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‘NBA on Prime’ Crew Answer The 50 Most Searched NBA Questions

WIRED tasks Taylor Rooks, Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki, Udonis Haslem and Steve Nash from NBA on Prime to answer the 50 most searched NBA questions.


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Released on 10/29/2026

Transcript

Hi, I'm Blake Griffin.

Steve Nash.

Dirk Nowitzki.

Udonis Haslem.

I'm Taylor Rooks,

and we are going to answer the most searched questions

about the NBA.

All right, let's do it.

[upbeat music playing]

Who has the most scoring titles?

MJ. MJ.

[bell dings] MJ.

I would guess MJ. Okay.

Yeah, toss that. That was easy.

Who won the 2025-26 NBA championship?

Let Dirk answer. [giggling]

The New York Knickerbockers.

Yeah!

Second most points scored by a player in one game?

Bam Adebayo 83. Bam Adebayo.

How many games do you have to play to win MVP?

Now? 65.

65. Don't get us started on the 65 game rule.

Don't get us started.

Get in there.

Who was the youngest player to ever win MVP?

Derrick Rose.

[NBA Crew] Derrick Rose.

I would've gotten that.

Look at it, let's see if you'd get this one.

I would've gotten that one.

How many bumps on an NBA basketball?

I know it. Are those ripples?

I'm gonna have somebody else answer them, I know it.

I heard they're called pebbles.

We don't call them bumps in the industry.

[NBA Crew laughing] Wow.

The lingo is pebbles. Wow, I have no idea.

U.D, how do you know the pebbles?

35,000.

Who has averaged a triple-double in a season?

Russell Westbrook. Three, right?

Oscar Robertson. And Jokic.

I wouldn't have gotten that.

I wanna toss that.

Let me get this out. Watch your head.

Oh, good flip. Oh my gosh,

of course he throws it like a Frisbee gliding in the air.

Who was the shortest player ever?

Muggsy Bogues. Steve.

What is Dirk Nowitzki's highest scoring game?

53. You're right.

Yeah, 53.

Steve's highest scoring game was 48

and it was against you. Ooh.

[Steve] Playoffs.

Well, playoffs don't count. Okay.

[NBA Crew laughing]

Oh. Okay. Hater, hater.

Who has the most blocks in NBA history?

Ooh. Hakeem.

Who's the most underrated player to never win MVP?

This is crazy. So can I take this one?

Yes, please.

Let me go ahead and take it for you.

Dwayne Wade.

Let me just put that out there.

My dog is a three time champion.

I actually thought he had one.

My dog set the record.

He hasn't got an MVP.

Is D Wade underrated?

He's never got an MVP.

I feel like he should have won an MVP.

He has a scoring title.

He has three championships.

He's also set the record for guards in blocks.

He's one of the best two-way players

to ever play the game.

The dog should have an MVP.

What's the most point scored by a team in one game?

186. Wow.

You know what team it is?

It was the Detroit Pistons against the Denver Nuggets.

Three overtimes.

What is the biggest comeback in NBA finals history?

You watched it. Oh, it just happened.

It was the Knicks. Knicks.

Yeah. Oh, so maybe you didn't.

[Taylor laughing]

No, I did not. Win me in the board.

I did not know this. Oh.

That was, all jokes aside, was the Knicks run,

like one of the most dominant that we've seen.

They just refused to lose.

What, they win like 13 in a row?

Yeah. Yeah.

Is that it? 13?

From the last two games around one

through the Eastern Conference Finals,

they didn't lose, right?

Yeah. It was crazy.

Is anyone here a believer in the back to back

for the Knicks?

Do we think they could turn?

Not a chance. No?

Not a chance. Be tough.

Who won the first NBA Slam Dunk contest?

U.B. Larry Nance.

[bell dings]

I would've said maybe Dr.J. Encyclopedia.

Dirk's going old [laughing].

I don't know. For real? Dr. J?

What team had the longest playoff drought?

Oh, I know this one.

Go for it.

It's on the West Coast. Definitely.

Sac? No.

Yeah. No.

I mean it's Sacramento.

It is? It's deadbeat.

How far is the free throw line from the hoop?

Oh, I made a living on that one.

12 feet. 15 feet, baby.

[Steve] 15?

That's where I made my money at.

How were you hitting all those free throws,

you thought was 12 feet?

God, I just though it was always 12.

Must have made it easier.

I though it was 12, that's why my percentage was so bad.

That's where I made my money at, baby.

What year did the Lakers move

from Minneapolis to Los Angeles?

Oh. Oh, man. God.

It's on those like - '60.

'67.

What team holds the record for the most wins

in the regular season?

The Warriors. Yep.

Yeah. 73-10?

73? 73-9.

Which NBA player has played for the most teams?

Ish? You got it.

Oh my God. Got to be Ish.

Not Garratt Temple? Gotta be Ish.

Oh, wow.

When did Taylor Rooks join NBA on Prime?

First off, this is not one

of the most searched NBA questions. [laughing]

I joined at the start.

I joined when everybody joined. Year one.

You were before us, so 2025 for you.

No, NBA on Prime. Yeah.

Well, I mean, the show didn't exist until '25.

How many rings does Michael Jordan have?

Six? [bell dings]

Yeah, everybody knows that one.

Hey, everybody knows this in Utah.

Who was the first non-American player named NBA MVP?

Hakeem. Oh, Hakeem.

Yeah.

Who owns the NBA record for most assists

in the single game?

Scott Skiles. Scotty.

Who was the first unanimous MVP in NBA history?

Steph. [bel dings]

[U.D] Yeah, that's another record.

Which coach has the most NBA championships?

Phil Jackson, 11. Phil.

