What Bill Simmons has said about 2011 NBA draft
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 24, 2026
Bill Simmons, Sportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast, has been quoted on 2011 NBA draft 2 times in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on July 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Simmons concedes that doubting Kyrie Irving in favor of Derrick Williams was one of his biggest draft misses.
“I was a big, this is one of my biggest draft misses of the last 20 plus years”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: LeBron’s Philly Shocker! Plus, the 2011 NBA Redraftables With Zach Lowe. (Jul 24, 2026) · Listen from 50:33
Simmons says the historical curse of the number two pick appears to have faded in the 2020s.
“I'm not as scared of the second pick anymore in the 2020s”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: LeBron’s Philly Shocker! Plus, the 2011 NBA Redraftables With Zach Lowe. (Jul 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:54
Episodes
LeBron’s Philly Shocker! Plus, the 2011 NBA Redraftables With Zach Lowe.The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jul 24, 2026 · 1 h 46 min
Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe react to LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, then redraft the 2011 NBA draft class.
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