PHLY Philadelphia Sixers Podcast

The Sixers finally added another wing to the roster in Kelly Oubre Jr., but is he the sort of player they need to take a step forward? Kyle Neubeck and Derek Bodner debate Oubre’s value to a good team, Daryl Morey’s offseason strategy, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...

The Philadelphia 76ers lost three rotation players in free agency: Shake Milton, Jalen McDaniels and Georges Niang. Who will they miss the most? Derek and Kyle debate that, then go through the viewer mailbag, giving their thoughts on how the trade market for James Harden might shake out, how this team compares to the 2021-22 team during Ben Simmons’ holdout, and more. Learn more about your ad choi...

Boston made a significant offseason move when they dealt away Marcus Smart for Kristaps Porzingis, and Giannis Antetokounmpo keeps making comments about possibly going elsewhere to compete for a title. How does all of that impact the Philadelphia 76ers’ chance to compete in the Eastern Conference, both this year and in the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

Tyrese Maxey is poised for a starring role in Philadelphia this season. Which Sixers under 25 could join him in rejuvenating the team? On this episode of the PHLY Sixers podcast, Kyle Neubeck and Derek Bodner discuss if Paul Reed can make a leap, whether rookie Terquavion Smith can make Nick Nurse’s rotation, if Danny Green is washed, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Nick Nurse should change the Sixers’ schemes significantly from what Doc Rivers did for Philadelphia, with aggressive trapping, full-court press and a willingness to experiment. But do the Sixers have the personnel to make it work?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

Will the James Harden drama drag on into training camp, or will the Philadelphia 76ers find a resolution in the coming weeks? To kick off the inaugural PHLY Sixers podcast, Derek Bodner and Kyle Neubeck examine Harden’s timeline of discontent, his beef with Daryl Morey, and discuss what to expect from the new show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simpl...

James Harden and the Sixers both have a major decision to make in the offseason. Derek and Rich discuss the calculus from both Harden and the Sixers' perspectives as Harden becomes a free agent, the pros and cons of bringing Harden back (and letting him walk) and how the other major moves of the offseason will be affected by the Harden decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

The Sixers have hired a head coach to replace Doc Rivers, former Toronto Raptors coach and noted Sixers antagonist Nick Nurse. Derek and Rich discuss everything about the new Sixers head coach: Can Nurse work his defensive magic with an entirely different roster? How about all those minutes that he played his starters in Toronto? Does this hire make it more or less likely that James Harden leaves...

The Sixers offseason is officially underway. Derek and Rich talk about the recent rumors concerning James Harden's impending free agency and the Sixers' willingness (or lack thereof) to give him a max contract. Then, they discuss the pros and cons of the Sixers' main coaching candidates: Nick Nurse, Mike D'Antoni, Monty Williams, Mike Budenholzer, Sam Cassell and Frank Vogel. Learn more about your...

Fresh off being embarrassed in Boston on Sunday, Doc Rivers was fired on Tuesday and Daryl Morey spoke to the media on Wednesday. Derek and Rich talk about Morey's difficult spot, the potential candidates to replace Rivers and James Harden's outsized role in the Sixers offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

The Sixers season ended in the most humiliating fashion possible in Boston. Derek and Rich discuss a career-defining performance (in all the wrong ways) for Joel Embiid, James Harden again coming up short in an important moment, Doc Rivers' role in all this and why the Sixers continue to disappoint when they play a real team in the second round. Note: This podcast was recorded minutes before River...

It has been a wild week for the Sixers. First, a James Harden masterpiece ties the series up in Game 4. Then, Joel Embiid and the Sixers play perhaps their best game of the season and dominate the Celtics in Game 5. And with their best opportunity in years, the Sixers offense laid a complete egg in a Game 6 closeout situation at home. Derek and Rich discuss all of that, plus what they're expecting...

The Sixers lost Game 3 to Boston, surrendering homecourt in the process and making Sunday's Game 4 a de facto must-win game. Derek and Rich talk about the struggles of the Sixers starting backcourt of James Harden and Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers consistently losing the little things battles against Boston in the past two games, plus Joel Embiid's encouraging performance after an emotional MVP ceremon...

