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Following the Sixers' 122-97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on November 4, 97.5 The Fanatic 76ers Insider Devon Givens and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the club's tough loss on a back-to-back, as the team continues to search for its first win on the road, though an encouraging sign would be the pair of double-doubles from stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. Also, hear a portion o...

Following the Sixers' 122-113 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on November 1, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the club's back and forth battle, with a terrific second half engineered by the high flying Markelle Fultz and the Philly faithful serenading Joel Embiid with MVP chants enroute to a 40 point performance. Also, hear a portion of Bret...

It's only been two weeks, but so far, Landry Shamet has managed to carve out a spot in the 76ers' regular season rotation. On this episode of The BroadCast, hear from the rookie swingman about his adjustments to the NBA, and the lessons he's learning from some veteran teammates. Plus, new NBC Sports NBA Insider Tom Haberstroh joins the pod, and shares his thoughts on the state of the Sixers. --- S...

Following the Sixers' 129-112 loss to the Toronto Raptors on October 30, 97.5 Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped a tough outing for the team in Toronto, with positives from another impressive 30 point-10 rebound performance from Joel Embiid and a furious comeback in the 4th quarter by the bench unit to narrow the deficit. Also, hear a portion of Bre...

Following the Sixers' 113-92 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on October 29, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the club's commanding win spoiling the return of former assistant Lloyd Pierce, featuring Ben Simmons sparking the team in the 3rd quarter and Markelle Fultz reaching a new career high with 16 points. Also, hear a portion of Brett Brown's po...

Following the Sixers' 105-103 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on October 27, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the nail biting win, in which clutch lock down defense by Robert Covington and a historic double-double by Joel Embiid powered the team back to a .500 record and undefeated at home. Also, hear a portion of Brett Brown's post-game press...

Following the Sixers' 123-108 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on October 24, 97.5 The Fanatic 76ers Insider Devon Givens and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the club's back-to-back Eastern conference match-up, featuring an inspired start by the team, a sensational Ben Simmons triple double and Joel Embiid with a Charles Barkley type throwback performance (30pt-19reb). Also, hear a...

Following the Sixers' 133-132 loss to the Detroit Pistons on October 23, 97.5 The Fanatic 76ers Insider Devon Givens and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the club's tough loss in overtime in Motown, featuring tour-de-force of frontcourt basketball with Joel Embiid and late game heroics from JJ Redick. Also, hear a portion of Brett Brown's post-game press conference and some of...

On this episode of The BroadCast, we take a look at the value of viewing the long NBA season with a steady perspective, and there's arguably no member of the 76ers' roster better equipped to address that subject than mellow, even-keeled veteran Amir Johnson. Plus, listen to the debut of a new feature segment on the podcast, our 'Sixers Soundcheck' with Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis....

Following the Sixers' 116-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on October 20, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the club's down-to-the-wire win, in which timely triples by JJ Redick and another monster 30+ point performance from Joel Embiid were enough to hold off the Magic. Also, hear a portion of Brett Brown's post-game press conference, some of To...

Following the Sixers' 127-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls on October 18, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the club's first win of the season, as the team righted the ship at home and put in a dominant performance, including a triple double by Ben Simmons and a 30-10 outing from Joel Embiid. Also, hear a portion of Brett Brown's post-game press...

Perhaps no member of the 76ers roster - or few other players in the NBA for that matter - will be entering the new season with the same type of intrigue as that which will surround Markelle Fultz. And following an encouraging pre-season, Fultz both seems and sounds like he’s in a good place. On this episode of The BroadCast, listen to an extensive feature on Fultz, and his outlook for the year ahe...

In an exciting blur, the 76ers' time in China has come and gone. Before the team headed back home, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer chatted about the trip with Furkan Korkmaz, who brought his father with him, and assistant coach Dwayne Jones, whose professional playing career took him to the Chinese Basketball Association. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/76ers/message

Now in the ninth season of his tenure as the NBA’s Global Ambassador, 52-year old Congo native Dikembe Mutombo was on hand in Shanghai this past week to watch the first meeting between the 76ers and Dallas Mavericks in the NBA China Games series. While in town, the Hall of Famer joined The BroadCast to discuss his introduction to basketball, why growing the game is important to him, and the strong...

