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The Bill Simmons Podcast

Presented by State Farm

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Stealth Mitchell Trades, KD Advice, Ayton’s Max Potential, and NFL Futures With Joe House

Plus, Bill and House offer some predictions for the Open Championship

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The NBA Trade Value List (Summer Edition) With Ryen Russillo

Plus, Russillo shares his NBA Summer League observations

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The Last Nets Dance, Mac Mania, Elite QB Watch, and RIP Jimmy Caan With Kevin Wildes, Peter Schrager, and Brian Koppelman

Plus, Chet Holmgren’s NBA summer league debut, Baker Mayfield being traded to the Panthers, and more

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Best Summer NBA Characters, the ‘Minions’ Phenomenon, and NBA Futures Bets With Tyler Parker, Chris Ryan, Raheem Palmer, and Zoe Simmons

Plus, breaking down the conclusion of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4

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A Crazy Gobert Gamble, KD’s Summer Stalemate, and Boston’s Big Flex With Ryen Russillo

Plus, some rapid-fire NBA free agency observations and debating whether the Jazz really want to keep Donovan Mitchell

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Brooklyn Blows Up, Durant’s Next Move, and Free Agency Highlights With Rob Mahoney and Bryan Curtis

Plus, reacting to Atlanta’s trade for Dejounte Murray and discussing the NBA media "scoop" culture

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The Desperate Knicks, UFC 276, Plus Kyrie’s Failed Lakers Play With Van Lathan, Big Wos, Ariel Helwani, and Alan Yang

Alan Yang also discusses his new Apple TV+ show ‘Loot’

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The Beal Dilemma, KD Trade Speed Round, and Free Agency Questions With Ryen Russillo

Plus, Bill and Ryen discuss potential landing spots for Deandre Ayton and early 2023 Finals predictions

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NBA Draftapalooza: Kyrie Drama, Paolo to Orlando, and OKC Gets Frisky

Bill and Ringer NBA staffers discuss everything happening on draft night

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10 Burning NBA Questions

Ringer staffers join Bill in speculating on potential moves, story lines, and early title favorites heading into the offseason

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Curry vs. Everybody, Boston’s Next Move, NBA Dynasty Tiers, and Draft Buzz With Ryen Russillo

Bill and Russillo also discuss possible offseason moves and what Jayson Tatum’s workload this past season means for next year

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An Impressive Warriors Title, Curry’s Pantheon Jump, and Tatum’s Finals Swoon With Joe House

Plus, discussing how the Andrew Wiggins trade may have won Golden State the series

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The 1,000th BS Episode With Joe House, Bill Hader, Bryan Curtis, and Nora Princiotti

Bill and Co. talk Game 6 of the NBA Finals, HBO’s ‘Barry,’ and the latest Deshaun Watson news

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Did the Celtics Just Blow the Title?

Bill and Kevin Hench react to Golden State’s Game 5 win and discuss the improvement of Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson throughout the series

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Tatum Theories, Finals Unicorns, NBA Draft Buzz, and Worst GM Jobs With Ryen Russillo

Plus, debating if a losing player can win a Finals MVP and reacting to Draymond’s poor performances

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Steph’s Apex Mountain Leaves Boston Reeling

Rob Mahoney and Wosny Lambre join to discuss the Warriors’ series-tying win against the Celtics

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Boston Gets Revenge, Draymond Chants, and Utah Trades With Kevin O’Connor

Plus, a ‘Stranger Things’ review from Zoe Simmons

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The Warriors Strike Back and Kyrie Destinations With Ryen Russillo

Bill and Russillo react to Golden State’s Game 2 victory before addressing the rumors of Phil Knight buying the Trail Blazers

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Breaking Down a Huge Celts Comeback. Plus: Adam Sandler on 30 Years of Comedies.

