{"id":16008,"date":"2026-07-24T19:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16008"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:32:54","slug":"bill-simmons-gives-wild-praise-to-bulls-rookie-caleb-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16008","title":{"rendered":"Bill Simmons Gives Wild Praise to Bulls Rookie Caleb Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"o-share-btn-wrap\">\n<div id=\"post-social\">\n<div class=\"o-share-wrap\">\n<p>    <button class=\"o-share-btn o-share-btn-article\">Share<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-share\">\n<div class=\"share-reddit o-share-item is-hidden\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.location = '\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=\" encodeuricomponent=\"\" return=\"\" false=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64, 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\" alt=\"submit to reddit\" border=\"0\" width=\"58\" height=\"20\"\/> <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <button id=\"copy-button\" data-copy-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/sports\/bill-simmons-hypes-up-chicago-bulls-rookie-with-completely-unhinged-praise\">Copy\u00a0Link<\/button>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"o-comments-link u-disqus-count c-article__comments-link\" aria-label=\"Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/sports\/bill-simmons-hypes-up-chicago-bulls-rookie-with-completely-unhinged-praise\/#open-comments\" data-disqus-identifier=\"5745219 https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/?p=5745219\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5745232\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5745232\" class=\"wp-image-5745232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-10-03-21-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Simmons\" width=\"900\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-10-03-21-AM.jpg 900w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-10-03-21-AM-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-10-03-21-AM-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5745232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Bill Simmons<\/strong> had some bizarre sexual praise for Chicago Bulls forward <strong>Caleb Wilson<\/strong> while hyping up the rookie\u2019s Summer League performances.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/caleb-wilson-throwback-rookie-bulls-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">established himself<\/a> as one of the best rookies of the class in the Las Vegas Summer League. The former UNC Tar Heel averaged 23.5 points per game to go along with 7.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. He also shot the ball well from deep, making 42% of his 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>In a discussion about the NBA Summer League on a recent episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/the-bill-simmons-podcast\/\">his podcast<\/a>, Simmons revealed he was thrilled for the Bulls after seeing their new rookie play.<\/p>\n<p>He then went into strange detail about just how excited he was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, this is like watching [<strong>Tracy McGrady<\/strong>] again,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cLike, he\u2019s a little taller. He\u2019s like 6\u201910\u201d, but same kind of skinny, inside-outside, but then is adding this explosive <strong>Sean Kemp<\/strong> side too. And if I was a Bulls fan, I would have no sperm left in my body. It would just be ejaculate in every room in my house. I would lose my mind. I mean, it\u2019s like when we had the colonoscopy. It was when they give you the stuff to clean your colon out. That\u2019s what Caleb Wilson was for sperm. 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