March Madness Takes, NBA Lottery Debates, and Best NFL Draft Story Lines With J. Kyle Mann and Todd McShay

Mar 25, 2026

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
66.0 min (52.3%)
Todd McShay
37.4 min (29.7%)
J. Kyle Mann
22.8 min (18.1%)

Top Entities

1NBA
38
2NBA Draft
33
3New York Jets
10
4Arizona Cardinals
10
5Super Bowl
9
6Seattle Seahawks
8
7New England Patriots
8
8NFL
7
9New York Giants
7
10Gambling
7
11March Madness
6
12Tennessee Titans
5
13NBA Playoffs
5
14Las Vegas Raiders
5
15Joe House
5
16Jae'Sean Tate
5
17Hall of Fame
5
18Cam Ward
5
19NFL Draft
4
20Mike Conley
4
21LeBron James
4
22Kansas City Chiefs
4
23Final Four
4
24Dallas Cowboys
4
25Bill Simmons
4
26Will Campbell
3
27Washington Commanders
3
28Victor Wembanyama
3
29The Sports Gal
3
30The Ringer
3
31Philadelphia Eagles
3
32NBA Free Agency
3
33MLB
3
34Miami Heat
3
35Los Angeles Lakers
3
36Kyrie Irving
3
37Jaylin Williams
3
38Houston Rockets
3
39Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
40Drake Maye
3
41Derrick Rose
3
42Darius Garland
3
43Cousin Sal
3
44Carson Beck
3
45Boston Celtics
3
46Anthony Davis
3
47Jayson Tatum
3
48UConn Huskies
2
49Tyson Chandler
2
50The Rewatchables
2
51Seattle Mariners
2
52Sacramento Kings
2
53Ryan Cooper Jr.
2
54Rashid Shaheed
2
55Philadelphia 76ers
2
56Oakland Athletics
2
57Micah Parsons
2
58Memphis Grizzlies
2
59Maxx Crosby
2
60Luka Dončić
2
61Los Angeles Clippers
2
62Larry Bird
2
63Kawhi Leonard
2
64John Calipari
2
65Jayden Daniels
2
66College Football
2
67College Basketball
2
68Cleveland Browns
2
69Chicago Bulls
2
70Buffalo Bills
2
71Brooklyn Nets
2
72Boston Red Sox
2
73Baltimore Ravens
2
74Andy Reid
2
75Xavier Worthy
1
76Wosny Lambre
1
77Woody Marks
1
78Willie Mays
1
79Washington Wizards
1
80Van Lathan
1
81Utah Jazz
1
82Tyler Warren
1
83Toronto Raptors
1
84Toronto Blue Jays
1
85Tom Brady
1
86Tim Duncan
1
87Sweet Sixteen
1
88Stefon Diggs
1
89Shedeur Sanders
1
90Shea Serrano
1
91Shaquille O'Neal
1
92Scottie Barnes
1
93Sauce Gardner
1
94San Antonio Spurs
1
95Ryan Reynolds
1
96Rudy Gobert
1
97Rob Mahoney
1
98Portland Trail Blazers
1
99Pittsburgh Steelers
1
100Phoenix Suns
1
101Paul George
1
102Patrick Mahomes
1
103Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
104Oklahoma City Thunder
1
105Nick Nurse
1
106New York Knicks
1
107Most Valuable Player
1
108Minnesota Timberwolves
1
109Michael Jordan
1
110Miami Dolphins
1
111Marlon Humphrey
1
112Marcus Smart
1
113Malik Willis
1
114Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
1
115Luol Deng
1
116Luke Kornet
1
117Los Angeles Rams
1
118LaMelo Ball
1
119Kyle Lowry
1
120Kevin Durant
1
121Kenny Smith
1
122Kareem Hunt
1
123Joe Mazzulla
1
124Jaxson Dart
1
125Jason Kidd
1
126Jacksonville Jaguars
1
127Ja'Marr Chase
1
128Ivica Zubac
1
129Isaiah Thomas
1
130Isaiah Stewart
1
131Indiana Pacers
1
132Greedy Vance
1
133Gordon Hayward
1
134Gonzaga Bulldogs
1
135Golden State Warriors
1
136George Kittle
1
137Geno Smith
1
138Franz Wagner
1
139Erik Spoelstra
1
140Elijah Klein
1
141Dylan Harper
1
142Dwight Howard
1
143Devin Booker
1
144Detroit Pistons
1
145Daniel Jones
1
146Damian Lillard
1
147Dallas Mavericks
1
148Columbus Blue Jackets
1
149Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1
150Cleveland Cavaliers
1
151Cincinnati Bengals
1
152Christian McCaffrey
1
153Chris Ryan
1
154Bryce Harper
1
155Bruno Fernando
1
156Bill Self
1
157Bill Buckner
1
158Baltimore Orioles
1
159Anthony Edwards
1
160Andrew Bynum
1
161Al Horford
1
162Ace Bailey
1

