Most Surprising NBA Player Leaps With Tim Legler, Plus NFL Holiday Picks With Joe House

Dec 23, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
60.1 min (46.9%)
Tim Legler
55.4 min (43.2%)
Joe House
12.7 min (9.9%)

Top Entities

1NBA
36
2Houston Rockets
19
3NBA Playoffs
17
4Boston Celtics
15
5Oklahoma City Thunder
14
6Gambling
14
7Philadelphia Eagles
13
8Golden State Warriors
12
9Stephen Curry
9
10Detroit Pistons
9
11Jayson Tatum
9
12NFL
8
13Los Angeles Lakers
8
14San Antonio Spurs
7
15New York Knicks
7
16Jaylen Johnson
7
17Draymond Green
7
18Denver Nuggets
7
19Minnesota Timberwolves
6
20Los Angeles Chargers
6
21Joe House
6
22Indianapolis Colts
6
23Green Bay Packers
6
24Collin Gillespie
6
25The Ringer
5
26New England Patriots
5
27NBA Finals
5
28Minnesota Vikings
5
29Michael Porter Jr.
5
30Luka Dončić
5
31Las Vegas Raiders
5
32Kansas City Chiefs
5
33Indiana Pacers
5
34Houston Texans
5
35Buffalo Bills
5
36Baltimore Ravens
5
37Milwaukee Bucks
4
38LeBron James
4
39Lane Johnson
4
40Jaylen Brown
4
41Jacksonville Jaguars
4
42Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
43Chicago Bears
4
44Charlotte Hornets
4
45Seattle Seahawks
3
46Philadelphia 76ers
3
47Orlando Magic
3
48Nikola Jokic
3
49New Orleans Pelicans
3
50NBA Draft
3
51Most Valuable Player
3
52LaMelo Ball
3
53Kevin Durant
3
54Justin Herbert
3
55Drake Maye
3
56Domantas Sabonis
3
57Detroit Lions
3
58Derrick Henry
3
59Denver Broncos
3
60Cleveland Cavaliers
3
61Carolina Panthers
3
62Ben Sheppard
3
63All-Star
3
64Woody Marks
2
65Tyrese Maxey
2
66Tennessee Titans
2
67Steve Kerr
2
68Scottie Pippen
2
69San Francisco 49ers
2
70Phoenix Suns
2
71Payton Pritchard
2
72Pascal Siakam
2
73New Orleans Saints
2
74Most Improved Player
2
75Max Brosmer
2
76Mark Price
2
77Los Angeles Clippers
2
78Jordan Walsh
2
79Joe Mazzulla
2
80Jalen Johnson
2
81Jalen Hurts
2
82Jalen Brunson
2
83Fred VanVleet
2
84Dallas Mavericks
2
85Cousin Sal
2
86Chicago Bulls
2
87Cam Johnson
2
88Atlanta Hawks
2
89Alex Sarr
2
90Wilt Chamberlain
1
91Washington Wizards
1
92Washington Commanders
1
93Victor Wembanyama
1
94Van Lathan
1
95Tyler Huntley
1
96Trae Young
1
97Toronto Raptors
1
98Top Gun (film)
1
99Tom Cruise
1
100The Rewatchables
1
101T.J. McConnell
1
102Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
103Sam Hauser
1
104Sam Darnold
1
105Sacramento Kings
1
106Ryen Russillo
1
107Ryan Rollins
1
108Rui Hachimura
1
109Robert Williams III
1
110Portland Trail Blazers
1
111Peter Schrager
1
112Paul George
1
113Patrick Mahomes
1
114Paolo Banchero
1
115Nico Collins
1
116New York Giants
1
117NBA Trade Deadline
1
118Moses Moody
1
119MLB
1
120Milton Williams
1
121Mikal Bridges
1
122Michael Malone
1
123Miami Dolphins
1
124Max Christie
1
125Marcus Mariota
1
126Malik Willis
1
127Madison Square Garden
1
128Luka Garza
1
129Larry Bird
1
130Lamar Jackson
1
131Klay Thompson
1
132Khalil Mack
1
133Kevin Love
1
134Kemba Walker
1
135Keaton Mitchell
1
136Kawhi Leonard
1
137Karl-Anthony Towns
1
138Joshua Dobbs
1
139Josh Allen
1
140Jose Alvarado
1
141Jordan Poyer
1
142John Stockton
1
143Joel Embiid
1
144JJ Redick
1
145Jimmy Butler III
1
146Jayden Daniels
1
147Jay Wright
1
148Jamal Murray
1
149Jalen Williams
1
150Jalen Carter
1
151Jahmyr Gibbs
1
152JackO
1
153J.J. McCarthy
1
154Ime Udoka
1
155Hall of Fame
1
156Franz Wagner
1
157Donovan Mitchell
1
158Doc Rivers
1
159Derrick Rose
1
160Cooper Kupp
1
161Cincinnati Bengals
1
162Chris Ryan
1
163Charlie Heck
1
164C.J. Stroud
1
165Bryce Harper
1
166Bruce Brown
1
167Brock Purdy
1
168Brandon Miller
1
169Brad Pitt
1
170Bill Simmons
1
171Ben Sullivan
1
172Baker Mayfield
1
173Anthony Edwards
1
174Amen Thompson
1
175All-NBA First Team
1
176Aaron Rodgers
1

