A Hawks Power Play, Plus a Round 1 Playoff Mega-Preview With Joe House and Billy Gil

Jan 10, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
75.1 min (55.4%)
Billy Gil
37.3 min (27.6%)
Joe House
23.1 min (17%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
54
2Los Angeles Rams
27
3New England Patriots
26
4Philadelphia Eagles
24
5NFL
24
6Carolina Panthers
21
7Joe House
20
8Jacksonville Jaguars
20
9Super Bowl
19
10The Ringer
17
11Gambling
17
12Trevor Lawrence
16
13NBA
15
14Green Bay Packers
15
15Pittsburgh Steelers
14
16Buffalo Bills
14
17San Francisco 49ers
13
18Houston Rockets
12
19Chicago Bears
12
20Los Angeles Chargers
11
21Trae Young
9
22Miami Dolphins
9
23Matthew Stafford
9
24Atlanta Hawks
9
25Tom Brady
8
26Drake Maye
8
27Denver Broncos
8
28Bryce Young
8
29Seattle Seahawks
7
30New York Giants
7
31Aaron Rodgers
7
32Josh Allen
6
33Most Valuable Player
5
34Bill Simmons
5
35Patrick Mahomes
4
36NFL Playoffs
4
37New Orleans Pelicans
4
38NBA Draft
4
39Kansas City Chiefs
4
40Justin Herbert
4
41Golden State Warriors
4
42Dallas Mavericks
4
43Baltimore Ravens
4
44Tennessee Titans
3
45Stephen Curry
3
46Mike McDaniel
3
47Miami Heat
3
48LeBron James
3
49Lamar Jackson
3
50Joe Burrow
3
51Indianapolis Colts
3
52Houston Texans
3
53Daniel Gafford
3
54College Football
3
55Bam Adebayo
3
56Tua Tagovailoa
2
57The Sports Gal
2
58Sam Darnold
2
59Sacramento Kings
2
60Rico Dowdle
2
61Rhamondre Stevenson
2
62Puka Nacua
2
63Norman Powell
2
64New York Knicks
2
65New Orleans Saints
2
66Milwaukee Bucks
2
67Magic Johnson
2
68Kyrie Irving
2
69Justin Fields
2
70Joshua Dobbs
2
71Jayden Daniels
2
72Javion Cohen
2
73Jared Goff
2
74James Cook
2
75Hall of Fame
2
76Fred Warner
2
77DK Metcalf
2
78Dirk Nowitzki
2
79Daniel Jones
2
80Cousin Sal
2
81CJ McCollum
2
82C.J. Stroud
2
83Atlanta Falcons
2
84Woody Marks
1
85Will Campbell
1
86Washington Wizards
1
87Victor Wembanyama
1
88Tyreek Hill
1
89Tyler Huntley
1
90Trent Williams
1
91Toronto Raptors
1
92The Rewatchables
1
93T.J. Watt
1
94Steve Kerr
1
95Sean McDermott
1
96Ricky Pearsall
1
97Raheem Mostert
1
98Quinn Ewers
1
99Phoenix Suns
1
100Peyton Manning
1
101Paul Pierce
1
102Patrick Ewing
1
103Oronde Gadsden II
1
104Nikola Jokic
1
105Nick Chubb
1
106NBA Finals
1
107Minkah Fitzpatrick
1
108Milton Williams
1
109Micah Parsons
1
110Marshon Lattimore
1
111Mallory Rubin
1
112Malik Nabers
1
113Mac Jones
1
114Los Angeles Clippers
1
115Las Vegas Raiders
1
116Kyren Williams
1
117Khalil Mack
1
118Keon Coleman
1
119Karl Malone
1
120Jrue Holiday
1
121Josh Palmer
1
122Josh Johnson
1
123Jonathan Kuminga
1
124Joey Bosa
1
125Joel Embiid
1
126Joe Flacco
1
127Jim Harbaugh
1
128Jaylen Johnson
1
129Jaylen Brown
1
130Jalen Hurts
1
131Ja Morant
1
132Hunter Henry
1
133Hendon Hooker
1
134Harrison Ford
1
135Greedy Vance
1
136Gordon Hayward
1
137George Pickens
1
138Fred VanVleet
1
139Dwyane Wade
1
140Draymond Green
1
141Dom Jones
1
142DJ Moore
1
143Diamond Stone
1
144Detroit Pistons
1
145Detroit Lions
1
146Derwin James
1
147Derrick White
1
148Derrick Henry
1
149Davis Mills
1
150Davante Adams
1
151Courtland Sutton
1
152Corey Kispert
1
153Collin Gillespie
1
154Cleveland Cavaliers
1
155Cincinnati Bengals
1
156Christian McCaffrey
1
157Chris Ryan
1
158Case Keenum
1
159Carson Wentz
1
160Caleb Williams
1
161Brock Purdy
1
162Brent Urban
1
163Brandon Staley
1
164Bradley Beal
1
165Boston Celtics
1
166Bo Nix
1
167Blake Corum
1
168Bill's Dad
1
169Bill Belichick
1
170Arizona Cardinals
1
171Anthony Davis
1
172Andy Reid
1
173Andy Dalton
1
174All-Star
1

