WEBVTT - 76ers Acquire James Harden | Instant Reaction 0:00:00.240 --> 0:00:02.920 This podcast is part of the seventy six Ers podcast 0:00:03.040 --> 0:00:06.559 network Search seventy six Ers Insiders wherever you get your podcasts. 0:00:11.400 --> 0:00:24.239 Everybody up, Yeah, seventy six heard. Good morning to our 0:00:24.320 --> 0:00:28.040 fellow East Coasters wherever you're listening from, Welcome into another 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:32.760 Sixers spaces. Coming off a trade on trade deadline day 0:00:32.800 --> 0:00:36.519 for the Philadelphia seventy six Ers. Thanks for being with us, 0:00:36.840 --> 0:00:39.040 really looking forward to this one. You heard Lauren give 0:00:39.080 --> 0:00:41.479 you the rundown of how to get in and join 0:00:41.560 --> 0:00:45.080 the conversation. Click on our icons, send us a DM 0:00:45.159 --> 0:00:47.559 and we can't wait to chat with you today. The 0:00:47.560 --> 0:00:51.599 Sixers acquiring James Harden and Paul Millsap from the Brooklyn 0:00:51.680 --> 0:00:55.880 Nets in exchange for Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, Ben Simmons, 0:00:56.120 --> 0:00:58.600 twenty twenty two first round pick and a twenty twenty 0:00:58.640 --> 0:01:02.200 seven first round pick. But plenty to get into, Lauren, 0:01:02.240 --> 0:01:05.480 this should be a really fun one. Seven time All 0:01:05.640 --> 0:01:09.640 NBA selection James Harden and four time NBA All Star 0:01:09.720 --> 0:01:16.560 Paul Millsath now seventy six ers. Unbelievable morning, Good morning everybody, 0:01:16.600 --> 0:01:18.720 Thank you for joining six or Twitter faces, I see 0:01:18.760 --> 0:01:20.840 a lot of familiar features. Faces. Thank for being here 0:01:21.040 --> 0:01:24.120 new basis welcome for are a family. We love having 0:01:24.120 --> 0:01:26.520 you here. Let's get into it. I guess Matt you 0:01:26.560 --> 0:01:29.319 mentioned it. The trade goes down yesterday, the first day 0:01:29.440 --> 0:01:33.319 February tenth, a day that we'll live on in Sixers history, 0:01:33.360 --> 0:01:35.600 to be sure. And of course, right off the top, 0:01:35.680 --> 0:01:38.039 we got to thank Seth Curry Andrew Drummond Bensiman to 0:01:38.040 --> 0:01:40.720 wish them the best of luck at their next stop 0:01:40.800 --> 0:01:44.000 that's not too far away, so hopefully we'll see some 0:01:44.200 --> 0:01:46.880 battles in the future. Not hopefully, I think we're sure 0:01:46.880 --> 0:01:49.280 to see some battles in the future. But of course 0:01:49.280 --> 0:01:51.440 thanks to those guys. Best of luck to those guys, 0:01:52.120 --> 0:01:54.600 and I think we should get right into the main question. 0:01:54.640 --> 0:01:56.880 You guys have sent me about one hundred questions already, 0:01:56.880 --> 0:01:59.360 which is awesome, thank you so much. Eighty of them 0:01:59.440 --> 0:02:03.800 revolve around mister James Harden. About eighty I'd say, I'd 0:02:03.800 --> 0:02:07.200 say four out of five revolve around James Harden. So Matt, 0:02:07.480 --> 0:02:09.079 you and I talked about it, but let's like, let's 0:02:09.080 --> 0:02:12.079 sort of run through James's history a little bit here. 0:02:12.120 --> 0:02:14.959 Those of you who already know this stuff, I'm sorry 0:02:15.000 --> 0:02:17.040 that it's redundant, but I think it serves us all 0:02:17.400 --> 0:02:20.280 to really really know our man. So James Harden an MVP, 0:02:20.840 --> 0:02:23.840 ten time All Star, seven time All NBA selection, three 0:02:23.880 --> 0:02:28.280 times scoring champ, one time NBA assist Champ, an underrated 0:02:28.280 --> 0:02:30.240 part of his game that we will certainly get to. 0:02:30.800 --> 0:02:33.440 James Harden is the newest seventy six er. He was 0:02:33.480 --> 0:02:36.360 born in Los Angeles, California. He played for two years 0:02:36.400 --> 0:02:39.640 at Arizona State. He was drafted by the Oklahoma City 0:02:39.639 --> 0:02:42.600 Thunder third overall in two thousand and nine. He played 0:02:42.600 --> 0:02:45.000 in seventy six games as a rookie, nine point nine points, 0:02:45.080 --> 0:02:47.480 three point two rebounds, one point eight assists in twenty 0:02:47.520 --> 0:02:50.200 two point nine minutes per game in his first rookie season, 0:02:50.240 --> 0:02:53.639 in which he was named to the twenty two thousand 0:02:53.680 --> 0:02:55.800 and nine two thousand and ten Wow, we haven't said 0:02:56.080 --> 0:02:57.960 years like that in a while two thousand and nine, 0:02:58.000 --> 0:03:00.520 two thousand and ten All Rookie Second Team. He stays 0:03:00.560 --> 0:03:03.040 there for three years. He won the sixth Man Award 0:03:03.440 --> 0:03:07.560 in twenty eleven twelve, and then joins the Houston Rockets, 0:03:07.560 --> 0:03:10.920 and that's sort of where James Harden really became the 0:03:11.040 --> 0:03:13.720 James Harden that we all know. He spent parts of 0:03:13.720 --> 0:03:16.240 his next nine seasons in Houston. He was an All 0:03:16.280 --> 0:03:20.200 Star in all nine seasons. He's a ten time All 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:24.080 Star now in ten consecutive seasons. That's the second longest 0:03:24.200 --> 0:03:28.639 active streak in the NBA. In terms of All Star selections. 0:03:28.680 --> 0:03:32.640 He trails only Lebron James there, Matt, I think we 0:03:32.639 --> 0:03:36.000 can dive a little deeper into his Houston tenure. But 0:03:36.120 --> 0:03:39.560 I'm curious what your memories have been watching James Harden. 0:03:39.680 --> 0:03:41.960 You're a lifelong NBA fan, those of you who don't know. 0:03:42.000 --> 0:03:45.800 I'm from Houston, so as I was watching Rockets games 0:03:45.800 --> 0:03:48.360 in high school, James Harden was my guy. I watched 0:03:48.440 --> 0:03:52.280 him in college. I remember some serious battles in the 0:03:52.320 --> 0:03:55.320 Western Conference playoffs, of which he was the head of 0:03:55.360 --> 0:03:58.440 the snake for those Houston Rockets teams that, by the way, 0:03:58.520 --> 0:04:02.320 took the Warriors the one of the greatest NBA teams 0:04:02.320 --> 0:04:05.200 ever assembled, as far as any team did, and that's 0:04:05.200 --> 0:04:07.920 thanks to James Harden. So a lot of good things 0:04:07.960 --> 0:04:10.560 to talk about when it comes to James's career, and Matt, 0:04:10.600 --> 0:04:13.760 I'm curious what you remember, and every time I'm not 0:04:14.240 --> 0:04:16.320 before you, before you tell me, Matt, I want to 0:04:16.320 --> 0:04:18.680 hear how you feel about this. When I say James 0:04:18.680 --> 0:04:23.760 Harden's name on a Sixer's Twitter space, it feels surreal, 0:04:23.880 --> 0:04:27.039 like this doesn't feel normal to me. This doesn't feel 0:04:27.080 --> 0:04:31.000 like something that not necessarily that I never expected. But 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:33.279 it's so interesting to have the name of an MVP 0:04:33.600 --> 0:04:38.640 on my tongue, coming to join another potential MVP, the 0:04:38.800 --> 0:04:41.760 MVP frontrunner together. So we gotta talk about James. We 0:04:41.760 --> 0:04:43.280 got to talk about his pairing with Joel. I see 0:04:43.320 --> 0:04:46.200 all your questions about lineups. This is amazing. Keep them coming. 0:04:46.440 --> 0:04:49.200 But Matt, let's start with your reaction. What do you 0:04:49.240 --> 0:04:52.320 remember about James Harden, your initial impressions of James Harden 0:04:52.400 --> 0:04:55.080 as a fan, as someone in the NBA. How are 0:04:55.080 --> 0:04:59.080 you feeling. I'm feeling great. I think I'm feeling like 0:04:59.440 --> 0:05:04.560 the entire Sixers fan base. What an exciting time for 0:05:04.600 --> 0:05:08.240 the organization, Lauren Rosen, James Harden, when you talk about 0:05:08.279 --> 0:05:12.119 what we've seen over the years, you run through the accolades. 0:05:12.400 --> 0:05:16.119 There are so many things to get into, so many 0:05:16.160 --> 0:05:20.880 things to highlight. Darryl Moorey, when he tweeted his welcome 0:05:20.880 --> 0:05:24.120 address to James Harden, which is, in his style, a 0:05:24.160 --> 0:05:29.000 YouTube blink whenever the Sixers acquire a new player officially, 0:05:29.200 --> 0:05:33.120 and last night the top thirty plays in the history 0:05:33.200 --> 0:05:36.119 of James Harden's career. Not sure what year the video 0:05:36.240 --> 0:05:38.640 was released, but it had a bunch of big time 0:05:38.720 --> 0:05:41.640 Harden highlights on there. And I can't get enough of 0:05:41.640 --> 0:05:45.320 the step back threes, whether he's between the legs, behind 0:05:45.360 --> 0:05:49.919 the back dropping players left and right. That player is 0:05:50.000 --> 0:05:54.120 coming to Philadelphia to be a teammate of Joel Embiid 0:05:54.160 --> 0:05:57.400 and the rest of the seventy sixers. It is amazing. 0:05:57.760 --> 0:06:00.359 The highlights are so much fun to watch. That's what 0:06:00.480 --> 0:06:03.960 sticks with me. 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I wish I could spend the 0:07:04.960 --> 0:07:07.440 whole day watching James Harden highlights, and there will be 0:07:07.440 --> 0:07:09.640 plenty of time for that. But we're gonna get into 0:07:09.680 --> 0:07:12.000 the Sixers game tonight. We're gonna get into their game tomorrow. 0:07:12.040 --> 0:07:14.240 We're gonna get into what these lineups could look like 0:07:14.320 --> 0:07:16.880 in the weeks and months ahead for the seventy Sixers. 