Pop. Is it Phil?

Phil. Phil? Is it Phil?

Yeah. How many you got? 11?

What team was nicknamed the Bad Boys?

Come on, baby.

We know that.

Detroit Basketball.

Detroit. Detroit Basketball.

I even would've gotten that.

Most three pointers by a player in the season?

It's gotta be Steph, right?

Yeah.

Who's the youngest player

to ever score 50 points in a game?

Ooh.

Wait, it just happened. Oh, Coop?

Yeah. Cooper Flagg.

Yeah. Cooper Flagg.

Of course, I knew that.

[Taylor laughing]

What are we thinking about Cooper this season?

What kind of jump do you wanna see?

This is where Taylor takes over the show.

[NBA Crew laughing]

He's going to do it. He's going to be good.

I want to see what Dusty May's gonna do.

I'm excited to see him and Kyrie together.

He's going to play off the ball a little more.

Yeah. It's certainly like, okay, yeah,

this is his time in Dallas. Yeah.

Who has scored the most points in a career?

LeBron. [bell dings]

LeBron. Yeah.

[Dirk] LeBron is good.

Who has the highest career free throw percentage?

Steph. Curry.

Is it not Mark Price? Is it not you?

I thought it was you.

Mark Price, remember?

Steph.

Oh, you're number two.

Hey, Steve's now number two!

Oh, you're in front of Mark Price?

I was one, then Curry took me down.

Who was the oldest player to appear in an NBA Finals game?

That one has to be Kareem.

No, it has to be you.

No. Kareem was older than me. I wasn't that old.

I'm not even - Kareem.

[Production] It's U.D.

[Dirk cheering] [Taylor clapping]

How old? How old were you?

Shit, I guess 41, 42.

When did the NBA get a three-point line?

You should know this.

You ate off it. U.D know it.

It was before my time though.

U.D knows it. I think I might know.

You might know it?

Yeah, I think I might know it.

Is it '79-80? [bell dings]

Is tanking allowed in the NBA?

I don't think it's allowed.

It's also, you can be fined.

It's police, but it's not. It's not encouraged.

What teams have three-peats?

Chicago Bulls. Yeah.

Los Angeles Lakers. [bell dings]

Boston Celtics. Boston Celtics.

The Boston Celtics? They're after, no?

You said three-peat?

Oh, back in before them, yeah.

[U.D] The Chicago Blues.

I'm a post-merger guy.

Who was the tallest player ever?

Manute Bol, right? Yeah.

Was he seven? I think he was 7-7.

Gheorghe Muresan is 7-7.

I think Bol by a half inch.

Sheesh.

Who is the 2025-26 MVP?

Shams? You wanna do this? Take this one?

[U.D laughing]

[bell dings]

Still got it. That's good. That was good.

The answer is Shai.

Who is the NBA logo based on?

Jerry West. Jerry West.

What was Blake Griffin's highest scoring game?

I know. I know it too.

I know it.

And I even know who you played.

It's 50, right? Was it Detroit?

50 against Philadelphia. Yeah.

Who's played the most games?

LeBron. LeBron.

[bell dings]

All right. What player has the most championships?

Bill. Bill William Russell, 11.

What team has the most championships?

Celtics. Celtics.

Has there ever been a unanimous DPOY?

We just saw him.

Wemby. Wemby.

Deserved. Very deserved.

Yeah, he was the first one.

Has anyone ever led the NBA in rebounds and assist?

Nikola Jokic? Jokic, for sure.

Yes. Okay.

We're rolling now, guys.

What is Steve Nash's career free throw percentage?

Ah. Definitely 90.

Definitely 90.4 91.

I have a feeling this wasn't

one of the most Googled questions about the NBA.

[Blake] 91.4.

Who has the most coaching wins?

Pop? Gotta be Pop, gotta be Pop.

These are fun.

Oh, I'm going to let you read my question.

Hey! Read it.

Who is the Miami Heat's all-time leader in rebounds?

Right now, it's me. Yeah, okay.

How many do you have?

I don't know that number. It's too big.

[Steve] Of all the numbers you throw today,

you don't know that number?

[Blake laughing] No, I don't.

That's actually crazy.

I believe the biggest comeback was 36 points.

Utah Jazz, Denver, Nuggets.

How many rebounds is it? I don't know.

Happened after the merger.

Once I broke the record, I stopped.

Ooh. Talk your shit.

Every day you broke the record.

Every day, there's another record, baby.

[Taylor laughing]

I love it. He might not know.

Who won the 2025-26 Rookie of the Year?

Uh-oh. Like my man concur [inaudible].

That was a close one but Cooper Flagg brought it home.

What was the biggest comeback in a game ever?

Ooh. I have no idea.

36? In any game.

36. Any game ever.

Was it 36? [bell dings]

I ain't got much to do.

Oh my gosh, U.D. I ain't got no cheat sheet.

All right. What's the most points scored

by a player in one game?

Wilt. Wilt.

Oh, last one.

Last one. [clapping]

What new rules have the NBA implemented?

Tanking. Well, I guess is that, does that count?

Yeah.

Firm feel. [Blake laughing]

The Heave Rule.

I think that's not a good rule.

I agree. I agree.

But guys are shooting even more,

which makes it exciting, I guess.

All right. Thank you so much for watching.

Watch the whole gang on NBA on Prime.

First game's October 23rd, and we'll see you every Friday

after that until it becomes Thursday after Super Bowl.

Pretty complicated way to say

that you should just watch us on Prime Video.

Bye.

Thanks for having us.

Where to watch NBA on Prime? Google it.

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Starring: Taylor Rooks, Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki, Udonis Haslem, Steve Nash

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