Bill sits down with Adam Sandler to discuss his new movie ‘Hustle,’ their favorite sports movies, ‘SNL’ in the early ‘90s, Adam’s first few films, playing pickup hoops, and more

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NBA Finals Angles With David Jacoby and Kevin Wildes. Plus, Jon Bernthal’s Return to the Pod.

Breaking down Celtics-Warriors before the ‘We Own This City’ actor joins to discuss the HBO series

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Boston’s Heart Attack Trip to the Finals With Ryen Russillo

Plus, previewing the NBA Finals and reacting to the Lakers naming Darvin Ham as their head coach

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Super Jimmy Thwarts Boston’s Finals Plans, with Kevin O’Connor and Ryen Russillo

Plus, will Heat Culture be on the rise if Miami wins on Sunday?

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The Heat Fall Apart With Joe House, Plus Michael Che on Swollen ‘SNL’ Casts and Stand-Up Comedy in 2022

Che also shares Lorne Michaels stories, details on his new sketch show, and talks social media influence’s on comedy

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A Celtics-Heat Rock Fight with Bill’s Dad. Plus, Jalen Green Stops By and We Fix All-Star Weekend.

Recapping Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals

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The Wiggins Game, Curry’s Quest, the Miami Bullyballers, and Fake Ayton Trades With Ryen Russillo

Bill and Russillo discuss the Warriors’ Game 3 win over the Mavericks and preview Game 4 between the Celtics and Heat

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A Boston Boomerang, Butler the Superstar, a Yankees Revival, and NFL Schedule Lessons

Recapping Game 2 of the Celtics-Heat series, and discussing what’s next in the NBA playoffs

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Butler Busts Boston, Plus NBA Draft Lottery Overreactions

Kevin O’Connor, Ryen Russillo, and J. Kyle Mann join the pod to talk about the Eastern Conference finals

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Boston Prevails in Game 7 and the Mavs Blow Out the Suns With Ryen Russillo

Bill and Ryen discuss their dream Finals matchups, where Jayson Tatum ranks among top NBA players, and whether the Suns blew their title window

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Philly Implodes, Apex Giannis vs. Apex LeBron, and the Worst Celtics Losses Ever

Rob Mahoney and Chris Ryan join Bill Simmons to discuss the Heat’s win over the Sixers

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Phoenix Takes Charge, Brady’s TV Gig, and a Celts-Bucks Classic With Jonathan Tjarks, Bryan Curtis, and Chris Mannix

Bill talks with SI’s Chris Mannix about why Boston’s Game 4 win was the most important of the Tatum-Brown era, some Lakers dysfunction, and Canelo Alvarez’s loss to Dmitry Bivol

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Harden Goes Undertaker, a Wide-Open West, and Tatum’s Biggest Test

Plus, more NBA overreactions with Ryen Russillo

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NBA Playoff Character Awards With Chris Ryan and Tyler Parker, Jackie MacMullan on Celts-Bucks, and Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament

Plus, Jackie MacMullan on Celts-Bucks, and Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament

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Ja Goes Off, Kerr Gets Mad, and Boston Survives, Plus Short QBs and a Draft Recap

Bill discusses Memphis–Golden State and Boston-Milwaukee with Haralabos Voulgaris and J. Kyle Mann before Peter Schrager joins to run through his biggest NFL draft takeaways

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NBA Playoff Round 2 Overreactions, Unlucky Embiid, and the State of Sports Media

Bill reveals his concern level for the Celtics after some bad signs in Game 1

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Utah’s Finished, NFL Draft Winners, and Philly’s Big Night With Kevin O’Connor, Rob Mahoney, and Benjamin Solak

Breaking down the A.J. Brown trade, and looking ahead to the Heat-76ers and Celtics-Bucks series

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A Drunk Wolves-Grizz Series, Harden’s Fall, the Sleeper Mavs, and Brooklyn’s Future With Bob Voulgaris and Van Lathan

Plus, why Suns-Pelicans will end in a Game 7 and what’s next for Twitter after Elon Musk purchased the social media platform