0:07:17.040 --> 0:07:19.520 But Matt, you said it, the way that this man 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:23.120 plays basketball, it's incredibly captivating. Again, I know I say it, 0:07:23.400 --> 0:07:25.440 I've already said it once in this space, But I'm 0:07:25.440 --> 0:07:27.880 from Houston, and I didn't really know basketball when I 0:07:27.920 --> 0:07:30.120 was first watching James Harden play, but I knew that 0:07:30.200 --> 0:07:33.400 he was special. He has an aura, he has a vibe, 0:07:33.400 --> 0:07:35.160 and then he goes out onto the court and he 0:07:35.200 --> 0:07:37.760 has a magic about him. He is one of the 0:07:37.880 --> 0:07:41.960 greatest players to ever play this game, and we're pairing 0:07:42.080 --> 0:07:45.559 him with one of the greatest players to ever play 0:07:45.600 --> 0:07:48.800 this game. I cannot believe that we are here, James 0:07:48.800 --> 0:07:51.240 Harden Worth noting, let's talk about Let's talk about the 0:07:51.280 --> 0:07:53.760 scoring title in the NBA. Right. We know that James 0:07:53.760 --> 0:07:56.800 Harden is an MVP. But to finish three consecutive years 0:07:56.880 --> 0:08:00.240 twenty seventeen, eighteen, eighteen nineteen and nineteen twenty as the 0:08:00.360 --> 0:08:04.680 NBA scoring leader, did James Harden? Then twenty twenty one 0:08:04.800 --> 0:08:08.120 last season, Steph Curry gets that scoring title? This season? 0:08:08.360 --> 0:08:11.560 Who's the leading the NBA in scoring? Joel mb seventy 0:08:11.560 --> 0:08:14.160 six ers, leading the NBA and scoring in four of 0:08:14.200 --> 0:08:17.200 the last or rather three no, four of the last 0:08:17.240 --> 0:08:20.520 five years. If you can't watch Ooel is doing right now, 0:08:20.720 --> 0:08:23.600 this is unbelievable. Matt, what are you most looking forward to? 0:08:23.680 --> 0:08:25.400 This is when I'm getting a Ton, What are you 0:08:25.520 --> 0:08:28.679 most looking forward to when? And I see your questions 0:08:28.720 --> 0:08:30.760 about when is James Harden going to play? We can 0:08:30.760 --> 0:08:32.959 address that right off the top. There are a lot 0:08:33.000 --> 0:08:35.040 of things that go into getting a player from one 0:08:35.080 --> 0:08:37.319 team to another and out onto the floor. We know 0:08:37.640 --> 0:08:40.920 that Harden has missed time due to that hamstring issue. 0:08:41.440 --> 0:08:43.680 We know that now he has to move cities, players 0:08:43.720 --> 0:08:47.080 have to clear physicals. So Matt and I unfortunately do 0:08:47.160 --> 0:08:49.520 not have the answers you're looking for in terms of 0:08:49.520 --> 0:08:51.959 when exactly will you see James Harden on the court. 0:08:52.040 --> 0:08:55.040 But the pieces are in motion, as is the case 0:08:55.160 --> 0:08:58.120 when any team has any trade, and of course the 0:08:58.120 --> 0:09:01.360 Sixers ready to welcome him with in arms whenever he 0:09:01.559 --> 0:09:04.319 does arrive, whenever he is available to play. So I'm 0:09:04.320 --> 0:09:06.760 sorry that we don't have that answer for you. But 0:09:06.840 --> 0:09:09.040 what we do know is that he's going to be 0:09:09.080 --> 0:09:11.839 a Philadelphia seventy six er. And Matt Murphy when the 0:09:11.920 --> 0:09:15.120 day does come that he shares the court with Joel Embiid, 0:09:15.679 --> 0:09:17.400 what are you most looking forward to? What do you 0:09:17.440 --> 0:09:22.840 see in your head when you think about that pairing man? 0:09:22.960 --> 0:09:25.960 The pairing itself is something to look forward to. There's 0:09:25.960 --> 0:09:29.480 a lot of antillary things as well. The first home 0:09:29.640 --> 0:09:34.520 introduction in the starting lineup will be something to take 0:09:34.600 --> 0:09:38.480 in when it comes to James Harden, the first step 0:09:38.520 --> 0:09:42.320 back three, the roar of the crowd at home. Can't 0:09:42.360 --> 0:09:44.920 wait for all of these things. You said it. One 0:09:44.960 --> 0:09:47.120 of the best players in NBA history. Was part of 0:09:47.120 --> 0:09:50.640 the NBA seventy fifth anniversary team, so one of the 0:09:50.720 --> 0:09:53.600 top seventy five players of all time, voted on by 0:09:54.000 --> 0:09:58.320 a very prestigious panel. Maybe it's the first triple double 0:09:58.480 --> 0:10:01.720 when we see that from James Harden, sixty seven career 0:10:01.760 --> 0:10:06.319 triple doubles, eighth in NBA history. There's a lot, but 0:10:07.000 --> 0:10:10.200 just him and Embad in general, and how they work 0:10:10.240 --> 0:10:12.760 off each other. The scoring touch that Harden can provide 0:10:12.760 --> 0:10:16.760 as a three times scoring champ, and Bead his improved 0:10:16.880 --> 0:10:20.080 passing numbers this year. How they work off each other 0:10:20.559 --> 0:10:23.959 already mentioned Harden's assists them in the pick and roll, 0:10:24.080 --> 0:10:27.640 perhaps connecting a lot more, and just the way that 0:10:27.720 --> 0:10:30.679 they play with each other. Harden in the clutch, there's 0:10:30.720 --> 0:10:33.520 so much. Joel has been very good in the clutch 0:10:33.679 --> 0:10:37.959 this year as well. But James Harden, such a reliable 0:10:38.240 --> 0:10:41.719 scorer and Joel really rises to the players around him, 0:10:41.720 --> 0:10:44.719 and I think it's going to be an amazing partnership 0:10:45.200 --> 0:10:49.440 and the first time they play together will be must watch. 0:10:49.679 --> 0:10:51.599 And I can't wait to see Harden introduced to the 0:10:51.640 --> 0:10:55.400 Philadelphia crowd for the first time. That's exactly what I 0:10:55.440 --> 0:10:57.760 was thinking, Matt. I can't wait for him to walk 0:10:57.880 --> 0:11:01.000 into the Center as a seventies Sixer. I can't wait 0:11:01.040 --> 0:11:03.280 to hear Matt Cord get that call. I can't wait 0:11:03.320 --> 0:11:07.480 to hear what the fans do, how they react. I mean, 0:11:07.520 --> 0:11:09.920 the release, the excitement that we're going to hear from 0:11:09.920 --> 0:11:12.560 those people who. By the way, we should discuss the 0:11:12.559 --> 0:11:14.560 fact that the seventy Sixers fans are the best in 0:11:14.600 --> 0:11:17.840 the game period. It's the loudest arena that the Sixers 0:11:17.880 --> 0:11:20.240 play in all season long, and I can tell you 0:11:20.280 --> 0:11:23.480 that from personal experience, and those are fans that get 0:11:23.520 --> 0:11:26.640 loud in the regular season. If the team is struggling, 0:11:26.720 --> 0:11:29.600 it doesn't matter. These are super engaged fans. So shout 0:11:29.600 --> 0:11:31.280 out to all of you that are in here right now. 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:34.920 I see some familiar faces once again. But when these 0:11:35.000 --> 0:11:37.800 fans get the opportunity to embrace James Harden for the 0:11:37.840 --> 0:11:41.160 first time, Matt, I am so looking forward to being 0:11:41.280 --> 0:11:45.000 in the building for that moment. It's going to be unbelievable. 0:11:45.240 --> 0:11:47.800 I was thinking about the pairing of James Harden and 0:11:47.880 --> 0:11:49.920 Joel Embi. That's a question. We're getting a ton, so 0:11:49.960 --> 0:11:53.040 we appreciate that a lot. And I was about to 0:11:53.080 --> 0:11:55.840 say that, I mean, look, both of them have played 0:11:55.840 --> 0:11:58.280 with great players. I believe that this is the best 0:11:58.280 --> 0:12:01.640 player Joel has ever played with. I don't think it's 0:12:01.720 --> 0:12:05.680 necessarily super close. James Harden, of course, has just played 0:12:05.679 --> 0:12:08.520 with Kevin Durant, one of the greatest to ever greatest 0:12:08.679 --> 0:12:11.439 players to ever play this game. James Harden has a 0:12:11.480 --> 0:12:14.560 long history of amazing players he's played with. But Joel 0:12:14.600 --> 0:12:17.880 Embids certainly the best big man that James has ever 0:12:17.920 --> 0:12:22.199 played with, and James certainly the best shooter and distributor 0:12:22.360 --> 0:12:24.800 that Joel has ever played with. So I just can't 0:12:24.840 --> 0:12:27.320 wait to see how they start to feel each other out, 0:12:27.880 --> 0:12:30.200 what it's like for them. I know it sounds corny 0:12:30.240 --> 0:12:33.400 when people say get in the lab, but the feeling 0:12:33.400 --> 0:12:35.319 in the lab, but between the two of them, is 0:12:35.360 --> 0:12:38.120 going to be just incredible to watch how they feel 0:12:38.120 --> 0:12:39.640 each other out, how they get to know each other. 0:12:40.000 --> 0:12:44.319 James Harden and Joel Ebid both have been relentlessly pursuing 0:12:44.360 --> 0:12:47.880 a championship. Now they get to do that together at 0:12:47.920 --> 0:12:50.280 in my opinion, full or strength than either of them 0:12:50.320 --> 0:12:52.960 has ever had and feel it out. And look, there's 0:12:53.000 --> 0:12:55.200 not a lot of time. Obviously, the trade deadline happens 0:12:55.240 --> 0:12:58.400 beyond the midpoint of the season. But these are two 0:12:58.440 --> 0:13:01.679 players that want the same thing among a team that, 0:13:01.760 --> 0:13:05.000 by the way, has been overperforming this season so far. 0:13:05.440 --> 0:13:08.600 Incredible pieces we want to get here too, Matt. There's 0:13:08.600 --> 0:13:11.320 so many places we could go in this space. But 0:13:11.480 --> 0:13:16.240 the maintaining Tyrese Maxie on this roster, maintaining Matisse Thyble 0:13:16.320 --> 0:13:19.280 on this roster. Young guys, hungry guys, guys that have 0:13:19.400 --> 0:13:22.400 taken feedback from Joel all season long and gotten better 0:13:22.720 --> 0:13:26.400 to now pair with those two. And that's without even 0:13:26.400 --> 0:13:28.959 talking about the veteran leadership that you're going to continue 0:13:29.000 --> 0:13:31.800 to get from Danny Green. And oh yeah, Tobias Harris 0:13:31.880 --> 0:13:35.040 is playing the best basketball he's played this season. He's 0:13:35.080 --> 0:13:37.440 playing like he was playing last season when he was 0:13:37.520 --> 0:13:40.600 considered and in my opinion, should have been an All Star. 0:13:40.720 --> 0:13:43.360 So the three of them together. That's a big three 0:13:43.400 --> 0:13:47.600 that I can't wait to watch to be able to see. Look, 0:13:47.600 --> 0:13:50.520 the three of them have totally different strengths, Matt, That's 0:13:50.559 --> 0:13:53.000 something I'm really looking forward to. There's not a question 0:13:53.040 --> 0:13:55.880 of who's primarily going to be in the post and 0:13:55.920 --> 0:14:00.560 who's primarily gonna handle And I love the idea of 0:14:00.600 --> 0:14:03.280 Tobias sort of filling in in that midpoint between what 0:14:03.400 --> 0:14:05.320 James is and what Joel is. The three of them 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:08.600 have very distinct strengths, and I think that that's going 0:14:08.679 --> 0:14:10.600 to help in this ramp up process as they get 0:14:10.640 --> 0:14:13.360 to know one another as well. So, Matt, I guess 0:14:13.400 --> 0:14:16.920 we can start talking about that fit surrounding James, fit 0:14:16.960 --> 0:14:20.360 surrounding Joel fit surrounding Tobias. How are you feeling about 0:14:20.400 --> 0:14:24.080 watching the group come together? Like I said a couple 0:14:24.080 --> 0:14:26.800 of times, already can't wait for it to get here, 0:14:26.840 --> 0:14:28.680 And we do have a bunch of questions that we 0:14:28.720 --> 0:14:31.120 can get into here in a second. I also want 0:14:31.160 --> 0:14:36.040 to hear just reaction from the listeners. So many great 0:14:36.080 --> 0:14:39.320 comments from you all during these Sixers spaces as we've 0:14:39.360 --> 0:14:42.560 been doing them throughout wins during the regular season for 0:14:42.720 --> 0:14:44.880 the Sixers, so even if it's not a question, if 0:14:44.920 --> 0:14:47.400 you just want to tell us why you're so excited 0:14:47.480 --> 0:14:49.800 or what you're excited about, let us know, and we'll 0:14:49.800 --> 0:14:51.680 try to get to some of those as well. Right now, 0:14:51.680 --> 0:14:55.160 as we sit here on February eleventh, the Sixers are 0:14:55.240 --> 0:14:57.920 thirty two and twenty two a game and a half 0:14:57.960 --> 0:15:02.320 back of a trio of teams Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Chicago, 0:15:02.360 --> 0:15:05.280 and then three games back of Miami. But we've said 0:15:05.280 --> 0:15:08.120 it all year long, all season long, especially recently, the 0:15:08.160 --> 0:15:13.160 Eastern Conference very competitive and very close. Right now, the 0:15:13.400 --> 0:15:18.000 MBAD and hardened duo. Talking free throws as a quick aside, 0:15:18.640 --> 0:15:22.400 Janice averages eleven point one free throws attempted per game, 0:15:23.120 --> 0:15:25.760 which leads the MBA. But then it's Joel Embat and 0:15:25.880 --> 0:15:30.120 James Harden right behind. Jannis and Beat averages eleven per 0:15:30.160 --> 0:15:33.480 game and Harden averages eight free throws attempted per game. 0:15:33.760 --> 0:15:37.680 Jannie only shoots seventy two percent and Beat eighty one percent, 0:15:38.080 --> 0:15:41.560 Harden eighty seven percent. The coolest thing about this is 0:15:41.600 --> 0:15:45.160 that Joel and Harden that's an all Star game duo. 0:15:45.280 --> 0:15:47.640 It's hard to believe because it's not something that we're 0:15:47.720 --> 0:15:50.320 used to seeing in the regular season. It's we're used 0:15:50.320 --> 0:15:53.360 to seeing Joel and Harden in like an All Star game, 0:15:53.400 --> 0:15:56.200 and they're going to be teammates in Philadelphia in six 0:15:56.360 --> 0:15:58.440 Ers uniforms. So that's what I keep coming back to, 0:15:58.600 --> 0:16:01.200 is this idea of this is an All Star game 0:16:01.800 --> 0:16:04.040 duo Joel Embiid and James Harden, and they get to 0:16:04.080 --> 0:16:06.360 the line quite a lot. Maybe that's not All Star 0:16:06.480 --> 0:16:11.080 game related, but in regular season games, these two guys 0:16:11.200 --> 0:16:14.440 make a living at the line. Well, it's interesting. We 0:16:14.520 --> 0:16:17.600 talked about this new look big three for the seventy sixers, 0:16:17.600 --> 0:16:19.120 and I'm going to go ahead and correct myself. I 0:16:19.160 --> 0:16:22.160 said that they all have really distinct strengths. I forgot 0:16:22.200 --> 0:16:25.120 about a really big one. Matt Murphy. Joel Embiid and 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:28.600 James Harden perhaps the two greatest free throw shooters or 0:16:28.720 --> 0:16:31.760 line get or tours of all time. So that's a 0:16:31.800 --> 0:16:35.320 strength that they share. Perhaps length of game goes up 0:16:35.360 --> 0:16:37.880 a little bit for the seventy Sixers, but when it's 0:16:37.920 --> 0:16:41.520 those guys doing that, that's not a problem whatsoever. So 0:16:41.560 --> 0:16:46.240 I like pointing out that situation at the line something 0:16:46.320 --> 0:16:49.480 to watch for, to be sure, And I appreciate you 0:16:49.800 --> 0:16:52.080 giving us those stats, and let's talk a little bit 0:16:52.120 --> 0:16:54.160 about the passing from James Harden, because I think that 0:16:54.200 --> 0:16:57.720 might be his most underrated quality. That was a question, 0:16:57.760 --> 0:17:00.240 by the way, from Mike, who listens a lot. Thank you, Mike. 0:17:00.280 --> 0:17:02.880 What's going on? Why aren't we talking more about James 0:17:02.880 --> 0:17:07.120 Harden as a passer? Great question. James Harden's assists ten 0:17:07.160 --> 0:17:10.359 point two assists per game this season. That's the second 0:17:10.680 --> 0:17:14.520 highest assist average in this season thus far. He's also 0:17:14.640 --> 0:17:17.720 been an NBA assist leader. I'm going to figure out 0:17:17.720 --> 0:17:21.480 what year that was as I go through my stats. 0:17:23.440 --> 0:17:26.239 But Matt, let's talk about him as a passer, as 0:17:26.240 --> 0:17:29.400 a distributor, James Harden finding Joel Embiad finding to Bias, 0:17:29.440 --> 0:17:32.520 Hairs finding Tyrese Maxie finding Batist Bible, finding any of 0:17:32.520 --> 0:17:36.159 these incredible players finding the Matt Like, my brain is 0:17:36.160 --> 0:17:38.800 exploding with the options and the way it's gonna look 0:17:39.240 --> 0:17:43.159 to watch Joel receive a pass from James Harden, Joel 0:17:43.880 --> 0:17:46.359 giving James Harden the ball, Like, it's just gonna be 0:17:46.400 --> 0:17:49.000 so wacky to see and it's gonna be so exciting. 0:17:49.640 --> 0:17:51.160 So what do you think when when we talk about 0:17:51.160 --> 0:17:53.199 that underrated side of his game. James Harden as a 0:17:53.200 --> 0:17:56.159 prolific passer, one of the best active passers in the 0:17:56.200 --> 0:17:59.359 game right now, joining the seventy six ers ten point 0:17:59.400 --> 0:18:02.800 two per game this year, second in the NBA during 0:18:02.800 --> 0:18:07.560 the twenty seventeen eighteen during his twenty seventeen eighteen NBA 0:18:07.920 --> 0:18:11.560 MVP season in addition to his thirty points per game 0:18:12.080 --> 0:18:17.000 eight point eight assists per game. And James and Joel 0:18:17.160 --> 0:18:21.000 are so crafty with their passes. That's been a common 0:18:21.119 --> 0:18:26.960 theme to talk about Joel's passing this year. But when 0:18:27.000 --> 0:18:30.200 you're spending all day watching you you're James Harden highlights 0:18:30.400 --> 0:18:35.439 or all week watching James Harden highlights his some of 0:18:35.480 --> 0:18:38.680 his passes. We know he's a lefty behind the back, 0:18:38.800 --> 0:18:42.919 between the legs. Over the years, he's very casual with 0:18:42.960 --> 0:18:45.440 it sometimes with the passes get where they need to go, 0:18:46.080 --> 0:18:49.639 and that's what makes him so fun to watch. And Joel, 0:18:49.960 --> 0:18:51.960 we've seen a lot of the same things, but just 0:18:52.040 --> 0:18:55.320 in a seven footer or form. So yes, James Harden 0:18:55.720 --> 0:18:57.920 has the step back threes. Yes, he has the left 0:18:57.920 --> 0:19:01.840 hand hammered dunks sometimes times with the right hand, but 0:19:02.240 --> 0:19:05.880 highlight reel passes as well. So when picks are involved 0:19:05.880 --> 0:19:08.879 and when James no, look, he doesn't need to see you, 0:19:09.080 --> 0:19:12.040 he doesn't need to see Joel, he will find him. 0:19:12.440 --> 0:19:14.639 And it's usually in a way that the defense is 0:19:14.680 --> 0:19:18.600 not expecting because he just is so smooth out there. 0:19:18.600 --> 0:19:19.840 I mean, this is one of the, like we said, 0:19:19.880 --> 0:19:21.720 one of the best players in NBA history, one of 0:19:21.760 --> 0:19:24.119 the best players in the NBA right now, a seven 0:19:24.160 --> 0:19:28.840 time All NBA player joining up with Joel Embiid, Tobias 0:19:28.880 --> 0:19:32.320 Harris and the Sixers. I got a question about Tyrese Maxie. 0:19:32.560 --> 0:19:36.199 I'm sure you did as well. New Waves said not 0:19:36.280 --> 0:19:38.760 to mention what Harden would mean as a mentor to MAXI. 0:19:38.880 --> 0:19:41.720 So what do you think about that, Lauren. I mean, 0:19:41.720 --> 0:19:46.560 that's an unbelievable I mean, that's an unbelievable pairing as well, 0:19:46.600 --> 0:19:49.760 when you think about the youth and excitement surrounding Tyrese 0:19:49.800 --> 0:19:52.200 Maxie and what he's been able to do by the way, 0:19:52.240 --> 0:19:54.200 just the way he's been able to hold it down 0:19:54.280 --> 0:19:57.480 as a first time starting point guard in the NBA 0:19:57.600 --> 0:19:59.879 for the first half of this season, and by no 0:20:00.119 --> 0:20:02.960 means should we assume that his role is going to 0:20:03.000 --> 0:20:06.359 be super minimized by this change because the Sixers have 0:20:06.440 --> 0:20:08.800 discussed it. Doc Rivers talked about it the last time 0:20:08.800 --> 0:20:11.560 that the Sixers played. They needed another guard, they needed 0:20:11.560 --> 0:20:14.639 someone to help Tyrese Maxie out, and can you believe 0:20:14.680 --> 0:20:16.719 that it's going to be James Harden. I mean, when 0:20:16.760 --> 0:20:20.080 we say it over and over, it baffles me in 0:20:20.119 --> 0:20:23.600 the best way. We talked about We talked about distribution, right, 0:20:23.760 --> 0:20:27.000 and the fact that Joel Embiid has improved so much 0:20:27.040 --> 0:20:30.920 as a distributor this season, averaging his best four point 0:20:30.960 --> 0:20:34.120 three assists per game. Tyrese Maxie averaging four point eight 0:20:34.240 --> 0:20:37.879 assists per game, but James Harden averaging ten point two 0:20:37.960 --> 0:20:41.960 assists per game. That's something that you're essentially adding. Seth 0:20:41.960 --> 0:20:44.760 Curry was averaging four assists per game, so split the difference. 