Joe House
Ringer podcaster and longtime friend of Bill Simmons, known for sports betting talk
Joe House (Ringer podcaster and longtime friend of Bill Simmons, known for sports betting talk) has appeared as a guest on 8 episodes in TMT. Topics they speak about most include 2026 NBA Finals, 2026 U.S. Open (golf), Giannis Antetokounmpo trade speculation.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
2026 NBA Finals
House argues younger fans who follow the NBA online will keep revering Wembanyama despite the Finals backlash.
“consuming the NBA, not by watching games, but by consuming it on the internet that will still hold Wemby in the highest regard”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:31:25
House defends De'Aaron Fox, blaming the Spurs' late-game failures more on coach Mitch Johnson.
“It's more of a Mitch Johnson problem than the Aaron Fox blame circle to me”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:24:48
House contends the Spurs' late-game fade reflected an unlearned skill of energy management rather than conditioning.
“running out of energy, that's a skill. That's not about the conditioning of the Spurs versus the conditioning of the Knicks”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 16:12
- Didn’t happen
House predicts the Spurs will win Game 5 at home.
“I'm not going to lay the points out of respect to the Knicks, but I honestly think the Spurs are going to win”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Knicks Miracle (and an All-Time Spurs Collapse), a Mini-Mailbag, and a World Cup Preview | With Joe House, Kirk Goldsberry, Anthony Dabbundo, and Cousin Sal (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 37:17
House argues it was the biggest choke he has seen because it was the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.
“It has to be it because of the circumstances, because the raw data tells it's the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Knicks Miracle (and an All-Time Spurs Collapse), a Mini-Mailbag, and a World Cup Preview | With Joe House, Kirk Goldsberry, Anthony Dabbundo, and Cousin Sal (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 2:15
2026 U.S. Open (golf)
House graded the tournament a solid B, noting the anticipated wind never materialized and the course was watered.
“But, you know, I give it the whole thing overall, I guess, a solid B”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Giannis Never-Trade and a Mega-Mailbag With Zach Lowe, Plus Wyndham Clark’s Second U.S. Open Title With Joe House (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:30
House said Clark's eagle on the 16th hole Saturday was the shot of the tournament and effectively won it.
“He made Eagle the only guy, the entire golf tournament to make Eagle on 16”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Giannis Never-Trade and a Mega-Mailbag With Zach Lowe, Plus Wyndham Clark’s Second U.S. Open Title With Joe House (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:43:37
House explained that Clark became unpopular after smashing a locker at Oakmont during the 2025 U.S. Open and not apologizing quickly enough.
“he's been living with that since and it really made him unpopular”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Giannis Never-Trade and a Mega-Mailbag With Zach Lowe, Plus Wyndham Clark’s Second U.S. Open Title With Joe House (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:40:43
- Didn’t happen
House recommends betting Scottie Scheffler to win the U.S. Open, calling his price the best odds of any major.
“Scotty Scheffler at plus 550 is the best odds of any major”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:51:51
Giannis Antetokounmpo trade speculation
House calls the Giannis trade to Miami a rare deal that hurts both teams.
“wow, this is a rare lose-lose trade. You don't get a lot of those in the NBA”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: 2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 49:21
House dismisses rumors of Giannis Antetokounmpo joining the Wizards as nonsensical.
“there is no scenario under which it makes a lick of sense for Giannis to come to Washington”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Game 7 Fever in OKC, NBA Lottery Reform, and a Mega-Mailbag With Rob Mahoney, David Jacoby, and Joe House (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:37:11
House suggested Giannis' calf history could be used as cover for load management in a faster modern NBA.
“I wonder if that is a new way to conduct some load management, especially with Giannis”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: NBA Hot Takes, OKC’s Red Flag, and Giannis vs. Father Time With Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House (Mar 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:16:44
2026 NBA draft
House said he still believed the Wizards would take AJ Dybantsa and that Utah should take Cameron Boozer at No. 2.
