The Rockets' Rise and NBA League Pass Rankings With Zach Lowe, Plus Week 12 NFL Picks With Joe House

Nov 21, 2025

Talk Time

Zach Lowe
88.5 min (59.5%)
Joe House
47.9 min (32.2%)
Bill Simmons
12.3 min (8.3%)

Top Entities

1NBA
44
2Gambling
28
3The Ringer
18
4New York Knicks
16
5Houston Rockets
16
6Brooklyn Nets
16
7New Orleans Pelicans
12
8Boston Celtics
12
9NBA Playoffs
11
10NBA Finals
11
11LeBron James
11
12Kevin Durant
11
13Kansas City Chiefs
11
14Denver Nuggets
11
15Minnesota Timberwolves
10
16Atlanta Hawks
10
17Trae Young
9
18Detroit Pistons
9
19Anthony Davis
9
20San Antonio Spurs
8
21New England Patriots
8
22Joe House
8
23Jacksonville Jaguars
8
24Golden State Warriors
8
25Bill Simmons
8
26Victor Wembanyama
7
27Toronto Raptors
7
28NBA Draft
7
29Drake Maye
7
30Arizona Cardinals
7
31Utah Jazz
6
32Stephen Curry
6
33Oklahoma City Thunder
6
34Indiana Pacers
6
35Charlotte Hornets
6
36Carolina Panthers
6
37Zach Lowe
5
38Stephen A Smith
5
39San Francisco 49ers
5
40Portland Trail Blazers
5
41Nikola Jokic
5
42John Collins
5
43Joel Embiid
5
44Joe Burrow
5
45James Harden
5
46Detroit Lions
5
47Bill's Dad
5
48Trey Murphy III
4
49Phoenix Suns
4
50Orlando Magic
4
51NFL
4
52Los Angeles Rams
4
53Los Angeles Clippers
4
54Las Vegas Raiders
4
55Kirk Cousins
4
56J.J. McCarthy
4
57Devin Booker
4
58Chicago Bulls
4
59Worm (Rounders)
3
60Tim Duncan
3
61Steven Adams
3
62Sacramento Kings
3
63Philadelphia Eagles
3
64Philadelphia 76ers
3
65Payton Pritchard
3
66Patrick Mahomes
3
67New York Giants
3
68New Orleans Saints
3
69Milwaukee Bucks
3
70Miami Heat
3
71Larry Bird
3
72Kyrie Irving
3
73Jordan Walsh
3
74Jaylen Brown
3
75Jalen Brunson
3
76Ja'Marr Chase
3
77Isaiah Stewart
3
78Indianapolis Colts
3
79Green Bay Packers
3
80Evan Mobley
3
81Dwight Howard
3
82Daniel Jones
3
83Cam Johnson
3
84Anfernee Simons
3
85All-Star
3
86Aaron Gordon
3
87Tyrese Maxey
2
88Trevor Lawrence
2
89The Sports Gal
2
90Steve Kerr
2
91Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
92Scottie Barnes
2
93Rob Mahoney
2
94Pittsburgh Pirates
2
95Paul Pierce
2
96Noah Clowney
2
97Nic Claxton
2
98NHL
2
99New York Jets
2
100NBA Free Agency
2
101Miles Bridges
2
102Michael Porter Jr.
2
103Memphis Grizzlies
2
104Melvin Smith Jr.
2
105Luka Dončić
2
106Lauri Markkanen
2
107Keegan Murray
2
108John Stockton
2
109Jarren Duran
2
110Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
111Jake Browning
2
112Jacoby Brissett
2
113Jabari Smith Jr.
2
114Ja Morant
2
115Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
116Dwyane Wade
2
117Doug Christie
2
118Donovan Mitchell
2
119Desmond Bane
2
120DeMar DeRozan
2
121Davis Mills