League Distribution

NBA
113 (46.9%)
NFL
92 (38.2%)
NCAAB
18 (7.5%)
CFB
11 (4.6%)
MLB
6 (2.5%)
NHL
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Joe House
5
2Jae'Sean Tate
5
3Cam Ward
5
4Mike Conley
4
5LeBron James
4
6Bill Simmons
4
7Will Campbell
3
8Victor Wembanyama
3
9The Sports Gal
3
10Kyrie Irving
3
11Jaylin Williams
3
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
3
13Drake Maye
3
14Derrick Rose
3
15Darius Garland
3
16Cousin Sal
3
17Carson Beck
3
18Anthony Davis
3
19Jayson Tatum
3
20Tyson Chandler
2
21Ryan Cooper Jr.
2
22Rashid Shaheed
2
23Micah Parsons
2
24Maxx Crosby
2
25Luka Dončić
2
26Larry Bird
2
27Kawhi Leonard
2
28John Calipari
2
29Jayden Daniels
2
30Andy Reid
2
31Xavier Worthy
1
32Wosny Lambre
1
33Woody Marks
1
34Willie Mays
1
35Van Lathan
1
36Tyler Warren
1
37Tom Brady
1
38Tim Duncan
1
39Stefon Diggs
1
40Shedeur Sanders
1
41Shea Serrano
1
42Shaquille O'Neal
1
43Scottie Barnes
1
44Sauce Gardner
1
45Ryan Reynolds
1
46Rudy Gobert
1
47Rob Mahoney
1
48Paul George
1
49Patrick Mahomes
1
50Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
51Nick Nurse
1
52Michael Jordan
1
53Marlon Humphrey
1
54Marcus Smart
1
55Malik Willis
1
56Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
1
57Luol Deng
1
58Luke Kornet
1
59LaMelo Ball
1
60Kyle Lowry
1
61Kevin Durant
1
62Kenny Smith
1
63Kareem Hunt
1
64Joe Mazzulla
1
65Jaxson Dart
1
66Jason Kidd
1
67Ja'Marr Chase
1
68Ivica Zubac
1
69Isaiah Thomas
1
70Isaiah Stewart
1
71Greedy Vance
1
72Gordon Hayward
1
73George Kittle
1
74Geno Smith
1
75Franz Wagner
1
76Erik Spoelstra
1
77Elijah Klein
1
78Dylan Harper
1
79Dwight Howard
1
80Devin Booker
1
81Daniel Jones
1
82Damian Lillard
1
83Clyde Edwards-Helaire
1
84Christian McCaffrey
1
85Chris Ryan
1
86Bryce Harper
1
87Bruno Fernando
1
88Bill Self
1
89Bill Buckner
1
90Anthony Edwards
1
91Andrew Bynum
1
92Al Horford
1
93Ace Bailey
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA
23
2NBA Draft
20
3Seattle Seahawks
7
4Gambling
6
5New York Jets
5
6New England Patriots
5
7Super Bowl
4
8March Madness
4
9Bill Simmons
4
10Arizona Cardinals
4
11NFL Draft
3
12NFL
3
13New York Giants
3
14NBA Playoffs
3
15MLB
3

J. Kyle Mann

1NBA
9
2UConn Huskies
2
3NBA Draft
2
4LeBron James
2
5Larry Bird
2
6Joe House
2
7Victor Wembanyama
1
8Tyson Chandler
1
9Toronto Raptors
1
10The Sports Gal
1
11Shaquille O'Neal
1
12Sacramento Kings
1
13Oklahoma City Thunder
1
14Mike Conley
1
15Miami Heat
1

Todd McShay

1NBA Draft
11
2NBA
6
3Super Bowl
5
4New York Jets
5
5Arizona Cardinals
5
6NFL
4
7New York Giants
4
8Hall of Fame
4
9Cam Ward
4
10Tennessee Titans
3
11New England Patriots
3
12Jae'Sean Tate
3
13Washington Commanders
2
14Ryan Cooper Jr.
2
15Philadelphia Eagles
2
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