NBA Power Rankings and “Do You Believe?” With Kirk Goldsberry, Plus an Eagles/Steelers Fan Base Report With Chris Ryan and Craig Horlbeck

Jan 6, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
88.6 min (60.2%)
Kirk Goldsberry
35.1 min (23.8%)
Craig Horlbeck
13.4 min (9.1%)
Chris Ryan
10.2 min (6.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
59
2NBA Playoffs
31
3Boston Celtics
27
4NFL
20
5Gambling
20
6San Antonio Spurs
17
7NBA Draft
16
8Oklahoma City Thunder
15
9Super Bowl
14
10Drake Maye
14
11New England Patriots
13
12Jayson Tatum
13
13Trae Young
12
14New York Knicks
12
15Tom Brady
11
16Philadelphia Eagles
11
17Philadelphia 76ers
11
18Denver Nuggets
10
19Bill Simmons
10
20Jacksonville Jaguars
9
21Golden State Warriors
9
22Detroit Pistons
9
23Trevor Lawrence
8
24The Ringer
7
25Phoenix Suns
7
26Michael Porter Jr.
7
27Los Angeles Clippers
7
28Joe House
7
29Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
30Anthony Davis
7
31Stephen Curry
6
32Pittsburgh Steelers
6
33NBA Finals
6
34Los Angeles Lakers
6
35LeBron James
6
36Lamar Jackson
6
37San Francisco 49ers
5
38New York Jets
5
39Most Valuable Player
5
40Matthew Stafford
5
41Jaylen Brown
5
42Jalen Hurts
5
43Atlanta Hawks
5
44Aaron Rodgers
5
45Seattle Seahawks
4
46Patrick Mahomes
4
47Memphis Grizzlies
4
48Los Angeles Chargers
4
49Kirk Cousins
4
50Joel Embiid
4
51Joe Burrow
4
52Jimmy Butler III
4
53Houston Rockets
4
54Draymond Green
4
55Cooper Flagg
4
56Chicago Bulls
4
57Chicago Bears
4
58Charlotte Hornets
4
59Alex Caruso
4
60Washington Wizards
3
61Victor Wembanyama
3
62Sam Hauser
3
63Robert McDaniel
3
64Nikola Jokic
3
65Milwaukee Bucks
3
66Miami Heat
3
67Los Angeles Rams
3
68Las Vegas Raiders
3
69Kevin Durant
3
70Keldon Johnson
3
71James Harden
3
72Harrison Barnes
3
73Dwyane Wade
3
74DK Metcalf
3
75Craig Horlbeck
3
76Cousin Sal
3
77Christian McCaffrey
3
78Brooklyn Nets
3
79Brock Purdy
3
80Baltimore Ravens
3
81Al Horford
3
82Will Hardy
2
83Will Campbell
2
84Vivek Ranadivé
2
85Utah Jazz
2
86Travis Hunter
2
87The Rewatchables
2
88Tanner McKee
2
89T.J. Watt
2
90Stefon Diggs
2
91Saquon Barkley
2
92Sacramento Kings
2
93Ryan Rollins
2
94Russell Wilson
2
95Nicolas Batum
2
96NFL Playoffs
2
97New Orleans Pelicans
2
98Mitchell Robinson
2
99Minnesota Timberwolves
2
100March Madness
2
101Marc Gasol
2
102Malik Monk
2
103Luke Kornet
2
104Luguentz Dort
2
105Lauri Markkanen
2
106LaMelo Ball
2
107Kyrie Irving
2
108Kyle Kuzma
2
109Kenneth Gainwell
2
110Kawhi Leonard
2
111Karl-Anthony Towns
2
112Kansas City Chiefs
2
113Julius Randle
2
114Jrue Holiday
2
115Josh Johnson
2
116Josh Allen
2
117Jordan Goodwin
2
118John Collins
2
119Joe Mazzulla
