Crazy NFL Trade Deadline Swings and the Future of Filmmaking With Sheil Kapadia, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Nov 5, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
45.0 min (38%)
Van Lathan
30.9 min (26.1%)
Sheil Kapadia
24.0 min (20.2%)
Sean Fennessey
18.5 min (15.6%)

Top Entities

1NBA
14
2Super Bowl
13
3New England Patriots
13
4NFL
11
5NBA Playoffs
10
6Green Bay Packers
10
7Seattle Seahawks
9
8New York Jets
9
9Indianapolis Colts
9
10Van Lathan
8
11The Ringer
8
12NBA Draft
8
13Micah Parsons
8
14Philadelphia Eagles
7
15Sam Darnold
6
16Quinnen Williams
6
17Philadelphia 76ers
6
18NBA Trade Deadline
6
19Las Vegas Raiders
6
20Dallas Cowboys
6
21Sauce Gardner
5
22Daniel Jones
5
23Tucker Kraft
4
24The Rewatchables
4
25Los Angeles Dodgers
4
26Gambling
4
27Denver Nuggets
4
28Christopher Nolan
4
29Zoe Simmons
3
30Quentin Tarantino
3
31Martin Scorsese
3
32Los Angeles Chargers
3
33Jacksonville Jaguars
3
34Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
35Brock Bowers
3
36Bill Simmons
3
37World Series
2
38Trey Hendrickson
2
39Trevor Lawrence
2
40Spike Lee
2
41Shea Serrano
2
42Sean Fennessey
2
43RJ Harvey
2
44Rashid Shaheed
2
45Pat Riley
2
46New York Knicks
2
47New Orleans Pelicans
2
48Los Angeles Rams
2
49Leonardo DiCaprio
2
50Lamar Jackson
2
51Jordan Love
2
52Joel Embiid
2
53Jake LaRavia
2
54Indiana Pacers
2
55Gavin Bartholomew
2
56Fred Warner
2
57Drake Maye
2
58Derrick Harmon
2
59Dallas Mavericks
2
60Buffalo Bills
2
61Baltimore Ravens
2
62All-Star
2
63Vic Law
1
64Utah Jazz
1
65Travis Hunter
1
66Toronto Blue Jays
1
67The Town (film)
1
68The Sports Gal
1
69Stephen A Smith
1
70Stefon Diggs
1
71Shavon Revel Jr.
1
72Rashee Rice
1
73Pittsburgh Steelers
1
74Paul George
1
75Patrick Mahomes
1
76New Orleans Saints
1
77Michael Jordan
1
78Miami Dolphins
1
79Matthew Stafford
1
80Matthew Golden
1
81Magic Johnson
1
82Los Angeles Lakers
1
83Los Angeles Clippers
1
84Logan Wilson
1
85Larry Bird
1
86Kyle Williams
1
87Kevin O'Connor
1
88Kevin Garnett
1
89Kenny Clark
1
90Kansas City Chiefs
1
91Justin Jefferson
1
92Justin Herbert
1
93Justin Fields
1
94Josh Allen
1
95Joe House
1
96Joe Burrow
1
97Joe Alt
1
98Jay-Z
1
99Jacoby Brissett
1
100Ja'Marr Chase
1
101Houston Texans
1
102Houston Rockets
1
103Eric Stokes
1
104Donald Sterling
1
105Detroit Lions
1
106Derrick Rose
1
107Denver Broncos
1
108DeMarcus Cousins
1
109Davis Mills
1
110Dak Prescott
1
111Cooper Kupp
1
112Colston Loveland
1
113Cleveland Browns
1
114Cincinnati Bengals
1
115Chris Olave
1
116Charlotte Hornets
1
117Carolina Panthers
1
118Caleb Williams
1
119C.J. Stroud
1
120Breece Hall
1
121Boston Red Sox
1
122Boogie Nights (film)
1
123Ben Affleck
1
124Atlanta Hawks
1
125Anthony Davis
1

