The Wizards Win (Something!) and More Lottery Reactions, Plus the Juggernaut Knicks With Joe House, Tate Frazier, and Chris Vernon

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

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4.4 • 30.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 104 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Tate Frazier and Joe House to recap the NBA draft lottery and to preview the possible lottery picks (0:31). Then, Chris Vernon joins to give his thoughts on Memphis’s no. 3 pick and to catch up on the NBA playoffs (53:05). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Joe House, Tate Frazier, and Chris Vernon 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 https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.3	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,
0:13.8	there's a money side to every story.
0:16.5	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
0:20.9	Get the money side of the story.
0:22.9	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com. My
0:40.3	The Wai' What a special day here on the Bill Simmons podcast, live on Netflix.
1:04.6	Tate Frazier is here.
1:06.1	Employee number one at the Ringer back in 2015, now a host for us on a ringer tailgate pops on a bunch
1:13.0	of our shows, a college basketball expert, there I would say, and more importantly,
1:17.7	because Zach Lowe couldn't be here today because he was at the lottery, watching Joe House's
1:24.1	favorite team. Oh, yeah. We called it. We called it to being Joe House.
1:28.3	You finally got the number one pick in an awesome draft.
1:31.0	I've known you since 1988, September.
1:34.7	We ate food and played pickup basketball together.
1:37.7	That's how this all started.
1:38.9	I have never seen your Wizards even made the conference finals.
1:42.9	You've never had a truly awesome player in your team.
1:46.5	You've had fun players.
1:47.5	You've had good players.
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