The Sixers started their second-round series in Boston as massive underdogs, playing the title favorites without Joel Embiid. And they stole Game 1 in front of a stunned TD Garden behind perhaps the best postseason performance of James Harden's career. Derek and Rich discuss Harden's brilliance, the late-game heroics of Paul Reed, Doc Rivers yet again coming up big while coaching shorthanded and p...

The series Sixers fans have been waiting all season for is upon us! But unfortunately, as seems to be the case every year, Joel Embiid's health status is uncertain as the Sixers prepare to face Boston. Derek and Rich recap the latest with Embiid's knee injury before previewing the series: How the Celtics will test Embiid's mobility more than any other team, why Boston has single covered Embiid thr...

The Sixers went to Brooklyn, got two wins and now have a week off. Derek and Rich discuss everything that happened to create the franchise's first sweep since 1991: The James Harden and Joel Embiid ejection drama from Game 3, Tobias Harris and Paul Reed stepping up in a big way in Game 4, Doc Rivers' unfortunate choice of words, how the team's toughness showed up on the glass... and unfortunately,...

The Sixers turned the ball over a ton, James Harden played one of his worst games as a Sixer... and it still didn't matter all that much. Derek and Rich discuss the Sixers' win in Game 2 over Brooklyn: Why did it take so long for them to get back to the Game 1 blueprint of letting Joel Embiid pick apart double teams? How concerning was Harden's performance? They also go over some of the postives:...

The NBA playoffs are finally here! And the Sixers took care of business against Brooklyn in a 121-101 Game 1 win, despite some hot shooting from the Nets. Derek and Rich discuss how the Sixers handled the Nets' aggressive double teams against Joel Embiid, hustle plays from Paul Reed and P.J. Tucker and a hot 3-point shooting game for James Harden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

The regular season is over, as the Sixers finished with 54 wins. That is the most since Allen Iverson led them to the NBA Finals in 2000-01. Derek and Rich briefly touch on Joel Embiid winning the early vote for MVP before breaking down the upcoming 3-6 first-round series against Brooklyn: Where are some potential problem areas for the Sixers against the revamped Nets? And what defensive schemes m...

The Sixers ended the competitive portion of their regular season with a blowout loss to Miami, a game that Doc Rivers regretted playing his starters in. But a few days before that, Joel Embiid delivered a 52-point masterpiece to salvage one game in the season series about Boston. Derek and Rich talk about their concerns headed into the playoffs, offer some initial thoughts about a Boston series an...

The final week of the NBA regular season got off to a rough start for the Sixers in Milwaukee. Derek and Rich discuss Doc Rivers' tough night and what the Sixers might have been holding back for the playoffs. They also talk about James Harden and the bench unit thriving against Toronto, Tyrese Maxey's scorching hot shooting and how the next CBA might affect the Sixers. Learn more about your ad cho...

After Joel Embiid sat out the highly anticipated matchup with Nikola Jokic on Monday, he and James Harden returned to the lineup for the Sixers on Wednesday against Dallas. The Sixers won the game, and afterward, Harden and Embiid spoke about the injuries that they are currently dealing with. Derek and Rich discuss their level of concern over Harden's Achilles issues, while also sizing up where Em...

The Sixers wasted Joel Embiid's massive performance in Golden State and then were flat on the second night of a tough back-to-back in Phoenix. Derek and Rich discuss their level of concern (or lack thereof) over some of the week's key storylines: James Harden's injury, P.J. Tucker and the bench struggles, Tyrese Maxey's playmaking and Doc Rivers turning to Dewayne Dedmon in Phoenix. Learn more abo...

Derek and Rich have done it again. On the day before they planned to podcast, the Sixers' dominant offense slapped together its worst performance in months as they lost in double overtime to Chicago. They discuss James Harden's rough night against the Bulls and their level of concern after Doc Rivers revealed that Harden's foot was bothering him. Later in the episode, they discuss Joel Embiid's do...

Despite a difficult March schedule, the Sixers continue to reel off wins. Derek and Rich discuss some of the lineups that are fueling that success, while touching on Joel Embiid making up some ground against Nikola Jokic in the NBA MVP race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c...