NBA Draft Reactions and Lots of Pelicans Jokes With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann

Jun 26, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
51.9 min (60.2%)
J. Kyle Mann
17.2 min (20%)
Joe House
17.2 min (19.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA Draft
28
2NBA
20
3New Orleans Pelicans
13
4Joe House
12
5Gambling
10
6Brooklyn Nets
10
7San Antonio Spurs
9
8Ace Bailey
9
9Utah Jazz
8
10Phoenix Suns
8
11Washington Wizards
7
12Sacramento Kings
6
13Memphis Grizzlies
6
14Oklahoma City Thunder
5
15Charlotte Hornets
5
16Boston Celtics
5
17Atlanta Hawks
5
18NFL
4
19New York Knicks
4
20Jordan Poole
4
21Chicago Bulls
4
22Bradley Beal
4
23Bill Simmons
4
24Anthony Davis
4
25Zion Williamson
3
26Ryen Russillo
3
27Ron Harper Jr.
3
28Mark Williams
3
29Marcus Smart
3
30Los Angeles Clippers
3
31Kyrie Irving
3
32Kevin Garnett
3
33Joel Embiid
3
34Dyson Daniels
3
35De'Aaron Fox
3
36Chris Paul
3
37Bryce Harper
3
38Will Hardy
2
39Toronto Raptors
2
40The Ringer
2
41Ray Allen
2
42Portland Trail Blazers
2
43NBA Free Agency
2
44March Madness
2
45Kevin Durant
2
46Josh Giddey
2
47Jordan Walsh
2
48Houston Rockets
2
49D'Angelo Russell
2
50Cooper Kupp
2
51Cooper Flagg
2
52Collin Sexton
2
53Chris Livingston
2
54Zach LaVine
1
55Wosny Lambre
1
56Van Lathan
1
57Tyrese Maxey
1
58Tyrese Haliburton
1
59Tyler Herro
1
60Trey Murphy III
1
61Trae Young
1
62Tony Parker
1
63The Rewatchables
1
64Terry McLaurin
1
65Stephen Curry
1
66Stefon Diggs
1
67Rookie of the Year
1
68Quentin Lake
1
69Quentin Grimes
1
70Philadelphia 76ers
1
71Paul George
1
72Patrick Mahomes
1
73Orlando Magic
1
74Nick Richards
1
75NBA Playoffs
1
76NBA Finals
1
77Most Valuable Player
1
78MLB
1
79Michael Beasley
1
80Max Christie
1
81Mat Ishbia
1
82Martin Scorsese
1
83Marcus Williams
1
84Malika Andrews
1
85Malcolm Brogdon
1
86Magic Johnson
1
87Luke Kornet
1
88Luka Dončić
1
89Los Angeles Rams
1
90Los Angeles Lakers
1
91Leonardo DiCaprio
1
92LeBron James
1
93Lauri Markkanen
1
94Las Vegas Raiders
1
95Killian Hayes
1
96Kendrick Perkins
1
97Jrue Holiday
1
98Jordan Clarkson
1
99Jerry Reinsdorf
1
100Jaylen Wells
1
101Jaylen Johnson
1
102Jaylen Brown
1
103Jalen Johnson
1
104Jalen Green
1
105Jake Hansen
1
106Jaden Ivey
1
107Isaiah Hartenstein
1
108Indiana Pacers
1
109Golden State Warriors
1
110Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
111Fred Warner
1
112Eric Bledsoe
1
113Dylan Harper
1
114Duncan Robinson
1
115Domantas Sabonis
1
116DJ Reader
1
117Dillon Brooks
1
118Devin Booker
1
119Derrick Rose
1
120DeMarcus Cousins
1
121DeMar DeRozan
1
122Dejounte Murray
1
123Cousin Sal
1
124CJ McCollum
1
125Chris Ryan
1
126Caron Butler
1
127Carolina Hurricanes
1
128Boogie Nights (film)
1
129Bill Duffy
1
130Avery Bradley
1
131Anfernee Simons
1
132Al Horford
1