2
120Jerry Rice
2
121Jalen Williams
2
122Ivica Zubac
2
123Indiana Pacers
2
124Green Bay Packers
2
125Fred VanVleet
2
126Devin Booker
2
127Darnell Washington
2
128Dallas Mavericks
2
129Collin Gillespie
2
130Cleveland Cavaliers
2
131Cincinnati Bengals
2
132Chris Ryan
2
133Chauncey Billups
2
134Buffalo Bills
2
135Brook Lopez
2
136Bo Nix
2
137All-Star
2
138Adam Thielen
2
139Zach Lowe
1
140Zach Edey
1
141Washington Commanders
1
142Trey Murphy III
1
143Trey Lance
1
144Trent Williams
1
145The Godfather (film)
1
146Tennessee Titans
1
147Tee Higgins
1
148Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
149Steven Adams
1
150Steve Kerr
1
151Stephen A Smith
1
152Sixth Man of the Year
1
153Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
154Shaedon Sharpe
1
155Scoot Henderson
1
156Sam Darnold
1
157Russell Westbrook
1
158Rob Mahoney
1
159Rashee Rice
1
160Puka Nacua
1
161Portland Trail Blazers
1
162Peyton Manning
1
163Payton Pritchard
1
164Paul George
1
165Paolo Banchero
1
166Orlando Magic
1
167Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
168O.J. Mayo
1
169Nickeil Alexander-Walker
1
170NFL Draft
1
171National Championship
1
172MLB
1
173Miles Sanders
1
174Mike Brown
1
175Michael Penix Jr.
1
176Miami Dolphins
1
177Mark Williams
1
178Mark Cuban
1
179Marcus Smart
1
180Manu Ginobili
1
181Malik Heath
1
182Malik Beasley
1
183Mac Jones
1
184Luke Walton
1
185Luka Garza
1
186Leonard Floyd
1
187Lane Johnson
1
188LaDainian Tomlinson
1
189Kyler Murray
1
190Kyle Hamilton
1
191Klay Thompson
1
192Khris Middleton
1
193Kevon Looney
1
194Kevin Porter Jr.
1
195Kevin Garnett
1
196Kenneth Faried
1
197Justin Herbert
1
198Josh Giddey
1
199Jordan Poole
1
200Jordan Ott
1
201Joe Lacob
1
202Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
203Jameer Nelson
1
204Jamal Murray
1
205Jahmyr Gibbs
1
206Jacoby Brissett
1
207Ja Morant
1
208Geno Smith
1
209Fred Warner
1
210Final Four
1
211Dylan Harper
1
212Duncan Robinson
1
213Doug Christie
1
214Donte DiVincenzo
1
215Domantas Sabonis
1
216Dion Waiters
1
217Dillon Brooks
1
218DeVonta Smith
1
219Derrick White
1
220Derrick Jones Jr.
1
221Derrick Henry
1
222Deni Avdija
1
223De'Aaron Fox
1
224David Montgomery
1
225Davante Adams
1
226Daniel Gafford
1
227Dallas Cowboys
1
228CJ McCollum
1
229Chris Johnson
1
230Chris Boswell
1
231Carolina Panthers
1
232Caleb Williams
1
233Caleb Jones
1
234Bruno Fernando
1
235Bruce Brown
1
236Breece Hall
1
237Brandon Miller
1
238Ben Simmons
1
239Baker Mayfield
1
240Armand Membou
1
241Anthony Richardson
1
242Anthony Edwards
1
243Anthony Black
1
244Amarius Mims
1
245All-NBA Third Team
1
246All-NBA First Team
1
247Al Pacino
1

