The Mailbag Makes a Dramatic Return

Nov 18, 2025

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Bill Simmons
86.3 min (100%)

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1Stephen Curry
3
2New York Knicks
3
3NBA
3
4Miami Heat
3
5Los Angeles Lakers
3
6LeBron James
3
7Hall of Fame
3
8Golden State Warriors
3
9Gambling
3
10Chicago Bulls
3
11Brooklyn Nets
3
12Bill Simmons
3
13Zach Lowe
2
14Utah Jazz
2
15The Rewatchables
2
16Super Bowl
2
17Seattle Seahawks
2
18Sacramento Kings
2
19Ray Allen
2
20Pittsburgh Steelers
2
21Oklahoma City Thunder
2
22NHL
2
23NFL
2
24New Orleans Pelicans
2
25New England Patriots
2
26NBA Playoffs
2
27NBA Finals
2
28NBA Draft
2
29Milwaukee Bucks
2
30Luka Dončić
2
31Los Angeles Clippers
2
32Larry Bird
2
33Kyrie Irving
2
34Kobe Bryant
2
35Draymond Green
2
36Detroit Pistons
2
37Derrick Rose
2
38David Stern
2
39Dallas Mavericks
2
40Cousin Sal
2
41Charlotte Hornets
2
42Buffalo Bills
2
43Boston Celtics
2
44Bill Russell
2
45Atlanta Hawks
2
46Zoe Simmons
1
47Victor Wembanyama
1
48Victor Oladipo
1
49Van Lathan
1
50Tyrese Haliburton
1
51Trey Murphy III
1
52Trae Young
1
53Toronto Raptors
1
54Tommy DeVito
1
55Tom Brady
1
56Tim Hardaway Jr.
1
57Tim Duncan
1
58The Town (film)
1
59The Ringer
1
60The Godfather (film)
1
61Terry Rozier
1
62Tennessee Titans
1
63Tayshaun Prince
1
64Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
65Steve Nash
1
66Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
67San Antonio Spurs
1
68Sam Darnold
1
69Ryan Rollins
1
70Roger Goodell
1
71Rob Mahoney
1
72Rob Gronkowski
1
73Reggie Miller
1
74Quentin Lake
1
75Portland Trail Blazers
1
76Pittsburgh Penguins
1
77Phoenix Suns
1
78Philadelphia Eagles
1
79Philadelphia 76ers
1
80Peyton Manning
1
81Payton Pritchard
1
82Patrick Mahomes
1
83Patrick Dumont
1
84Orlando Magic
1
85Odell Beckham Jr.
1
86Nikola Jokic
1
87Neil McCauley
1
88NBA Free Agency
1
89Naquan Jones
1
90Moses Moody
1
91MLB
1
92Minnesota Timberwolves
1
93Michael Penix Jr.
1
94Miami Dolphins
1
95Memphis Grizzlies
1
96Marlon Humphrey
1
97Mark Cuban
1
98Marcus Smart
1
99Los Angeles Rams
1
100Los Angeles Chargers
1
101Lonzo Ball
1
102Leonard Floyd
1
103Las Vegas Raiders
1
104Kyle Anderson
1
105Klay Thompson
1
106Kirk Cousins
1
107Kevin Martin
1
108Kevin Durant
1
109Kareem Hunt
1
110Kansas City Chiefs
1
111Julius Randle
1
112Julius Erving
1
113Jrue Holiday
1
114Jordan Walsh
1
115Jordan Goodwin
1
116John Lucas
1
117John Collins
1
118Joel Embiid
1
119Joe Mazzulla
1
120Jimmy Butler III
1
121Jim Harbaugh
1
122Jerry Seinfeld
1
123Jaylen Brown
1
124Jayden Daniels
1
125Jason Kidd
1
126Jalen Hurts
1
127Jacksonville Jaguars
1
128Indiana Pacers
1
129Houston Rockets
1
130Gus Edwards
1
131Grant Williams
1
132Grant Hill
1
133Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
134Gabe Vincent
1
135Fredo Corleone
1
136Fred Warner
1
137Eric Bledsoe
1
138Ed Davis
1
139Dwyane Wade
1
140Doc Rivers
1
141Dirk Nowitzki
1
142Devin Booker
1
143Derrick Jones Jr.
1
144Deandre Ayton
1
145Darko Rajakovic
1
146Damon Jones
1
147Cooper Flagg
1
148Columbus Blue Jackets
1
149Claire Keesey
1
150Cincinnati Reds
1
151Christian Gonzalez
1
152Chauncey Billups
1
153Charles Barkley
1
154Carolina Panthers
1
155Carmelo Anthony
1
156Brian Burns
1
157Brandon Staley
1
158Brandon Miller
1
159Brandon Ingram
1
160Bradley Beal
1
161Brad Pitt
1
162Boston Red Sox
1
163Bogdan Bogdanović
1
164Bill Belichick
1
165Ben Simmons
1
166Barry Bonds
1
167Baltimore Ravens
1
168Atlanta Falcons
1
169Arizona Cardinals
1
170Anthony Davis
1
171Anfernee Simons
1
172Andy Reid
1
173All-NBA First Team
1
174Alex Rodriguez
1
175Jayson Tatum
1

