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2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Joe House, and J. Kyle Mann go LIVE on Netflix to react to the 2026 NBA first-round draft picks and discuss the winners and losers.
Host: Bill Simmons 
Guests: J. Kyle Mann and Joe House 
Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers
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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. 


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Winners and losers of the first round

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2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann

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2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann

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