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The Bill Simmons Podcast

Jalen Rose, Judd Apatow, and the 2006 NBA Redraftables

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.529.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 161 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by sports analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose to discuss More Than a Vote, a nonprofit organization championing voting rights created by LeBron James, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Jalen, and other current and former pro basketball players (2:10). Then Bill, Chris Ryan, and Joe House revisit the 2006 NBA draft and discuss some of its subplots, comedy, and legends before redrafting the top 14 lottery picks (33:55). Finally, Bill talks to writer-director Judd Apatow to discuss family life in quarantine; directing his daughter in his new film, ‘The King of Staten Island’; working with Pete Davidson and Steve Buscemi; early-2000s comedies; casting movies; and more (1:56:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.2

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1:00.1

Sapaka was a terrible character or whether the season was underrated, that's your podcast.

1:05.9

Check it out. It's really good. I love it because it makes me remember The Wire, one of my favorite

1:10.8

shows of all time. But also it's funny to hear people arguing about things that I was just

1:14.7

arguing with my friends about, like Ziggy Sapaka. I didn't love Ziggy Sapaka, but I thought he was

1:20.3

an essential character because of all the drama he caused left and right. But yeah, I wouldn't say I

1:26.5

would have a poster of him by office. But anyway, that's the kind of stuff they argue about. Check

1:31.2

it out. Coming up, I have an awesome podcast for you. You probably can't listen to one sitting,

1:36.5

but that's all right. My friend Jay and the Rose is going to come on to talk about a couple of

1:40.0

things, including more than a vote. This really important thing that he's doing with LeBron James

1:44.6

and some others. We're doing the 2006 redraftables with being Chris Ryan and then old friend jet

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