NBA teams have up to 18 players
Each NBA team can carry up to 18 players (15 standard roster spots plus two-way contract players), though only 5 play at a time.
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Explaining the NBA in Tech Terms!
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Jun 24, 2026
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The Knicks Starting Five as Apple Executives
At 17:35 · chapter starts 13:50
The episode's most celebrated segment: a systematic mapping of the Knicks' five starters to Apple's executive bench. Jalen Brunson, the Finals MVP, is Tim Cook — ruthlessly consistent, slightly underrated relative to his success, the face everyone recognises. Karl-Anthony Towns is Craig Federighi — technically versatile, known for the software (passing/testing) side of the game. Josh Hart is Phil Schiller (Jaws) — the marketing face who doesn't ship the most products but does the dirty work nobody else will and is omnipresent on social. OG Anunoby, the quiet two-way defender whose chip powers the whole machine, is Johny Srouji. Mikal Bridges, the never-miss-a-game COO who keeps operations running and bought teammates Rolexes after the championship, is Sabeer Khan. Along the way, the hosts discuss the starting five's rotation, the concept of benching a starter as executive demotion, and why having five Jalen Brunsons would actually be a problem — you need complementary pieces.
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