League Distribution

NFL
3 (25%)
NBA
3 (25%)
NHL
2 (16.7%)
MLB
2 (16.7%)
NCAAB
1 (8.3%)
CFB
1 (8.3%)

Top Players

1Stephen Curry
3
2LeBron James
3
3Bill Simmons
3
4Zach Lowe
2
5Ray Allen
2
6Luka Dončić
2
7Larry Bird
2
8Kyrie Irving
2
9Kobe Bryant
2
10Draymond Green
2
11Derrick Rose
2
12David Stern
2
13Cousin Sal
2
14Bill Russell
2
15Zoe Simmons
1
16Victor Wembanyama
1
17Victor Oladipo
1
18Van Lathan
1
19Tyrese Haliburton
1
20Trey Murphy III
1
21Trae Young
1
22Tommy DeVito
1
23Tom Brady
1
24Tim Hardaway Jr.
1
25Tim Duncan
1
26Terry Rozier
1
27Tayshaun Prince
1
28Steve Nash
1
29Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
1
30Sam Darnold
1
31Ryan Rollins
1
32Roger Goodell
1
33Rob Mahoney
1
34Rob Gronkowski
1
35Reggie Miller
1
36Quentin Lake
1
37Peyton Manning
1
38Payton Pritchard
1
39Patrick Mahomes
1
40Patrick Dumont
1
41Odell Beckham Jr.
1
42Nikola Jokic
1
43Neil McCauley
1
44Naquan Jones
1
45Moses Moody
1
46Michael Penix Jr.
1
47Marlon Humphrey
1
48Mark Cuban
1
49Marcus Smart
1
50Lonzo Ball
1
51Leonard Floyd
1
52Kyle Anderson
1
53Klay Thompson
1
54Kirk Cousins
1
55Kevin Martin
1
56Kevin Durant
1
57Kareem Hunt
1
58Julius Randle
1
59Julius Erving
1
60Jrue Holiday
1
61Jordan Walsh
1
62Jordan Goodwin
1
63John Lucas
1
64John Collins
1
65Joel Embiid
1
66Joe Mazzulla
1
67Jimmy Butler III
1
68Jim Harbaugh
1
69Jerry Seinfeld
1
70Jaylen Brown
1
71Jayden Daniels
1
72Jason Kidd
1
73Jalen Hurts
1
74Gus Edwards
1
75Grant Williams
1
76Grant Hill
1
77Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
78Gabe Vincent
1
79Fredo Corleone
1
80Fred Warner
1
81Eric Bledsoe
1
82Ed Davis
1
83Dwyane Wade
1
84Doc Rivers
1
85Dirk Nowitzki
1
86Devin Booker
1
87Derrick Jones Jr.
1
88Deandre Ayton
1
89Darko Rajakovic
1
90Damon Jones
1
91Cooper Flagg
1
92Claire Keesey
1
93Christian Gonzalez
1
94Chauncey Billups
1
95Charles Barkley
1
96Carmelo Anthony
1
97Brian Burns
1
98Brandon Staley
1
99Brandon Miller
1
100Brandon Ingram
1
101Bradley Beal
1
102Brad Pitt
1
103Bogdan Bogdanović
1
104Bill Belichick
1
105Ben Simmons
1
106Barry Bonds
1
107Anthony Davis
1
108Anfernee Simons
1
109Andy Reid
1
110Alex Rodriguez
1
111Jayson Tatum
1

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Bill Simmons

1Stephen Curry
3
2New York Knicks
3
3NBA
3
4Miami Heat
3
5Los Angeles Lakers
3
6LeBron James
3
7Hall of Fame
3
8Golden State Warriors
3
9Gambling
3
10Chicago Bulls
3
11Brooklyn Nets
3
12Bill Simmons
3
13Zach Lowe
2
14Utah Jazz
2
15The Rewatchables
2
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