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A Radical NBA Idea, Wemby’s Musical Comp, Despising Duke, and Baseball’s ABS Revolut…

3/31/2026 • 116 min

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chuck Klosterman to discuss a new fix for tanking in the NBA, before diving into a convo about fixing the NBA product as a whole (2:49). Then, they discuss the development of student-athletes and the draft process (40:15). Finally, they break down Wemby’s game, ABS in MLB, and more (01:05:50). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: … Play episode

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NBA Hot Takes, OKC’s Red Flag, and Giannis vs. Father Time With Kirk Golds…
March Madness Takes, NBA Lottery Debates, and Best NFL Draft Story Lines W…
Luka’s Heater, Wemby’s Bid, and Stealth Winners of the NBA Season With Zac…
LakerMania, NBA Expansion, WBC Lessons, and MBJ’s Moment With Billy Gil an…
The Annual Worst NBA Contracts Draft With Joe House and Wosny Lambre
A Rollicking NBA Mailbag and March Madness Storylines With Rob Mahoney, Ta…
The Bam Backlash, Kawhi’s Heater, East vs. West, and SGA vs. Jokic, With T…
NFL Over/Unders, an Oscars Preview, and a Brady-Pats Feud | With Cousin Sa…
Tatum’s Stunning Return, Wemby’s Big Weekend, and a 2011 MVP Deep Dive Wit…
NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Da…
An NBA Mailbag, LeBron’s Next Move, and the Wild Paramount-WBD Merger With…
Burning NBA Questions and a “Holy Crap, Charlotte!!!” Deep Dive With Zach …
Luka’s Strange L.A. Ride, a New York Sports Drought, Lost NBA Nicknames, a…
A Loaded NBA Draft Debate, Wemby’s Finals Shadow, and Fun MLB Story Lines …
Boston Does L.A., Honeymoon Harden, a Denver Hiccup, and a Kawhi Deep Dive…
The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, The Oscars…
They Saved the NBA All-Star Game? Plus, the NBA’s Tumultuous Week, With Za…
Handing Out the ‘Heat’ Awards for This NBA Season With Chris Ryan, Van Lat…
Why Can’t the NBA Actually Fix the NBA? Plus, Super Bowl Hangover Stuff Wi…
Seattle Spanks the Patriots, Drake Maye’s Mystery Stinker, and Parent Corn…
NBA Trade Deadline Reactions and Super Bowl Picks With Zach Lowe and Joe H…
The 2026 NBA Trade Value List. Plus, Harden, JJJ, and Giannis Trade News W…
Drake’s Mystery Shoulder, Super Bowl Propalooza, and a Mega-Parent Corner …
An NBA Mailbag, Belichick’s Snub, Pats Disrespect, and Half-Baked Ideas Wi…
Why a Weird NBA Season Finally Went Full Weirdo On Us, With Tim Legler
Darnold Does It, Snow Game II: Mile High, Pats-Seahawks, and the Wild Taip…
Last Call for Giannis Trades, Plus an NFL Round 3 Deep Dive With Chris Rya…
NBA Panic Teams, Best QBs Ever, and Sorry Seattle With Rob Mahoney, Chris …
A Round 2 Roller-Coaster Ride, Denver’s QB Plight, and Josh’s Lost Weekend…
The NFL’s Coaching Carousel, and a Round 2 Breakdown With Peter Schrager a…
An NBA Mini-Mailbag and All-Star Picks, Plus Kon Knueppel Stops By
So Long, Rodgers, Plus a Football History Deep Dive With Cousin Sal and Ch…
Round 1 Winners (Da Bears!) and Losers (the Eagles!), Plus Guess the Lines…
A Hawks Power Play, Plus a Round 1 Playoff Mega-Preview With Joe House and…
NBA Power Rankings and “Do You Believe?” With Kirk Goldsberry, Plus an Eag…
The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, an Eagles Theory, Guess the Lines R…
Maye Vs. Stafford, Week 18 Picks & the 21 Best 21st Century Sports Movies …
An NBA Holiday Mailbag and the Jokic Scare With Rob Mahoney
A Crazy 49ers Win, Baltimore’s Alive, Week 18 Stakes, and Guess the Lines …
Most Surprising NBA Player Leaps With Tim Legler, Plus NFL Holiday Picks W…
The Pats Grow Up, Nobody Believes in the Jags, the Bears are a Sports Movi…
A Seahawks-Rams WTF Classic, an NBA Six-Pack, and Week 16 NFL Picks With P…
A Knicks Title, "Whaddya Do?" NBA Teams, the QB Pyramid, and a CFB Playoff…
Oh No Mahomes, Burrow’s Funk, Old Man Rivers, Denver’s Hot Streak, and Gue…
The Fall of the Chiefs (Maybe), SGA Superstar Tips, the Wildes-Greeny Feud…
An NBA Power Poll, the Surprise Celtics, the Queen Conundrum, and Fake Tra…
The Chiefs Are Done, Pittsburgh Hates Us, Lamar Is Missing, Guess the Line…
An NBA Six-Pack, Netflix’s WBD Pursuit, NFL Picks, and John Cena Finally S…

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