To close out their 2018 pre-season slate, the 76ers will be playing their final two outings half a world away against the Dallas Mavericks. Tipping off The BroadCast's 'NBA China Games' series, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer sits down with Kenneth Lau, a Chinese professional basketball player-turned announcer who now works for the league's official broadcast partner based in Shanghai. Kenneth shares h...

Following the Sixers' 120-114 preseason victory over the Orlando Magic on October 1, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer and Sixers Radio Network announcer Tom McGinnis recapped the club's quality last stateside preseason appearance before heading to China for a series against the Dallas Mavericks Also, hear some of Tom's highlight radio calls including the smooth, confident shooting form of rejuvenated Ma...

In the five seasons that have passed since Brett Brown joined the 76ers, he has served as one of the primary faces of the franchise. This year, however, the head coach's team finds itself surrounded by more expectations and hype then ever before during his tenure. On this episode of The BroadCast, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer is joined by Brown. From Markelle Fultz, to the season ahead in general, p...

Freshly named the 76ers' new General Manager, Elton Brand joins this edition of the podcast, and speaks with Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer about his promotion, leadership style, and outlook for the upcoming season. Also, hear from Brett Brown, Joel Embiid, Josh Harris, and super agent David Falk, all of whom weigh in on Brand filling the team's GM vacancy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor....

It’s one of our favorite annual pre-season hoops content rites of passages - poring over the Sports Illustrated NBA Top 100. This year, the 76ers had a strong presence, with five players making the cut. On this edition of The BroadCast, SI’s Rob Mahoney, one of the list’s curators, joins the podcast, and discusses the rankings he and co-writer Ben Golliver handed out to Joel Embiid (no. 9), Ben Si...

On a new episode of The BroadCast, hear from Chris Babcock, the 76ers' assistant coach responsible for helping map out each player’s individualized off-season development program. Babcock, whose official title is Assistant Director of Player Development, is an original member of Brett Brown’s staff dating back to 2013. During the podcast with Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer, he reflects on a summer tha...

After having to wait nearly a decade and a half since the end of his playing career, former 76er point guard Maurice Cheeks finally received a long-overdue call to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. On this episode of The BroadCast, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer touches base with @SixersHistory's Curtis Harris to discuss the four-time All-Star point guard's legacy, and his impact on the S...

It's a potpourri, mix-and-mash edition of The BroadCast, with Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer. First, hear from Wilson Chandler, one of the 76ers' top summer acquisitions, about the importance of trying to positively impact his new city, and his thoughts on the upcoming season. Then, on the heels of the 2018-2019 schedule being released, President of Business Operations Chris Heck provides insights on...

After taking a summer hiatus for a couple weeks, The BroadCast is back with a fresh episode, catching up on one of the news items we missed during our break. Hear from Norvel Pelle, who served as a productive member of the 76ers' summer league frontcourt rotation, and later inked a deal with the club August 3rd. The big man talks to Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer about not giving up on his dream of si...

With the NBA 2K League's inaugural campaign winding down, learn more about the NBA's new e-sports venture through the words of a player, and the league's top executive. On this episode of The BroadCast, Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer speaks with Alex "Steez" Bernstein, of 76ers GC, and Brendan Donohue, the Managing Director of the NBA 2K League. They discuss the success of 76ers GC, the 2K League affi...

With the NBA set to enter what is typically a quiet period of the league calendar, the 76ers feel strongly that they've so far had a productive summer. On this episode of The BroadCast, Bleacher Report Senior NBA Writer Howard Beck joins Sixers.com's Brian Seltzer to discuss the Sixers' off-season activity, and the state of the organization as it aims to build off a breakthrough 2017-2018 campaign...