Why Can’t the NBA Actually Fix the NBA? Plus, Super Bowl Hangover Stuff With Nick Wright and Bill’s Dad.

Feb 11, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
57.9 min (51%)
Nick Wright
46.3 min (40.7%)
Bill's dad
9.4 min (8.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
43
2Super Bowl
35
3New England Patriots
20
4Drake Maye
14
5All-Star
13
6NBA Playoffs
12
7Patrick Mahomes
11
8Jayson Tatum
11
9LeBron James
10
10Kansas City Chiefs
10
11Tom Brady
9
12Gambling
9
13NFL
7
14Chicago Bulls
6
15Utah Jazz
5
16Seattle Seahawks
5
17NBA Draft
5
18Jaylen Brown
5
19Isaiah Stewart
5
20The Ringer
4
21Philadelphia Eagles
4
22New York Knicks
4
23New York Giants
4
24Michael Jordan
4
25Las Vegas Raiders
4
26Joe House
4
27Boston Celtics
4
28Bill Simmons
4
29The Rewatchables
3
30San Antonio Spurs
3
31Patrick Ewing
3
32Los Angeles Rams
3
33Lauri Markkanen
3
34Houston Rockets
3
35Hakeem Olajuwon
3
36Golden State Warriors
3
37Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
38Cooper Flagg
3
39Charlotte Hornets
3
40Bill's Dad
3
41Tyreek Hill
2
42Rafael Devers
2
43Pittsburgh Pirates
2
44Peyton Manning
2
45Nikola Jokic
2
46NBA Trade Deadline
2
47Most Valuable Player
2
48Mookie Betts
2
49Milwaukee Bucks
2
50Miami Heat
2
51Joe Burrow
2
52Ime Udoka
2
53Devin Booker
2
54Desmond Bane
2
55Denver Broncos
2
56Cousin Sal
2
57Chris Paul
2
58Chris Jones
2
59Carolina Panthers
2
60Brandon Ingram
2
61Bill Belichick
2
62Anthony Davis
2
63All-NBA First Team
2
64Zach Lowe
1
65World Series
1
66Will Hardy
1
67Vivek Ranadivé
1
68Vince Carter
1
69UFC
1
70Tyrese Haliburton
1
71Travis Kelce
1
72Trae Young
1
73Steve Kerr
1
74Stefon Diggs
1
75Sam Darnold
1
76Sacramento Kings
1
77Roger Goodell
1
78Rich Paul
1
79Ray Allen
1
80Pittsburgh Penguins
1
81Pete Werner
1
82Payton Pritchard
1
83Paul Pierce
1
84Oklahoma City Thunder
1
85New York Yankees
1
86New York Jets
1
87New Orleans Saints
1
88Miami Dolphins
1
89Mat Ishbia
1
90Mark Wahlberg
1
91Mark Madsen
1
92Marcus Smart
1
93Mac Jones
1
94Los Angeles Lakers
1
95Los Angeles Clippers
1
96Los Angeles Chargers
1
97Larry Bird
1
98Lamar Jackson
1
99Justin Herbert
1
100Julio Rodriguez
1
101Julian Love
1
102Josh Allen
1
103Joey Bosa
1
104Joel Embiid
1
105Joe Lacob
1
106Jimmy Garoppolo
1
107Jerry West
1
108Jayden Daniels
1
109Jaxson Dart
1
110James Harden
1
111James Dolan
1
112Jamal Murray
1
113Isaiah Bond
1
114Indiana Pacers
1
115Green Bay Packers
1
116Gerald Henderson
1
117George Pickens
1
118Edmonton Oilers
1
119Dwyane Wade
1
120Dwight Howard
1
121Donald Sloan
1
122Dirk Nowitzki
1
123Devon Witherspoon
1
124Detroit Pistons
1
125Denver Nuggets
1
126David Stern
1
127Dallas Cowboys
1
128Dak Prescott
1
129Craig Horlbeck
1
130College Basketball
1
131Cleveland Browns
1
132Cincinnati Reds
1
133Cincinnati Bengals
1
134Chuck Clark
1
135Charles Barkley
1
136CeeDee Lamb
1
137Caitlin Clark
1
138Buffalo Bills
1
139Brooklyn Nets
1
140Brock Purdy
1
141Boston Red Sox
1
142Bo Nix
1
143Ben Simmons
1
144Atlanta Hawks
1
145Atlanta Falcons
1
146Anthony Edwards
1
147All-NBA Third Team
1

