An NBA Scoring Boom, NFL Holiday Picks, 'Landman' Is on Fire, the Return of 'Stranger Things,' and the Future of TV With Kirk Goldsberry, Joe House, Chris Ryan, and Zoe Simmons

Nov 26, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
97.7 min (53.5%)
Kirk Goldsberry
26.9 min (14.7%)
Joe House
21.5 min (11.8%)
Chris Ryan
19.6 min (10.7%)
Zoe Simmons
17.0 min (9.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
66
2Joe House
23
3Gambling
23
4Philadelphia Eagles
19
5The Ringer
15
6NBA Playoffs
14
7Green Bay Packers
13
8Oklahoma City Thunder
12
9NFL
12
10New England Patriots
12
11Houston Rockets
11
12Phoenix Suns
9
13Golden State Warriors
9
14Detroit Pistons
9
15New York Knicks
8
16Joel Embiid
8
17Boston Celtics
8
18Bill Simmons
8
19Anthony Davis
8
20Toronto Raptors
7
21New York Giants
7
22NBA Draft
7
23Miami Heat
7
24LeBron James
7
25Detroit Lions
7
26Cousin Sal
7
27Zoe Simmons
6
28Orlando Magic
6
29New Orleans Pelicans
6
30NBA Finals
6
31Fred Warner
6
32Cleveland Browns
6
33Buffalo Bills
6
34Atlanta Hawks
6
35San Antonio Spurs
5
36Indianapolis Colts
5
37Cleveland Cavaliers
5
38Chris Paul
5
39Chicago Bulls
5
40Ben Simmons
5
41Bam Adebayo
5
42Sacramento Kings
4
43Pittsburgh Steelers
4
44Nikola Jokic
4
45Los Angeles Clippers
4
46Kobe Bryant
4
47Houston Texans
4
48Denver Nuggets
4
49Dallas Cowboys
4
50Cincinnati Bengals
4
51Chicago Bears
4
52Bill's Dad
4
53Baltimore Ravens
4
54Washington Wizards
3
55The Sports Gal
3
56The Rewatchables
3
57Tennessee Titans
3
58Super Bowl
3
59Steven Adams
3
60Stephen Curry
3
61Scottie Barnes
3
62Rick Carlisle
3
63Portland Trail Blazers
3
64Philadelphia 76ers
3
65Memphis Grizzlies
3
66Maurice Cheeks
3
67Luka Dončić
3
68Karl-Anthony Towns
3
69Jordan Love
3
70Jason Kidd
3
71Jahmyr Gibbs
3
72J.J. McCarthy
3
73Gary Payton II
3
74Fred VanVleet
3
75Erik Spoelstra
3
76Darko Rajakovic
3
77Dallas Mavericks
3
78Cooper Flagg
3
79Chris Ryan
3
80Arizona Cardinals
3
81All-NBA Second Team
3
82All-NBA First Team
3
83Jayson Tatum
3
84Tyrese Maxey
2
85Steve Nash
2
86Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
87Russell Westbrook
2
88Quentin Grimes
2
89Payton Pritchard
2
90New Orleans Saints
2
91Minnesota Timberwolves
2
92Mike D'Antoni
2
93Michael Jordan
2
94Mason Rudolph
2
95Markelle Fultz
2
96Magic Johnson
2
97Los Angeles Lakers
2
98Kirk Cousins
2
99Kemba Walker
2
100Kawhi Leonard
2
101Kansas City Chiefs
2
102John Stockton
2
103James Harden
2
104Indiana Pacers
2
105Henry Hill
2
106Hall of Fame
2
107Dylan Harper
