You Know Ball: A (Mostly) NBA Podcast

Steve Lipman (@SteveJLipman) from Liberty Ballers and the Gastroenteritis Blues podcast joined me to discuss all things free agency! But of course up top we discussed yet ANOTHER Jason Dumas report about Ben Simmons cutting off contact from the Sixers and explain why we just want this whole saga to be over. Next we talked about the Sixers signing of Joel Embiid’s best friend Andre Drummond and for...

Bryan Toperek from Forbes, Bleacher Report and the NBA Podcast returns to discuss the draft including our reactions to the Russell Westbrook trade, how it could effect a potential Bradley Beal trade and the Sixers selections of Jaden Springer, Filip Petrušev, Charles Bassey and undrafted free agent Aaron Henry. We also discussed Ben Simmons still being a Sixer and whether we think he could start t...

We recorded this during the draft from picks 16 - 30. Please hang with us during any technically difficulties and lulls. It was my first time using Twitter Spaces and we were just riffing baby. Listen to our live reactions to every pick including the last 20 minutes of the podcast if you want to hear my insane reaction to the Sixers selecting my number one target Jaden Springer. Thank you. Guests...

Mark Schindler from Premium Hoops returns to the podcast to discuss the Sixers strategy in the 2021 NBA draft. We discussed the philosophies of trading late first round picks for win now veterans vs. keeping your late first round picks and developing players in house. We also touched on a few of our favorite prospects that the Sixers could nab with the 28th pick (if they keep it) including Jaden S...

The NBA offseason is officially here! Fan favorite Marty Teller (@MWTeller) returns from his brief hiatus to do a deep dive into everything Sixers offseason. We talked about Ben Simmons trades and how this could effect everything the Sixers do this offseason including potentially trading for stars like Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal. We also touched on trade (including sign and trades) target, ta...

Kevin Rice from Liberty Ballers returned to the podcast to discuss all things coming and going with the Sixers! Up top we discussed the first real Ben Simmons trade reports from Shams Charania and Marc Stein. Next we dove into the entire Sixers roster to determine who will be on the team next year and who will be leaving via free agency, trade or even retirement. Lastly we discussed our favorite d...

Last week we discussed a few different trades involving Ben Simmons but what if the market isn't there for a Ben trade? Dave Early from Liberty Ballers joined me to discuss the reported Malcolm Brogdon for Ben Simmons trade that the Sixers declined and a few other options including some Tobias Harris trades, George Hill trades and packaging some of the Sixers young talent to get back a fourth play...

Bryan Toporek (@BToporek) joined the podcast to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to Ben Simmons trade this offseason. This included potential shoot for the stars type trades, Ben's fit issues for rebuilding and contending teams, and why a third team will likely have to be involved to make a trade work. We ranked potential destinations by tiers and discussed how a Ben trade coul...

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Cliff from SI6 (AKA Sixers in 6) stopped by the podcast to discuss the Sixers disappointing game four against the Atlanta Hawks who are not a real or serious franchise. We talked Embiid's historically bad second half shooting, Ben and Tobias needing to step up, frustration with Doc's gameplan down the stretch and and how the Sixers can get back on track in game five and six as they attempt to clos...

Long time friend and former guest MDelNBA rejoined the podcast to talk the first two games of the Sixers-Hawks series. Topics included Doc Rivers frustrating decisions, Shake Milton's breakout game that we all totally saw coming, Ben Simmons stuff again, and Embiid just being unstoppable. Lastly we leaned into Nets doomerism as we talked about the Sixers chances against them in a series. Apologies...

Marty Teller (@Mwteller) rejoined the podcast to talk all things NBA! We discussed the regime change in Boston with Danny Ainge "retiring" and head coach Brad Stevens being promoted to President of Basketball Operations. We also couldn't help it so we touched on potential Bradley Beal, Damian Lillard and Steph Curry trades to the Sixers while they are in the middle of a playoff run lol. We then di...

Harrison Grimm from Liberty Ballers joined me to discuss Joel Embiid’s injury and how it will impact the Sixers moving forward. Doomer Trill (that’s right) returned to talk about why he thinks the Sixers need Embiid to close out this series and the next round against the Atlanta Hawks. We also dove more into the Hawks matchup (assuming the Sixers and Hawks both win their current series) and why th...

