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Speaker 1: Everybody up, Yeah, seventy six heard. Good morning to our
Speaker 1: fellow East Coasters wherever you're listening from, Welcome into another
Speaker 1: Sixers spaces. Coming off a trade on trade deadline day
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Speaker 1: Sixers acquiring James Harden and Paul Millsap from the Brooklyn
Speaker 1: Nets in exchange for Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, Ben Simmons,
Speaker 1: twenty twenty two first round pick and a twenty twenty
Speaker 1: seven first round pick. But plenty to get into, Lauren,
Speaker 1: this should be a really fun one. Seven time All
Speaker 1: NBA selection James Harden and four time NBA All Star
Speaker 1: Paul Millsath now seventy six ers. Unbelievable morning, Good morning everybody,
Speaker 1: Thank you for joining six or Twitter faces, I see
Speaker 1: a lot of familiar features. Faces. Thank for being here
Speaker 1: new basis welcome for are a family. We love having
Speaker 1: you here. Let's get into it. I guess Matt you
Speaker 1: mentioned it. The trade goes down yesterday, the first day
Speaker 1: February tenth, a day that we'll live on in Sixers history,
Speaker 1: to be sure. And of course, right off the top,
Speaker 1: we got to thank Seth Curry Andrew Drummond Bensiman to
Speaker 1: wish them the best of luck at their next stop
Speaker 1: that's not too far away, so hopefully we'll see some
Speaker 1: battles in the future. Not hopefully, I think we're sure
Speaker 1: to see some battles in the future. But of course
Speaker 1: thanks to those guys. Best of luck to those guys,
Speaker 1: and I think we should get right into the main question.
Speaker 1: You guys have sent me about one hundred questions already,
Speaker 1: which is awesome, thank you so much. Eighty of them
Speaker 1: revolve around mister James Harden. About eighty I'd say, I'd
Speaker 1: say four out of five revolve around James Harden. So Matt,
Speaker 1: you and I talked about it, but let's like, let's
Speaker 1: sort of run through James's history a little bit here.
Speaker 1: Those of you who already know this stuff, I'm sorry
Speaker 1: that it's redundant, but I think it serves us all
Speaker 1: to really really know our man. So James Harden an MVP,
Speaker 1: ten time All Star, seven time All NBA selection, three
Speaker 1: times scoring champ, one time NBA assist Champ, an underrated
Speaker 1: part of his game that we will certainly get to.
Speaker 1: James Harden is the newest seventy six er. He was
Speaker 1: born in Los Angeles, California. He played for two years
Speaker 1: at Arizona State. He was drafted by the Oklahoma City
Speaker 1: Thunder third overall in two thousand and nine. He played
Speaker 1: in seventy six games as a rookie, nine point nine points,
Speaker 1: three point two rebounds, one point eight assists in twenty
Speaker 1: two point nine minutes per game in his first rookie season,
Speaker 1: in which he was named to the twenty two thousand
Speaker 1: and nine two thousand and ten Wow, we haven't said
Speaker 1: years like that in a while two thousand and nine,
Speaker 1: two thousand and ten All Rookie Second Team. He stays
Speaker 1: there for three years. He won the sixth Man Award
Speaker 1: in twenty eleven twelve, and then joins the Houston Rockets,
Speaker 1: and that's sort of where James Harden really became the
Speaker 1: James Harden that we all know. He spent parts of
Speaker 1: his next nine seasons in Houston. He was an All
Speaker 1: Star in all nine seasons. He's a ten time All
Speaker 1: Star now in ten consecutive seasons. That's the second longest
Speaker 1: active streak in the NBA. In terms of All Star selections.
Speaker 1: He trails only Lebron James there, Matt, I think we
Speaker 1: can dive a little deeper into his Houston tenure. But
Speaker 1: I'm curious what your memories have been watching James Harden.
Speaker 1: You're a lifelong NBA fan, those of you who don't know.
