What Joe House has said about Giannis Antetokounmpo trade speculation
3 quotes · 3 episodes · Mar 26, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026
Joe House, Ringer podcaster and longtime friend of Bill Simmons, known for sports betting talk, has been quoted on Giannis Antetokounmpo trade speculation 3 times in 3 episodes of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on June 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
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
Episodes
2026 NBA Draft Winners and Losers With Joe House and J. Kyle MannThe 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Others on Giannis Antetokounmpo trade speculation
- Bill Simmons · 17 quotes
- Zach Lowe · 4 quotes
- Kirk Goldsberry · 4 quotes
- Doc Rivers · 2 quotes
- Hank Lockwood · 2 quotes
- Nick Wright · 2 quotes
- PFT Commenter · 2 quotes
- Dan Katz · 2 quotes
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