“I think he raises their floor. And for that team, what they've assembled, you want somebody that's not a question mark in any way”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Giannis Never-Trade and a Mega-Mailbag With Zach Lowe, Plus Wyndham Clark’s Second U.S. Open Title With Joe House (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:51:23
House said Dybantsa has the highest ceiling, while Caleb Wilson remains more of an unknown because injury limited his exposure.
“The ceiling with him feels like, to me, the highest ceiling. Just acknowledging that Caleb Wilson is more of an unknown quantity because the injury limited”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Wizards Win (Something!) and More Lottery Reactions, Plus the Juggernaut Knicks With Joe House, Tate Frazier, and Chris Vernon (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 16:49
House suggested Peterson strategically waited weeks after his disappointing season before explaining his health issues.
“the innovation for Peterson was to wait. He waited enough time for the stink of how his season played out to deliver the excuse six, seven weeks”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Wizards Win (Something!) and More Lottery Reactions, Plus the Juggernaut Knicks With Joe House, Tate Frazier, and Chris Vernon (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 8:25
United States men's national soccer team
House criticized relying on 38-year-old Tim Ream in the loss to Belgium.
“This dude's 38 freaking years old. He's a big man, but the 6'4 guy from Belgium just jumped over him”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:46:42
House said the U.S. team had become must-see TV after dominating Paraguay and named McKinney as its key player.
“This is because of how dominant U.S. was against Paraguay and the eye-opening reaction by the soccer community”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Giannis Never-Trade and a Mega-Mailbag With Zach Lowe, Plus Wyndham Clark’s Second U.S. Open Title With Joe House (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:49:38
Boston Celtics
House said the Celtics should have prepared fans by admitting they might not be able to keep Brown.
“said out loud that Jalen, as much as we love him and we'd love to keep him, we're not sure that's going to be possible”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:27
House believes the Jaylen Brown situation in Boston is fixable if the team unites.
“I think it's completely solvable. I don't know why. I think that if they all say the right thing”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: 2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:48:19
Kawhi Leonard trade to the Toronto Raptors
House predicted the NBA would conclude it could not prove the Clippers knowingly circumvented the cap.
“the league is going to say we investigated it extremely thoroughly and we couldn't connect any of the dots”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:20
House criticized the NBA for pausing the Kawhi trade a week after it was made, questioning what the long investigation still needed.
“This trade happened a week ago. How much more time do they need? What are we getting to the bottom of at this point?”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 3:02
Joel Embiid trade speculation
House called Embiid's contract extension the worst in the league given his foot problems.
“That extension is the most unforgivable extension in all of basketball”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 54:06
House rejected Milwaukee trading for Embiid, citing his availability and salary.
“What's the point of adding a guy that plays 40 games a season at $60 million a year?”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 48:00
Washington Wizards
House questions whether Trae Young has ever made a teammate better.
“Give me one example. I need one bit of evidence that this guy at the point guard position has made a teammate better”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: 2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 20:38
House argues the Wizards' contract for Trae Young makes no sense.
“I am literally making shit up because it makes no sense whatsoever to pay that man”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: 2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 21:27
Brooklyn Nets
House argues Brooklyn has never been and never will be a relevant NBA destination.
“Brooklyn is never going to be a thing. It's not a thing now. It wasn't a thing back then”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:24
House says Durant and Kyrie Irving skipping the Knicks was the bigger miss because the East was so winnable.
“I'm going to say KD and Kyrie, just because the East was so gettable”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:34
James Harden playoff legacy
House says choosing Brunson's career over Harden's is easy because championships are all that matter.
“I mean, it's a no-brainer. It's easy. Flags fly forever. The only thing that matters is the chip”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 44:37
House argues Harden was not a loser of the Knicks sweep and that Cleveland's trade for him made sense.
“I'm not defending James Harden, but what I'm saying is I don't think he's a loser based on what we just saw”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Game 7 Fever in OKC, NBA Lottery Reform, and a Mega-Mailbag With Rob Mahoney, David Jacoby, and Joe House (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 52:11
Cleveland Cavaliers
House contends LeBron James benefits from Cleveland's collapse because he no longer needs to go there.