Speaker 1: I'm from Houston, so as I was watching Rockets games
Speaker 1: in high school, James Harden was my guy. I watched
Speaker 1: him in college. I remember some serious battles in the
Speaker 1: Western Conference playoffs, of which he was the head of
Speaker 1: the snake for those Houston Rockets teams that, by the way,
Speaker 1: took the Warriors the one of the greatest NBA teams
Speaker 1: ever assembled, as far as any team did, and that's
Speaker 1: thanks to James Harden. So a lot of good things
Speaker 1: to talk about when it comes to James's career, and Matt,
Speaker 1: I'm curious what you remember, and every time I'm not
Speaker 1: before you, before you tell me, Matt, I want to
Speaker 1: hear how you feel about this. When I say James
Speaker 1: Harden's name on a Sixer's Twitter space, it feels surreal,
Speaker 1: like this doesn't feel normal to me. This doesn't feel
Speaker 1: like something that not necessarily that I never expected. But
Speaker 1: it's so interesting to have the name of an MVP
Speaker 1: on my tongue, coming to join another potential MVP, the
Speaker 1: MVP frontrunner together. So we gotta talk about James. We
Speaker 1: got to talk about his pairing with Joel. I see
Speaker 1: all your questions about lineups. This is amazing. Keep them coming.
Speaker 1: But Matt, let's start with your reaction. What do you
Speaker 1: remember about James Harden, your initial impressions of James Harden
Speaker 1: as a fan, as someone in the NBA. How are
Speaker 1: you feeling. I'm feeling great. I think I'm feeling like
Speaker 1: the entire Sixers fan base. What an exciting time for
Speaker 1: the organization, Lauren Rosen, James Harden, when you talk about
Speaker 1: what we've seen over the years, you run through the accolades.
Speaker 1: There are so many things to get into, so many
Speaker 1: things to highlight. Darryl Moorey, when he tweeted his welcome
Speaker 1: address to James Harden, which is, in his style, a
Speaker 1: YouTube blink whenever the Sixers acquire a new player officially,
Speaker 1: and last night the top thirty plays in the history
Speaker 1: of James Harden's career. Not sure what year the video
Speaker 1: was released, but it had a bunch of big time
Speaker 1: Harden highlights on there. And I can't get enough of
Speaker 1: the step back threes, whether he's between the legs, behind
Speaker 1: the back dropping players left and right. That player is
Speaker 1: coming to Philadelphia to be a teammate of Joel Embiid
Speaker 1: and the rest of the seventy sixers. It is amazing.
Speaker 1: The highlights are so much fun to watch. That's what
Speaker 1: sticks with me. So many guys hitting the floor on
Speaker 1: moves that James Harden has made throughout his career. Also
Speaker 1: the passing. Some incredible passes mixed in those highlights as well.
Speaker 1: This season James Harden ten point two assists per game,
Speaker 1: second in the NBA. So the dribble moves, end, the passing,
Speaker 1: and some of his career highlights on YouTube. It is
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Speaker 1: we should add that the seventy sixers are about to
Speaker 1: have shoot around, like we've said, getting ready to play
Speaker 1: a game this evening. I wish I could spend the
Speaker 1: whole day watching James Harden highlights, and there will be
Speaker 1: plenty of time for that. But we're gonna get into
Speaker 1: the Sixers game tonight. We're gonna get into their game tomorrow.
Speaker 1: We're gonna get into what these lineups could look like
Speaker 1: in the weeks and months ahead for the seventy Sixers.
Speaker 1: But Matt, you said it, the way that this man
Speaker 1: plays basketball, it's incredibly captivating. Again, I know I say it,
Speaker 1: I've already said it once in this space, But I'm
Speaker 1: from Houston, and I didn't really know basketball when I
Speaker 1: was first watching James Harden play, but I knew that
Speaker 1: he was special. He has an aura, he has a vibe,
Speaker 1: and then he goes out onto the court and he
Speaker 1: has a magic about him. He is one of the
Speaker 1: greatest players to ever play this game, and we're pairing
Speaker 1: him with one of the greatest players to ever play
Speaker 1: this game. I cannot believe that we are here, James
Speaker 1: Harden Worth noting, let's talk about Let's talk about the
Speaker 1: scoring title in the NBA. Right. We know that James
Speaker 1: Harden is an MVP. But to finish three consecutive years
Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, eighteen, eighteen nineteen and nineteen twenty as the
Speaker 1: NBA scoring leader, did James Harden? Then twenty twenty one
Speaker 1: last season, Steph Curry gets that scoring title? This season?
Speaker 1: Who's the leading the NBA in scoring? Joel mb seventy
Speaker 1: six ers, leading the NBA and scoring in four of
Speaker 1: the last or rather three no, four of the last
Speaker 1: five years. If you can't watch Ooel is doing right now,
Speaker 1: this is unbelievable. Matt, what are you most looking forward to?
