Sixers Beat: A Philadelphia 76ers, Nba Podcast

With a quarter of the season now complete, Derek and Rich take a step back to assess where the team stands, debating their biggest takeaways from the first 21 games, and what their biggest concerns are going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek and Rich discuss Tyrese Maxey's excellent play, how he'll fit with Joel Embiid once he comes back, and how his emergence can change the trajectory of the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Joel Embiid out of the lineup as a result of being in the NBA's health and safety protocols, the Sixers have lost four straight. Derek and Rich discuss why it's not quite time to panic, especially with Tyrese Maxey playing great ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sixers are 8-2, despite Tobias Harris, Danny Green, and Ben Simmons all missing significant time. Derek and Rich break down how they've done so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

the Sixers won two straight, are 4-2 on the season and have the league's top-ranked offense. Are they really this good offensively, or is this a mirage? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sixers are 2-2, Joel Embiid is struggling and Tyrese Maxey doesn't look ready to be the team's starting point guard. Which early season trends are most concerning? Derek and Rich break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Description: the Sixers are 1-1, Joel Embiid is dealing with soreness in his knee, and Ben Simmons, after being kicked out of practice earlier in the week, says he is not mentally prepared to join the team. Derek and Rich break all that down in this week's SixersBeat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Simmons showed up, unannounced, to the Wells Fargo Center on Monday, ending his holdout. Derek and Rich discuss what's next for the ongoing Simmons circus, then talk about what they've taken away from preseason play thus far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Embiid goes off on Ben Simmons, saying his holdout is "borderline disrespectful" to other players on the team fighting for their NBA lives. Derek and Rich discuss that, along with their takeaways from the Sixers preseason opener against Toronto.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A report from Sam Amick of The Athletic says that Ben Simmons and his camp believe that the pairing has "run its course", and that Simmons wants a team built around himself, which he'll never get in Philly. Does Simmons have a legitimate gripe? Derek and Rich discuss that, along with other takeaways from media day and the opening of camp.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Simmons has told his teammates not to bother even trying to convince him to come back to the Sixers. What's going on here? Derek and Rich also discuss how the changes at the top of Minnesota's basketball operations department could impact trade negotiations with the Sixers, and what kind of impact Doc Rivers' comments on Morning Joe could have on this whole thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek and Rich dive into the ongoing Ben Simmons saga, discussing the impact his trade request has on their leverage, what the odds are that he is still on the team when the season starts, and what they should be targeting in a trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joel Embiid has received his 4-year super max extension, the Sixers are making changes to their scouting department and Ben Simmons is taking jumpers in a highly edited video of a pick-up game. Derek and Rich break down what that all means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek and Rich recap the Sixers' moves in free agency, from the additions of Georges Niang and Andre Drummond, to bringing back Danny Green and Furkan Korkmaz, then look ahead to where the Sixers could turn their attention to for the rest of the offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek and Rich recap the Sixers draft day haul of Jaden Springer, Filip Petrusev and Charles Bassey, and try to make sense of the ongoing Ben Simmons trade situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A TrueHoop report says that Damian Lillard will request a trade out of Portland. Rich and Derek dive into why, if that report is true, Daryl Morey has to do whatever he can to make Lillard in Philadelphia a reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and Derek dive into the listener mailbag, going over topics like the Sixers salary cap situation heading into the draft and free agency, the optimal defensive scheme to maximize Joel Embiid's impact, expected growth from the young players and why you should still have hope for the Sixers building a title contender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek and Rich talk about the departures of play-by-play commentator Marc Zumoff and CEO Scott O'Neil, about Ben Simmons opting out of playing in the Olympics, and about former Sixers Dario Saric, Monty Williams and Kevin Young earning a trip to the NBA Finals with the Suns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek and Rich kick off the Sixers offseason by discussing what to take away from the fact that Rich Paul met with Daryl Morey about Ben Simmons' future, what to look out for regarding a potential Joel Embiid super-max extension, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek and Rich dive into the Sixers shocking Game 7 loss to the Hawks, talk about the mistakes Doc Rivers and his coaching staff made in the series, Ben Simmons failure at the free-throw line, and what this all means for the Sixers future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices