What Bill Simmons has said about Aging and youth in the NBA
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 3, 2026
Bill Simmons, Sportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast, has been quoted on Aging and youth in the NBA once in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on November 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Simmons calls Cooper Flagg the best teenager he has seen in the NBA, rating him a better two-way player than young LeBron James.
“It's him or LeBron, and I just think he's a better two-way player than LeBron was out of all the young guys I've seen come in”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom Pelissero (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:51
Episodes
Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom PelisseroThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Nov 3, 2026 · 2 h 9 min
Bill Simmons and Kirk Goldsberry discuss the NBA's youth shift, injuries and early-season takes, then Tom Pelissero joins to break down the Bears and NFL trade-deadline questions.
Others on Aging and youth in the NBA
- Kirk Goldsberry · 3 quotes
Bill Simmons on other topics
- Giannis Antetokounmpo trade speculation · 17 quotes
- 2026 NBA draft · 14 quotes
- New York Knicks · 13 quotes
- Boston Celtics · 13 quotes
- Oklahoma City Thunder · 12 quotes
- 2026 NBA playoffs · 10 quotes
- San Antonio Spurs · 9 quotes
- 2026 NFL season · 8 quotes