Nico’s Gone, Iconic Bad Trades, Baseball’s Comeback, Lane Kiffin, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the Power of Boredom With Chuck Klosterman

Nov 11, 2025

Talk Time

Chuck Klosterman
69.7 min (56.2%)
Bill Simmons
54.3 min (43.8%)

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130Aaron Judge
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Segments

3:04The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chuck Klosterman to react to the Mavericks firing Nico Harrison months after trading Luka DoncicNBA
40:47. Then, they take a look at a possible Anthony Davis trade before discussing parity in MLB, coaching in college sports, and much moreMLB

League Distribution

NBA
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NFL
44 (23.5%)
MLB
27 (14.4%)
CFB
10 (5.3%)
NCAAB
6 (3.2%)
Boxing
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8Ozzy Trapilo
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9Joel Embiid
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10Cooper Flagg
3
11Charles Barkley
3
12Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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13Shohei Ohtani
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14Sam Darnold
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15Nick Saban
2
16Mookie Betts
2
17Martin Scorsese
2
18LeBron James
2
19Lamar Jackson
2
20Josh Allen
2
21James Harden
2
22Drake Maye
2
23Clubber Lang
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24Brandon Bass
2
25Baker Mayfield
2
26Jayson Tatum
2
27Zoe Simmons
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28Van Lathan
1
29Tom Cruise
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30Tim Duncan
1
31Stephen Curry
1
32Spike Lee
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33Sean Fennessey
1
34Roger Clemens
1
35Rocky Balboa
1
36Ray Allen
1
37Princeton Fant
1
38Patrick Mahomes
1
39Mikhail Prokhorov
1
40Mike Tyson
1
41Markelle Fultz
1
42Malachi Flynn
1
43Lauri Markkanen
1
44Larry Bird
1
45Kobe Bryant
1
46Kevin Garnett
1
47Karl-Anthony Towns
1
48Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1
49Julius Erving
1
50Juan Soto
1
51Jrue Holiday
1
52Jordan Walsh
1
53Joe House
1
54Joe Barry
1
55Jared Goff
1
56Jalen Williams
1
57Jalen Brunson
1
58Ivan Drago
1
59Isaiah Thomas
1
60Gerald Green
1
61Freddie Freeman
1
62Evander Holyfield
1
63Deshaun Watson
1
64Derrick Rose
1
65Deandre Ayton
1
66Dale Osbourne
1
67Chuba Hubbard
1
68Chris Ryan
1
69Chet Holmgren
1
70Bryce Harper
1
71Ben Simmons
1
72Barry Bonds
1
73Babe Ruth
1
74Allen Iverson
1
75Al Horford
1
76Ace Bailey
1
77Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Chuck Klosterman

1NFL
9
2NBA
7
3Hall of Fame
7
4NBA Playoffs
5
5Boston Celtics
5
6Anthony Davis
5
7Rocky (film)
4
8Oklahoma City Thunder
4
9MLB
4
10Ken Griffey Jr.
4
11Super Bowl
3
12Ozzy Trapilo
3
13Ole Miss Rebels
3
14College Football
3
15Bill Belichick
3

Bill Simmons

1NBA
21
2Luka Dončić
11
3NFL
10
4MLB
8
5Boston Celtics
6
6New York Knicks
5
7Hall of Fame
5
8Dallas Mavericks
5
9Rocky (film)
4
10Philadelphia 76ers
4
11Kyrie Irving
4
12Gambling
4
13College Football
4
14World Series
3
15The Rewatchables
3
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