Segments

2:54The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House to react to the Hawks trading Trae Young to the Wizards
23:18. Then, Billy Gil joins to break down the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs before making their Ringer 107 picks for the weekNFL

League Distribution

NFL
187 (58.8%)
NBA
126 (39.6%)
CFB
5 (1.6%)

Top Players

1Joe House
20
2Trevor Lawrence
16
3Trae Young
9
4Matthew Stafford
9
5Tom Brady
8
6Drake Maye
8
7Bryce Young
8
8Aaron Rodgers
7
9Josh Allen
6
10Bill Simmons
5
11Patrick Mahomes
4
12Justin Herbert
4
13Stephen Curry
3
14Mike McDaniel
3
15LeBron James
3
16Lamar Jackson
3
17Joe Burrow
3
18Daniel Gafford
3
19Bam Adebayo
3
20Tua Tagovailoa
2
21The Sports Gal
2
22Sam Darnold
2
23Rico Dowdle
2
24Rhamondre Stevenson
2
25Puka Nacua
2
26Norman Powell
2
27Magic Johnson
2
28Kyrie Irving
2
29Justin Fields
2
30Joshua Dobbs
2
31Jayden Daniels
2
32Javion Cohen
2
33Jared Goff
2
34James Cook
2
35Fred Warner
2
36DK Metcalf
2
37Dirk Nowitzki
2
38Daniel Jones
2
39Cousin Sal
2
40CJ McCollum
2
41C.J. Stroud
2
42Woody Marks
1
43Will Campbell
1
44Victor Wembanyama
1
45Tyreek Hill
1
46Tyler Huntley
1
47Trent Williams
1
48T.J. Watt
1
49Steve Kerr
1
50Sean McDermott
1
51Ricky Pearsall
1
52Raheem Mostert
1
53Quinn Ewers
1
54Peyton Manning
1
55Paul Pierce
1
56Patrick Ewing
1
57Oronde Gadsden II
1
58Nikola Jokic
1
59Nick Chubb
1
60Minkah Fitzpatrick
1
61Milton Williams
1
62Micah Parsons
1
63Marshon Lattimore
1
64Mallory Rubin
1
65Malik Nabers
1
66Mac Jones
1
67Kyren Williams
1
68Khalil Mack
1
69Keon Coleman
1
70Karl Malone
1
71Jrue Holiday
1
72Josh Palmer
1
73Josh Johnson
1
74Jonathan Kuminga
1
75Joey Bosa
1
76Joel Embiid
1
77Joe Flacco
1
78Jim Harbaugh
1
79Jaylen Johnson
1
80Jaylen Brown
1
81Jalen Hurts
1
82Ja Morant
1
83Hunter Henry
1
84Hendon Hooker
1
85Harrison Ford
1
86Greedy Vance
1
87Gordon Hayward
1
88George Pickens
1
89Fred VanVleet
1
90Dwyane Wade
1
91Draymond Green
1
92Dom Jones
1
93DJ Moore
1
94Diamond Stone
1
95Derwin James
1
96Derrick White
1
97Derrick Henry
1
98Davis Mills
1
99Davante Adams
1
100Courtland Sutton
1
101Corey Kispert
1
102Collin Gillespie
1
103Christian McCaffrey
1
104Chris Ryan
1
105Case Keenum
1
106Carson Wentz
1
107Caleb Williams
1
108Brock Purdy
1
109Brent Urban
1
110Brandon Staley
1
111Bradley Beal
1
112Bo Nix
1
113Blake Corum
1
114Bill's Dad
1
115Bill Belichick
1
116Anthony Davis
1
117Andy Reid
1
118Andy Dalton
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
31
2New England Patriots
18
3Joe House
18
4Los Angeles Rams
15
5Jacksonville Jaguars
15
6The Ringer
14
7Philadelphia Eagles
14
8Houston Rockets
12
9Carolina Panthers
12
10Pittsburgh Steelers
11
11Buffalo Bills
10
12NFL
9
13Green Bay Packers
9
14Chicago Bears
9
15Super Bowl
8

Joe House

1NFL
8
2Los Angeles Rams
6
3Gambling
6
4Atlanta Hawks
6
5Trae Young
5
6Philadelphia Eagles
5
7NBA Playoffs
5
8Trevor Lawrence
3
9Super Bowl
3
10New England Patriots
3
11NBA
3
12Kansas City Chiefs
3
13Jacksonville Jaguars
3
14Dallas Mavericks
3
15Carolina Panthers
3

Billy Gil

1NBA Playoffs
18
2Trevor Lawrence
9
3Super Bowl
8
4NFL
7
5San Francisco 49ers
6
6NBA
6
7Los Angeles Rams
6
8Carolina Panthers
6
9Philadelphia Eagles
5
10New England Patriots
5
11Matthew Stafford
5
12Drake Maye
5
13Tom Brady
4
14Green Bay Packers
4
15Most Valuable Player
3
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