League Distribution

NFL
93 (56%)
NBA
66 (39.8%)
MLB
6 (3.6%)
CFB
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1Van Lathan
8
2Micah Parsons
8
3Sam Darnold
6
4Quinnen Williams
6
5Sauce Gardner
5
6Daniel Jones
5
7Tucker Kraft
4
8Christopher Nolan
4
9Zoe Simmons
3
10Quentin Tarantino
3
11Martin Scorsese
3
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
13Brock Bowers
3
14Bill Simmons
3
15Trey Hendrickson
2
16Trevor Lawrence
2
17Spike Lee
2
18Shea Serrano
2
19Sean Fennessey
2
20RJ Harvey
2
21Rashid Shaheed
2
22Pat Riley
2
23Leonardo DiCaprio
2
24Lamar Jackson
2
25Jordan Love
2
26Joel Embiid
2
27Jake LaRavia
2
28Gavin Bartholomew
2
29Fred Warner
2
30Drake Maye
2
31Derrick Harmon
2
32Vic Law
1
33Travis Hunter
1
34The Sports Gal
1
35Stephen A Smith
1
36Stefon Diggs
1
37Shavon Revel Jr.
1
38Rashee Rice
1
39Paul George
1
40Patrick Mahomes
1
41Michael Jordan
1
42Matthew Stafford
1
43Matthew Golden
1
44Magic Johnson
1
45Logan Wilson
1
46Larry Bird
1
47Kyle Williams
1
48Kevin O'Connor
1
49Kevin Garnett
1
50Kenny Clark
1
51Justin Jefferson
1
52Justin Herbert
1
53Justin Fields
1
54Josh Allen
1
55Joe House
1
56Joe Burrow
1
57Joe Alt
1
58Jay-Z
1
59Jacoby Brissett
1
60Ja'Marr Chase
1
61Eric Stokes
1
62Donald Sterling
1
63Derrick Rose
1
64DeMarcus Cousins
1
65Davis Mills
1
66Dak Prescott
1
67Cooper Kupp
1
68Colston Loveland
1
69Chris Olave
1
70Caleb Williams
1
71C.J. Stroud
1
72Breece Hall
1
73Ben Affleck
1
74Anthony Davis
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1New England Patriots
10
2Van Lathan
7
3Super Bowl
7
4Seattle Seahawks
6
5NBA Playoffs
6
6NBA
6
7Philadelphia 76ers
5
8NFL
5
9New York Jets
5
10Green Bay Packers
5
11Philadelphia Eagles
4
12Indianapolis Colts
4
13Denver Nuggets
4
14Dallas Cowboys
4
15The Ringer
3

Sean Fennessey

1Martin Scorsese
3
2Zoe Simmons
2
3Los Angeles Dodgers
2
4Fred Warner
2
5Christopher Nolan
2
6World Series
1
7The Rewatchables
1
8New York Knicks
1
9NBA
1
10Leonardo DiCaprio
1
11Las Vegas Raiders
1
12Kevin O'Connor
1
13Jake LaRavia
1
14Gavin Bartholomew
1
15Eric Stokes
1

Sheil Kapadia

1Super Bowl
6
2NFL
6
3Micah Parsons
6
4NBA Draft
5
5Indianapolis Colts
5
6Green Bay Packers
5
7Daniel Jones
5
8Quinnen Williams
4
9New York Jets
4
10NBA Trade Deadline
4
11NBA Playoffs
4
12The Ringer
3
13Seattle Seahawks
3
14Sam Darnold
3
15Philadelphia Eagles
3

Van Lathan

1NBA
5
2The Ringer
2
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
4Derrick Harmon
2
5Van Lathan
1
6The Town (film)
1
7Spike Lee
1
8Shea Serrano
1
9Shavon Revel Jr.
1
10RJ Harvey
1
11Quentin Tarantino
1
12Pat Riley
1
13New Orleans Pelicans
1
14Michael Jordan
1
15Los Angeles Dodgers
1
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