Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast

The Basketball Jones was a legendary basketball podcast (based in Canada), which became The Starters, a show that had a six year run on NBA TV. Original TBJer (currently called The Free Agents) joined the pod to talk about the evolution of being a Raptors fan, last year’s championship, Kawhi, Vince Carter, the growth from The Basketball Jones to The Starters to today, and the Sixers. Live Ricky IV...

Joel Embiid’s offseason has been quiet, we talk about that, as well as a big mailbag full of Sixers questions and a lot of other stuff. Josh Richardson’s role on offense and defense, Mike Scott’s Philly ice cream tour, Mike’s thoughts on reality television, which pre-process Sixers events would have been most fun to talk about on the podcast, and a lot more. The presale for Live Ricky IV is WEDNES...

Billy King traded for Ricky Sanchez. Also, Billy King was the Sixers general manager from 1998 until 2007, and then the Nets GM from 2010 until 2016, and a lot happened in those years. Drafting Andre Iguodala, trading Allen Iverson, the famous Celtics trade when he was with the Nets, as well as trading for Deron Williams. We talked to Billy about his time as GM of both teams, the current NBA clima...

The featured guest at Live Ricky IV will be Mike Scott! We talk about Mike, and the show, which is coming September 27th to the Franklin Music Hall. We also reveal the inductees for the 2019 Process Hall Of Fame, talk about the hiring of Roy Hibbert to the Player Development staff, 538's projection that the Sixers are the most likely team to win the Finals, and what to do in Syracuse. 

Native Philadelphian Andy Greenwald is living the dream. He went from a media writer and podcaster on Grantland and The Ringer to actually creating his own TV show, Briarpatch. We talked about the new show, his Ringer podcast with Chris Ryan, his emo music book Nothing Feels Good, his attachment to Philadelphia sports and Joel Embiid, creating TV, music and movies in 2019, and whether Andy's jump...

Amos Lee is a successful singer, song writer, and is one of only two people to guest host the Ricky in Spike or Mike's absence. Amos joined the podcast to talk about the new pod's new intro song, his thoughts on the Sixers offseason, uniform, and owners, what life is like on the road, Toni Tony Tatone, Vallone's, take listener questions, and an odd connection between Bruce Hornsby and Allen Iverso...

TJ McConnell was the last player left on the Sixers from the 10-win team (not counting Elton Brand), before he signed with the Indiana Pacers. On the day he leaves Philadelphia, TJ joined us to talk about some of his best moments in Philadelphia, his relationship with Joel Embiid, which Sixer he’ll pick up full court, and his legendary appearance on the Live Ricky at Underground Arts. We also disc...

It's grainy, shaky, workout video season, which is truly when we thrive. We discuss the Ben Simmons workout videos with Chris Johnson, and whether we're in our out (they're leading the podcast so even if we're out, we're in), the signing of Furkan Korkmaz less than a year after he requested a trade, JaKarr Sampson to the Pacers, and Ben Simmons potentially making a toast at Joel Embiid's wedding....

Ben Simmons signed a five-year, $170 million extension, we discuss what the future looks like for the length of the deal. Kyle Korver picked the Bucks over the Sixers, we discuss why, and what the Sixers should do with their final roster spot. We introduce our new theme song, “We Was Right” by Amos Lee and Jaron Olevsky, the Sixers issues that AU thinks we forgot, and the best way to construct a p...

Mike made his annual trip to Las Vegas to brave the suffocating heat, people from NBA Twitter and sin to watch NBA Summer League basketball. In a now yearly tradition, this Mike only edition of The Ricky includes chats with Zhaire Smith, Matisse Thybulle, Norvelle Pelle, Shake Milton, Mike's Lakers fan girlfriend Alyssa, Jason Blevins, The Ringer's John Gonzalez, Taylor Misiak and Tony Yacenda. 

Free Agency is mostly over, the draft is over, and the Sixers roster is for the most part, set for the 2019-20 season. We take a big picture look at the Sixers strengths, weaknesses, and questions for the upcoming season, as well as where their most serious competition will come from in the Eastern Conference. We also celebrate the six-year anniversary of the podcast, and give you the chance to su...

The most important Sixers Summer League team since 2018 took the floor this weekend and react to performances from Zhaire Smith, Matisse Thybulle, Shake Milton, Norvel Pelle, Marial Shayock and more. We also react to Kawhi Leonard’s decision to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers instead of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Mike’s reaction to being in the Summer League earthquake.