0:20:44.800 --> 0:20:47.399 That's six more than you were getting previously on a 0:20:47.480 --> 0:20:50.840 night to night basis on this team. So I love 0:20:51.280 --> 0:20:54.440 what you asked about the mentorship aspect. I mean, look like, 0:20:54.640 --> 0:20:57.800 Tyrese Maxie has had amazing leaders this season, and it's 0:20:57.800 --> 0:20:59.720 been such a pleasure to listen to him talk about 0:20:59.760 --> 0:21:03.760 the way that Tobias Harris and Joel Embiide have impacted 0:21:03.760 --> 0:21:06.280 his life this season. The way Joel one of the 0:21:06.320 --> 0:21:09.480 greatest players playing right now, Tobias one of the most 0:21:09.480 --> 0:21:12.280 respected veterans in this league, one of the best bets, 0:21:12.320 --> 0:21:14.600 in my opinion, in the league right now. And the 0:21:14.640 --> 0:21:16.639 way that the two of them have come together. We 0:21:16.680 --> 0:21:18.439 talk about it a lot, but Joel and Tobias have 0:21:18.680 --> 0:21:21.760 totally different leadership styles, but both of them have placed 0:21:21.800 --> 0:21:25.800 an incredibly high premium on being good leaders this season. 0:21:26.520 --> 0:21:28.960 And then the way that they're different styles. Joel, he 0:21:29.000 --> 0:21:31.000 says he likes to take over, put the team on 0:21:31.040 --> 0:21:33.480 his back, and make it happen on the floor. He's 0:21:33.520 --> 0:21:37.320 talked about how much he respects Tobias for his ability 0:21:37.560 --> 0:21:40.199 to lead off the floor, where Joel has expressed that 0:21:40.240 --> 0:21:42.600 he's trying to get better as a leader off the floor, 0:21:42.840 --> 0:21:45.119 as someone who can talk in the locker room and 0:21:45.200 --> 0:21:47.800 do a good job communicating with his teammates. That's never 0:21:47.840 --> 0:21:50.600 an area that Tobias has lacked in. Right So, the 0:21:50.640 --> 0:21:54.520 two of them as leaders together bringing their strengths to 0:21:54.560 --> 0:21:58.400 Tyrese Maxie and now Tyrese gets someone who is elite 0:21:58.720 --> 0:22:02.560 at the position. In the areas that Tyrese is so 0:22:02.720 --> 0:22:06.040 rapidly improving at Tyrese. We've talked about it all season, 0:22:06.119 --> 0:22:08.679 the way he's grown as a distributor, as a floor general, 0:22:08.840 --> 0:22:11.040 and as a three point shooter. Well, those are three 0:22:11.160 --> 0:22:14.119 categories in which James Harden is one of the greatest 0:22:14.160 --> 0:22:17.080 of all time. And now Tyrese gets to learn after 0:22:17.160 --> 0:22:19.640 his game. So he already has these two incredible leadership 0:22:19.680 --> 0:22:22.119 voices in Joe Ellen Tobias, and now he gets to 0:22:22.200 --> 0:22:24.800 watch one of the best to ever play the same 0:22:24.840 --> 0:22:28.080 position or as similar position as what Tyrese is seeking. 0:22:28.800 --> 0:22:30.960 He gets to watch that firsthand. If you guys don't 0:22:31.000 --> 0:22:33.159 know a ton, I know there's some new listeners in here. 0:22:33.200 --> 0:22:35.639 I'm getting some messages about folks that are hardened fans 0:22:35.680 --> 0:22:37.200 that are coming in for the first time and want 0:22:37.240 --> 0:22:39.280 to know a little more about the lineup. Hey follow 0:22:39.320 --> 0:22:42.000 the seventy Sixers Insiders feed. Matt and I talk about lineups. 0:22:42.000 --> 0:22:43.679 We get really nitty gritty in a way that we're 0:22:43.720 --> 0:22:47.080 probably not going to today about how the Sixers are 0:22:47.080 --> 0:22:49.400 playing after each game. So if you're new here, that's 0:22:49.440 --> 0:22:51.639 a great feed to follow seventy Sixers insiders. Matt and 0:22:51.720 --> 0:22:54.120 I will give you the nitty gritty about what's going 0:22:54.119 --> 0:22:56.360 on with this roster if you are new to following 0:22:56.480 --> 0:23:01.399 the entire roster. But sorry, back to Tyrese talking about 0:23:01.400 --> 0:23:04.320 the way that he is going to interact with these 0:23:04.400 --> 0:23:08.000 new teammates, the way that a new teammate like James 0:23:08.000 --> 0:23:10.560 Harden can come into his life and show him the 0:23:10.680 --> 0:23:13.680 ropes with the success that Tyrese has already had without 0:23:13.720 --> 0:23:17.000 that person. I just can't wait to watch what that 0:23:17.080 --> 0:23:20.399 looks like altogether. In terms of mentorship, Matt or there 0:23:20.400 --> 0:23:22.480 any other pairings that you might want to talk about 0:23:22.720 --> 0:23:26.199 or any other combos that you're looking at in the 0:23:26.240 --> 0:23:29.080 coming weeks. Well, we can certainly tee up a couple 0:23:29.160 --> 0:23:33.520 more questions and comments. I know some other current sixers 0:23:33.520 --> 0:23:37.840 were asked about even if it was overnight. But Maxie 0:23:37.840 --> 0:23:42.040 the scorer up to seventeen points per game this year, 0:23:42.160 --> 0:23:43.880 and now he can get a little bit of that 0:23:44.359 --> 0:23:48.000 advice guidance from a three time scoring champ through the 0:23:48.080 --> 0:23:56.480 twenty eighteen twenty seasons eighteen nineteen, nineteen twenty. But yeah, Harden, 0:23:56.520 --> 0:23:59.359 a guy that almost averaged forty points per game in 0:23:59.359 --> 0:24:04.520 a season. Incredible numbers, incredible scoring numbers. So looking forward 0:24:04.560 --> 0:24:09.439 to seeing how that mentorship aspect of their relationship with 0:24:09.920 --> 0:24:13.639 hard In the Scorer and Tyrese the Scorer plays out. 0:24:14.000 --> 0:24:15.960 There was one that came in last night that brought 0:24:17.000 --> 0:24:23.520 Matise into the conversation, and it was from Amber so 0:24:23.640 --> 0:24:27.960 excited about having a floor raiser in jh alongside Reece 0:24:28.040 --> 0:24:30.840 and Tisse. Could you discuss what his acquisition means for 0:24:30.880 --> 0:24:33.800 them and how he'll add to their game. So let's 0:24:33.800 --> 0:24:38.360 talk about Matise Thible a little bit and how he's 0:24:38.359 --> 0:24:41.440 still a sixer and playing with James Harden, how that's 0:24:41.440 --> 0:24:44.800 going to impact not just Tyrese's game, but Matisse as well. 0:24:44.920 --> 0:24:48.919 Larn Sure, Well, it's an exciting thing to look at 0:24:48.960 --> 0:24:51.560 when you look at sort of the composition of the 0:24:51.600 --> 0:24:56.000 group and the potential that this group has for sustained success. 0:24:56.560 --> 0:24:59.720 When you think about Tyrese Maxie at twenty one years old, 0:25:00.000 --> 0:25:02.719 He's Thible is twenty four years old, but already just 0:25:02.800 --> 0:25:06.560 in his third season, an All defenseman in this league, 0:25:06.600 --> 0:25:09.040 someone who's had a lot of chatter for Defensive Player 0:25:09.119 --> 0:25:11.679 of the Year already this season, someone who hass history 0:25:11.720 --> 0:25:15.080 by the way guarding James Harden and has learned to 0:25:15.200 --> 0:25:17.960 guard some of the best in this league. So to me, 0:25:18.040 --> 0:25:20.320 I'm not sure what the offensive pairing looks like, but 0:25:20.480 --> 0:25:24.640 defensively I look forward to and James Harden isn't isn't 0:25:24.680 --> 0:25:27.320 traditionally applauded for his defense, but there have been many 0:25:27.320 --> 0:25:30.240 a playoff game, there has been many a down the 0:25:30.280 --> 0:25:34.240 stretch moment where James dials in and he can defend, 0:25:34.280 --> 0:25:36.399 and he's a big body. He's not a liability out 0:25:36.440 --> 0:25:38.119 there on defense in any way. So I'm seeing some 0:25:38.400 --> 0:25:40.520 chatter about that, and I don't really think that that's 0:25:40.520 --> 0:25:43.000 something that Sixers fans need to be super worried about. 0:25:43.320 --> 0:25:45.239 But what I did want to highlight for those of 0:25:45.240 --> 0:25:49.800 you asking questions about Matise in his short three year 0:25:49.960 --> 0:25:53.840 Sixer's career, almost every player that's come in has had 0:25:54.200 --> 0:25:57.560 glowing comments about what it's like to play with Matise, 0:25:57.800 --> 0:26:00.560 whether Matise comes off the bench or starts, the punch 0:26:00.760 --> 0:26:04.320 that he brings defensively, the boost that he brings defensively, 0:26:04.640 --> 0:26:06.719 and the way that, even as a young player, he 0:26:06.800 --> 0:26:11.240 inspires others to play defensively. So again, not exactly sure 0:26:11.240 --> 0:26:13.320 what it looks like when they share the floor, but 0:26:13.400 --> 0:26:17.000 the fact that this Sixers team, this potential rotation has 0:26:17.080 --> 0:26:21.240 so many distinct strengths that aren't just like mid level 0:26:21.520 --> 0:26:25.639 you liked mid level strength. People that are people that 0:26:25.680 --> 0:26:28.240 are the best at what they do. Let's talk about 0:26:28.320 --> 0:26:31.240 that for a second. How many players on this Sixers 0:26:31.280 --> 0:26:35.239 team are potentially the best at what they do? And 0:26:35.280 --> 0:26:38.440 how many teams can even say that they have multiple 0:26:38.440 --> 0:26:41.840 players with elite skills at which they are the best, 0:26:42.600 --> 0:26:44.800 not just in the NBA, not just on the Sixers, 0:26:44.920 --> 0:26:47.160 but some of the best of all of all time 0:26:47.280 --> 0:26:50.040 at what they do. Sixers have at least three on 0:26:50.040 --> 0:26:52.320 this roster, if not more. We can get into some 0:26:52.560 --> 0:26:57.080 really distinct niche skills as well, but these are guys 0:26:57.119 --> 0:26:59.880 that know how to do things at an elite level. 