2
122Cousin Sal
2
123Cleveland Cavaliers
2
124Cincinnati Bengals
2
125Chris Ryan
2
126Cade Cunningham
2
127Boxing
2
128Barclays Center
2
129Bam Adebayo
2
130Anthony Edwards
2
131Al Horford
2
132Ace Bailey
2
133Aaron Holiday
2
134Washington Wizards
1
135Walker Kessler
1
136Vivek Ranadivé
1
137UFC
1
138Tyrese Haliburton
1
139Tyler Herro
1
140Troy Franklin
1
141Trajan Jeffcoat
1
142Toumani Camara
1
143Tobias Harris
1
144The Rewatchables
1
145Tee Higgins
1
146Steve Ballmer
1
147Sixth Man of the Year
1
148Simone Fontecchio
1
149Seattle Seahawks
1
150Salvon Ahmed
1
151Ryan Rollins
1
152Rudy Gobert
1
153Robert De Niro
1
154Rich Paul
1
155Rashid Shaheed
1
156Quinnen Williams
1
157Quentin Grimes
1
158Pittsburgh Steelers
1
159Paul George
1
160Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
161Nikola Vučević
1
162Nick Nurse
1
163New York Yankees
1
164Neemias Queta
1
165Nathan Shepherd
1
166Most Improved Player
1
167MLB
1
168Mitchell Robinson
1
169Michael Malone
1
170Mat Ishbia
1
171Marc Gasol
1
172Luke Kornet
1
173Luka Garza
1
174Los Angeles Lakers
1
175Los Angeles Chargers
1
176LaMelo Ball
1
177Kyle Kuzma
1
178Kyle Anderson
1
179Killian Hayes
1
180Khris Middleton
1
181Kevin Love
1
182Kevin Garnett
1
183Keon Ellis
1
184Kenneth Gainwell
1
185Kemba Walker
1
186Keldon Johnson
1
187Kawhi Leonard
1
188Kareem Hunt
1
189Justin Herbert
1
190Josh Minott
1
191Josh Hart
1
192Jordan Hawkins
1
193Jordan Goodwin
1
194Jonathan Kuminga
1
195Jonathan Isaac
1
196Jonathan Greenard
1
197Joe Pesci
1
198Jaylen Johnson
1
199Jalen Williams
1
200Jalen Suggs
1
201Jalen Ramsey
1
202Jalen Hurts
1
203Jalen Duren
1
204Houston Texans
1
205Grayson Allen
1
206Gordon Hayward
1
207Fred VanVleet
1
208Evander Holyfield
1
209Edmond Sumner
1
210Draymond Green
1
211Drake London
1
212Domantas Sabonis
1
213Derrick White
1
214Derrick Jones Jr.
1
215Deni Avdija
1
216Deandre Ayton
1
217De'Aaron Fox
1
218Davion Mitchell
1
219Darius Garland
1
220Dallas Mavericks
1
221Curt Schilling
1
222Corey Kispert
1
223Cleveland Browns
1
224CJ McCollum
1
225Chris Paul
1
226Chris Jones
1
227Chet Holmgren
1
228Chase Brown
1
229Charles Lee
1
230Cam Thomas
1
231Buffalo Bills
1
232Bryce Harper
1
233Bruce Brown
1
234Brandon Williams
1
235Brandon Ingram
1
236Bradley Beal
1
237Bo Nix
1
238Bill Buckner
1
239Baltimore Ravens
1
240Andrew Wiggins
1
241Amen Thompson
1
242All-NBA Third Team
1
243All-NBA First Team
1
244Alex Sarr
1
245Al Pacino
1
246AJ Johnson
1
247Aaron Wiggins
1
248Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NBA
374 (79.4%)
NFL
80 (17%)
MLB
9 (1.9%)
Boxing
3 (0.6%)
NHL
2 (0.4%)
NCAAB
2 (0.4%)
UFC
1 (0.2%)