League Distribution

NBA
252 (57.8%)
NFL
172 (39.4%)
NCAAB
8 (1.8%)
CFB
3 (0.7%)
MLB
1 (0.2%)

Top Players

1Drake Maye
14
2Jayson Tatum
13
3Trae Young
12
4Tom Brady
11
5Bill Simmons
10
6Trevor Lawrence
8
7Michael Porter Jr.
7
8Joe House
7
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
7
10Anthony Davis
7
11Stephen Curry
6
12LeBron James
6
13Lamar Jackson
6
14Matthew Stafford
5
15Jaylen Brown
5
16Jalen Hurts
5
17Aaron Rodgers
5
18Patrick Mahomes
4
19Kirk Cousins
4
20Joel Embiid
4
21Joe Burrow
4
22Jimmy Butler III
4
23Draymond Green
4
24Cooper Flagg
4
25Alex Caruso
4
26Victor Wembanyama
3
27Sam Hauser
3
28Robert McDaniel
3
29Nikola Jokic
3
30Kevin Durant
3
31Keldon Johnson
3
32James Harden
3
33Harrison Barnes
3
34Dwyane Wade
3
35DK Metcalf
3
36Craig Horlbeck
3
37Cousin Sal
3
38Christian McCaffrey
3
39Brock Purdy
3
40Al Horford
3
41Will Hardy
2
42Will Campbell
2
43Vivek Ranadivé
2
44Travis Hunter
2
45Tanner McKee
2
46T.J. Watt
2
47Stefon Diggs
2
48Saquon Barkley
2
49Ryan Rollins
2
50Russell Wilson
2
51Nicolas Batum
2
52Mitchell Robinson
2
53Marc Gasol
2
54Malik Monk
2
55Luke Kornet
2
56Luguentz Dort
2
57Lauri Markkanen
2
58LaMelo Ball
2
59Kyrie Irving
2
60Kyle Kuzma
2
61Kenneth Gainwell
2
62Kawhi Leonard
2
63Karl-Anthony Towns
2
64Julius Randle
2
65Jrue Holiday
2
66Josh Johnson
2
67Josh Allen
2
68Jordan Goodwin
2
69John Collins
2
70Joe Mazzulla
2
71Jerry Rice
2
72Jalen Williams
2
73Ivica Zubac
2
74Fred VanVleet
2
75Devin Booker
2
76Darnell Washington
2
77Collin Gillespie
2
78Chris Ryan
2
79Chauncey Billups
2
80Brook Lopez
2
81Bo Nix
2
82Adam Thielen
2
83Zach Lowe
1
84Zach Edey
1
85Trey Murphy III
1
86Trey Lance
1
87Trent Williams
1
88Tee Higgins
1
89Steven Adams
1
90Steve Kerr
1
91Stephen A Smith
1
92Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
93Shaedon Sharpe
1
94Scoot Henderson
1
95Sam Darnold
1
96Russell Westbrook
1
97Rob Mahoney
1
98Rashee Rice
1
99Puka Nacua
1
100Peyton Manning
1
101Payton Pritchard
1
102Paul George
1
103Paolo Banchero
1
104Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
105O.J. Mayo
1
106Nickeil Alexander-Walker
1
107Miles Sanders
1
108Mike Brown
1
109Michael Penix Jr.
1
110Mark Williams
1
111Mark Cuban
1
112Marcus Smart
1
113Manu Ginobili
1
114Malik Heath
1
115Malik Beasley
1
116Mac Jones
1
117Luke Walton
1
118Luka Garza
1
119Leonard Floyd
1
120Lane Johnson
1
121LaDainian Tomlinson
1
122Kyler Murray
1
123Kyle Hamilton
1
124Klay Thompson
1
125Khris Middleton
1
126Kevon Looney
1
127Kevin Porter Jr.
1
128Kevin Garnett
1
129Kenneth Faried
1
130Justin Herbert
1
131Josh Giddey
1
132Jordan Poole
1
133Jordan Ott
1
134Joe Lacob
1
135Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
136Jameer Nelson
1
137Jamal Murray
1
138Jahmyr Gibbs
1
139Jacoby Brissett
1
140Ja Morant
1
141Geno Smith
1
142Fred Warner
1
143Dylan Harper
1
144Duncan Robinson
1
145Doug Christie
1
146Donte DiVincenzo
1
147Domantas Sabonis
1
148Dion Waiters
1
149Dillon Brooks
1
150DeVonta Smith
1
151Derrick White
1
152Derrick Jones Jr.
1
153Derrick Henry
1
154Deni Avdija
1
155De'Aaron Fox
1
156David Montgomery
1
157Davante Adams
1
158Daniel Gafford
1
159CJ McCollum
1
160Chris Johnson
1
161Chris Boswell
1
162Caleb Williams
1
163Caleb Jones
1
164Bruno Fernando
1
165Bruce Brown
1
166Breece Hall
1
167Brandon Miller
1
168Ben Simmons
1
169Baker Mayfield
1
170Armand Membou
1
171Anthony Richardson
1
172Anthony Edwards
1
173Anthony Black
1
174Amarius Mims
1
175Al Pacino
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
22
2Boston Celtics
18
3NBA Playoffs
16
4Gambling
14
5NFL
10
6Super Bowl
9
7New England Patriots
9
8NBA Draft
8
9Golden State Warriors
8
10Jayson Tatum
8
11Philadelphia 76ers
7
12Drake Maye
7
13Trae Young
6
14San Antonio Spurs
6
15Phoenix Suns
6

Kirk Goldsberry

1NBA
30
2San Antonio Spurs
11
3Oklahoma City Thunder
9
4Boston Celtics
9
5New York Knicks
7
6Trae Young
6
7NBA Draft
5
8Gambling
5
9Detroit Pistons
5
10NBA Playoffs
4
11Bill Simmons
4
12Jayson Tatum
4
13Michael Porter Jr.
3
14Los Angeles Clippers
3
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
3

Craig Horlbeck

1NBA Playoffs
8
2Drake Maye
7
3Trevor Lawrence
6
4NBA
6
5Tom Brady
4
6Pittsburgh Steelers
4
7New England Patriots
4
8Matthew Stafford
4
9Aaron Rodgers
4
10NFL
3
11NBA Draft
3
12Lamar Jackson
3
13Super Bowl
2
14Philadelphia Eagles
2
15Philadelphia 76ers
2

Chris Ryan

1NFL
6
2Philadelphia Eagles
5
3Tom Brady
3
4Super Bowl
3
5NBA Playoffs
3
6Jalen Hurts
3
7Tanner McKee
2
8Saquon Barkley
2
9Joe Burrow
2
10Washington Commanders
1
11Trey Lance
1
12Trevor Lawrence
1
13Seattle Seahawks
1
14Robert McDaniel
1
15Philadelphia 76ers
1
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