0:27:00.000 --> 0:27:01.760 So now it's all about bringing them together. And Matt 0:27:01.760 --> 0:27:05.199 we talked about this yesterday, but Doc rivers, so for 0:27:05.240 --> 0:27:08.040 those of you that weren't following the progression of events yesterday, 0:27:08.040 --> 0:27:09.760 and thank you to the new folks in here. It's 0:27:09.800 --> 0:27:12.399 really cool. Something we like most about Twitter spaces is 0:27:12.400 --> 0:27:15.840 figuring out where people are listening from. Tons of international listeners. Again, 0:27:16.040 --> 0:27:18.159 thank you, welcome, We love having you here. Tell us 0:27:18.200 --> 0:27:21.440 where you're from. And lots of people that Nehemiah just 0:27:21.440 --> 0:27:24.080 just message message me about being here because he's a 0:27:24.119 --> 0:27:27.280 hardened stam and wanting to learn more about what it's 0:27:27.400 --> 0:27:32.000 like to be a fan of this team. I'm seeing 0:27:32.680 --> 0:27:34.200 actually a few of those. Sorry, I want to shout 0:27:34.240 --> 0:27:38.880 out as many people as I can, Ben, Chris Marquee, 0:27:39.440 --> 0:27:43.040 all guys that I sort of put aside for asking 0:27:43.080 --> 0:27:44.720 what it's like to be Sixers fans. So Matt, we 0:27:44.760 --> 0:27:47.480 can give I guess a little intro to the fan 0:27:47.560 --> 0:27:51.359 base if you'd like. But talking about coming in following 0:27:51.680 --> 0:27:55.200 James Harden, I think that's something really really cool for 0:27:55.280 --> 0:27:58.880 us to continue diving into and welcoming new people into 0:27:58.920 --> 0:28:02.600 our space and into our family. But I think, Matt, 0:28:02.640 --> 0:28:04.639 I don't even know which direction we should head now. 0:28:04.640 --> 0:28:06.919 I'm overwhelmed by how many questions we're getting. Thank you 0:28:06.920 --> 0:28:08.399 guys so much, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, 0:28:08.400 --> 0:28:11.080 thank thank you. But yeah, I think the way that 0:28:11.359 --> 0:28:13.240 James is going to fit in with the rest of 0:28:13.280 --> 0:28:17.440 the roster, with guys that have such distinct and elite skills, 0:28:17.920 --> 0:28:19.480 I'm really excited. I know you said you had some 0:28:19.520 --> 0:28:22.800 more Matisse questions, some questions about Danny Green. We can't 0:28:22.840 --> 0:28:25.200 forget about his role in all of this. Tobias Harris, 0:28:25.200 --> 0:28:27.320 we can't forget about his role in all of this. 0:28:27.440 --> 0:28:30.640 I'm so looking forward to seeing Tobias, Joel, and James 0:28:30.960 --> 0:28:33.800 all on the court together for the first time. I 0:28:33.840 --> 0:28:36.560 think that, like we've said, the distinct strengths that they 0:28:36.560 --> 0:28:42.280 all share is going to be unbelievable. That trio Joel, 0:28:43.520 --> 0:28:48.400 James Harden, Tobias Harris. We did just talk about impact 0:28:48.520 --> 0:28:54.920 on Matisse, thyble Tyrese Maxie most recently, but especially come 0:28:54.960 --> 0:28:58.200 playoff time. I mean, Matise in the playoffs such an 0:28:58.200 --> 0:29:04.000 important player, even more important than when he can bring 0:29:04.040 --> 0:29:07.760 out that defensive skill set on in the big spotlight. 0:29:07.880 --> 0:29:11.360 But yes, all these guys, it's it's gonna be awesome. 0:29:11.880 --> 0:29:15.320 The fandom aspect is interesting to me when you talk 0:29:15.360 --> 0:29:18.960 about some hardened fans that were welcoming into a Sixers 0:29:19.520 --> 0:29:24.320 Twitter space last or this morning, never say Never. Part 0:29:24.320 --> 0:29:29.959 of their question questions to us, what was the energy 0:29:30.160 --> 0:29:33.800 in the office, how did we find out? And feel 0:29:33.840 --> 0:29:35.760 free to chime in more on this, Lauren, But I 0:29:35.800 --> 0:29:41.440 was actually in Philadelphia. I was by Temple and was 0:29:41.480 --> 0:29:44.800 with some of our work colleagues, Nina Raspa and Trevor 0:29:44.840 --> 0:29:49.040 Gaffney after finishing up a shoot right when the news 0:29:49.160 --> 0:29:54.440 came through on Twitter, and Trevor was wearing a blue 0:29:55.120 --> 0:30:00.160 seventy six ers hoodie and there were actually cars honking 0:30:00.240 --> 0:30:04.040 in celebration right after the news broke on Twitter, which 0:30:04.120 --> 0:30:08.520 I thought was very cool. That's awesome the way that 0:30:08.600 --> 0:30:12.120 people have already embraced what has happened. I'm going to 0:30:12.200 --> 0:30:14.560 take a page out of Tobias Harris's book. He talked 0:30:14.560 --> 0:30:16.880 about it a couple of nights ago. But everybody kind 0:30:16.960 --> 0:30:19.000 of finds out these things the same way. There are 0:30:19.000 --> 0:30:22.200 reports that come out, reported deals that are done, and 0:30:22.240 --> 0:30:24.720 then everybody waits for the trade call, waits for the 0:30:24.760 --> 0:30:27.400 official announcement. So it was a long day. It was 0:30:27.440 --> 0:30:29.680 an exciting day. I want to shout out a couple 0:30:29.680 --> 0:30:32.320 of people telling us where they're here. From BRUNEI. I 0:30:32.320 --> 0:30:34.640 think that's new. From Nairobe. We have a lot of 0:30:34.640 --> 0:30:37.760 people come in from Nairobi. Our perth crowd is always 0:30:37.880 --> 0:30:40.560 here showing up as usual. I'm seeing folks from Florida, 0:30:40.640 --> 0:30:44.680 I'm seeing folks from Arizona. I'm seeing folks in Hawaii. Hello, 0:30:44.920 --> 0:30:49.440 I'm jealous. Wow, Okay, thank you international folks, thank you 0:30:49.520 --> 0:30:51.840 for being in here. Matt, I kind of got away 0:30:51.880 --> 0:30:54.160 from one thing that I wanted to talk about the 0:30:54.160 --> 0:30:56.680 way that yesterday sort of people a lot of people 0:30:56.720 --> 0:30:58.800 asking about the series of events. So, yes the Sixers 0:30:58.800 --> 0:31:00.640 were scheduled to have a practice. They didn't end end 0:31:00.720 --> 0:31:03.360 up having a traditional practice yesterday. Doc Rivers talked about 0:31:03.400 --> 0:31:05.760 it afterwards with the media. He said that the human 0:31:05.800 --> 0:31:07.840 thing to do on a day like yesterday is to 0:31:07.920 --> 0:31:10.360 sort of just let everybody get their shots up in 0:31:10.400 --> 0:31:12.840 a relaxed way. And Doc said that he was so 0:31:12.920 --> 0:31:15.280 looking forward to shoot around this morning, which by the way, 0:31:15.400 --> 0:31:16.840 is coming up in just a minute. Matt and I 0:31:16.880 --> 0:31:18.600 will be there and we will be sure to cover 0:31:18.640 --> 0:31:20.560 any quotes that come out of shoot around this morning. 0:31:21.000 --> 0:31:22.560 But Doc said he was so looking forward to this 0:31:22.640 --> 0:31:25.040 shoot around because he was gonna know who was on 0:31:25.120 --> 0:31:28.240 his team as the Sixers head into the nitty gritty 0:31:28.240 --> 0:31:30.440 of the season and into the playoffs. And it was 0:31:30.480 --> 0:31:32.800 interesting to hear him talk about the fact that twenty 0:31:32.800 --> 0:31:35.400 four hours from now, we were going to know something right, 0:31:35.440 --> 0:31:37.000 and he was going to know who his team was 0:31:37.040 --> 0:31:39.680 and he could embrace them all together. And the fact 0:31:39.680 --> 0:31:42.400 that now we're there. Twenty four hours later, after having 0:31:42.480 --> 0:31:47.520 listened to Doc deliver that message is just so cool. Matt. 0:31:47.560 --> 0:31:50.440 I know you're going through questions right now, anyone that 0:31:50.480 --> 0:31:53.280 you want to shout out, what direction should we turn? 0:31:53.360 --> 0:31:55.440 Lots of questions about some of the guys that you 0:31:55.480 --> 0:31:56.840 talk about. A lot for those of you who are 0:31:56.920 --> 0:31:58.240 new here. By the way, Matt Murphy, if you're not 0:31:58.280 --> 0:32:01.000 following him, please do that now. He is so good 0:32:01.040 --> 0:32:02.760 at what he does. Matt is the play by play 0:32:02.880 --> 0:32:06.400 announcer for the Delaware Bluecoats. He has been in the weeds. 0:32:06.400 --> 0:32:09.000 He has been, shall we say, in the mud with 0:32:09.040 --> 0:32:12.160 Paul Reid and some of the other players. They'll come 0:32:12.200 --> 0:32:14.840 up through that system. Oh no, I said, you've been 0:32:14.880 --> 0:32:16.680 in the mud, and now you're coming out the mud. 0:32:16.760 --> 0:32:19.400 I'm clear on how I'm clear on how the jargon works. 0:32:19.400 --> 0:32:21.880 Come on, Matt. But you've been in the trenches with 0:32:21.920 --> 0:32:24.040 those guys. You've been in the g link doing some 0:32:24.120 --> 0:32:26.480 of the best play by play work in the game, 0:32:26.960 --> 0:32:28.800 and then filling in, of course this season as a 0:32:28.880 --> 0:32:31.480 radio play by play announcer this season, filling in for 0:32:31.520 --> 0:32:33.800 Tom McGinnis at times. You've done such a great job 0:32:34.280 --> 0:32:36.800 but Matt, there are guys that are sort of in 0:32:36.880 --> 0:32:39.920 your wheelhouse, guys that you've come up with that this 0:32:40.000 --> 0:32:41.840 is going to effect. I have a lot of questions 0:32:41.880 --> 0:32:45.320 about Isaiah, Joe, questions about Shake Milton, who, by the way, 0:32:45.360 --> 0:32:48.120 has been upgraded to questionable for tonight's game. Shake has 0:32:48.120 --> 0:32:50.760 been dealing with a back contusion over the last few weeks. 