Speaker 1: This is when I'm getting a Ton, What are you
Speaker 1: most looking forward to when? And I see your questions
Speaker 1: about when is James Harden going to play? We can
Speaker 1: address that right off the top. There are a lot
Speaker 1: of things that go into getting a player from one
Speaker 1: team to another and out onto the floor. We know
Speaker 1: that Harden has missed time due to that hamstring issue.
Speaker 1: We know that now he has to move cities, players
Speaker 1: have to clear physicals. So Matt and I unfortunately do
Speaker 1: not have the answers you're looking for in terms of
Speaker 1: when exactly will you see James Harden on the court.
Speaker 1: But the pieces are in motion, as is the case
Speaker 1: when any team has any trade, and of course the
Speaker 1: Sixers ready to welcome him with in arms whenever he
Speaker 1: does arrive, whenever he is available to play. So I'm
Speaker 1: sorry that we don't have that answer for you. But
Speaker 1: what we do know is that he's going to be
Speaker 1: a Philadelphia seventy six er. And Matt Murphy when the
Speaker 1: day does come that he shares the court with Joel Embiid,
Speaker 1: what are you most looking forward to? What do you
Speaker 1: see in your head when you think about that pairing man?
Speaker 1: The pairing itself is something to look forward to. There's
Speaker 1: a lot of antillary things as well. The first home
Speaker 1: introduction in the starting lineup will be something to take
Speaker 1: in when it comes to James Harden, the first step
Speaker 1: back three, the roar of the crowd at home. Can't
Speaker 1: wait for all of these things. You said it. One
Speaker 1: of the best players in NBA history. Was part of
Speaker 1: the NBA seventy fifth anniversary team, so one of the
Speaker 1: top seventy five players of all time, voted on by
Speaker 1: a very prestigious panel. Maybe it's the first triple double
Speaker 1: when we see that from James Harden, sixty seven career
Speaker 1: triple doubles, eighth in NBA history. There's a lot, but
Speaker 1: just him and Embad in general, and how they work
Speaker 1: off each other. The scoring touch that Harden can provide
Speaker 1: as a three times scoring champ, and Bead his improved
Speaker 1: passing numbers this year. How they work off each other
Speaker 1: already mentioned Harden's assists them in the pick and roll,
Speaker 1: perhaps connecting a lot more, and just the way that
Speaker 1: they play with each other. Harden in the clutch, there's
Speaker 1: so much. Joel has been very good in the clutch
Speaker 1: this year as well. But James Harden, such a reliable
Speaker 1: scorer and Joel really rises to the players around him,
Speaker 1: and I think it's going to be an amazing partnership
Speaker 1: and the first time they play together will be must watch.
Speaker 1: And I can't wait to see Harden introduced to the
Speaker 1: Philadelphia crowd for the first time. That's exactly what I
Speaker 1: was thinking, Matt. I can't wait for him to walk
Speaker 1: into the Center as a seventies Sixer. I can't wait
Speaker 1: to hear Matt Cord get that call. I can't wait
Speaker 1: to hear what the fans do, how they react. I mean,
Speaker 1: the release, the excitement that we're going to hear from
Speaker 1: those people who. By the way, we should discuss the
Speaker 1: fact that the seventy Sixers fans are the best in
Speaker 1: the game period. It's the loudest arena that the Sixers
Speaker 1: play in all season long, and I can tell you
Speaker 1: that from personal experience, and those are fans that get
Speaker 1: loud in the regular season. If the team is struggling,
Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. These are super engaged fans. So shout
Speaker 1: out to all of you that are in here right now.
Speaker 1: I see some familiar faces once again. But when these
Speaker 1: fans get the opportunity to embrace James Harden for the
Speaker 1: first time, Matt, I am so looking forward to being
Speaker 1: in the building for that moment. It's going to be unbelievable.
