A Basketball Movie Character Draft LIVE From Austin, Texas, With Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Feb 20, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
51.3 min (53.3%)
Shea Serrano
15.9 min (16.6%)
Sean Fennessey
14.7 min (15.3%)
Chris Ryan
14.3 min (14.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
42
2San Antonio Spurs
10
3Sixth Man of the Year
9
4Neil McCauley
9
5Ray Allen
8
6Luka Dončić
8
7NBA Draft
7
8Jimmy Butler III
7
9Bill Simmons
7
10All-Star
7
11The Town (film)
6
12LeBron James
6
13Boston Celtics
6
14Sean Fennessey
5
15NBA Playoffs
5
16NBA Finals
5
17Moses Moody
5
18Miami Heat
5
19Joel Embiid
5
20Dallas Mavericks
5
21New York Knicks
4
22Aaron Rodgers
4
23Vince Carter
3
24Tim Duncan
3
25The Rewatchables
3
26Shea Serrano
3
27Philadelphia Eagles
3
28Paul George
3
29Oklahoma City Thunder
3
30Mark Williams
3
31Los Angeles Lakers
3
32Leonardo DiCaprio
3
33Denver Nuggets
3
34Chris Ryan
3
35Caitlin Clark
3
36Ben Affleck
3
37Jayson Tatum
3
38WNBA
2
39Tom Cruise
2
40The Ringer
2
41Super Bowl
2
42Ryen Russillo
2
43Rob Mahoney
2
44Phoenix Suns
2
45Patrick Dumont
2
46New York Jets
2
47MLB
2
48Larry Bird
2
49Kyrie Irving
2
50Kirk Cousins
2
51Kevin Garnett
2
52Kevin Durant
2
53Julius Erving
2
54Juancho Hernangomez
2
55Josh Hart
2
56Joe House
2
57Indiana Hoosiers
2
58Golden State Warriors
2
59Gambling
2
60Doc Rivers
2
61Brooklyn Nets
2
62Boston Red Sox
2
63Zach Guthrie
1
64Woody Marks
1
65Wes Welker
1
66Victor Wembanyama
1
67Van Lathan
1
68Utah Jazz
1
69Trey Lance
1
70Tom Thibodeau
1
71Tom Sizemore
1
72The Sports Gal
1
73The Godfather (film)
1
74Tayshaun Prince
1
75T.J. McConnell
1
76Stephen Curry
1
77Stefon Diggs
1
78Shaquille O'Neal
1
79Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
80San Francisco 49ers
1
81Rich Paul
1
82Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
83Philadelphia 76ers
1
84Orlando Magic
1
85Norman Powell
1
86Nick Richards
1
87NFL
1
88New York Giants
1
89NBA Trade Deadline
1
90Milwaukee Bucks
1
91Michael Mann
1
92Magic Johnson
1
93Los Angeles Rams
1
94Las Vegas Raiders
1
95LaMelo Ball
1
96Kyle Anderson
1
97Kristaps Porziņģis
1
98Kevon Seymour
1
99Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
100Kawhi Leonard
1
101Karl Malone
1
102Jeff Teague
1
103Jaylen Brown
1
104James Harden
1
105Jalen Brunson
1
106Hakeem Olajuwon
1
107Gordon Hayward
1
108Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
109Eric Rowe
1
110Edward Norton
1
111Dyson Daniels
1
112Dwight Howard
1
113Draymond Green
1
114Donald Sutherland
1
115Dirk Nowitzki
1
116Derrick Rose
1
117David Stern
1
118Dale Osbourne
1
119Chicago Bulls
1
120Charlotte Hornets
1
121Carmelo Anthony
1
122Calvin Ridley
1
123Cade Cunningham
1
124Brad Stevens
1
125Bill's Dad
1
126Atlanta Hawks
1
127Arizona Cardinals
1
128Anthony Edwards
1
129Anthony Davis
1
130Angel Reese
1

League Distribution

NBA
163 (82.3%)
NFL
24 (12.1%)
WNBA
6 (3%)
MLB
3 (1.5%)
NCAAB
2 (1%)

