OKC’s Better, Jokic Isn’t Real, a Clippers Swoon, and Detroit’s Rise With Tim Legler, Plus Week 11 Picks With Joe House and Billy Gil

Nov 14, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
65.9 min (48.1%)
Tim Legler
45.0 min (32.8%)
Billy Gil
15.5 min (11.3%)
Joe House
10.7 min (7.8%)

Top Entities

1NBA
27
2NFL
15
3Joe House
14
4Oklahoma City Thunder
12
5Los Angeles Lakers
12
6Kansas City Chiefs
12
7Gambling
12
8Denver Nuggets
11
9Seattle Seahawks
10
10NBA Playoffs
10
11The Ringer
8
12Philadelphia Eagles
8
13Nikola Jokic
8
14Miami Heat
8
15Jacksonville Jaguars
8
16New England Patriots
7
17NBA Draft
7
18Los Angeles Rams
7
19Los Angeles Clippers
7
20Justin Herbert
7
21Green Bay Packers
7
22Buffalo Bills
7
23Anthony Davis
7
24Portland Trail Blazers
6
25New York Knicks
6
26Los Angeles Chargers
6
27Cleveland Browns
6
28Arizona Cardinals
6
29Stephen Curry
5
30Minnesota Vikings
5
31Boston Celtics
5
32Bill Simmons
5
33Van Lathan
4
34Tua Tagovailoa
4
35Shea Serrano
4
36San Antonio Spurs
4
37Miami Dolphins
4
38Lamar Jackson
4
39Kevin Durant
4
40Kawhi Leonard
4
41Houston Rockets
4
42Detroit Lions
4
43Davis Mills
4
44Chicago Bears
4
45Bo Nix
4
46Aaron Rodgers
4
47Washington Commanders
3
48Tim Duncan
3
49Super Bowl
3
50San Francisco 49ers
3
51Pittsburgh Steelers
3
52Pittsburgh Pirates
3
53Philadelphia 76ers
3
54New York Jets
3
55Luka Dončić
3
56Larry Bird
3
57Jordan Walsh
3
58James Harden
3
59J.J. McCarthy
3
60Ime Udoka
3
61Golden State Warriors
3
62Detroit Pistons
3
63Caleb Williams
3
64Braxton Berrios
3
65Bradley Beal
3
66Baltimore Ravens
3
67Victor Wembanyama
2
68Stefon Diggs
2
69Sam Darnold
2
70Russell Wilson
2
71Richard Jefferson
2
72Rashid Shaheed
2
73Penei Sewell
2
74New York Giants
2
75New Orleans Pelicans
2
76NBA Finals
2
77MLB
2
78Mike Breen
2
79LeBron James
2
80Justin Fields
2
81Josh Allen
2
82John Collins
2
83Jalen Brunson
2
84Jae'Sean Tate
2
85Ivica Zubac
2
86Indiana Pacers
2
87Denver Broncos
2
88Dallas Mavericks
2
89Cooper Flagg
2
90Chet Holmgren
2
91Brook Lopez
2
92All-Star
2
93All-NBA First Team
2
94Aaron Wiggins
2
95Zoe Simmons
1
96Zach LaVine
1
97Wilt Chamberlain
1
98Washington Wizards
1
99Utah Jazz
1
100Tyrese Maxey
1
101Travis Kelce
1
102Toumani Camara
1
103Tim Hardaway Jr.
1
104The Town (film)
1
105The Rewatchables
1
106Tennessee Titans
1
107Tari Eason
1
108Steve Nash
1
109Spencer Rattler
1
110Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
111Scottie Pippen
1
112Rookie of the Year
1
113Robert McDaniel
1
114Phoenix Suns
1
115Norman Powell
1
116NHL
1
117Nathan Shepherd
1
118Minnesota Timberwolves
1
119Milwaukee Bucks
1
120Mike Tyson
1
121Mike McDaniel
1
122Michael Penix Jr.
1
123Memphis Grizzlies
1
124Mark Price
1
125Magic Johnson
1
126Mac Jones
1
127Luguentz Dort
1
128Las Vegas Raiders
1
129LaMelo Ball
1
130Kyrie Irving
1
131Klay Thompson
1
132Juwan Johnson
1
133Julius Erving
1
134Joe Flacco
1
135Joe Alt
1
136Jerry Rice
1
137Jericho Sims
1
138Jaylen Brown
1
139Jayden Daniels
1
140Jarren Duran
1
141Jameis Winston
1
142Jalen Hurts
1
143Jalen Duren
1
144Jaime Jaquez Jr.
1
145Ja Morant
1
146Isaiah Joe
1
147Ian Thomas
1
148Hakeem Olajuwon
1
149Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
150Erik Spoelstra
1
151Duncan Robinson
1
152Derrick White
1
153Derrick Jones Jr.
1
154Davion Mitchell
1
155Cousin Sal
1
156Cooper Kupp
1
157Connor McDavid
1
158CJ McCollum
1
159Cincinnati Bengals
1
160Christian McCaffrey
1
161Chris Paul
1
162Charlotte Hornets
1
163CeeDee Lamb
1
164Caris LeVert
1
165Cam Johnson
1
166Cade Cunningham
1
167Bucky Irving
1
168Bryce Harper
1
169Brian Thomas Jr.
1
170Brandon Miller
1
171Boxing
1
172Bobby Orr
1
173Bam Adebayo
1
174Austin Reaves
1
175Austin Hooper
1
176Atlanta Hawks
1
177All-NBA Third Team
1
178Alex Caruso
1
179Aaron Gordon
1
180Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
133 (51%)
NFL
115 (44.1%)
MLB
7 (2.7%)
NHL
2 (0.8%)
NCAAB
2 (0.8%)
Boxing
2 (0.8%)