“I think LeBron is a winner by virtue of what happened with Cleveland. Cleveland's the loser, not LeBron”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Game 7 Fever in OKC, NBA Lottery Reform, and a Mega-Mailbag With Rob Mahoney, David Jacoby, and Joe House (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 59:43
House says Kenny Atkinson should never be an NBA head coach again after his handling of Game 1.
“he cannot and he should not, and he shouldn't be a head coach ever again”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Game 7 Fever in OKC, NBA Lottery Reform, and a Mega-Mailbag With Rob Mahoney, David Jacoby, and Joe House (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 53:42
LeBron James free agency
House said Golden State would be LeBron's best choice if picking a team purely for golf.
“Golden State. It's an all-time no-brainer. The proximity to the Monterey Peninsula and Cypress Point”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:27
NBA salary cap second apron
House argued the CBA negotiators badly miscalculated future cap growth when introducing the second apron.
“They fucked up how much money is going to be available year over year”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 56:36
Philadelphia 76ers
House said he was bullish on the 76ers' futures after adding Brown, including their odds to win the East.
“I love every Sixers future I'm in. The idea of them as 8-1 to win the East”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe House (Jul 9, 2026) · Listen from 30:14
Predictions
1 came true · 2 didn’t
- Didn’t happen
House recommends betting Scottie Scheffler to win the U.S. Open, calling his price the best odds of any major.
“Scotty Scheffler at plus 550 is the best odds of any major”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:51:51 · 2026 U.S. Open (golf)
Scottie Scheffler did not win the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Wyndham Clark won on June 21, 2026, one stroke ahead of Sam Burns, and Scheffler shot a final-round 71 to tie for fourth.
Sources: 2026 U.S. Open final round recap: Wyndham Clark wins second U.S. Open title in wire-to-wire fashion - NBC Sports · Second Wynd! Clark Wins by One at Shinnecock Hills · U.S. Open 2026, Final round recap: Wyndham Clark wins at Shinnecock! - Golf Channel · 2026 U.S. Open Winner and Final Scores
Checked Oct 6, 2026
- Didn’t happen
House predicts the Spurs will win Game 5 at home.
“I'm not going to lay the points out of respect to the Knicks, but I honestly think the Spurs are going to win”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Knicks Miracle (and an All-Time Spurs Collapse), a Mini-Mailbag, and a World Cup Preview | With Joe House, Kirk Goldsberry, Anthony Dabbundo, and Cousin Sal (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 37:17 · 2026 NBA Finals
House said the Spurs would win Game 5 at home. On June 13, 2026, the Knicks won 94-90 in San Antonio, taking the 2026 NBA Finals 4-1 behind 45 points from Jalen Brunson.
Sources: 2026 NBA Finals Game 5: Knicks vs Spurs, June 13, 2026 (Basketball-Reference) · Recap: Knicks win the 2026 NBA championship, defeating Spurs in five games (NBA.com)
Checked Oct 6, 2026
- Came true
House said this version of the Rockets is not a serious contender in the West and is a first-round exit candidate.
“This version of the Houston Rockets is not a serious team, not in this West”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: NBA Hot Takes, OKC’s Red Flag, and Giannis vs. Father Time With Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House (Mar 26, 2026) · Listen from 36:46 · Houston Rockets
Houston finished as the West's No. 5 seed and lost its first-round series 4-2 to the Los Angeles Lakers, ending with a 98-78 Game 6 loss on May 1, 2026. That was a first-round exit, as House predicted.
