NFL Preseason Hype Buy or Sell. Plus, Spike Lee on Basketball and Movies | With Danny Kelly

Aug 14, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
67.7 min (48.4%)
Spike Lee
44.3 min (31.7%)
Danny Kelly
27.8 min (19.9%)

Top Entities

1New York Knicks
33
2NFL
15
3NBA
14
4Boston Celtics
13
5Seattle Seahawks
12
6Spike Lee
10
7NBA Playoffs
10
8NBA Draft
10
9Larry Bird
10
10Gambling
10
11Tom Brady
7
12Ray Allen
7
13New York Giants
7
14LeBron James
7
15Bill Simmons
7
16The Ringer
6
17New England Patriots
6
18Denver Broncos
6
19Madison Square Garden
5
20Chicago Bears
5
21Jayson Tatum
5
22Travis Hunter
4
23Super Bowl
4
24Robert De Niro
4
25Pittsburgh Steelers
4
26Josh Allen
4
27Indiana Pacers
4
28Danny Kelly
4
29Christian McCaffrey
4
30Caleb Williams
4
31Bryce Young
4
32Anthony Davis
4
33Aaron Rodgers
4
34Tennessee Titans
3
35Stefon Diggs
3
36San Francisco 49ers
3
37Rick Brunson
3
38Rashee Rice
3
39Philadelphia Eagles
3
40Norman Powell
3
41New York Jets
3
42New Orleans Saints
3
43New Orleans Pelicans
3
44Minnesota Vikings
3
45Michael Jordan
3
46Martin Scorsese
3
47Kansas City Chiefs
3
48Justin Fields
3
49Joe House
3
50Edward Norton
3
51DK Metcalf
3
52Denzel Washington
3
53Cleveland Browns
3
54Will Campbell
2
55The Rewatchables
2
56Ted Williams
2
57Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2
58Scottie Pippen
2
59Russell Wilson
2
60Rookie of the Year
2
61Rashid Shaheed
2
62Rashawn Slater
2
63Patrick Mahomes
2
64Patrick Ewing
2
65NBA Free Agency
2
66NBA Finals
2
67Mike Tyson
2
68Mike Brown
2
69Marlon Brando
2
70Los Angeles Lakers
2
71Leonardo DiCaprio
2
72Kevin Garnett
2
73Josh Simmons
2
74Jayden Daniels
2
75Jaxson Dart
2
76Jameer Nelson
2
77Jalen Hurts
2
78Jahmyr Gibbs
2
79Jacksonville Jaguars
2
80Ian Thomas
2
81Geno Smith
2
82Garrett Wilson
2
83Fred Warner
2
84Emeka Egbuka
2
85Ed Oliver
2
86Drake Maye
2
87DJ Moore
2
88Chris Godwin Jr.
2
89Buffalo Bills
2
90Brock Bowers
2
91Brian Thomas Jr.
2
92Arizona Cardinals
2
93Anthony Edwards
2
94Zoe Simmons
1
95Xavier Worthy
1
96Wilt Chamberlain
1
97Willie Mays
1
98Tyler Warren
1
99Trevor Lawrence
1
100Travis Kelce
1
101Travis Etienne
1
102Top Gun (film)
1
103Tom Cruise
1
104Taybor Pepper
1
105Shedeur Sanders
1
106Sam Darnold
1
107Robert Williams III
1
108Robert McDaniel
1
109Rhamondre Stevenson
1
110Pittsburgh Pirates
1
111Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
112Philadelphia 76ers
1
113Peyton Manning
1
114Peter Schrager
1
115Omarion Hampton
1
116Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
117Nick Chubb
1
118Most Valuable Player
1
119MLB
1
120Milwaukee Bucks
1
121Milton Williams
1
122Mike Evans
1
123Michael Pittman
1
124Miami Heat
1
125Miami Dolphins
1
126Mekhi Becton
1
127Matthew Stafford
1
128Manny Ramirez
1
129Los Angeles Rams
1
130Los Angeles Chargers
1
131Leonard Williams
1
132Las Vegas Raiders
1
133Kevon Seymour
1
134Kemba Walker
1
135Kansas City Royals
1
136Jrue Holiday
1
137Josh Reynolds
1
138Josh Downs
1
139Jordan James
1
140Jonathan Taylor
1
141Jeff Wilson
1
142Jalen Coker
1
143Isiah Pacheco
1
144Isaiah Thomas
1
145Isaiah Bond
1
146Houston Texans
1
147Houston Rockets
1
148Hall of Fame
1
149Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
150George Kittle
1
151Ernest Jones
1
152Elijah Mitchell
1
153Dexter Lawrence
1
154Detroit Lions
1
155DeMarcus Cousins
1
156David Montgomery
1
157Darius Garland
1
158Dalton Kincaid
1
159Dallas Mavericks
1
160Cooper Kupp
1
161College Football
1
162Cincinnati Bengals
1
163Christopher Nolan
1
164Chris Ryan
1
165Chris Olave
1
166Chris Boswell
1
167Chicago Bulls
1
168Charles Cross
1
169Carolina Panthers
1
170C.J. Stroud
1
171Byron Murphy
1
172Brent Urban
1
173Boxing
1
174Boogie Nights (film)
1
175Bo Nix
1
176Bill Russell
1
177Baltimore Ravens
1
178All-Star
1
179Adam Thielen
1
180Abraham Lucas
1