Speaker 1: I was thinking about the pairing of James Harden and
Speaker 1: Joel Embi. That's a question. We're getting a ton, so
Speaker 1: we appreciate that a lot. And I was about to
Speaker 1: say that, I mean, look, both of them have played
Speaker 1: with great players. I believe that this is the best
Speaker 1: player Joel has ever played with. I don't think it's
Speaker 1: necessarily super close. James Harden, of course, has just played
Speaker 1: with Kevin Durant, one of the greatest to ever greatest
Speaker 1: players to ever play this game. James Harden has a
Speaker 1: long history of amazing players he's played with. But Joel
Speaker 1: Embids certainly the best big man that James has ever
Speaker 1: played with, and James certainly the best shooter and distributor
Speaker 1: that Joel has ever played with. So I just can't
Speaker 1: wait to see how they start to feel each other out,
Speaker 1: what it's like for them. I know it sounds corny
Speaker 1: when people say get in the lab, but the feeling
Speaker 1: in the lab, but between the two of them, is
Speaker 1: going to be just incredible to watch how they feel
Speaker 1: each other out, how they get to know each other.
Speaker 1: James Harden and Joel Ebid both have been relentlessly pursuing
Speaker 1: a championship. Now they get to do that together at
Speaker 1: in my opinion, full or strength than either of them
Speaker 1: has ever had and feel it out. And look, there's
Speaker 1: not a lot of time. Obviously, the trade deadline happens
Speaker 1: beyond the midpoint of the season. But these are two
Speaker 1: players that want the same thing among a team that,
Speaker 1: by the way, has been overperforming this season so far.
Speaker 1: Incredible pieces we want to get here too, Matt. There's
Speaker 1: so many places we could go in this space. But
Speaker 1: the maintaining Tyrese Maxie on this roster, maintaining Matisse Thyble
Speaker 1: on this roster. Young guys, hungry guys, guys that have
Speaker 1: taken feedback from Joel all season long and gotten better
Speaker 1: to now pair with those two. And that's without even
Speaker 1: talking about the veteran leadership that you're going to continue
Speaker 1: to get from Danny Green. And oh yeah, Tobias Harris
Speaker 1: is playing the best basketball he's played this season. He's
Speaker 1: playing like he was playing last season when he was
Speaker 1: considered and in my opinion, should have been an All Star.
Speaker 1: So the three of them together. That's a big three
Speaker 1: that I can't wait to watch to be able to see. Look,
Speaker 1: the three of them have totally different strengths, Matt, That's
Speaker 1: something I'm really looking forward to. There's not a question
Speaker 1: of who's primarily going to be in the post and
Speaker 1: who's primarily gonna handle And I love the idea of
Speaker 1: Tobias sort of filling in in that midpoint between what
Speaker 1: James is and what Joel is. The three of them
Speaker 1: have very distinct strengths, and I think that that's going
Speaker 1: to help in this ramp up process as they get
Speaker 1: to know one another as well. So, Matt, I guess
Speaker 1: we can start talking about that fit surrounding James, fit
Speaker 1: surrounding Joel fit surrounding Tobias. How are you feeling about
Speaker 1: watching the group come together? Like I said a couple
Speaker 1: of times, already can't wait for it to get here,
Speaker 1: And we do have a bunch of questions that we
Speaker 1: can get into here in a second. I also want
Speaker 1: to hear just reaction from the listeners. So many great
Speaker 1: comments from you all during these Sixers spaces as we've
Speaker 1: been doing them throughout wins during the regular season for
Speaker 1: the Sixers, so even if it's not a question, if
Speaker 1: you just want to tell us why you're so excited
Speaker 1: or what you're excited about, let us know, and we'll
Speaker 1: try to get to some of those as well. Right now,
Speaker 1: as we sit here on February eleventh, the Sixers are
Speaker 1: thirty two and twenty two a game and a half
Speaker 1: back of a trio of teams Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Chicago,
Speaker 1: and then three games back of Miami. But we've said
Speaker 1: it all year long, all season long, especially recently, the
Speaker 1: Eastern Conference very competitive and very close. Right now, the
Speaker 1: MBAD and hardened duo. Talking free throws as a quick aside,
Speaker 1: Janice averages eleven point one free throws attempted per game,
Speaker 1: which leads the MBA. But then it's Joel Embat and
Speaker 1: James Harden right behind. Jannis and Beat averages eleven per
Speaker 1: game and Harden averages eight free throws attempted per game.
Speaker 1: Jannie only shoots seventy two percent and Beat eighty one percent,
Speaker 1: Harden eighty seven percent. The coolest thing about this is
Speaker 1: that Joel and Harden that's an all Star game duo.
