A Crazy Good NBA Rookie Class With J. Kyle Mann, Plus Tua’s Cleveland Adventure, and NFL Week 7 Picks With Joe House

Oct 17, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
58.1 min (62.1%)
J. Kyle Mann
18.3 min (19.5%)
Joe House
17.2 min (18.4%)

Top Entities

1Gambling
21
2NBA
14
3New England Patriots
13
4Minnesota Vikings
12
5New Orleans Saints
11
6Joe House
10
7NFL
9
8Victor Wembanyama
8
9The Ringer
8
10Tennessee Titans
7
11Miami Dolphins
7
12Philadelphia Eagles
6
13NBA Draft
6
14Los Angeles Chargers
6
15Seattle Seahawks
5
16New York Jets
5
17Kansas City Chiefs
5
18Indianapolis Colts
5
19Houston Rockets
5
20Cleveland Browns
5
21Tua Tagovailoa
4
22Keegan Murray
4
23Jacksonville Jaguars
4
24Drake London
4
25Dallas Mavericks
4
26Chicago Bears
4
27Carolina Panthers
4
28Bryce Harper
4
29Boston Celtics
4
30Atlanta Falcons
4
31Utah Jazz
3
32San Antonio Spurs
3
33Rob Mahoney
3
34Pittsburgh Steelers
3
35Oklahoma City Thunder
3
36NBA Playoffs
3
37Milwaukee Bucks
3
38Las Vegas Raiders
3
39Houston Texans
3
40Green Bay Packers
3
41Golden State Warriors
3
42Drake Maye
3
43Charlotte Hornets
3
44Brooklyn Nets
3
45Bo Nix
3
46Bill Simmons
3
47Baker Mayfield
3
48Arizona Cardinals
3
49All-Star
3
50Jayson Tatum
3
51Van Lathan
2
52Spencer Rattler
2
53San Francisco 49ers
2
54Russell Westbrook
2
55Rico Dowdle
2
56Quinshon Judkins
2
57Patrick Williams
2
58New York Knicks
2
59New Orleans Pelicans
2
60Most Valuable Player
2
61Los Angeles Rams
2
62Khalil Mack
2
63Justin Herbert
2
64Joe Flacco
2
65Jarren Duran
2
66Jalen Suggs
2
67Jacoby Brissett
2
68Garrett Wilson
2
69Franz Wagner
2
70Detroit Lions
2
71Denver Broncos
2
72Daniel Jones
2
73Dallas Cowboys
2
74Christian Gonzalez
2
75Chicago Bulls
2
76Carson Wentz
2
77Caleb Williams
2
78Bryce Young
2
79Brian Branch
2
80Blake Cashman
2
81Ace Bailey
2
82Zach Lowe
1
83Will Hardy
1
84Vivek Ranadivé
1
85Tyrod Taylor
1
86Toronto Raptors
1
87The Rewatchables
1
88Ted Williams
1
89Tay Martin
1
90Stephen Curry
1
91Shea Serrano
1
92Sacramento Kings
1
93Rookie of the Year
1
94Rashid Shaheed
1
95Rashee Rice
1
96Quentin Johnston
1
97Quan Martin
1
98Portland Trail Blazers
1
99Pittsburgh Pirates
1
100Patrick Mahomes
1
101Orlando Magic
1
102Nikola Jović
1
103New York Giants
1
104Mike Evans
1
105Michael Porter Jr.
1
106Mark Price
1
107Luka Dončić
1
108LeBron James
1
109Kimani Vidal
1
110Kevin Garnett
1
111Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
112Justin Fields
1
113Josh Allen
1
114Jordan Walsh
1
115Jordan Mason
1
116Jordan Addison
1
117Jonathan Kuminga
1
118Jaylen Brown
1
119Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
120Jared Goff
1
121James Cook
1
122Jalen Hurts
1
123Jalen Coker
1
124Jabari Smith Jr.
1
125Indiana Pacers
1
126Immanuel Quickley
1
127Ime Udoka
1
128George Kittle
1
129Geno Smith
1
130Dylan Harper
1
131Derrick Henry
1
132Denver Nuggets
1
133Deandre Ayton
1
134Daniel Gafford
1
135Cam Ward
1
136Cam Reddish
1
137Cade Cunningham
1
138Buffalo Bills
1
139Brook Lopez
1
140Brock Purdy
1
141Brock Bowers
1
142Atlanta Hawks
1
143Anthony Davis
1
144Alvin Kamara
1
145All-NBA First Team
1
146Aidan O'Connell
1