0:32:50.960 --> 0:32:53.040 So that's like a little silver lining that we haven't 0:32:53.040 --> 0:32:55.440 discussed yet as a group. Matt, to see Shake sort 0:32:55.480 --> 0:32:59.040 of getting back back into form. But when you think 0:32:59.080 --> 0:33:01.520 about the guys towards the other end of the roster, 0:33:01.800 --> 0:33:04.200 how are you feeling for them in this moment. We 0:33:04.280 --> 0:33:06.800 talked about the mentorship aspect, We've talked about how the 0:33:06.920 --> 0:33:10.120 rising tide will raise all ships, but who do you 0:33:10.160 --> 0:33:12.880 see sort of emerging based on the changes to the 0:33:12.960 --> 0:33:16.160 roster yesterday? Who's your eye on again? Thank you for 0:33:16.160 --> 0:33:18.480 all of your Isaiah Joe questions, lots of questions about 0:33:18.480 --> 0:33:21.360 Isaiah this morning. Well, first of all, thanks for the 0:33:21.400 --> 0:33:24.840 kind words. As I always want to point out and say, 0:33:24.840 --> 0:33:29.640 thank you, Lauren, You're too nice. Really appreciate all of that. 0:33:30.560 --> 0:33:33.600 One of those games where I actually filled in on 0:33:33.800 --> 0:33:38.360 radio was the Sixers win in Brooklyn one ten, one 0:33:38.440 --> 0:33:42.840 oh two at the end of December, and that was 0:33:42.880 --> 0:33:47.000 one of James Harden's many career triple doubles thirty three points, 0:33:47.000 --> 0:33:51.080 fourteen rebounds, ten assists. Harden went to the line eighteen times, 0:33:51.120 --> 0:33:55.280 made fourteen. Joel went to the line twelve times, made nine. 0:33:55.440 --> 0:33:59.640 Back to our free throw conversation, but the impact on 0:33:59.760 --> 0:34:02.320 the the younger players on the Sixers roster, I think 0:34:02.360 --> 0:34:06.480 it relates to how you sort of started there and 0:34:06.640 --> 0:34:10.200 talked about Doc Rivers's comments around the trade deadline and 0:34:10.239 --> 0:34:14.320 how all of these players and coaches around the league 0:34:14.320 --> 0:34:16.359 have been talking about how it's nice to kind of 0:34:16.400 --> 0:34:19.879 go forward with your group, and I think that has 0:34:19.920 --> 0:34:22.200 to do with the young players, like in Isaiah Joe, 0:34:22.640 --> 0:34:25.359 to see how these guys are incorporated for the rest 0:34:25.400 --> 0:34:28.520 of the regular season. And look, I've seen it at 0:34:28.520 --> 0:34:31.720 the G League level. I've seen Paul Reid win Rookie 0:34:31.760 --> 0:34:33.839 of the Year an MVP in the same season while 0:34:33.840 --> 0:34:36.920 shooting over forty from three, and he's a walking double 0:34:37.000 --> 0:34:39.960 double this year in the G League as well, a 0:34:40.000 --> 0:34:42.520 walking twenty ten game in the G League this year 0:34:42.560 --> 0:34:46.000 as well. I've seen Isaiah Joe come down to Delaware 0:34:46.080 --> 0:34:48.560 last year actually in Florida at the single site and 0:34:48.719 --> 0:34:52.520 just dominate teams with his scoring and his three point 0:34:52.600 --> 0:34:57.359 shooting and his defense so active on the defensive end. 0:34:57.440 --> 0:35:00.879 So as they move forward, that is something to look 0:35:00.880 --> 0:35:04.000 forward to, is just the team coming together for the 0:35:04.040 --> 0:35:06.879 remainder of the regular season into the playoffs, and it's 0:35:06.920 --> 0:35:09.680 going to take everyone. It's going to be a team effort. 0:35:10.200 --> 0:35:13.560 There's so many pieces that are valuable to this seventy 0:35:13.600 --> 0:35:16.560 sixers team. And when it comes to like in Isaiah Joe, 0:35:16.600 --> 0:35:19.000 I always when we're at the games, think it's interesting 0:35:19.000 --> 0:35:23.960 whenever they spend some time on players stars in this 0:35:24.040 --> 0:35:27.440 league matched up with stars, thinking about them growing up 0:35:27.480 --> 0:35:32.440 as aspiring professional basketball players, and the beauty of the 0:35:32.560 --> 0:35:35.400 NBA and the longevity of so many of these players 0:35:35.680 --> 0:35:39.840 that they grew up watching. They're in many cases matched 0:35:39.920 --> 0:35:42.680 up with them. And now I'm sure that the young 0:35:42.719 --> 0:35:46.560 guys on the Sixers grew up watching James Harden's dominance 0:35:46.600 --> 0:35:49.480 and now they get to learn from James Harden and 0:35:49.600 --> 0:35:52.000 be his teammate. So that's kind of what I thought 0:35:52.000 --> 0:35:55.520 of when you mentioned Isaiah Joe because I've seen him 0:35:56.000 --> 0:35:58.200 kind of when he's matched up with players that he 0:35:58.200 --> 0:36:00.840 grew up watching, that's sort of interesting to me. And 0:36:01.160 --> 0:36:02.839 now he gets to be a teammate with one of them, 0:36:02.840 --> 0:36:06.160 and James Harden. That's such a good point, Matt. And 0:36:06.200 --> 0:36:08.560 one of the best parts of our jobs is participating 0:36:08.600 --> 0:36:11.680 in media availability and getting to talk to the seventy 0:36:11.680 --> 0:36:14.160 sixers about what's happening in their day to day lives. 0:36:14.200 --> 0:36:16.480 I always say that my favorite thing about my job 0:36:16.560 --> 0:36:18.240 is just sort of covering the day to day activity 0:36:18.239 --> 0:36:19.960 of the team, which, by the way, this season has 0:36:19.960 --> 0:36:23.719 been incredibly exciting. We haven't talked enough about just what 0:36:23.800 --> 0:36:26.160 this seventy sixers team has been able to do this 0:36:26.239 --> 0:36:28.880 year compared to what its expectations were. But yeah, I 0:36:28.920 --> 0:36:31.400 think that you just gave us us some good ideas 0:36:31.440 --> 0:36:33.839 about questions to ask in the coming days. What are 0:36:33.840 --> 0:36:36.279 your first memories of James Harden? What's it like to 0:36:36.360 --> 0:36:38.640 have been his opponent, what's it like to now be 0:36:38.800 --> 0:36:42.759 his teammate. Watching this transition through the eyes of an 0:36:42.760 --> 0:36:45.239 Isaiah Joe or a Tyrese Maxiere, a Matisse styble is 0:36:45.239 --> 0:36:48.719 going to be really, really exciting. So I'm very much 0:36:48.760 --> 0:36:50.520 looking forward to that as well, what else you got 0:36:50.520 --> 0:36:52.880 in the questions. We're going to do this for a 0:36:52.880 --> 0:36:55.480 little bit longer, so if you guys any more questions, 0:36:55.480 --> 0:36:57.080 please keep them coming. But we have so many, so 0:36:57.120 --> 0:36:59.560 maybe don't keep them coming. I don't really, Matt. I'll 0:36:59.640 --> 0:37:02.280 let you take We'll have to get to shoot around 0:37:02.360 --> 0:37:05.279 at some point. But if you have a question or 0:37:05.320 --> 0:37:09.080 a comment, click on our icons myself or Lauren Rosen 0:37:09.160 --> 0:37:11.839 and send us a DM. But even if it's just 0:37:11.880 --> 0:37:15.480 a comment, and we'll have some quotes. More quotes about 0:37:15.600 --> 0:37:18.919 James Harden and the Paul Millsap acquisition the trade from 0:37:19.239 --> 0:37:22.719 trade deadline day, I'm sure in the coming days, but 0:37:23.160 --> 0:37:25.880 one from Josh Harris was included last night in the 0:37:25.920 --> 0:37:28.840 official announcement. Quote, James Harden is one of the truly 0:37:28.840 --> 0:37:32.080 elite players in the league. His career has been defined 0:37:32.120 --> 0:37:35.799 by incredible personal achievement, including honors as MBA MVP and 0:37:36.000 --> 0:37:39.640 three time MBA scoring Champion. Philadelphia seventy six ers managing 0:37:39.680 --> 0:37:42.600 partner Josh Harris said quote, We're thrilled to pair him 0:37:42.600 --> 0:37:45.480 with Joel Embiid in this dynamic roster in our pursuit 0:37:45.520 --> 0:37:48.560 of an NBA title. I'm proud to welcome James and 0:37:48.719 --> 0:37:51.640 Paul Millsap, a proven veteran and former All Star, to 0:37:51.840 --> 0:37:54.320 the seventy sixers, and can't wait for what the future 0:37:54.360 --> 0:37:58.040 holds for the city and our fans. And I think 0:37:58.080 --> 0:38:01.120 that's what it's all about, the pursuit of an MBA title. 0:38:01.520 --> 0:38:05.880 That's the goal, to win an MBA championship. And you 0:38:05.920 --> 0:38:10.319 can't say that this trade doesn't help that cause. And 0:38:10.600 --> 0:38:12.920 I too can't wait for what the future holds for 0:38:12.960 --> 0:38:16.440 the city and its fans. Yeah, we talked about it 0:38:16.480 --> 0:38:19.000 off the top, but Joel Embiide one of the best 0:38:19.080 --> 0:38:21.840 to ever play his position, James Harden one of the 0:38:21.880 --> 0:38:25.440 best to play his position. Both of them two of 0:38:25.440 --> 0:38:28.560 the best players to ever play this game. But both 0:38:28.560 --> 0:38:31.360 of them have expressed over time that they are motivated 0:38:31.400 --> 0:38:34.359 by pursuit of a title. And I think that this 0:38:34.480 --> 0:38:39.200 pairing could be, if not is the best likelihood for 0:38:39.280 --> 0:38:41.480 either of them to win a title. Compared to what 0:38:41.520 --> 0:38:43.680 they've ever had before. This is the best chance that 0:38:43.719 --> 0:38:46.480 either of them have ever had to win a title. 0:38:46.560 --> 0:38:50.440 It starts now, it could extend beyond next season. But 0:38:50.560 --> 0:38:54.560 let's dial it back in. Let's talk about what's immediately ahead. 0:38:55.320 --> 0:38:58.000 People that have joined late, I have two messages for you. One, 0:38:58.400 --> 0:39:01.280 this space will be available on this seventy Sixers Insiders 0:39:01.320 --> 0:39:04.720 podcast feed, so check that out. Wherever you get your podcasts, 0:39:04.960 --> 0:39:07.279 you'll be able to listen to whatever you missed there. 0:39:07.640 --> 0:39:09.520 The other question that I'm getting a lot and I 0:39:09.600 --> 0:39:11.920 see it and I hear you, when is James Harden 0:39:12.040 --> 0:39:14.600 going to be able to play for the seventy Sixers. Sadly, 0:39:14.680 --> 0:39:17.280 we don't have that answer yet. A lot of things 0:39:17.400 --> 0:39:20.120 have to happen behind the scenes to get players to 0:39:20.239 --> 0:39:22.520 new teams, to get their physicals, and then of course 0:39:22.640 --> 0:39:25.879 James has been dealing with that hamstring injury, so making 0:39:25.920 --> 0:39:28.000 sure that he's rehabbed and ready to go. So I'm 0:39:28.000 --> 0:39:29.840 sorry that we don't have the answer. You're going to 0:39:29.920 --> 0:39:32.120 have to be a little bit patient for now. Watch 0:39:32.160 --> 0:39:35.640 your James Harden highlights. Stay tuned on at Sixers. They'll 0:39:35.680 --> 0:39:37.759 have all that information as soon as they have it 0:39:37.800 --> 0:39:41.240 as well. But questions about tonight's game, as the seventy 0:39:41.280 --> 0:39:46.400 Sixers host the Oklahoma City Thunder, we will see probably 0:39:46.480 --> 0:39:49.480 at least certainly a different starting lineup from the Sixers. 