NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House

Mar 6, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
71.3 min (52.6%)
Danny Heifetz
18.7 min (13.8%)
Danny Kelly
16.6 min (12.2%)
Joe House
15.3 min (11.3%)
Michael Pina
13.6 min (10%)

Top Entities

1NBA
32
2NFL
26
3Super Bowl
24
4NBA Playoffs
19
5Gambling
16
6New England Patriots
15
7Joe House
14
8Boston Celtics
14
9NBA Draft
13
10Seattle Seahawks
12
11New York Knicks
11
12Kyler Murray
11
13DJ Moore
11
14Kansas City Chiefs
10
15Charlotte Hornets
10
16San Antonio Spurs
9
17Malik Willis
9
18Sam Darnold
8
19Los Angeles Clippers
8
20Detroit Pistons
8
21Jayson Tatum
8
22Philadelphia 76ers
7
23Minnesota Timberwolves
7
24Drake Maye
7
25Denver Nuggets
7
26Buffalo Bills
7
27Arizona Cardinals
7
28Russell Wilson
6
29Oklahoma City Thunder
6
30Las Vegas Raiders
6
31Golden State Warriors
6
32Chicago Bears
6
33Tom Brady
5
34Stephen Curry
5
35Philadelphia Eagles
5
36Patrick Mahomes
5
37NBA Free Agency
5
38Miami Heat
5
39Maxx Crosby
5
40Malachi Flynn
5
41Mac Jones
5
42Los Angeles Lakers
5
43James Harden
5
44Jalen Hurts
5
45Denver Broncos
5
46Bill Simmons
5
47Victor Wembanyama
4
48Utah Jazz
4
49Trey Hendrickson
4
50The Ringer
4
51Rashid Shaheed
4
52Phoenix Suns
4
53New Orleans Pelicans
4
54Micah Parsons
4
55Khalil Mack
4
56Kemba Walker
4
57J.J. McCarthy
4
58Indiana Pacers
4
59Donovan Mitchell
4
60Derek Carr
4
61Brock Purdy
4
62Atlanta Falcons
4
63Will Campbell
3
64Tyson Bagent
3
65Trae Young
3
66The Rewatchables
3
67Scoot Henderson
3
68Ray Allen
3
69Portland Trail Blazers
3
70Paul George
3
71New York Giants
3
72Mikal Bridges
3
73Kirk Cousins
3
74Kevin O'Connor
3
75Joel Embiid
3
76Jalen Williams
3
77Houston Rockets
3
78Charles Lee
3
79Bill Belichick
3
80Anthony Richardson
3
81Anthony Edwards
3
82Aaron Rodgers
3
83Aaron Gordon
3
84Tyreek Hill
2
85Trent McDuffie
2
86Travis Etienne
2
87Toronto Raptors
2
88Stefon Diggs
2
89San Francisco 49ers
2
90Sacramento Kings
2
91Rudy Gobert
2
92Nikola Jokic
2
93New York Jets
2
94New Orleans Saints
2
95NBA Finals
2
96Mitch Johnson
2
97Mike Brown
2
98Memphis Grizzlies
2
99Madison Square Garden
2
100Los Angeles Rams
2
101LaMelo Ball
2
102Kevin Durant
2
103Keon Coleman
2
104Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
105Kawhi Leonard
2
106Jordan Ott
2
107Joe Mazzulla
2
108Jamal Murray
2
109Jaden McDaniels
2
110Green Bay Packers
2
111George Pickens
2
112Devin Booker
2
113Derrick White
2
114Darius Garland
2
115Darian Kinnard
2
116Danny Kelly
2
117Dallas Mavericks
2
118Cooper Flagg
2
119College Basketball
2
120Cleveland Cavaliers
2
121Chet Holmgren
2
122Carolina Panthers
2
123Caleb Williams
2
124C.J. Stroud
2
125Brooklyn Nets
2
126Bo Nix
2
127Bam Adebayo
2
128Baltimore Ravens
2
129Andy Reid
2
130All-Star
2
131Alec Pierce
2
132Zion Williamson
1
133Zach Lowe
1
134Zach Charbonnet
1
135Woody Marks
1
136Wilt Chamberlain
1
137Washington Wizards
1
138Van Lathan
1
139Tyler Allgeier
1
140Tucker Kraft
1
141Trevor Lawrence
1
142Travis Kelce
1
143Tiago Splitter
1
144Tanner McKee
1
145Steven Adams
1
146Steve Kerr
1
147Sauce Gardner
1
148Saquon Barkley
1
149Ryan Reynolds
1
150Rob Mahoney
1
151Rashee Rice
1
152Quinnen Williams
1
153Peyton Watson
1
154Paul Pierce
1
155Pascal Siakam
1
156Ozzy Trapilo
1
157OG Anunoby
1
158Nickeil Alexander-Walker
1
159NFL Draft
1
160NBA Trade Deadline
1
161Moussa Diabaté
1
162Most Valuable Player
1
163MLB
1
164Mitchell Robinson
1
165Minnesota Vikings
1
166Mike Evans
1
167Matt Nagy
1
168Marlowe Wax
1
169Marcus Smart
1
170Luguentz Dort
1
171Los Angeles Chargers
1
172Landry Shamet
1
173Kevin Garnett
1
174Justin Jefferson
1
175Justin Fields
1
176JuJu Smith-Schuster
1
177Josh Hart
1
178Josh Allen
1
179Jordan Walsh
1
180Joe Burrow
1
181Jimmy Garoppolo
1
182Jimmy Butler III
1
183Jaylen Watson
1
184Jaylen Brown
1
185Jaxson Dart
1
186Jarren Duran
1
187Jameer Nelson
1
188Jalen Ramsey
1
189Jalen Brunson
1
190Jae'Sean Tate
1
191Ja'Marr Chase
1
192J.B. Bickerstaff
1
193Isaiah Hartenstein
1
194Indianapolis Colts
1
195Immanuel Quickley
1
196Houston Texans
1
197Harrison Barnes
1
198Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
199Fred Warner
1
200Donald Sloan
1
201Doc Rivers
1
202DeMarcus Lawrence
1
203Dejounte Murray
1
204Defensive Player of the Year
1
205Deebo Samuel Sr.
1
206DeAndre Hopkins
1
207David Njoku
1
208David Montgomery
1
209Darnell Wright
1
210Dallas Goedert
1
211Dallas Cowboys
1
212Cooper Kupp
1
213Chris Ryan
1
214Chris Jones
1
215Cesar Ruiz
1
216Carson Wentz
1
217Cam Johnson
1
218Bryce Young
1
219Brandon Miller
1
220Baker Mayfield
1
221Anthony Davis
1
222Andrew Wiggins
1
223Alex Caruso
1

