NFL Draft Notes, Knicks and Nuggets Red Flags, Atlanta’s Moment, and Vrabel’s Mess | With Rob Mahoney and Sean Fennessey

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

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4.4 • 30.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 94 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons talks about what a great sports week it is before giving his thoughts on the NFL draft and the Mike Vrabel situation (2:28). Then, Rob Mahoney joins to react to the Timberwolves tying up the series against the Nuggets before recapping the Raptors taking Game 3 against the Cavs and the Hawks taking a 2-1 lead against the Knicks (24:30). Finally, Sean Fennessey hops on to discuss the Knicks' side of the series, the Lakers-Rockets matchup, and Sean’s new newsletter, ‘Projections’ (53:28). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Rob Mahoney and Sean Fennessey Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo #ULTRACourtside could get you closer to the game! https://michelobultra.com/courtside MICHELOB ULTRA® COURTSIDE ’25 to ’26. No Purchase Necessary. Open to US residents 21 plus. Begins on October 1, 2025 and ends on June 30, 2026 Multiple entry periods. See Official Rules at https://michelobultra.com/courtside for free entry, entry deadlines, prizes, and details. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠ www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Bill Simmons podcast is brought to by Fandul.
0:08.4	We are also brought to by the Ringer Podcast Network where I put up a new rewatchables on Monday.
0:14.2	We did Kindergarten Cop, which is on Netflix.
0:17.0	The movie we're doing on Monday next week, Ghostbusters, also on Netflix.
0:21.5	And we're doing a bunch of comedies in May that are on Netflix that will go into as we head into next month.
0:27.7	Speaking of podcast, Legata, fourth episode went up.
0:31.1	This is one of the best things we put up in a while.
0:34.1	I've been talking about on this podcast, but we have four episodes.
0:37.4	There's seven total. It's a
0:39.8	narrative series about the 70s and 80s and cocaine in Miami and Columbia. Please go check it out.
0:45.8	Also check out Sean Fennesse's new newsletter. It's called Projections. He put up a really great
0:51.1	4,000-word post today. He's coming on this podcast a little bit later.
0:55.9	Rob Mahoney, we talked about the wolves and the Nugget series, which is looking pretty grim.
1:02.2	We talked about the Rise of the Hawks and all the other basketball stuff. Then we brought
1:05.5	Sean to talk about his beloved Knicks and OKC and the Lakers. And we talked about movies and TV and all kinds of things.
1:13.1	So that's the tail end of the podcast.
1:15.5	We're going to take a break.
1:18.1	We're going to come back after Pearl Jam.
1:21.3	And I'm going to talk about the NFL draft and the TV night in general.
1:25.1	That's next.
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