League Distribution

NBA
149 (51.2%)
NFL
126 (43.3%)
MLB
7 (2.4%)
CFB
6 (2.1%)
Boxing
3 (1%)

Top Players

1Spike Lee
10
2Larry Bird
10
3Tom Brady
7
4Ray Allen
7
5LeBron James
7
6Bill Simmons
7
7Jayson Tatum
5
8Travis Hunter
4
9Robert De Niro
4
10Josh Allen
4
11Danny Kelly
4
12Christian McCaffrey
4
13Caleb Williams
4
14Bryce Young
4
15Anthony Davis
4
16Aaron Rodgers
4
17Stefon Diggs
3
18Rick Brunson
3
19Rashee Rice
3
20Norman Powell
3
21Michael Jordan
3
22Martin Scorsese
3
23Justin Fields
3
24Joe House
3
25Edward Norton
3
26DK Metcalf
3
27Denzel Washington
3
28Will Campbell
2
29Ted Williams
2
30Scottie Pippen
2
31Russell Wilson
2
32Rashid Shaheed
2
33Rashawn Slater
2
34Patrick Mahomes
2
35Patrick Ewing
2
36Mike Tyson
2
37Mike Brown
2
38Marlon Brando
2
39Leonardo DiCaprio
2
40Kevin Garnett
2
41Josh Simmons
2
42Jayden Daniels
2
43Jaxson Dart
2
44Jameer Nelson
2
45Jalen Hurts
2
46Jahmyr Gibbs
2
47Ian Thomas
2
48Geno Smith
2
49Garrett Wilson
2
50Fred Warner
2
51Emeka Egbuka
2
52Ed Oliver
2
53Drake Maye
2
54DJ Moore
2
55Chris Godwin Jr.
2
56Brock Bowers
2
57Brian Thomas Jr.
2
58Anthony Edwards
2
59Zoe Simmons
1
60Xavier Worthy
1
61Wilt Chamberlain
1
62Willie Mays
1
63Tyler Warren
1
64Trevor Lawrence
1
65Travis Kelce
1
66Travis Etienne
1
67Tom Cruise
1
68Taybor Pepper
1
69Shedeur Sanders
1
70Sam Darnold
1
71Robert Williams III
1
72Robert McDaniel
1
73Rhamondre Stevenson
1
74Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
75Peyton Manning
1
76Peter Schrager
1
77Omarion Hampton
1
78Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
79Nick Chubb
1
80Milton Williams
1
81Mike Evans
1
82Michael Pittman
1
83Mekhi Becton
1
84Matthew Stafford
1
85Manny Ramirez
1
86Leonard Williams
1
87Kevon Seymour
1
88Kemba Walker
1
89Jrue Holiday
1
90Josh Reynolds
1
91Josh Downs
1
92Jordan James
1
93Jonathan Taylor
1
94Jeff Wilson
1
95Jalen Coker
1
96Isiah Pacheco
1
97Isaiah Thomas
1
98Isaiah Bond
1
99Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
100George Kittle
1
101Ernest Jones
1
102Elijah Mitchell
1
103Dexter Lawrence
1
104DeMarcus Cousins
1
105David Montgomery
1
106Darius Garland
1
107Dalton Kincaid
1
108Cooper Kupp
1
109Christopher Nolan
1
110Chris Ryan
1
111Chris Olave
1
112Chris Boswell
1
113Charles Cross
1
114C.J. Stroud
1
115Byron Murphy
1
116Brent Urban
1
117Bo Nix
1
118Bill Russell
1
119Adam Thielen
1
120Abraham Lucas
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1New York Knicks
15
2NBA
12
3NBA Playoffs
9
4Seattle Seahawks
8
5Gambling
8
6Boston Celtics
8
7Spike Lee
7
8NFL
7
9NBA Draft
6
10Tom Brady
5
11New York Giants
5
12New England Patriots
5
13LeBron James
5
14Larry Bird
5
15The Ringer
4

Spike Lee

1New York Knicks
17
2Madison Square Garden
5
3Larry Bird
5
4Boston Celtics
5
5Ray Allen
4
6Spike Lee
3
7Robert De Niro
3
8Bill Simmons
3
9Tom Brady
2
10Super Bowl
2
11Stefon Diggs
2
12Norman Powell
2
13Mike Tyson
2
14LeBron James
2
15Joe House
2

Danny Kelly

1NFL
8
2Seattle Seahawks
4
3NBA Draft
4
4Justin Fields
3
5Denver Broncos
3
6Chicago Bears
3
7Caleb Williams
3
8Travis Hunter
2
9The Ringer
2
10San Francisco 49ers
2
11New York Jets
2
12New York Giants
2
13New Orleans Saints
2
14Jaxson Dart
2
15Garrett Wilson
2
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