League Distribution

NBA
139 (78.5%)
NFL
19 (10.7%)
NCAAB
14 (7.9%)
MLB
4 (2.3%)
NHL
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1Joe House
12
2Ace Bailey
9
3Jordan Poole
4
4Bradley Beal
4
5Bill Simmons
4
6Anthony Davis
4
7Zion Williamson
3
8Ryen Russillo
3
9Ron Harper Jr.
3
10Mark Williams
3
11Marcus Smart
3
12Kyrie Irving
3
13Kevin Garnett
3
14Joel Embiid
3
15Dyson Daniels
3
16De'Aaron Fox
3
17Chris Paul
3
18Bryce Harper
3
19Will Hardy
2
20Ray Allen
2
21Kevin Durant
2
22Josh Giddey
2
23Jordan Walsh
2
24D'Angelo Russell
2
25Cooper Kupp
2
26Cooper Flagg
2
27Collin Sexton
2
28Chris Livingston
2
29Zach LaVine
1
30Wosny Lambre
1
31Van Lathan
1
32Tyrese Maxey
1
33Tyrese Haliburton
1
34Tyler Herro
1
35Trey Murphy III
1
36Trae Young
1
37Tony Parker
1
38Terry McLaurin
1
39Stephen Curry
1
40Stefon Diggs
1
41Quentin Lake
1
42Quentin Grimes
1
43Paul George
1
44Patrick Mahomes
1
45Nick Richards
1
46Michael Beasley
1
47Max Christie
1
48Mat Ishbia
1
49Martin Scorsese
1
50Marcus Williams
1
51Malika Andrews
1
52Malcolm Brogdon
1
53Magic Johnson
1
54Luke Kornet
1
55Luka Dončić
1
56Leonardo DiCaprio
1
57LeBron James
1
58Lauri Markkanen
1
59Killian Hayes
1
60Kendrick Perkins
1
61Jrue Holiday
1
62Jordan Clarkson
1
63Jerry Reinsdorf
1
64Jaylen Wells
1
65Jaylen Johnson
1
66Jaylen Brown
1
67Jalen Johnson
1
68Jalen Green
1
69Jake Hansen
1
70Jaden Ivey
1
71Isaiah Hartenstein
1
72Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
73Fred Warner
1
74Eric Bledsoe
1
75Dylan Harper
1
76Duncan Robinson
1
77Domantas Sabonis
1
78DJ Reader
1
79Dillon Brooks
1
80Devin Booker
1
81Derrick Rose
1
82DeMarcus Cousins
1
83DeMar DeRozan
1
84Dejounte Murray
1
85Cousin Sal
1
86CJ McCollum
1
87Chris Ryan
1
88Caron Butler
1
89Bill Duffy
1
90Avery Bradley
1
91Anfernee Simons
1
92Al Horford
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Draft
22
2NBA
15
3New Orleans Pelicans
11
4Joe House
10
5Brooklyn Nets
9
6Gambling
8
7San Antonio Spurs
7
8Memphis Grizzlies
6
9Ace Bailey
6
10Sacramento Kings
5
11Phoenix Suns
5
12Boston Celtics
5
13Atlanta Hawks
5
14Washington Wizards
4
15NFL
4

J. Kyle Mann

1NBA Draft
2
2Joe House
2
3Will Hardy
1
4Washington Wizards
1
5Utah Jazz
1
6Stephen Curry
1
7Sacramento Kings
1
8Orlando Magic
1
9New York Knicks
1
10March Madness
1
11Magic Johnson
1
12Los Angeles Clippers
1
13Killian Hayes
1
14Jordan Walsh
1
15Jordan Poole
1

Joe House

1NBA
5
2Utah Jazz
4
3NBA Draft
4
4Phoenix Suns
3
5Kevin Garnett
3
6Ace Bailey
3
7Washington Wizards
2
8San Antonio Spurs
2
9Ray Allen
2
10Oklahoma City Thunder
2
11New Orleans Pelicans
2
12Josh Giddey
2
13Gambling
2
14Charlotte Hornets
2
15Bradley Beal
2
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