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NBA Draft Reactions and Lots of Pelicans Jokes With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann

NBA Draft Reactions and Pelicans Jokes

<div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN"><em>The Ringer</em>’s Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House and J. Kyle Mann live after the first round of the 2025 NBA draft to break down the lottery picks and draft-night moves.</div>
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<p class="e-9960-text encore-text-body-medium encore-internal-color-text-subdued umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="text">Host: Bill Simmons<br />
Guests: Joe House and J. Kyle Mann<br />
Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo</p>
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Bill Simmons is the founder and managing director of The Ringer, which he launched in 2016. He hosts ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ and ‘The Rewatchables,’ and also serves as head of podcast innovation and monetization for Spotify.

Bill Simmons

J. Kyle Mann

Joe House is a successful business consultant who also happens to be Bill Simmons’s college buddy and trusted betting consultant. House cohosts the sports betting podcast ‘East Coast Bias’ and golf podcast ‘Fairway Rollin’.’ He’s a massive D.C. sports fan. When he’s not betting or golfing, he’s eating delicious food. 


NBA Draft Reactions and Lots of Pelicans Jokes With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann

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The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Draft Grades