Speaker 1: It's hard to believe because it's not something that we're
Speaker 1: used to seeing in the regular season. It's we're used
Speaker 1: to seeing Joel and Harden in like an All Star game,
Speaker 1: and they're going to be teammates in Philadelphia in six
Speaker 1: Ers uniforms. So that's what I keep coming back to,
Speaker 1: is this idea of this is an All Star game
Speaker 1: duo Joel Embiid and James Harden, and they get to
Speaker 1: the line quite a lot. Maybe that's not All Star
Speaker 1: game related, but in regular season games, these two guys
Speaker 1: make a living at the line. Well, it's interesting. We
Speaker 1: talked about this new look big three for the seventy sixers,
Speaker 1: and I'm going to go ahead and correct myself. I
Speaker 1: said that they all have really distinct strengths. I forgot
Speaker 1: about a really big one. Matt Murphy. Joel Embiid and
Speaker 1: James Harden perhaps the two greatest free throw shooters or
Speaker 1: line get or tours of all time. So that's a
Speaker 1: strength that they share. Perhaps length of game goes up
Speaker 1: a little bit for the seventy Sixers, but when it's
Speaker 1: those guys doing that, that's not a problem whatsoever. So
Speaker 1: I like pointing out that situation at the line something
Speaker 1: to watch for, to be sure, And I appreciate you
Speaker 1: giving us those stats, and let's talk a little bit
Speaker 1: about the passing from James Harden, because I think that
Speaker 1: might be his most underrated quality. That was a question,
Speaker 1: by the way, from Mike, who listens a lot. Thank you, Mike.
Speaker 1: What's going on? Why aren't we talking more about James
Speaker 1: Harden as a passer? Great question. James Harden's assists ten
Speaker 1: point two assists per game this season. That's the second
Speaker 1: highest assist average in this season thus far. He's also
Speaker 1: been an NBA assist leader. I'm going to figure out
Speaker 1: what year that was as I go through my stats.
Speaker 1: But Matt, let's talk about him as a passer, as
Speaker 1: a distributor, James Harden finding Joel Embiad finding to Bias,
Speaker 1: Hairs finding Tyrese Maxie finding Batist Bible, finding any of
Speaker 1: these incredible players finding the Matt Like, my brain is
Speaker 1: exploding with the options and the way it's gonna look
Speaker 1: to watch Joel receive a pass from James Harden, Joel
Speaker 1: giving James Harden the ball, Like, it's just gonna be
Speaker 1: so wacky to see and it's gonna be so exciting.
Speaker 1: So what do you think when when we talk about
Speaker 1: that underrated side of his game. James Harden as a
Speaker 1: prolific passer, one of the best active passers in the
Speaker 1: game right now, joining the seventy six ers ten point
Speaker 1: two per game this year, second in the NBA during
Speaker 1: the twenty seventeen eighteen during his twenty seventeen eighteen NBA
Speaker 1: MVP season in addition to his thirty points per game
Speaker 1: eight point eight assists per game. And James and Joel
Speaker 1: are so crafty with their passes. That's been a common
Speaker 1: theme to talk about Joel's passing this year. But when
Speaker 1: you're spending all day watching you you're James Harden highlights
Speaker 1: or all week watching James Harden highlights his some of
Speaker 1: his passes. We know he's a lefty behind the back,
Speaker 1: between the legs. Over the years, he's very casual with
Speaker 1: it sometimes with the passes get where they need to go,
Speaker 1: and that's what makes him so fun to watch. And Joel,
Speaker 1: we've seen a lot of the same things, but just
Speaker 1: in a seven footer or form. So yes, James Harden
Speaker 1: has the step back threes. Yes, he has the left
Speaker 1: hand hammered dunks sometimes times with the right hand, but
Speaker 1: highlight reel passes as well. So when picks are involved
Speaker 1: and when James no, look, he doesn't need to see you,
Speaker 1: he doesn't need to see Joel, he will find him.
Speaker 1: And it's usually in a way that the defense is
Speaker 1: not expecting because he just is so smooth out there.
Speaker 1: I mean, this is one of the, like we said,
Speaker 1: one of the best players in NBA history, one of
Speaker 1: the best players in the NBA right now, a seven
Speaker 1: time All NBA player joining up with Joel Embiid, Tobias
Speaker 1: Harris and the Sixers. I got a question about Tyrese Maxie.