0:39:49.480 --> 0:39:54.040 They could continue to be shorthanded. However, we talked about 0:39:54.080 --> 0:39:57.080 Shake Milton potentially coming back into the lineup. He's been 0:39:57.120 --> 0:39:58.800 out for a few weeks due to a back contusion. 0:39:58.840 --> 0:40:02.680 He's been upgraded too for the first time. Tyrese Maxey 0:40:02.840 --> 0:40:06.200 also questionable tonight due to right hamstring tightness. As we 0:40:06.239 --> 0:40:09.000 get updates there, we will update you. But those the 0:40:09.040 --> 0:40:12.200 only two that are questionable for this one. For the 0:40:12.239 --> 0:40:15.520 seventy Sixers, Matt, what are you looking forward to in 0:40:15.560 --> 0:40:17.839 the next few days. It's going to be crazy, it's 0:40:17.840 --> 0:40:20.680 going to be different. Changes are coming. But when you 0:40:20.719 --> 0:40:24.040 think about the Sixers completing this homestand then playing in 0:40:24.120 --> 0:40:26.960 Milwaukee and then taking their All Star break at which 0:40:26.960 --> 0:40:29.680 by the way, Sixers have two All Stars. We've talked 0:40:29.680 --> 0:40:32.560 about it, but looking forward to watching that game for sure. 0:40:33.520 --> 0:40:35.960 What are you thinking as the next week sort of 0:40:35.960 --> 0:40:39.840 starts to unfold? Right? Looking forward to the rest of 0:40:39.880 --> 0:40:43.759 this homestand three more on this four game homestand Oklahoma 0:40:43.800 --> 0:40:49.080 City as we record tonight Friday night, Cleveland, one of 0:40:49.080 --> 0:40:53.520 the stories of the NBA on Saturday, the Boston Celtics 0:40:53.560 --> 0:40:58.200 in town on Tuesday, and there's another game before the 0:40:58.280 --> 0:41:00.759 All Star break. But the All Star game and the 0:41:00.880 --> 0:41:04.600 fact that James Harden is a seventy six ers All 0:41:04.640 --> 0:41:09.160 Star alongside Joel Embiid, Tyrese, Maxie and the Rising Stars game, 0:41:09.560 --> 0:41:12.000 that should be a lot of fun. I'm looking forward 0:41:12.000 --> 0:41:16.279 to getting to Cleveland and providing some coverage there, so 0:41:16.480 --> 0:41:19.440 I would make that my answer probably all Star weekend 0:41:19.920 --> 0:41:25.759 around Maxie, Ebid and Harden and providing some content from Cleveland. 0:41:25.840 --> 0:41:29.560 Really looking forward to that. But the homestand before that 0:41:29.880 --> 0:41:31.200 is going to be a lot of fun as well. 0:41:31.239 --> 0:41:34.080 Just the energy. Like you said, we don't know when 0:41:34.520 --> 0:41:38.200 James is going to make his debut, but the energy 0:41:38.200 --> 0:41:41.440 and the building regardless because of this move, and how 0:41:41.480 --> 0:41:45.719 excited the fan base is because of this move is 0:41:45.840 --> 0:41:49.440 you're going to feel that no matter what, there's going 0:41:49.480 --> 0:41:51.839 to be an extra buzz. To be sure, we talked 0:41:51.880 --> 0:41:54.200 about it at the top. Lots of international listeners in 0:41:54.239 --> 0:41:56.680 the space, people from all over the place. I had 0:41:56.719 --> 0:42:00.000 five consecutive dms of places I'm not sure we've shouted 0:42:00.000 --> 0:42:04.239 it out yet. Listeners from Taiwan, Liverpool, Manchester, Jamaica, and 0:42:04.280 --> 0:42:06.800 Puerto Rico. Thank you guys for joining us. This is 0:42:06.840 --> 0:42:08.759 the beauty of Twitter spaces. Matt and I have loved 0:42:08.800 --> 0:42:11.560 experimenting with this platform throughout the season, and we really 0:42:11.560 --> 0:42:14.120 appreciate everybody that's coming in new faces. We love seeing 0:42:14.120 --> 0:42:16.439 you here, We love having you here. Usually we get 0:42:16.440 --> 0:42:18.680 to all of our questions today, I don't think we 0:42:18.719 --> 0:42:21.200 will because of how many of you are here. Thank 0:42:21.200 --> 0:42:23.520 you for your engagement, trying to get to as many 0:42:23.800 --> 0:42:27.080 as we can. KPJ walks away from the trade with 0:42:27.160 --> 0:42:29.719 what I'm feeling. How are you feeling about the fit 0:42:29.840 --> 0:42:34.240 between Joel James and Tobias. I am really looking forward 0:42:34.280 --> 0:42:36.600 to watching them together. We talked about it at the top, 0:42:37.120 --> 0:42:40.680 but they have very distinct strengths. There's not going to 0:42:40.760 --> 0:42:44.759 be fighting over different lanes when the three of them 0:42:44.800 --> 0:42:47.440 share the court. So that's what I'm most looking forward to, 0:42:47.600 --> 0:42:50.280 is each of them taking their elite skills and filling 0:42:50.280 --> 0:42:53.920 in the gaps for one another and just watching them play, 0:42:53.960 --> 0:42:55.880 watching them get up and down. It's going to be 0:42:55.920 --> 0:42:58.600 such a pleasure. I'm envious of the guys that are 0:42:58.600 --> 0:43:00.160 going to get to watch them in their first act 0:43:00.200 --> 0:43:03.040 us together whenever that is, and then of course really 0:43:03.080 --> 0:43:04.799 looking forward to being part of the group that's going 0:43:04.840 --> 0:43:07.640 to watch them play together for the first time, Matt, 0:43:07.640 --> 0:43:09.640 what else do you got? As we run through more 0:43:09.719 --> 0:43:13.880 questions ahead of wrapping this one up, a few things 0:43:14.960 --> 0:43:18.239 to the point about Tobias, I think he's obviously in 0:43:18.239 --> 0:43:20.960 a really nice rhythm right now, or as he says 0:43:21.000 --> 0:43:24.440 so often, in postgame flow, and I think that's going 0:43:24.520 --> 0:43:28.920 to do nothing but continue for Tobias. Harris such a 0:43:29.000 --> 0:43:32.040 vital part of this team. Joel Embiid and James Harden, 0:43:32.120 --> 0:43:34.640 the superstars that they are, I don't think it will 0:43:34.680 --> 0:43:37.760 take very long for all of them to be flowing 0:43:37.840 --> 0:43:42.759 nicely together. I got a couple Paul Millsap questions. A 0:43:42.800 --> 0:43:46.640 few people asked about Paul, the other player acquired in 0:43:46.680 --> 0:43:51.960 the trade. I want to give credit to those questions. 0:43:52.719 --> 0:43:57.640 Someone recently asked about mentoring Paul Reed, so to Paul's 0:43:57.719 --> 0:44:02.440 now as well, try to figure out I'll get I'll 0:44:02.480 --> 0:44:05.239 circle back to the people who asked about Paul. But 0:44:06.120 --> 0:44:09.839 four time NBA All Star, some things that stand out 0:44:09.840 --> 0:44:13.200 to me about Paul Millsap over a thousand career games 0:44:13.200 --> 0:44:17.360 with Brooklyn Denver, Atlanta and the Utah Jazz, career averages 0:44:17.400 --> 0:44:22.480 of just under fourteen points and seven rebounds. This one 0:44:22.600 --> 0:44:26.440 was cool. The twenty fifteen sixteen NBA All Defensive Second 0:44:26.440 --> 0:44:28.920 Team selection is one of just ten players in NBA 0:44:29.080 --> 0:44:34.120 history with at least thirteen hundred steals and one thousand blocks. 0:44:34.400 --> 0:44:39.080 So someone who we talk mentorship, Paul Millsap, should play 0:44:39.120 --> 0:44:42.120 a big role in that area as well. And I'll 0:44:42.160 --> 0:44:45.160 look through and see who asked about it. Was Carter 0:44:45.239 --> 0:44:48.759 who said the Paul Read and Paul Millsap mentorship isn't 0:44:48.760 --> 0:44:52.279 even being talked about. But I just laid out Millsaps 0:44:52.320 --> 0:44:55.560 some of Millsap's career as an example of how that 0:44:55.640 --> 0:44:59.680 might come to fruition. And I'll get to the other 0:44:59.719 --> 0:45:04.200 people who asked about Millsap as well. But another one, 0:45:04.320 --> 0:45:08.720 another credit to me Thief who's a loyal Sixers spaces 0:45:09.320 --> 0:45:13.800 listener follower. Lauren, you covered their most recent question about 0:45:13.840 --> 0:45:18.239 Maxie and status wise for tonight's game against Oklahoma City 0:45:18.280 --> 0:45:22.560 Friday's game against Oklahoma City. Yep. So that's something that 0:45:22.640 --> 0:45:25.560 we will continue to update you about. I too look 0:45:25.560 --> 0:45:28.400 forward to seeing what Paul Millsap is able to bring 0:45:28.440 --> 0:45:31.600 to this group. We talked about veteran leadership quite a bit. 0:45:31.680 --> 0:45:34.279 I'm really into these questions of folks that are that 0:45:34.320 --> 0:45:36.680 are new to seventy six ers fandom, But I also 0:45:37.000 --> 0:45:39.080 don't want to talk the ears off of those that 0:45:39.120 --> 0:45:42.600 have been riding with us since day one. Oneona says 0:45:42.640 --> 0:45:45.879 she feels better, says she's looking forward to what's coming up. 0:45:46.320 --> 0:45:49.080 But those of you asking about the roster composition and 0:45:49.120 --> 0:45:52.840 where Paul Millsap could fit, We've talked about veteran, veteran presence, 0:45:52.920 --> 0:45:55.319 and Joel Ebide considers himself a veteran now and we 0:45:55.360 --> 0:45:57.560 talked about it through the lens of Tyrese Maxie the 0:45:57.600 --> 0:45:59.839 way that Tobias Harris has been such a formative voice 0:45:59.840 --> 0:46:02.840 for him. But Tyrese credits Danny Green as well, a 0:46:02.920 --> 0:46:05.239 really strong leader on this team. So we'll be cool 0:46:05.280 --> 0:46:07.279 to have Paul Millsap come in and join that sort 0:46:07.320 --> 0:46:11.720 of leadership more than a triumvirate, but that leadership group 0:46:12.000 --> 0:46:14.560 and see what his strengths will be on and off 0:46:14.600 --> 0:46:16.399 the floor with this team. He's someone with a great 0:46:16.400 --> 0:46:19.439 reputation and a track record as well, a four time 0:46:19.520 --> 0:46:23.279 All Star with plenty of stories, I'm sure, and plenty 0:46:23.320 --> 0:46:26.640 of insights to offer the youngsters on this team who 0:46:26.680 --> 0:46:28.479 I know a lot of you guys are excited about 0:46:28.560 --> 0:46:32.080 as well. Want to shout out folks from South Africa, 0:46:32.239 --> 0:46:35.680 those sending love from Turkey, thank you. More folks listening 0:46:35.760 --> 0:46:40.080 from Nairobi, thank you. This is just my favorite thing. 