League Distribution

NFL
170 (49.3%)
NBA
169 (49%)
NCAAB
4 (1.2%)
MLB
2 (0.6%)

Top Players

1Joe House
14
2Kyler Murray
11
3DJ Moore
11
4Malik Willis
9
5Sam Darnold
8
6Jayson Tatum
8
7Drake Maye
7
8Russell Wilson
6
9Tom Brady
5
10Stephen Curry
5
11Patrick Mahomes
5
12Maxx Crosby
5
13Malachi Flynn
5
14Mac Jones
5
15James Harden
5
16Jalen Hurts
5
17Bill Simmons
5
18Victor Wembanyama
4
19Trey Hendrickson
4
20Rashid Shaheed
4
21Micah Parsons
4
22Khalil Mack
4
23Kemba Walker
4
24J.J. McCarthy
4
25Donovan Mitchell
4
26Derek Carr
4
27Brock Purdy
4
28Will Campbell
3
29Tyson Bagent
3
30Trae Young
3
31Scoot Henderson
3
32Ray Allen
3
33Paul George
3
34Mikal Bridges
3
35Kirk Cousins
3
36Kevin O'Connor
3
37Joel Embiid
3
38Jalen Williams
3
39Charles Lee
3
40Bill Belichick
3
41Anthony Richardson
3
42Anthony Edwards
3
43Aaron Rodgers
3
44Aaron Gordon
3
45Tyreek Hill
2
46Trent McDuffie
2
47Travis Etienne
2
48Stefon Diggs
2
49Rudy Gobert
2
50Nikola Jokic
2
51Mitch Johnson
2
52Mike Brown
2
53LaMelo Ball
2
54Kevin Durant
2
55Keon Coleman
2
56Kenneth Murray, Jr.
2
57Kawhi Leonard
2
58Jordan Ott
2
59Joe Mazzulla
2
60Jamal Murray
2
61Jaden McDaniels
2
62George Pickens
2
63Devin Booker
2
64Derrick White
2
65Darius Garland
2
66Darian Kinnard
2
67Danny Kelly
2
68Cooper Flagg
2
69Chet Holmgren
2
70Caleb Williams
2
71C.J. Stroud
2
72Bo Nix
2
73Bam Adebayo
2
74Andy Reid
2
75Alec Pierce
2
76Zion Williamson
1
77Zach Lowe
1
78Zach Charbonnet
1
79Woody Marks
1
80Wilt Chamberlain
1
81Van Lathan
1
82Tyler Allgeier
1
83Tucker Kraft
1
84Trevor Lawrence
1
85Travis Kelce
1
86Tiago Splitter
1
87Tanner McKee
1
88Steven Adams
1
89Steve Kerr
1
90Sauce Gardner
1
91Saquon Barkley
1
92Ryan Reynolds
1
93Rob Mahoney
1
94Rashee Rice
1
95Quinnen Williams
1
96Peyton Watson
1
97Paul Pierce
1
98Pascal Siakam
1
99Ozzy Trapilo
1
100OG Anunoby
1
101Nickeil Alexander-Walker
1
102Moussa Diabaté
1
103Mitchell Robinson
1
104Mike Evans
1
105Matt Nagy
1
106Marlowe Wax
1
107Marcus Smart
1
108Luguentz Dort
1
109Landry Shamet
1
110Kevin Garnett
1
111Justin Jefferson
1
112Justin Fields
1
113JuJu Smith-Schuster
1
114Josh Hart
1
115Josh Allen
1
116Jordan Walsh
1
117Joe Burrow
1
118Jimmy Garoppolo
1
119Jimmy Butler III
1
120Jaylen Watson