League Distribution

NBA
143 (63.3%)
NFL
80 (35.4%)
MLB
2 (0.9%)
NCAAB
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Stephen Curry
9
2Jayson Tatum
9
3Jaylen Johnson
7
4Draymond Green
7
5Joe House
6
6Collin Gillespie
6
7Michael Porter Jr.
5
8Luka Dončić
5
9LeBron James
4
10Lane Johnson
4
11Jaylen Brown
4
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
4
13Nikola Jokic
3
14LaMelo Ball
3
15Kevin Durant
3
16Justin Herbert
3
17Drake Maye
3
18Domantas Sabonis
3
19Derrick Henry
3
20Ben Sheppard
3
21Woody Marks
2
22Tyrese Maxey
2
23Steve Kerr
2
24Scottie Pippen
2
25Payton Pritchard
2
26Pascal Siakam
2
27Max Brosmer
2
28Mark Price
2
29Jordan Walsh
2
30Joe Mazzulla
2
31Jalen Johnson
2
32Jalen Hurts
2
33Jalen Brunson
2
34Fred VanVleet
2
35Cousin Sal
2
36Cam Johnson
2
37Alex Sarr
2
38Wilt Chamberlain
1
39Victor Wembanyama
1
40Van Lathan
1
41Tyler Huntley
1
42Trae Young
1
43Tom Cruise
1
44T.J. McConnell
1
45Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
46Sam Hauser
1
47Sam Darnold
1
48Ryen Russillo
1
49Ryan Rollins
1
50Rui Hachimura
1
51Robert Williams III
1
52Peter Schrager
1
53Paul George
1
54Patrick Mahomes
1
55Paolo Banchero
1
56Nico Collins
1
57Moses Moody
1
58Milton Williams
1
59Mikal Bridges
1
60Michael Malone
1
61Max Christie
1
62Marcus Mariota
1
63Malik Willis
1
64Luka Garza
1
65Larry Bird
1
66Lamar Jackson
1
67Klay Thompson
1
68Khalil Mack
1
69Kevin Love
1
70Kemba Walker
1
71Keaton Mitchell
1
72Kawhi Leonard
1
73Karl-Anthony Towns
1
74Joshua Dobbs
1
75Josh Allen
1
76Jose Alvarado
1
77Jordan Poyer
1
78John Stockton
1
79Joel Embiid
1
80JJ Redick
1
81Jimmy Butler III
1
82Jayden Daniels
1
83Jay Wright
1
84Jamal Murray
1
85Jalen Williams
1
86Jalen Carter
1
87Jahmyr Gibbs
1
88JackO
1
89J.J. McCarthy
1
90Ime Udoka
1
91Franz Wagner
1
92Donovan Mitchell
1
93Doc Rivers
1
94Derrick Rose
1
95Cooper Kupp
1
96Chris Ryan
1
97Charlie Heck
1
98C.J. Stroud
1
99Bryce Harper
1
100Bruce Brown
1
101Brock Purdy
1
102Brandon Miller
1
103Brad Pitt
1
104Bill Simmons
1
105Ben Sullivan
1
106Baker Mayfield
1
107Anthony Edwards
1
108Amen Thompson
1
109Aaron Rodgers
1

Who Talked About What

Joe House

1Philadelphia Eagles
7
2NFL
3
3Houston Rockets
3
4Gambling
3
5Tennessee Titans
2
6Seattle Seahawks
2
7San Francisco 49ers
2
8New York Knicks
2
9New Orleans Saints
2
10New England Patriots
2
11NBA Playoffs
2
12Lane Johnson
2
13Indianapolis Colts
2
14Green Bay Packers
2
15Chicago Bears
2

Bill Simmons

1NBA
17
2Houston Rockets
10
3NBA Playoffs
9
4Gambling
9
5Boston Celtics
9
6Golden State Warriors
8
7Detroit Pistons
6
8Philadelphia Eagles
5
9Oklahoma City Thunder
5
10NFL
5
11Los Angeles Chargers
5
12Joe House
5
13Houston Texans
5
14Jayson Tatum
5
15The Ringer
4

Tim Legler

1NBA
19
2Oklahoma City Thunder
8
3Stephen Curry
6
4NBA Playoffs
6
5Houston Rockets
6
6Boston Celtics
6
7Michael Porter Jr.
4
8Los Angeles Lakers
4
9Jayson Tatum
4
10San Antonio Spurs
3
11Philadelphia 76ers
3
12NBA Finals
3
13Jaylen Johnson
3
14Golden State Warriors
3
15Draymond Green
3
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