0:46:40.160 --> 0:46:42.160 I love how many of you are tuning in from 0:46:42.160 --> 0:46:44.200 around the world, and we love being able to connect 0:46:44.200 --> 0:46:47.239 you to your favorite team from wherever you are. Some 0:46:47.280 --> 0:46:48.960 of you saying you're going to be at the game tonight. 0:46:49.000 --> 0:46:51.839 I'm looking forward to being at the game tonight as well. 0:46:52.400 --> 0:46:55.440 Some questions about if there will be an introductory press conference. Sadly, 0:46:55.480 --> 0:46:57.120 I gotta give you the same answer I'm giving you 0:46:57.160 --> 0:47:00.880 about availability. We don't have for form answers on any 0:47:00.920 --> 0:47:03.360 of that yet. A lot of moving parts when players 0:47:03.440 --> 0:47:07.080 move teams, when players move cities, players have to clear physicals. 0:47:07.160 --> 0:47:10.440 James Harden dealing with a hamstring issue, so we'll see 0:47:10.760 --> 0:47:14.239 when that timeline comes about. We will let you guys know. 0:47:14.400 --> 0:47:16.799 You'll know is when we do, and we'll be sure 0:47:16.800 --> 0:47:18.759 to keep you updated. So sorry for not giving you 0:47:18.800 --> 0:47:21.080 the answers that you want, but those are the answers 0:47:21.160 --> 0:47:23.560 that we got as it relates to a press conference. 0:47:23.560 --> 0:47:24.719 But Matt and I will be there and we will 0:47:24.719 --> 0:47:26.040 be sure to give you as much as we can 0:47:26.120 --> 0:47:28.799 when it does happen. Matt, it sounds like you might 0:47:28.840 --> 0:47:31.840 have found what you were looking for. I was just 0:47:31.880 --> 0:47:35.719 gonna say what a time. It was Mark who also 0:47:36.200 --> 0:47:42.440 asked about Millsap and potential contribution. So thanks Mark for listening, 0:47:44.440 --> 0:47:48.160 you said. Winona as an active listener says, we gotta 0:47:48.200 --> 0:47:54.640 stay focused. Honest. Hardened fan chimed in earlier on I 0:47:54.760 --> 0:47:57.880 Love Darryl Morey. I might cry the six years acquiring 0:47:57.960 --> 0:48:01.360 James Harden in a trade of course, on trade deadline day, 0:48:01.640 --> 0:48:05.480 acquiring James Harden and Paul Millsap from the Brooklyn Nets. 0:48:05.880 --> 0:48:10.240 And the energy is fantastic surrounding this Sixers team heading 0:48:10.239 --> 0:48:13.000 into a couple more home games, a couple more games 0:48:13.040 --> 0:48:18.840 overall before the twenty two twenty two NBA All Star Weekend. 0:48:20.680 --> 0:48:24.160 Fans checking in from Amsterdam from Columbia, this is all 0:48:24.160 --> 0:48:26.960 time international representation. Thank you guys so much for joining us. 0:48:27.080 --> 0:48:31.240 We love bringing you Sixers news and content and vibes. 0:48:31.360 --> 0:48:33.880 Whatever you're looking for. Continue to send us your questions 0:48:33.920 --> 0:48:36.360 from now until the next Sixers game, which is tonight 0:48:36.360 --> 0:48:38.520 and the one after that, which is tomorrow. Send us 0:48:38.520 --> 0:48:41.480 your reaction. We're hoping to continue doing these after every 0:48:41.520 --> 0:48:44.399 six Ers. When we're going to continue doing these at 0:48:44.440 --> 0:48:47.480 ted pole moments like today, Matt, you and I are 0:48:47.480 --> 0:48:49.200 going to have to wrap up for those unaware. The 0:48:49.239 --> 0:48:51.279 Sixers are going to have shoot around shortly, so Matt 0:48:51.320 --> 0:48:53.160 and I are going to have to jump over to that. 0:48:53.239 --> 0:48:55.440 But if you joined late, you can get this podcast 0:48:55.880 --> 0:48:59.120 on the seventy Sixers Insiders podcast feed. Now I have 0:48:59.200 --> 0:49:02.920 to shout out some of my loyal folks. Gina I 0:49:02.960 --> 0:49:06.080 saw a second ago. Nicole is here. Both of you 0:49:06.120 --> 0:49:09.520 guys asked me if The Big Niang Theory might have 0:49:09.600 --> 0:49:12.000 a certain special guest. If you're new here, The Big 0:49:12.080 --> 0:49:16.240 Niang Theory is George Niang's podcast. He very kindly invited 0:49:16.239 --> 0:49:18.520 me to join him as a host on his podcast 0:49:18.600 --> 0:49:21.800 this season. So if you're looking for a new NBA podcast, 0:49:21.840 --> 0:49:23.879 if you're new to Sixers fandom, this is a good 0:49:23.920 --> 0:49:25.759 one for you. Follow The Big Niang Theory wherever you 0:49:25.760 --> 0:49:28.879 get your podcast. George and I have different Sixers on. 0:49:29.239 --> 0:49:32.240 We originally did this when George was a new Sixer 0:49:32.560 --> 0:49:35.439 about let's say six months ago now, when he first 0:49:35.560 --> 0:49:37.480 arrived in Philadelphia, he wanted to get to know his 0:49:37.480 --> 0:49:40.080 teammates better and flex his muscles as a podcaster. He's 0:49:40.120 --> 0:49:43.680 a really good podcaster, you guys, so our initiative was 0:49:43.719 --> 0:49:46.399 to help him get to know his new teammates better. Yes, 0:49:46.840 --> 0:49:49.520 George and I both aware that he has some new teammates. 0:49:49.600 --> 0:49:52.080 We will do what we can to make those guys 0:49:52.080 --> 0:49:54.560 some upcoming guests. But we do have some other exciting 0:49:54.680 --> 0:49:56.839 upcoming guests that we can't wait to share with you 0:49:56.880 --> 0:49:59.600 as well. If you haven't listened yet, the first three 0:49:59.640 --> 0:50:04.280 episod we're interviews with fur concorkmas Tyrese Maxie, and Matisse Thyble, 0:50:04.360 --> 0:50:07.240 all of whom are still seventy sixers the day after 0:50:07.800 --> 0:50:10.239 the trade deadline, So go ahead and listen to those 0:50:10.239 --> 0:50:13.240 first three episodes. I'm working on the edit for episode four, 0:50:13.280 --> 0:50:15.680 and I hear you, I see your requests. We will 0:50:15.719 --> 0:50:17.880 do what we can to get a certain new seventy 0:50:17.880 --> 0:50:19.680 six er on the podcast very soon. Thank you guys 0:50:19.680 --> 0:50:22.080 for asking. We always wrap up with a little bit 0:50:22.120 --> 0:50:24.200 of talk about that podcast, so seriously, it means a 0:50:24.200 --> 0:50:26.759 lot when I get your feedback. I appreciate you guys. 0:50:26.840 --> 0:50:28.960 If you can't find the podcast, message me. I'll make 0:50:28.960 --> 0:50:30.920 sure to send you a link, but you should be 0:50:30.960 --> 0:50:32.920 able to get it wherever you get your podcasts. And again, 0:50:32.960 --> 0:50:34.319 if you join this one late, this one will be 0:50:34.320 --> 0:50:36.640 on the seventy six Ers Insiders podcast feed, the seventy 0:50:36.680 --> 0:50:39.200 six Ers Insiders, the Big Niang Theory, both parts of 0:50:39.200 --> 0:50:41.359 the seventy six Ers podcast network. Shout out to Matt 0:50:41.440 --> 0:50:45.319 Murphy for being such an arbiter of that network and 0:50:45.480 --> 0:50:48.520 for turning what this is going to become a podcast 0:50:48.760 --> 0:50:50.719 in the coming hour. So make sure if you join 0:50:50.840 --> 0:50:52.640 late you can listen to the beginning of this on 0:50:52.719 --> 0:50:56.360 that feed. Matt, I'm reluctant to shut it down because 0:50:56.360 --> 0:50:58.200 I'm having so much fun and I'm so appreciative of 0:50:58.239 --> 0:51:00.239 everybody that's stayed with us, but we do have to 0:51:00.280 --> 0:51:02.680 run a shooter app. So anything you want to close with, 0:51:02.719 --> 0:51:05.799 anything you want to discuss, maybe talk a little bit 0:51:05.800 --> 0:51:07.719 more about tonight's game, and then hopefully we'll do a 0:51:07.800 --> 0:51:12.160 space you guys tomorrow morning to discuss yesterday's events, today's events, 0:51:12.200 --> 0:51:15.200 tonight's game, should the Sixers get the w tonight hosting 0:51:15.200 --> 0:51:19.040 the Oklahoma City Thought there in South Philadelphia. Well, even 0:51:19.080 --> 0:51:21.000 though we're shutting it down. The beauty of it is 0:51:21.000 --> 0:51:24.359 that James Harden is a Philadelphia seventy six er and 0:51:24.560 --> 0:51:27.360 we get to cover him and talk about him for 0:51:27.400 --> 0:51:31.239 a long time hopefully, so that is more to look 0:51:31.239 --> 0:51:34.759 forward to. Thanks to you, Lauren. Thanks to everyone who 0:51:34.960 --> 0:51:38.680 tuned in today, whether it was your twentieth time or 0:51:38.719 --> 0:51:42.960 your first time listening to a sixer's Twitter spaces. More 0:51:43.000 --> 0:51:46.400 of these to come, like like we've said throughout after 0:51:46.480 --> 0:51:49.040 Sixers win. So thanks for being here today. I hope 0:51:49.080 --> 0:51:52.880 you enjoyed it. Keep the messages coming, keep the tweets coming, 0:51:53.440 --> 0:51:57.040 because we will be back very soon. I'm sure so 0:51:58.000 --> 0:52:00.640 love doing these. Lauren, Thanks so much you and really 0:52:00.680 --> 0:52:04.759 appreciate everyone who tuned in today. It sounds delightfully deep 0:52:04.960 --> 0:52:07.360 to cover the jade's heart of Europe on the seventy 0:52:07.400 --> 0:52:09.680 six ers, looking forward to whatever he does make his 0:52:09.800 --> 0:52:15.359 debut alongside Joella bed alongside Dubias, Harris Tyrese, Maxie Matifatival, 0:52:15.520 --> 0:52:19.160 Danny Green, Percut, Cortis, George Niang, the gang's all here 0:52:19.160 --> 0:52:22.319 looking forward to it. Thank you everybody for joining us. 0:52:22.360 --> 0:52:26.920 We will be back with you probably sooner than you think. Seriously, 0:52:26.920 --> 0:52:29.279 thanks everybody for joining Thank you for the question. Sorry, 0:52:29.280 --> 0:52:31.000 if we need to get to you, we will try 0:52:31.040 --> 0:52:33.719 to do it next time. But thank you guys so much. 0:52:33.760 --> 0:52:35.840 Thank you Matt Murphy and I will see you in 0:52:35.880 --> 0:52:38.719 a couple of moments at you around. Bye guys, Thanks 0:52:38.760 --> 0:52:40.719 everyone for joining us. Thank you