A Loaded NBA Draft Debate, Wemby’s Finals Shadow, and Fun MLB Story Lines With Tate Frazier, J. Kyle Mann, and Billy Gil

Feb 25, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
59.1 min (42.8%)
Billy Gil
42.6 min (30.9%)
Tate Frazier
18.3 min (13.3%)
J. Kyle Mann
18.0 min (13%)

Top Entities

1NBA
34
2MLB
33
3Gambling
15
4NBA Draft
14
5Los Angeles Dodgers
12
6NFL
10
7Detroit Pistons
10
8Jae'Sean Tate
9
9Victor Wembanyama
8
10San Antonio Spurs
8
11Bill Simmons
7
12World Series
6
13The Ringer
6
14New York Yankees
6
15San Diego Padres
5
16March Madness
5
17Indiana Pacers
5
18Anthony Edwards
5
19Utah Jazz
4
20Toronto Blue Jays
4
21Rob Mahoney
4
22Philadelphia Phillies
4
23Oklahoma City Thunder
4
24Most Valuable Player
4
25Los Angeles Clippers
4
26Joe House
4
27Boston Red Sox
4
28Van Lathan
3
29Oakland Athletics
3
30New York Mets
3
31New York Knicks
3
32Joel Embiid
3
33Jaylen Brown
3
34Jarren Duran
3
35Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
36Golden State Warriors
3
37College Basketball
3
38Charlotte Hornets
3
39Bill Self
3
40Jayson Tatum
3
41Tyrese Haliburton
2
42Timothy McKay
2
43The Sports Gal
2
44Shohei Ohtani
2
45Russell Westbrook
2
46Philadelphia 76ers
2
47Paul Pierce
2
48New York Giants
2
49New Orleans Pelicans
2
50NBA Playoffs
2
51Miami Marlins
2
52Markelle Fultz
2
53Las Vegas Raiders
2
54Larry Bird
2
55Kyrie Irving
2
56Kirk Cousins
2
57Kevin Love
2
58Kevin Garnett
2
59Kevin Durant
2
60Kawhi Leonard
2
61John Wall
2
62Houston Astros
2
63Derrick Rose
2
64Connor Griffin
2
65Colorado Rockies
2
66Chris Ryan
2
67Cade Cunningham
2
68Bryce Harper
2
69Brooklyn Nets
2
70Brad Stevens
2
71Bill's Dad
2
72Baltimore Orioles
2
73Anthony Davis
2
74Zach Lowe
1
75Vince Carter
1
76Tyler Ulis
1
77Tom Brady
1
78Tobias Harris
1
79The Rewatchables
1
80Tampa Bay Rays
1
81Super Bowl
1
82Stephen Curry
1
83Shea Serrano
1
84Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
85Sean Fennessey
1
86San Francisco 49ers
1
87Sam Hauser
1
88Ryan Reynolds
1
89Rico Dowdle
1
90Rashee Rice
1
91Rajon Rondo
1
92Pittsburgh Pirates
1
93Phoenix Suns
1
94Peyton Manning
1
95Paul Millsap
1
96Patrick Mahomes
1
97Pascal Siakam
1
98Paolo Banchero
1
99Nick Saban
1
100NBA Free Agency
1
101NBA Finals
1
102Moussa Diabate
1
103Mookie Betts
1
104Milwaukee Brewers
1
105Mike Trout
1
106Mikal Bridges
1
107Michael Mayer
1
108Miami Heat
1
109Melvin Smith Jr.
1
110Los Angeles Lakers
1
111Los Angeles Chargers
1
112Lonzo Ball
1
113LeBron James
1
114Lauri Markkanen
1
115Kobe Bryant
1
116Kevon Looney
1
117Kevin Johnson
1
118Keni-H Lovely
1
119Keaton Mitchell
1
120Kansas City Royals
1
121Kansas City Chiefs
1
122Jrue Holiday
1
123JJ Redick
1
124Jaylin Williams
1
125Jarrett Kingston
1
126James Wiseman
1
127Jamal Murray
1
128Jalen Williams
1
129Jalen Hurts
1
130Isaiah Stewart
1
131Francisco Mauigoa
1
132Elly De La Cruz
1
133Dwight Howard
1
134Donovan Mitchell
1
135DK Metcalf
1
136Dirk Nowitzki
1
137Deshaun Watson
1
138Derrick Williams
1
139Derrick White
1
140David West
1
141Dan Hurley
1
142Cooper Flagg
1
143Cleveland Browns
1
144Chicago Cubs
1
145Chet Holmgren
1
146Carolina Panthers
1
147Carlton Fisk
1
148Buffalo Bills
1
149Brandon Ingram
1
150Boston Celtics
1
151Ben Simmons
1
152Atlanta Hawks
1
153Arizona Diamondbacks
1
154Andrew Wiggins
1
155All-Star
1
156Al Horford
1
157Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NBA
105 (47.9%)
MLB
69 (31.5%)
NFL
31 (14.2%)
NCAAB
13 (5.9%)
CFB
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Jae'Sean Tate
9
2Victor Wembanyama
8
3Bill Simmons
7
4Anthony Edwards
5
5Rob Mahoney
4
6Joe House
4
7Van Lathan
3
8Joel Embiid
3
9Jaylen Brown
3
10Jarren Duran
3
11Jaren Jackson Jr.
3
12Bill Self
3
13Jayson Tatum
3
14Tyrese Haliburton
2
15Timothy McKay
2
16The Sports Gal
2
17Shohei Ohtani
2
18Russell Westbrook
2
19Paul Pierce
2
20Markelle Fultz
2
21Larry Bird
2
22Kyrie Irving
2
23Kirk Cousins
2
24Kevin Love
2
25Kevin Garnett
2
26Kevin Durant
2
27Kawhi Leonard
2
28John Wall
2
29Derrick Rose
2
30Connor Griffin
2
31Chris Ryan
2
32Cade Cunningham
2
33Bryce Harper
2
34Brad Stevens
2
35Bill's Dad
2
36Anthony Davis
2
37Zach Lowe
1
38Vince Carter
1
39Tyler Ulis
1
40Tom Brady
1
41Tobias Harris
1
42Stephen Curry
1
43Shea Serrano
1
44Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
45Sean Fennessey
1
46Sam Hauser
1
47Ryan Reynolds
1
48Rico Dowdle
1
49Rashee Rice
1
50Rajon Rondo
1
51Peyton Manning
1
52Paul Millsap
1
53Patrick Mahomes
1
54Pascal Siakam
1
55Paolo Banchero
1
56Nick Saban
1
57Moussa Diabate
1
58Mookie Betts
1
59Mike Trout
1
60Mikal Bridges
1
61Michael Mayer
1
62Melvin Smith Jr.
1
63Lonzo Ball
1
64LeBron James
1
65Lauri Markkanen
1
66Kobe Bryant
1
67Kevon Looney
1
68Kevin Johnson
1
69Keni-H Lovely
1
70Keaton Mitchell
1
71Jrue Holiday
1
72JJ Redick
1
73Jaylin Williams
1
74Jarrett Kingston
1
75James Wiseman
1
76Jamal Murray
1
77Jalen Williams
1
78Jalen Hurts
1
79Isaiah Stewart
1
80Francisco Mauigoa
1
81Elly De La Cruz
1
82Dwight Howard
1
83Donovan Mitchell
1
84DK Metcalf
1
85Dirk Nowitzki
1
86Deshaun Watson
1
87Derrick Williams
1
88Derrick White
1
89David West
1
90Dan Hurley
1
91Cooper Flagg
1
92Chet Holmgren
1
93Carlton Fisk
1
94Brandon Ingram
1
95Ben Simmons
1
96Andrew Wiggins
1
97Al Horford
1
98Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
18
2NBA Draft
12
3Gambling
12
4MLB
11
5The Ringer
5
6San Antonio Spurs
5
7NFL
5
8Detroit Pistons
5
9Victor Wembanyama
4
10Joe House
4
11Jae'Sean Tate
4
12Boston Red Sox
4
13Utah Jazz
3
14Oklahoma City Thunder
3
15March Madness
3

Tate Frazier

1NBA
7
2Victor Wembanyama
3
3Most Valuable Player
2
4John Wall
2
5Joel Embiid
2
6Gambling
2
7Detroit Pistons
2
8Charlotte Hornets
2
9Brad Stevens
2
10Bill Simmons
2
11Bill Self
2
12Utah Jazz
1
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
14San Antonio Spurs
1
15Russell Westbrook
1

J. Kyle Mann

1NBA
6
2Jae'Sean Tate
5
3Detroit Pistons
3
4San Antonio Spurs
2
5Los Angeles Clippers
2
6Indiana Pacers
2
7Anthony Edwards
2
8Victor Wembanyama
1
9Tyler Ulis
1
10Shea Serrano
1
11Russell Westbrook
1
12Paul Pierce
1
13Oklahoma City Thunder
1
14NFL
1
15New Orleans Pelicans
1

Billy Gil

1MLB
22
2Los Angeles Dodgers
9
3New York Yankees
5
4World Series
4
5Toronto Blue Jays
4
6Rob Mahoney
4
7NFL
4
8San Diego Padres
3
9Philadelphia Phillies
3
10NBA
3
11The Sports Gal
2
12Shohei Ohtani
2
13Oakland Athletics
2
14New York Mets
2
15NBA Draft
2
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