Speaker 1: I'm sure you did as well. New Waves said not
Speaker 1: to mention what Harden would mean as a mentor to MAXI.
Speaker 1: So what do you think about that, Lauren. I mean,
Speaker 1: that's an unbelievable I mean, that's an unbelievable pairing as well,
Speaker 1: when you think about the youth and excitement surrounding Tyrese
Speaker 1: Maxie and what he's been able to do by the way,
Speaker 1: just the way he's been able to hold it down
Speaker 1: as a first time starting point guard in the NBA
Speaker 1: for the first half of this season, and by no
Speaker 1: means should we assume that his role is going to
Speaker 1: be super minimized by this change because the Sixers have
Speaker 1: discussed it. Doc Rivers talked about it the last time
Speaker 1: that the Sixers played. They needed another guard, they needed
Speaker 1: someone to help Tyrese Maxie out, and can you believe
Speaker 1: that it's going to be James Harden. I mean, when
Speaker 1: we say it over and over, it baffles me in
Speaker 1: the best way. We talked about We talked about distribution, right,
Speaker 1: and the fact that Joel Embiid has improved so much
Speaker 1: as a distributor this season, averaging his best four point
Speaker 1: three assists per game. Tyrese Maxie averaging four point eight
Speaker 1: assists per game, but James Harden averaging ten point two
Speaker 1: assists per game. That's something that you're essentially adding. Seth
Speaker 1: Curry was averaging four assists per game, so split the difference.
Speaker 1: That's six more than you were getting previously on a
Speaker 1: night to night basis on this team. So I love
Speaker 1: what you asked about the mentorship aspect. I mean, look like,
Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie has had amazing leaders this season, and it's
Speaker 1: been such a pleasure to listen to him talk about
Speaker 1: the way that Tobias Harris and Joel Embiide have impacted
Speaker 1: his life this season. The way Joel one of the
Speaker 1: greatest players playing right now, Tobias one of the most
Speaker 1: respected veterans in this league, one of the best bets,
Speaker 1: in my opinion, in the league right now. And the
Speaker 1: way that the two of them have come together. We
Speaker 1: talk about it a lot, but Joel and Tobias have
Speaker 1: totally different leadership styles, but both of them have placed
Speaker 1: an incredibly high premium on being good leaders this season.
Speaker 1: And then the way that they're different styles. Joel, he
Speaker 1: says he likes to take over, put the team on
Speaker 1: his back, and make it happen on the floor. He's
Speaker 1: talked about how much he respects Tobias for his ability
Speaker 1: to lead off the floor, where Joel has expressed that
Speaker 1: he's trying to get better as a leader off the floor,
Speaker 1: as someone who can talk in the locker room and
Speaker 1: do a good job communicating with his teammates. That's never
Speaker 1: an area that Tobias has lacked in. Right So, the
Speaker 1: two of them as leaders together bringing their strengths to
Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie and now Tyrese gets someone who is elite
Speaker 1: at the position. In the areas that Tyrese is so
Speaker 1: rapidly improving at Tyrese. We've talked about it all season,
Speaker 1: the way he's grown as a distributor, as a floor general,
Speaker 1: and as a three point shooter. Well, those are three
Speaker 1: categories in which James Harden is one of the greatest
Speaker 1: of all time. And now Tyrese gets to learn after
Speaker 1: his game. So he already has these two incredible leadership
Speaker 1: voices in Joe Ellen Tobias, and now he gets to
Speaker 1: watch one of the best to ever play the same
Speaker 1: position or as similar position as what Tyrese is seeking.
Speaker 1: He gets to watch that firsthand. If you guys don't
Speaker 1: know a ton, I know there's some new listeners in here.
Speaker 1: I'm getting some messages about folks that are hardened fans
Speaker 1: that are coming in for the first time and want
Speaker 1: to know a little more about the lineup. Hey follow
Speaker 1: the seventy Sixers Insiders feed. Matt and I talk about lineups.