1
121Jaylen Brown
1
122Jaxson Dart
1
123Jarren Duran
1
124Jameer Nelson
1
125Jalen Ramsey
1
126Jalen Brunson
1
127Jae'Sean Tate
1
128Ja'Marr Chase
1
129J.B. Bickerstaff
1
130Isaiah Hartenstein
1
131Immanuel Quickley
1
132Harrison Barnes
1
133Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
134Fred Warner
1
135Donald Sloan
1
136Doc Rivers
1
137DeMarcus Lawrence
1
138Dejounte Murray
1
139Deebo Samuel Sr.
1
140DeAndre Hopkins
1
141David Njoku
1
142David Montgomery
1
143Darnell Wright
1
144Dallas Goedert
1
145Cooper Kupp
1
146Chris Ryan
1
147Chris Jones
1
148Cesar Ruiz
1
149Carson Wentz
1
150Cam Johnson
1
151Bryce Young
1
152Brandon Miller
1
153Baker Mayfield
1
154Anthony Davis
1
155Andrew Wiggins
1
156Alex Caruso
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
16
2NBA Playoffs
14
3Joe House
12
4NFL
10
5Gambling
10
6Super Bowl
9
7New England Patriots
9
8Charlotte Hornets
7
9Boston Celtics
7
10Los Angeles Clippers
6
11San Antonio Spurs
5
12New York Knicks
5
13NBA Draft
5
14Las Vegas Raiders
5
15DJ Moore
5

Danny Kelly

1Super Bowl
6
2Seattle Seahawks
5
3DJ Moore
5
4NFL
4
5New England Patriots
3
6Malik Willis
3
7Malachi Flynn
3
8Kansas City Chiefs
3
9Buffalo Bills
3
10Trey Hendrickson
2
11Tom Brady
2
12Rashid Shaheed
2
13Kyler Murray
2
14Keon Coleman
2
15Kemba Walker
2

Danny Heifetz

1NFL
11
2Super Bowl
9
3Kyler Murray
6
4Kansas City Chiefs
6
5Seattle Seahawks
5
6Philadelphia Eagles
5
7NBA Draft
5
8Jalen Hurts
5
9Chicago Bears
5
10Arizona Cardinals
5
11Russell Wilson
4
12Patrick Mahomes
4
13NBA
4
14Maxx Crosby
4
15Malik Willis
4

Joe House

1New York Knicks
5
2NBA
4
3Boston Celtics
4
4NBA Playoffs
3
5Gambling
3
6Stephen Curry
2
7San Antonio Spurs
2
8Philadelphia 76ers
2
9Oklahoma City Thunder
2
10NBA Draft
2
11Khalil Mack
2
12Detroit Pistons
2
13Wilt Chamberlain
1
14Utah Jazz
1
15Trae Young
1

Michael Pina

1NBA
7
2Detroit Pistons
4
3Donovan Mitchell
3
4Victor Wembanyama
2
5San Antonio Spurs
2
6Phoenix Suns
2
7Oklahoma City Thunder
2
8Minnesota Timberwolves
2
9Los Angeles Clippers
2
10James Harden
2
11Jamal Murray
2
12Golden State Warriors
2
13Denver Nuggets
2
14Charlotte Hornets
2
15Boston Celtics
2
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