Segments

3:12The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Nick Wright to compare the Super Bowl runs of the Chiefs and the Pats before breaking down what happened with Drake Maye in Super Bowl LXNFL
36:29. Then, they discuss how they would fix the NBA All-Star Weekend, the problem with tanking, and much moreNBA
1:28:42. Finally, Bill cracks open a Michelob Ultra six-pack and answers six questions to reflect on the season before Bill’s dad joins to catch up on the Celtics and the PatsNBA

League Distribution

NBA
122 (52.6%)
NFL
93 (40.1%)
MLB
9 (3.9%)
NCAAB
4 (1.7%)
NHL
2 (0.9%)
WNBA
1 (0.4%)
UFC
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Drake Maye
14
2Patrick Mahomes
11
3Jayson Tatum
11
4LeBron James
10
5Tom Brady
9
6Jaylen Brown
5
7Isaiah Stewart
5
8Michael Jordan
4
9Joe House
4
10Bill Simmons
4
11Patrick Ewing
3
12Lauri Markkanen
3
13Hakeem Olajuwon
3
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
15Cooper Flagg
3
16Bill's Dad
3
17Tyreek Hill
2
18Rafael Devers
2
19Peyton Manning
2
20Nikola Jokic
2
21Mookie Betts
2
22Joe Burrow
2
23Ime Udoka
2
24Devin Booker
2
25Desmond Bane
2
26Cousin Sal
2
27Chris Paul
2
28Chris Jones
2
29Brandon Ingram
2
30Bill Belichick
2
31Anthony Davis
2
32Zach Lowe
1
33Will Hardy
1
34Vivek Ranadivé
1
35Vince Carter
1
36Tyrese Haliburton
1
37Travis Kelce
1
38Trae Young
1
39Steve Kerr
1
40Stefon Diggs
1
41Sam Darnold
1
42Roger Goodell
1
43Rich Paul
1
44Ray Allen
1
45Pete Werner
1
46Payton Pritchard
1
47Paul Pierce
1
48Mat Ishbia
1
49Mark Wahlberg
1
50Mark Madsen
1
51Marcus Smart
1
52Mac Jones
1
53Larry Bird
1
54Lamar Jackson
1
55Justin Herbert
1
56Julio Rodriguez
1
57Julian Love
1
58Josh Allen
1
59Joey Bosa
1
60Joel Embiid
1
61Joe Lacob
1
62Jimmy Garoppolo
1
63Jerry West
1
64Jayden Daniels
1
65Jaxson Dart
1
66James Harden
1
67James Dolan
1
68Jamal Murray
1
69Isaiah Bond
1
70Gerald Henderson
1
71George Pickens
1
72Dwyane Wade
1
73Dwight Howard
1
74Donald Sloan
1
75Dirk Nowitzki
1
76Devon Witherspoon
1
77David Stern
1
78Dak Prescott
1
79Craig Horlbeck
1
80Chuck Clark
1
81Charles Barkley
1
82CeeDee Lamb
1
83Caitlin Clark
1
84Brock Purdy
1
85Bo Nix
1
86Ben Simmons
1
87Anthony Edwards
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
21
2Super Bowl
14
3New England Patriots
10
4LeBron James
6
5Drake Maye
6
6All-Star
6
7NBA Playoffs
5
8Gambling
5
9Chicago Bulls
5
10Jayson Tatum
5
11Tom Brady
4
12Seattle Seahawks
4
13Michael Jordan
4
14Las Vegas Raiders
4
15Boston Celtics
4

Nick Wright

1NBA
22
2Super Bowl
16
3Patrick Mahomes
9
4New England Patriots
9
5Kansas City Chiefs
8
6NBA Playoffs
6
7Drake Maye
6
8All-Star
6
9Tom Brady
5
10Utah Jazz
4
11NFL
4
12LeBron James
4
13Isaiah Stewart
4
14Gambling
4
15NBA Draft
3

Bill's dad

1Jayson Tatum
6
2Super Bowl
5
3Jaylen Brown
3
4Drake Maye
2
5Ray Allen
1
6Rafael Devers
1
7Payton Pritchard
1
8New York Yankees
1
9New York Knicks
1
10New England Patriots
1
11NBA Playoffs
1
12NBA Draft
1
13Mookie Betts
1
14Mac Jones
1
15Desmond Bane
1
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