TJ McConnell is part of the Process Core Four and he’s no longer a Sixer, so we give him a fitting farewell. We wrap up Sixers free agency with their signings of Raul Neto and Kyle O’Quinn, and put a final stamp on the Tobias Harris signing and trade as well as the Al Horford and James Ennis signings. We also discuss Joel Embiid’s life after JJ Redick, And we also preview Mike’s annual trip to Sum...

The Sixers did not run it back. They ran some of it back. We discuss the re-signing of Tobias Harris, the Jimmy Butler trade to the Miami Heat for Josh Richardson, the loss of JJ Redick, and the signing of former Celtic and former enemy Al Horford. Andrew Unterberger’s terrible internet connection kept him off the pod, but Spike’s rage fest about Jimmy Butler made up for it.

Free agency for the Sixers and every NBA team begins on Sunday at 6pm. Jimmy Butler may be back, may leave, and be be signed and traded elsewhere. Tobias Harris will take meetings, but also could be back as well. We discuss the possibilities with all Sixers free agents, and the reprecussions of the moves. We also discuss Sixers owner and Ricky fan David Heller selling his stake in the Sixers. Sign...

How long can the Sixers continue to overpay in trades and devalue margins before it prevents them from having an extended championship window? We talk about their draft night decisions, trades, and comments before and after from the team. Then we have a long conversation with EV Hoops scout Elan Vinokurov on Sixers first round pick Matisse Thybulle, his shooting, and adjustment to NBA defense.

“Give me the 2020 second round, and I’ll make an NBA champion.” - Michael Levin - The Sixers traded up with the Boston Celtics to take a player from the University Of Washington… again. The 76ers exchange the 24th and 33rd picks to select Matisse Thybulle at 20, with the Celtics knowing the they were interested in the defensive standout. To Spike’s dismay, the Celtics took Carsen Edwards with the...

Spike and Mike give their official Big Boards, Mike from hours of watching college basketball, Spike from watching highlights on YouTube only. Spike goes over his top ten, and Mike responds with a top 30. Also up for discussion is Kyrie Irving and Al Horford having almost assuredly decided to leave the Boston Celtics to not play in Boston and not play for a coach whose job is always on the line.

The NBA Draft is this week, and we deep dive into it all with NBA Scount Elan Vinokurov, talking about what he got right and wrong from last year, who he likes at the top of this year’s draft, and potential selections for the Sixers at 24 and the second round. We also discuss the Anthony Davis trade to the Lakers and its effect on the Sixers, and the NBA Finals. You can find out more about Elan’s...

Would you take a 50% chance on signing an injured Kevin Durant if it meant letting Butler and Harris go? Spike and Mike discuss that question, talk about the rumors involving Anthony Davis and the Lakers and Celtics, who the Sixers might sign if Harris and Butler leave, what the chances are that Ben Simmons has a better career than Joel Embiid, and two listener submitted jigsaws. Also, Mike debate...

We’ve made a lot of enemies over the last six years, and most of them don’t even know they’re our enemies. In September of 2017, we did our first podcast ranking the Enemies Of The Process, and we decided it was time for an updated ranking. Andrew Unterberger joins us to figure out which Colangelo is worse, where David Silver ranks, whether Spike’s dad is in the top ten, and where everyone else fa...

Spike is having second thoughts about running it back completely, so we discuss the possible problems with doing that. We also discuss the Sixers interviewing Avery Johnson to be an assistant coach, the team’s change atop their medical staff, and figure out which non-playoff starter they would trade a Sixers starter for if they had the chance. We also announced that the Final Lottery Party raised...

After. a long, painful banning, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor joined us to talk about his banning and unbanning, the pain Danny Chau must be going through, the Sixers trades and off-season plans, Ben Simmons shooting with the wrong hand, and we go deep into the NBA Draft to look at Sixers options with their five picks. Donate to Kevin’s fundraiser Dunk On Cancer in honor of his dad at Dunk On Cancer...

It’s been one year since the Ringer published the article about Bryan Colangelo’s burner Twitter accounts that would later get him fired, only to be replaced by Elton Brand, who he once signed and is on the shirt. We look back at Burnergate one year later, talk about its lasting effects, every crazy detail we can remember, rank the burner accounts, and go over Colagelo’s Sixers resume. We also go...

Joel Embiid did not make the first All_NBA team, and Kevin O’Connor made a play to get rebanned. We discuss those issues, and then Derek Bodner of The Athletic joined us to talk about this Sixers season, the team’s front office structure, whether the Sixers should bring back the same team, and what their options are if they don’t. We’ve got about 100 Lottery Party shirts left. Once they’re gone th...