Top Players

1Joe House
14
2Nikola Jokic
8
3Justin Herbert
7
4Anthony Davis
7
5Stephen Curry
5
6Bill Simmons
5
7Van Lathan
4
8Tua Tagovailoa
4
9Shea Serrano
4
10Lamar Jackson
4
11Kevin Durant
4
12Kawhi Leonard
4
13Davis Mills
4
14Bo Nix
4
15Aaron Rodgers
4
16Tim Duncan
3
17Luka Dončić
3
18Larry Bird
3
19Jordan Walsh
3
20James Harden
3
21J.J. McCarthy
3
22Ime Udoka
3
23Caleb Williams
3
24Braxton Berrios
3
25Bradley Beal
3
26Victor Wembanyama
2
27Stefon Diggs
2
28Sam Darnold
2
29Russell Wilson
2
30Richard Jefferson
2
31Rashid Shaheed
2
32Penei Sewell
2
33Mike Breen
2
34LeBron James
2
35Justin Fields
2
36Josh Allen
2
37John Collins
2
38Jalen Brunson
2
39Jae'Sean Tate
2
40Ivica Zubac
2
41Cooper Flagg
2
42Chet Holmgren
2
43Brook Lopez
2
44Aaron Wiggins
2
45Zoe Simmons
1
46Zach LaVine
1
47Wilt Chamberlain
1
48Tyrese Maxey
1
49Travis Kelce
1
50Toumani Camara
1
51Tim Hardaway Jr.
1
52Tari Eason
1
53Steve Nash
1
54Spencer Rattler
1
55Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
56Scottie Pippen
1
57Robert McDaniel
1
58Norman Powell
1
59Nathan Shepherd
1
60Mike Tyson
1
61Mike McDaniel
1
62Michael Penix Jr.
1
63Mark Price
1
64Magic Johnson
1
65Mac Jones
1
66Luguentz Dort
1
67LaMelo Ball
1
68Kyrie Irving
1
69Klay Thompson
1
70Juwan Johnson
1
71Julius Erving
1
72Joe Flacco
1
73Joe Alt
1
74Jerry Rice
1
75Jericho Sims
1
76Jaylen Brown
1
77Jayden Daniels
1
78Jarren Duran
1
79Jameis Winston
1
80Jalen Hurts
1
81Jalen Duren
1
82Jaime Jaquez Jr.
1
83Ja Morant
1
84Isaiah Joe
1
85Ian Thomas
1
86Hakeem Olajuwon
1
87Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
88Erik Spoelstra
1
89Duncan Robinson
1
90Derrick White
1
91Derrick Jones Jr.
1
92Davion Mitchell
1
93Cousin Sal
1
94Cooper Kupp
1
95Connor McDavid
1
96CJ McCollum
1
97Christian McCaffrey
1
98Chris Paul
1
99CeeDee Lamb
1
100Caris LeVert
1
101Cam Johnson
1
102Cade Cunningham
1
103Bucky Irving
1
104Bryce Harper
1
105Brian Thomas Jr.
1
106Brandon Miller
1
107Bobby Orr
1
108Bam Adebayo
1
109Austin Reaves
1
110Austin Hooper
1
111Alex Caruso
1
112Aaron Gordon
1
113Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Billy Gil

1Justin Herbert
5
2NBA
4
3NFL
3
4Washington Commanders
2
5Tua Tagovailoa
2
6The Ringer
2
7New York Jets
2
8New England Patriots
2
9Miami Dolphins
2
10Los Angeles Rams
2
11Justin Fields
2
12Josh Allen
2
13Jae'Sean Tate
2
14Jacksonville Jaguars
2
15Buffalo Bills
2

Tim Legler

1NBA
12
2Oklahoma City Thunder
8
3Los Angeles Lakers
7
4Denver Nuggets
5
5New York Knicks
4
6Portland Trail Blazers
3
7Nikola Jokic
3
8NBA Draft
3
9Stephen Curry
2
10Richard Jefferson
2
11NBA Playoffs
2
12Mike Breen
2
13Miami Heat
2
14Kevin Durant
2
15Kawhi Leonard
2

Joe House

1Kansas City Chiefs
5
2Seattle Seahawks
3
3Philadelphia Eagles
3
4NFL
3
5Los Angeles Chargers
3
6San Francisco 49ers
2
7Pittsburgh Steelers
2
8Pittsburgh Pirates
2
9Los Angeles Rams
2
10Green Bay Packers
2
11Denver Nuggets
2
12Cleveland Browns
2
13Chicago Bears
2
14Buffalo Bills
2
15Arizona Cardinals
2

Bill Simmons

1Joe House
12
2NBA
10
3Gambling
9
4NFL
8
5Los Angeles Clippers
7
6Kansas City Chiefs
7
7The Ringer
6
8Seattle Seahawks
6
9NBA Playoffs
6
10Philadelphia Eagles
5
11Nikola Jokic
5
12New England Patriots
5
13Miami Heat
5
14Los Angeles Lakers
5
15Jacksonville Jaguars
5
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