I recently went on Austin Krell's (@NBAKrell) podcast The Feed to Embiid to talk Sixers vs. Wizards game 1! Topics included Tobias' dominant game one, Ben Simmons reactionaries (on both sides) and adjustments that both the Sixers and Wizards can make moving forward. This is the segment where we talked about Sixers vs. Wizards. You can hear us talk about more below. Listen to the whole podcast here...

Mark Schindler from Premium Hoops and Indy Cornrows joined the podcast to talk Sixers vs. Wizards and every first round matchup in the NBA playoffs. We talked about how the lower seeds can keep each series competitive, which series will be the closest and gave our predictions on how things will shake out in the first round. Enjoy! Follow Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSchindlerNBA Listen to...

My friend and podcast co-host Jayson Buford joined me to talk about a lot! First we discussed his New York Knicks and their surprise season, how they can beat the Hawks in the first round and whether they have a shot against the Sixers in round two (1:35). Next we talked Eastern Conference playoff roads for the Bucks, Nets, and Sixers and why the Sixers could have the easiest road to the conferenc...

In this episode @DanSaysThat from Process Potables joined me to talk Sixers and rank the teams that we fear the most in the Eastern Conference. We discussed what matchup's could look like with the top teams in the East (you can guess who) and how the Sixers can get to the NBA Finals. Finally we give our prediction on how far the Sixers will go and who will make the NBA Finals. Enjoy! Follow Dan on...

I haven't been keeping up with the NFL draft this year so I had on Eagles Twitter pals Shamus (@Shamus_Clancy) of Bleeding Green Nation and Jason (@AV_2wo) on to explain the Eagles draft to me like I'm five years old. We went over the best and worst case scenarios for the Eagles at pick 12, top targets in the first and second round, and some mid to late round sleepers that the Eagles could nab on...

Clipper Blogger and fan Robert Flom (@RichHomieFlom) joined me to talk about a wide variety of subjects including the exhausting MVP race, the Western Conference, and the links between the Clippers and Sixers. We gave our thoughts on the Clippers chances to come out of the west and how they stack up against the Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz and other second and third tier contenders. We also dove into D...

Ryne Jones (@RyneJ___) joined me to discuss the middling Celtics season and why everything seems to be going wrong for the Beantown ballers while everything seems to be going right for your Philadelphia 76ers. We also discussed the Sixers Ben and Dwight pairing issue, going small ball five in the playoffs and how George Hill (if he is alive) might be able to fix the Sixers bench units. Lastly we t...

Hey I went onto The Gastroenteritis Blues to talk with Steve, Emily and Dan from Liberty Ballers about the Sixers trade deadline moves and non-moves. Up top we spoke with Keith Pompey from the Philadelphia Inquirer about the Sixers front office decision to not pursue a Kyle Lowry trade, Joel Embiid's timetable to return and more. After this we dove into the George Hill trade, how he fits and what...

Marty Teller rejoined me on the Podcast to talk about everything trade deadline! The Milwaukee Bucks acquiring PJ Tucker, the Miami Heat acquiring Trevor Ariza and how it will effect the Sixers trade deadline plans. We then touched on Miami and Philadelphia's battle at the trade deadline over Kyle Lowry and why it might be more complicated than you think. We also discussed the Celtics potentially...

Sixers Twitter GOAT @Tweets_By_Zo of the Rights to Ricky Sanchez podcast (the only Sixers podcast) stopped by to discuss the Sixers first half of the season. We gave our thoughts on Doc Rivers first season as Sixers coach including his strengths and where he can continue to improve. We also touched on Shake Milton as sixth man, Seth Curry's role/fit with the team, Tyrese Maxey's upside and whether...

We are three weeks away from the NBA Trade Deadline so my Twitter pal and salary cap/trade connoisseur Marty Teller (@MWTeller) joined me to discuss potential trades and how this trade deadline could effect the Sixers future plans beyond this season. Potential Sixers targets we discussed included Kyle Lowry, Victor Oladipo, Eric Gordon, Evan Fournier, Lonzo Ball and more. For these players we came...

Dave Early from Liberty Ballers and the fantastic Sixers podcast No Particular Hurry joined me to discuss all things Sixers. Topics included Joel Embiid's masterful 50 point game against the Chicago Bulls, the Sixers going against "Morey Ball" logic, staggering Ben and Embiid and how to fix the Sixers bench/depth issues. Lastly we discuss minor trade trade targets and I give my pitch on why the Si...