Sources: Lakers 98-78 Rockets (May 1, 2026) Game Recap - ESPN · Rockets' Season Disappointingly Ends with First-Round Exit - Yahoo Sports · Houston Rockets: What's next after another first-round exit? - Houston Chronicle · Rockets finish fifth in Western Conference as 2026 NBA Playoffs bracket locks into place - Yahoo Sports
Checked Oct 6, 2026
Appearances
Kawhi in Flux, Embiid’s Next Team, Jaylen vs. Advanced Numbers, and a Mini-Mailbag With Joe HouseThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Jul 9, 2026 · 1 h 56 min
Bill Simmons and Joe House discuss the paused Kawhi Leonard trade, Jaylen Brown's poor advanced metrics, a possible Joel Embiid trade, and mailbag questions.
- 2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle Mann
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jun 24, 2026 · 1 h 59 min
Bill Simmons, Joe House, and J. Kyle Mann react live on Netflix to the 2026 NBA draft's first round, naming winners and losers team by team.
- The Giannis Never-Trade and a Mega-Mailbag With Zach Lowe, Plus Wyndham Clark’s Second U.S. Open Title With Joe House
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jun 22, 2026 · 1 h 56 min
Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe discuss the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade saga and a listener mailbag, then Joe House recaps Wyndham Clark's U.S. Open win.
- Why Brunson Is Top 50 All Time, a Finals Mega-Mailbag, and NBA Fake Trade Season With Joe House
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jun 15, 2026 · 2 h 4 min
Bill Simmons and Joe House debate Jalen Brunson's all-time standing after the Knicks' 2026 title, NBA draft and trade scenarios, and a Finals mailbag.
- A Knicks Miracle (and an All-Time Spurs Collapse), a Mini-Mailbag, and a World Cup Preview | With Joe House, Kirk Goldsberry, Anthony Dabbundo, and Cousin Sal
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jun 11, 2026 · 2 h 1 min
Bill Simmons, Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House dissect the Knicks' 29-point Game 4 comeback over the Spurs, Simmons answers mailbag questions, and Anthony Dabbundo and Cousin Sal preview World Cup bets.
- Game 7 Fever in OKC, NBA Lottery Reform, and a Mega-Mailbag With Rob Mahoney, David Jacoby, and Joe House
The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 29, 2026 · 1 h 51 min
Bill Simmons and Rob Mahoney react to the Spurs forcing Game 7 against the Thunder, then Simmons, David Jacoby and Joe House discuss NBA lottery reform, Cavs losers and a mailbag.
- The Wizards Win (Something!) and More Lottery Reactions, Plus the Juggernaut Knicks With Joe House, Tate Frazier, and Chris Vernon
The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 11, 2026 · 1 h 46 min
Bill Simmons, Joe House, Tate Frazier and Chris Vernon react to the 2026 NBA draft lottery won by the Wizards, preview top picks, and discuss the playoffs.
- NBA Hot Takes, OKC’s Red Flag, and Giannis vs. Father Time With Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Mar 26, 2026 · 1 h 36 min
Bill Simmons, Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House debate OKC's vulnerabilities, All-NBA cases, Houston's bad vibes and whether any team should trade for Giannis.
Discussed in
- Wemby Gets Revenge, Morey’s Out, and a Trade-Fueled Mega-Mailbag With Kirk Goldsberry and David Jacoby
The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 13, 2026 · 2 h 4 min
Bill Simmons and Kirk Goldsberry break down the Spurs' Game 5 win and Daryl Morey's firing, then join David Jacoby for an NBA mailbag and trade predictions.
- NBA Lottery Karma Rankings, Jaylen’s Future, and a Blistering Wolves-Spurs Series With Nick Wright
The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 6, 2026 · 1 h 48 min
Bill Simmons and Nick Wright discuss the Celtics' exit and Jaylen Brown's future, the Timberwolves-Spurs series, LeBron's ranking, and 2026 NBA lottery karma rankings.
Often appears with
- Bill Simmons · 8 shared episodes
- Kirk Goldsberry · 2 shared episodes
- J. Kyle Mann · 1 shared episode
- Zach Lowe · 1 shared episode
- Cousin Sal · 1 shared episode
- Anthony Dabbundo · 1 shared episode
- Rob Mahoney · 1 shared episode
- David Jacoby · 1 shared episode