The Cutdown listened to, Aug 18 to Aug 24. Arrows compare the week before.

Updated Wednesday 6:15 AM ET

That week's most talked-about team

Los Angeles Lakers

2h 1m of national talk •

Most of it came from Bill Simmons Podcast (49m), The Ryen Russillo Show (18m) and The Pat McAfee Show (18m).

Biggest riser

Cleveland Cavaliers

Up 12 to No. 2, 1h 43m of talk

Biggest faller

Oklahoma City Thunder

Down 17 to No. 19, 12m of talk

2

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Hoop Collective 42m, Pardon My Take 20m, Dunc'd On 15m, The Athletic NBA Daily 12m, Bill Simmons Podcast 11m

1h 43m ▲ 12

3

Houston Rockets

The Ringer NBA Show 88m, The Athletic NBA Daily 12m

1h 40m ▲ 8

4

Denver Nuggets

Dunc'd On 41m, The Athletic NBA Daily 21m, No Dunks 13m, Bill Simmons Podcast 10m, The Hoop Collective 10m

1h 35m ▲ 6

5

Los Angeles Clippers

Bill Simmons Podcast 13m, Dunc'd On 10m, The Athletic NBA Daily 9m, The Pat McAfee Show 6m, The Hoop Collective 4m

43m ▼ 2

6

Boston Celtics

Bill Simmons Podcast 13m, The Hoop Collective 8m, Dunc'd On 7m, The Athletic NBA Daily 2m

29m ▲ 2

7

Miami Heat

Pardon My Take 10m, The Athletic NBA Daily 10m, Dunc'd On 4m, The Hoop Collective 3m, Bill Simmons Podcast 2m

28m ▲ 9

8

Golden State Warriors

Bill Simmons Podcast 14m, The Athletic NBA Daily 7m

21m ▲ 5

9

Philadelphia 76ers

The Hoop Collective 12m, The Athletic NBA Daily 7m

19m ▼ 5

10

San Antonio Spurs

Bill Simmons Podcast 8m, The Athletic NBA Daily 6m, The Ringer NBA Show 5m

19m ▲ 2

11

Orlando Magic

The Ringer NBA Show 13m, The Hoop Collective 3m, The Athletic NBA Daily 2m

18m new

12

Indiana Pacers

Bill Simmons Podcast 14m, The Hoop Collective 2m, The Pat McAfee Show 2m

18m ▼ 6

13

Toronto Raptors

The Athletic NBA Daily 9m, The Pat McAfee Show 4m, The Hoop Collective 2m, Pardon My Take 2m

17m ▲ 2

14

Utah Jazz

The Ringer NBA Show 15m

15m ▲ 9

15

Brooklyn Nets

Dunc'd On 11m, The Hoop Collective 4m

15m new

16

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Hoop Collective 4m, The Athletic NBA Daily 4m, Dunc'd On 4m

13m ▲ 4

17

Atlanta Hawks

Dunc'd On 10m, The Hoop Collective 2m

12m ▲ 4

18

Phoenix Suns

Bill Simmons Podcast 5m, The Ringer NBA Show 4m, The Athletic NBA Daily 3m

12m ▼ 9

19

Oklahoma City Thunder

Bill Simmons Podcast 8m, The Athletic NBA Daily 4m

12m ▼ 17

20

Detroit Pistons

The Hoop Collective 8m, The Athletic NBA Daily 2m, Dunc'd On 1m

11m ▲ 5

21

Portland Trail Blazers

The Ringer NBA Show 10m

10m ▼ 14

22

New York Knicks

The Hoop Collective 8m, The Athletic NBA Daily 1m

9m ▼ 17

23

Washington Wizards

The Athletic NBA Daily 5m, The Hoop Collective 3m, Bill Simmons Podcast 1m

8m ▼ 6

24

Charlotte Hornets

Bill Simmons Podcast 3m, The Hoop Collective 2m

6m ▼ 5

25

Milwaukee Bucks

The Hoop Collective 4m, Bill Simmons Podcast 2m

5m ▼ 7

26

Dallas Mavericks

Dunc'd On 4m, Bill Simmons Podcast 1m

5m ▼ 2

27

Chicago Bulls

The Hoop Collective 2m

2m ▲ 1

The Bulls got 2 minutes of national talk all week. 3 NBA teams did not come up at all. Their playlist still ran every morning. Get the Bulls playlist.

Counted from 18 episodes. A conversation about two teams counts for both. Weeks run Tuesday through Monday, Eastern time.