League Distribution

NFL
119 (55.9%)
NBA
82 (38.5%)
MLB
8 (3.8%)
NCAAB
3 (1.4%)
CFB
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Joe House
10
2Victor Wembanyama
8
3Tua Tagovailoa
4
4Keegan Murray
4
5Drake London
4
6Bryce Harper
4
7Rob Mahoney
3
8Drake Maye
3
9Bo Nix
3
10Bill Simmons
3
11Baker Mayfield
3
12Jayson Tatum
3
13Van Lathan
2
14Spencer Rattler
2
15Russell Westbrook
2
16Rico Dowdle
2
17Quinshon Judkins
2
18Patrick Williams
2
19Khalil Mack
2
20Justin Herbert
2
21Joe Flacco
2
22Jarren Duran
2
23Jalen Suggs
2
24Jacoby Brissett
2
25Garrett Wilson
2
26Franz Wagner
2
27Daniel Jones
2
28Christian Gonzalez
2
29Carson Wentz
2
30Caleb Williams
2
31Bryce Young
2
32Brian Branch
2
33Blake Cashman
2
34Ace Bailey
2
35Zach Lowe
1
36Will Hardy
1
37Vivek Ranadivé
1
38Tyrod Taylor
1
39Ted Williams
1
40Tay Martin
1
41Stephen Curry
1
42Shea Serrano
1
43Rashid Shaheed
1
44Rashee Rice
1
45Quentin Johnston
1
46Quan Martin
1
47Patrick Mahomes
1
48Nikola Jović
1
49Mike Evans
1
50Michael Porter Jr.
1
51Mark Price
1
52Luka Dončić
1
53LeBron James
1
54Kimani Vidal
1
55Kevin Garnett
1
56Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
57Justin Fields
1
58Josh Allen
1
59Jordan Walsh
1
60Jordan Mason
1
61Jordan Addison
1
62Jonathan Kuminga
1
63Jaylen Brown
1
64Jaren Jackson Jr.
1
65Jared Goff
1
66James Cook
1
67Jalen Hurts
1
68Jalen Coker
1
69Jabari Smith Jr.
1
70Immanuel Quickley
1
71Ime Udoka
1
72George Kittle
1
73Geno Smith
1
74Dylan Harper
1
75Derrick Henry
1
76Deandre Ayton
1
77Daniel Gafford
1
78Cam Ward
1
79Cam Reddish
1
80Cade Cunningham
1
81Brook Lopez
1
82Brock Purdy
1
83Brock Bowers
1
84Anthony Davis
1
85Alvin Kamara
1
86Aidan O'Connell
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1Gambling
18
2NBA
11
3Joe House
10
4New Orleans Saints
8
5New England Patriots
8
6The Ringer
7
7Minnesota Vikings
7
8NFL
5
9Miami Dolphins
5
10Kansas City Chiefs
5
11Cleveland Browns
5
12Victor Wembanyama
4
13Philadelphia Eagles
4
14New York Jets
4
15Los Angeles Chargers
4

J. Kyle Mann

1Victor Wembanyama
3
2Utah Jazz
3
3NBA Draft
3
4Rob Mahoney
2
5Oklahoma City Thunder
2
6Dallas Mavericks
2
7Charlotte Hornets
2
8Will Hardy
1
9Stephen Curry
1
10Shea Serrano
1
11Sacramento Kings
1
12Rookie of the Year
1
13Portland Trail Blazers
1
14NBA
1
15Michael Porter Jr.
1

Joe House

1Tennessee Titans
5
2New England Patriots
5
3Minnesota Vikings
5
4NFL
4
5Seattle Seahawks
3
6New Orleans Saints
3
7NBA Playoffs
3
8Pittsburgh Steelers
2
9Philadelphia Eagles
2
10NBA
2
11Los Angeles Chargers
2
12Joe Flacco
2
13Indianapolis Colts
2
14Houston Texans
2
15Green Bay Packers
2
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