2
108Draymond Green
2
109Doc Rivers
2
110DeVonta Smith
2
111Devin Booker
2
112Derrick White
2
113Daniel Gafford
2
114Damon Jones
2
115Charlotte Hornets
2
116Carolina Panthers
2
117Brock Purdy
2
118Ben Sheppard
2
119All-Star
2
120Zaza Pachulia
1
121Walt Lemon Jr.
1
122Vince Carter
1
123Van Lathan
1
124Utah Jazz
1
125UFC
1
126Tua Tagovailoa
1
127Tony Parker
1
128Tobias Harris
1
129Tim Duncan
1
130The Town (film)
1
131Terry McLaurin
1
132Tee Higgins
1
133Tayshaun Prince
1
134Taybor Pepper
1
135Stephon Gilmore
1
136Shedeur Sanders
1
137Shea Serrano
1
138Seattle Seahawks
1
139Saquon Barkley
1
140San Francisco 49ers
1
141Rocky (film)
1
142Rob Mahoney
1
143Ray-Ray McCloud
1
144Ray Allen
1
145Raiqwon O'Neal
1
146Pittsburgh Pirates
1
147Paul Pierce
1
148Pau Gasol
1
149Patrick Dumont
1
150O.J. Mayo
1
151Noah Brown
1
152Nickeil Alexander-Walker
1
153New York Jets
1
154Most Valuable Player
1
155Moses Moody
1
156Montrezl Harrell
1
157Milwaukee Bucks
1
158Miles McBride
1
159Miami Dolphins
1
160Max Christie
1
161Marvin Williams
1
162Mark Williams
1
163Mark Price
1
164Mark Jackson
1
165Mark Cuban
1
166Marcus Williams
1
167Marcus Mariota
1
168Malik Beasley
1
169Leonardo DiCaprio
1
170Larry Bird
1
171Lane Johnson
1
172Kyrie Irving
1
173Kyle Kuzma
1
174Kristaps Porziņģis
1
175Klay Thompson
1
176Kevin Garnett
1
177Kevin Durant
1
178Kenneth Gainwell
1
179Jrue Holiday
1
180Jonathan Taylor
1
181Jonathan Kuminga
1
182Joe Mazzulla
1
183Joe Burrow
1
184Jimmer Fredette
1
185Jim Moran
1
186Jaylin Williams
1
187Jaylen Warren
1
188Jaylen Johnson
1
189Jarren Duran
1
190Jared Goff
1
191Jalen Suggs
1
192Jalen Brunson
1
193Ja Morant
1
194Isaiah Thomas
1
195Ime Udoka
1
196Gregg Popovich
1
197Grayson Allen
1
198Goran Dragic
1
199Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
200Geno Smith
1
201Finals MVP
1
202Dyson Daniels
1
203Dwyane Wade
1
204Dwight Howard
1
205Duncan Robinson
1
206Dominick Barlow
1
207Domantas Sabonis
1
208Dirk Nowitzki
1
209Dillon Brooks
1
210Desmond Bane
1
211Derrick Williams
1
212Derrick Harmon
1
213DeMar DeRozan
1
214Deandre Ayton
1
215Davis Mills
1
216David Lee
1
217Darius Garland
1
218Daniel Jones
1
219Chris Finch
1
220Chet Holmgren
1
221Chauncey Billups
1
222Cade Cunningham
1
223Bryce Young
1
224Brooklyn Nets
1
225Boxing
1
226Bobby Brown
1
227Ben Sullivan
1
228Babe Ruth
1
229Atlanta Falcons
1
230Andrew Bynum
1
231Andrew Bogut
1
232Amen Thompson
1
233Amanda Dobbins
1
234Alperen Sengun
1
235Al Horford
1
236Aaron Rodgers
1
237Aaron Gordon
1