Top Players

1LeBron James
11
2Kevin Durant
11
3Trae Young
9
4Anthony Davis
9
5Joe House
8
6Bill Simmons
8
7Victor Wembanyama
7
8Drake Maye
7
9Stephen Curry
6
10Zach Lowe
5
11Stephen A Smith
5
12Nikola Jokic
5
13John Collins
5
14Joel Embiid
5
15Joe Burrow
5
16James Harden
5
17Bill's Dad
5
18Trey Murphy III
4
19Kirk Cousins
4
20J.J. McCarthy
4
21Devin Booker
4
22Worm (Rounders)
3
23Tim Duncan
3
24Steven Adams
3
25Payton Pritchard
3
26Patrick Mahomes
3
27Larry Bird
3
28Kyrie Irving
3
29Jordan Walsh
3
30Jaylen Brown
3
31Jalen Brunson
3
32Ja'Marr Chase
3
33Isaiah Stewart
3
34Evan Mobley
3
35Dwight Howard
3
36Daniel Jones
3
37Cam Johnson
3
38Anfernee Simons
3
39Aaron Gordon
3
40Tyrese Maxey
2
41Trevor Lawrence
2
42The Sports Gal
2
43Steve Kerr
2
44Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2
45Scottie Barnes
2
46Rob Mahoney
2
47Paul Pierce
2
48Noah Clowney
2
49Nic Claxton
2
50Miles Bridges
2
51Michael Porter Jr.
2
52Melvin Smith Jr.
2
53Luka Dončić
2
54Lauri Markkanen
2
55Keegan Murray
2
56John Stockton
2
57Jarren Duran
2
58Jaren Jackson Jr.
2
59Jake Browning
2
60Jacoby Brissett
2
61Jabari Smith Jr.
2
62Ja Morant
2
63Giannis Antetokounmpo
2
64Dwyane Wade
2
65Doug Christie
2
66Donovan Mitchell
2
67Desmond Bane
2
68DeMar DeRozan
2
69Davis Mills
2
70Cousin Sal
2
71Chris Ryan
2
72Cade Cunningham
2
73Bam Adebayo
2
74Anthony Edwards
2
75Al Horford
2
76Ace Bailey
2
77Aaron Holiday
2
78Walker Kessler
1
79Vivek Ranadivé
1
80Tyrese Haliburton
1
81Tyler Herro
1
82Troy Franklin
1
83Trajan Jeffcoat
1
84Toumani Camara
1
85Tobias Harris
1
86Tee Higgins
1
87Steve Ballmer
1
88Simone Fontecchio
1
89Salvon Ahmed
1
90Ryan Rollins
1
91Rudy Gobert
1
92Robert De Niro
1
93Rich Paul
1
94Rashid Shaheed
1
95Quinnen Williams
1
96Quentin Grimes
1
97Paul George
1
98Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
99Nikola Vučević
1
100Nick Nurse
1
101Neemias Queta
1
102Nathan Shepherd
1
103Mitchell Robinson
1
104Michael Malone
1
105Mat Ishbia
1
106Marc Gasol
1
107Luke Kornet
1
108Luka Garza
1
109LaMelo Ball
1
110Kyle Kuzma
1
111Kyle Anderson
1
112Killian Hayes
1
113Khris Middleton
1
114Kevin Love
1
115Kevin Garnett
1
116Keon Ellis
1
117Kenneth Gainwell
1
118Kemba Walker
1
119Keldon Johnson
1
120Kawhi Leonard
1
121Kareem Hunt
1
122Justin Herbert
1
123Josh Minott
1
124Josh Hart
1
125Jordan Hawkins
1
126Jordan Goodwin
1
127Jonathan Kuminga
1
128Jonathan Isaac
1
129Jonathan Greenard
1
130Joe Pesci
1
131Jaylen Johnson
1
132Jalen Williams
1
133Jalen Suggs
1
134Jalen Ramsey
1
135Jalen Hurts
1
136Jalen Duren
1
137Grayson Allen
1
138Gordon Hayward
1
139Fred VanVleet
1
140Evander Holyfield
1
141Edmond Sumner
1
142Draymond Green
1
143Drake London
1
144Domantas Sabonis
1
145Derrick White
1
146Derrick Jones Jr.
1
147Deni Avdija
1
148Deandre Ayton
1
149De'Aaron Fox
1
150Davion Mitchell
1
151Darius Garland
1
152Curt Schilling
1
153Corey Kispert
1
154CJ McCollum
1
155Chris Paul
1
156Chris Jones
1
157Chet Holmgren
1
158Chase Brown
1
159Charles Lee
1
160Cam Thomas
1
161Bryce Harper
1
162Bruce Brown
1
163Brandon Williams
1
164Brandon Ingram
1
165Bradley Beal
1
166Bo Nix
1
167Bill Buckner
1
168Andrew Wiggins
1
169Amen Thompson
1
170Alex Sarr
1
171Al Pacino
1
172AJ Johnson
1
173Aaron Wiggins
1
174Jayson Tatum
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1San Francisco 49ers
4
2Jacksonville Jaguars
4
3Gambling
4
4Kansas City Chiefs
3
5Philadelphia Eagles
2
6NFL
2
7New York Knicks
2
8Joe Burrow
2
9Jake Browning
2
10J.J. McCarthy
2
11Houston Rockets
2
12Green Bay Packers
2
13Golden State Warriors
2
14Denver Nuggets
2
15Davis Mills
2

Joe House

1NBA
10
2Gambling
10
3Brooklyn Nets
8
4NBA Finals
7
5New Orleans Pelicans
5
6LeBron James
5
7Houston Rockets
5
8Victor Wembanyama
4
9Trae Young
4
10Portland Trail Blazers
4
11New York Knicks
4
12NBA Draft
4
13Minnesota Timberwolves
4
14Kevin Durant
4
15Detroit Pistons
4

Zach Lowe

1NBA
33
2The Ringer
18
3Gambling
14
4New York Knicks
10
5Houston Rockets
9
6Boston Celtics
9
7Kansas City Chiefs
8
8New Orleans Pelicans
7
9New England Patriots
7
10NBA Playoffs
7
11Kevin Durant
7
12Joe House
7
13Drake Maye
7
14LeBron James
6
15Carolina Panthers
6
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