Top Players

1Neil McCauley
9
2Ray Allen
8
3Luka Dončić
8
4Jimmy Butler III
7
5Bill Simmons
7
6LeBron James
6
7Sean Fennessey
5
8Moses Moody
5
9Joel Embiid
5
10Aaron Rodgers
4
11Vince Carter
3
12Tim Duncan
3
13Shea Serrano
3
14Paul George
3
15Mark Williams
3
16Leonardo DiCaprio
3
17Chris Ryan
3
18Caitlin Clark
3
19Ben Affleck
3
20Jayson Tatum
3
21Tom Cruise
2
22Ryen Russillo
2
23Rob Mahoney
2
24Patrick Dumont
2
25Larry Bird
2
26Kyrie Irving
2
27Kirk Cousins
2
28Kevin Garnett
2
29Kevin Durant
2
30Julius Erving
2
31Juancho Hernangomez
2
32Josh Hart
2
33Joe House
2
34Doc Rivers
2
35Zach Guthrie
1
36Woody Marks
1
37Wes Welker
1
38Victor Wembanyama
1
39Van Lathan
1
40Trey Lance
1
41Tom Thibodeau
1
42Tom Sizemore
1
43The Sports Gal
1
44Tayshaun Prince
1
45T.J. McConnell
1
46Stephen Curry
1
47Stefon Diggs
1
48Shaquille O'Neal
1
49Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
50Rich Paul
1
51Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
52Norman Powell
1
53Nick Richards
1
54Michael Mann
1
55Magic Johnson
1
56LaMelo Ball
1
57Kyle Anderson
1
58Kristaps Porziņģis
1
59Kevon Seymour
1
60Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
1
61Kawhi Leonard
1
62Karl Malone
1
63Jeff Teague
1
64Jaylen Brown
1
65James Harden
1
66Jalen Brunson
1
67Hakeem Olajuwon
1
68Gordon Hayward
1
69Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
70Eric Rowe
1
71Edward Norton
1
72Dyson Daniels
1
73Dwight Howard
1
74Draymond Green
1
75Donald Sutherland
1
76Dirk Nowitzki
1
77Derrick Rose
1
78David Stern
1
79Dale Osbourne
1
80Carmelo Anthony
1
81Calvin Ridley
1
82Cade Cunningham
1
83Brad Stevens
1
84Bill's Dad
1
85Anthony Edwards
1
86Anthony Davis
1
87Angel Reese
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
17
2Neil McCauley
7
3Sixth Man of the Year
5
4San Antonio Spurs
5
5NBA Draft
5
6Ray Allen
4
7NBA Finals
4
8Moses Moody
4
9Luka Dončić
4
10Jimmy Butler III
4
11All-Star
4
12Tim Duncan
3
13The Town (film)
3
14The Rewatchables
3
15Sean Fennessey
3

Shea Serrano

1NBA
10
2San Antonio Spurs
4
3Sean Fennessey
2
4The Ringer
1
5Stephen Curry
1
6Sixth Man of the Year
1
7Shaquille O'Neal
1
8Rob Mahoney
1
9Oklahoma City Thunder
1
10Nick Richards
1
11NBA Playoffs
1
12NBA Finals
1
13Moses Moody
1
14MLB
1
15Michael Mann
1

Sean Fennessey

1NBA
9
2Ray Allen
4
3Phoenix Suns
2
4Juancho Hernangomez
2
5Bill Simmons
2
6Aaron Rodgers
2
7Jayson Tatum
2
8WNBA
1
9Victor Wembanyama
1
10Tom Cruise
1
11The Godfather (film)
1
12San Francisco 49ers
1
13Ryen Russillo
1
14Philip Seymour Hoffman
1
15New York Knicks
1

Chris Ryan

1NBA
6
2The Town (film)
3
3Sixth Man of the Year
3
4Luka Dončić
3
5Joel Embiid
3
6All-Star
3
7Oklahoma City Thunder
2
8Neil McCauley
2
9Leonardo DiCaprio
2
10LeBron James
2
11Jimmy Butler III
2
12Dallas Mavericks
2
13Boston Celtics
2
14Vince Carter
1
15Shea Serrano
1
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