League Distribution

NBA
237 (66.2%)
NFL
110 (30.7%)
NCAAB
5 (1.4%)
MLB
3 (0.8%)
UFC
1 (0.3%)
CFB
1 (0.3%)
Boxing
1 (0.3%)

Top Players

1Joe House
23
2Joel Embiid
8
3Bill Simmons
8
4Anthony Davis
8
5LeBron James
7
6Cousin Sal
7
7Zoe Simmons
6
8Fred Warner
6
9Chris Paul
5
10Ben Simmons
5
11Bam Adebayo
5
12Nikola Jokic
4
13Kobe Bryant
4
14Bill's Dad
4
15The Sports Gal
3
16Steven Adams
3
17Stephen Curry
3
18Scottie Barnes
3
19Rick Carlisle
3
20Maurice Cheeks
3
21Luka Dončić
3
22Karl-Anthony Towns
3
23Jordan Love
3
24Jason Kidd
3
25Jahmyr Gibbs
3
26J.J. McCarthy
3
27Gary Payton II
3
28Fred VanVleet
3
29Erik Spoelstra
3
30Darko Rajakovic
3
31Cooper Flagg
3
32Chris Ryan
3
33Jayson Tatum
3
34Tyrese Maxey
2
35Steve Nash
2
36Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
37Russell Westbrook
2
38Quentin Grimes
2
39Payton Pritchard
2
40Mike D'Antoni
2
41Michael Jordan
2
42Mason Rudolph
2
43Markelle Fultz
2
44Magic Johnson
2
45Kirk Cousins
2
46Kemba Walker
2
47Kawhi Leonard
2
48John Stockton
2
49James Harden
2
50Henry Hill
2
51Dylan Harper
2
52Draymond Green
2
53Doc Rivers
2
54DeVonta Smith
2
55Devin Booker
2
56Derrick White
2
57Daniel Gafford
2
58Damon Jones
2
59Brock Purdy
2
60Ben Sheppard
2
61Zaza Pachulia
1
62Walt Lemon Jr.
1
63Vince Carter
1
64Van Lathan
1
65Tua Tagovailoa
1
66Tony Parker
1
67Tobias Harris
1
68Tim Duncan
1
69Terry McLaurin
1
70Tee Higgins
1
71Tayshaun Prince
1
72Taybor Pepper
1
73Stephon Gilmore
1
74Shedeur Sanders
1
75Shea Serrano
1
76Saquon Barkley
1
77Rob Mahoney
1
78Ray-Ray McCloud
1
79Ray Allen
1
80Raiqwon O'Neal
1
81Paul Pierce
1
82Pau Gasol
1
83Patrick Dumont
1
84O.J. Mayo
1
85Noah Brown
1
86Nickeil Alexander-Walker
1
87Moses Moody
1
88Montrezl Harrell
1
89Miles McBride
1
90Max Christie
1
91Marvin Williams
1
92Mark Williams
1
93Mark Price
1
94Mark Jackson
1
95Mark Cuban
1
96Marcus Williams
1
97Marcus Mariota
1
98Malik Beasley
1
99Leonardo DiCaprio
1
100Larry Bird
1
101Lane Johnson
1
102Kyrie Irving
1
103Kyle Kuzma
1
104Kristaps Porziņģis
1
105Klay Thompson
1
106Kevin Garnett
1
107Kevin Durant
1
108Kenneth Gainwell
1
109Jrue Holiday
1
110Jonathan Taylor
1
111Jonathan Kuminga
1
112Joe Mazzulla
1
113Joe Burrow
1
114Jimmer Fredette
1
115Jim Moran
1
116Jaylin Williams
1
117Jaylen Warren
1
118Jaylen Johnson
1
119Jarren Duran
1
120Jared Goff
1
121Jalen Suggs
1
122Jalen Brunson
1
123Ja Morant
1
124Isaiah Thomas
1
125Ime Udoka
1
126Gregg Popovich
1
127Grayson Allen
1
128Goran Dragic
1
129Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
130Geno Smith
1
131Dyson Daniels
1
132Dwyane Wade
1
133Dwight Howard
1
134Duncan Robinson
1
135Dominick Barlow
1
136Domantas Sabonis
1
137Dirk Nowitzki
1
138Dillon Brooks
1
139Desmond Bane
1
140Derrick Williams
1
141Derrick Harmon
1
142DeMar DeRozan
1
143Deandre Ayton
1
144Davis Mills
1
145David Lee
1
146Darius Garland
1
147Daniel Jones
1
148Chris Finch
1
149Chet Holmgren
1
150Chauncey Billups
1
151Cade Cunningham
1
152Bryce Young
1
153Bobby Brown
1
154Ben Sullivan
1
155Babe Ruth
1
156Andrew Bynum
1
157Andrew Bogut
1
158Amen Thompson
1
159Amanda Dobbins
1
160Alperen Sengun
1
161Al Horford
1
162Aaron Rodgers
1
163Aaron Gordon
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
33
2Joe House
15
3The Ringer
13
4Philadelphia Eagles
13
5Gambling
12
6New England Patriots
10
7Oklahoma City Thunder
9
8NFL
9
9Green Bay Packers
9
10NBA Playoffs
8
11Zoe Simmons
6
12Orlando Magic
6
13Houston Rockets
6
14Cousin Sal
6
15Boston Celtics
6

Kirk Goldsberry

1NBA
23
2San Antonio Spurs
5
3Phoenix Suns
4
4Miami Heat
4
5Houston Rockets
4
6Golden State Warriors
4
7Gambling
4
8Bill Simmons
4
9Rick Carlisle
3
10Oklahoma City Thunder
3
11NBA Playoffs
3
12Luka Dončić
3
13Erik Spoelstra
3
14Bam Adebayo
3
15The Ringer
2

Joe House

1Green Bay Packers
4
2Toronto Raptors
3
3NFL
3
4Jordan Love
3
5Joe House
3
6Indianapolis Colts
3
7Tennessee Titans
2
8Pittsburgh Steelers
2
9Philadelphia Eagles
2
10New York Giants
2
11NBA Playoffs
2
12NBA
2
13Kobe Bryant
2
14Jahmyr Gibbs
2
15Gambling
2

Zoe Simmons

1Stephon Gilmore
1
2Payton Pritchard
1
3NBA
1
4LeBron James
1
5Kevin Garnett
1
6Gambling
1
7Boston Celtics
1
8Bill's Dad
1
9All-Star
1
10Jayson Tatum
1

Chris Ryan

1NBA
7
2Philadelphia Eagles
4
3Gambling
4
4Joe House
3
5Fred Warner
3
6Super Bowl
2
7Philadelphia 76ers
2
8New York Knicks
2
9New Orleans Pelicans
2
10NBA Draft
2
11Joel Embiid
2
12Detroit Pistons
2
13Tyrese Maxey
1
14The Sports Gal
1
15Saquon Barkley
1
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