Speaker 1: We get really nitty gritty in a way that we're
Speaker 1: probably not going to today about how the Sixers are
Speaker 1: playing after each game. So if you're new here, that's
Speaker 1: a great feed to follow seventy Sixers insiders. Matt and
Speaker 1: I will give you the nitty gritty about what's going
Speaker 1: on with this roster if you are new to following
Speaker 1: the entire roster. But sorry, back to Tyrese talking about
Speaker 1: the way that he is going to interact with these
Speaker 1: new teammates, the way that a new teammate like James
Speaker 1: Harden can come into his life and show him the
Speaker 1: ropes with the success that Tyrese has already had without
Speaker 1: that person. I just can't wait to watch what that
Speaker 1: looks like altogether. In terms of mentorship, Matt or there
Speaker 1: any other pairings that you might want to talk about
Speaker 1: or any other combos that you're looking at in the
Speaker 1: coming weeks. Well, we can certainly tee up a couple
Speaker 1: more questions and comments. I know some other current sixers
Speaker 1: were asked about even if it was overnight. But Maxie
Speaker 1: the scorer up to seventeen points per game this year,
Speaker 1: and now he can get a little bit of that
Speaker 1: advice guidance from a three time scoring champ through the
Speaker 1: twenty eighteen twenty seasons eighteen nineteen, nineteen twenty. But yeah, Harden,
Speaker 1: a guy that almost averaged forty points per game in
Speaker 1: a season. Incredible numbers, incredible scoring numbers. So looking forward
Speaker 1: to seeing how that mentorship aspect of their relationship with
Speaker 1: hard In the Scorer and Tyrese the Scorer plays out.
Speaker 1: There was one that came in last night that brought
Speaker 1: Matise into the conversation, and it was from Amber so
Speaker 1: excited about having a floor raiser in jh alongside Reece
Speaker 1: and Tisse. Could you discuss what his acquisition means for
Speaker 1: them and how he'll add to their game. So let's
Speaker 1: talk about Matise Thible a little bit and how he's
Speaker 1: still a sixer and playing with James Harden, how that's
Speaker 1: going to impact not just Tyrese's game, but Matisse as well.
Speaker 1: Larn Sure, Well, it's an exciting thing to look at
Speaker 1: when you look at sort of the composition of the
Speaker 1: group and the potential that this group has for sustained success.
Speaker 1: When you think about Tyrese Maxie at twenty one years old,
Speaker 1: He's Thible is twenty four years old, but already just
Speaker 1: in his third season, an All defenseman in this league,
Speaker 1: someone who's had a lot of chatter for Defensive Player
Speaker 1: of the Year already this season, someone who hass history
Speaker 1: by the way guarding James Harden and has learned to
Speaker 1: guard some of the best in this league. So to me,
Speaker 1: I'm not sure what the offensive pairing looks like, but
Speaker 1: defensively I look forward to and James Harden isn't isn't
Speaker 1: traditionally applauded for his defense, but there have been many
Speaker 1: a playoff game, there has been many a down the
Speaker 1: stretch moment where James dials in and he can defend,
Speaker 1: and he's a big body. He's not a liability out
Speaker 1: there on defense in any way. So I'm seeing some
Speaker 1: chatter about that, and I don't really think that that's
Speaker 1: something that Sixers fans need to be super worried about.
Speaker 1: But what I did want to highlight for those of
Speaker 1: you asking questions about Matise in his short three year
Speaker 1: Sixer's career, almost every player that's come in has had
Speaker 1: glowing comments about what it's like to play with Matise,
Speaker 1: whether Matise comes off the bench or starts, the punch
Speaker 1: that he brings defensively, the boost that he brings defensively,
Speaker 1: and the way that, even as a young player, he
Speaker 1: inspires others to play defensively. So again, not exactly sure
Speaker 1: what it looks like when they share the floor, but
Speaker 1: the fact that this Sixers team, this potential rotation has
Speaker 1: so many distinct strengths that aren't just like mid level
Speaker 1: you liked mid level strength. People that are people that
Speaker 1: are the best at what they do. Let's talk about
Speaker 1: that for a second. How many players on this Sixers
Speaker 1: team are potentially the best at what they do? And
Speaker 1: how many teams can even say that they have multiple
Speaker 1: players with elite skills at which they are the best,
Speaker 1: not just in the NBA, not just on the Sixers,
Speaker 1: but some of the best of all of all time
Speaker 1: at what they do. Sixers have at least three on
Speaker 1: this roster, if not more. We can get into some
Speaker 1: really distinct niche skills as well, but these are guys
Speaker 1: that know how to do things at an elite level.
Speaker 1: So now it's all about bringing them together. And Matt
Speaker 1: we talked about this yesterday, but Doc rivers, so for
Speaker 1: those of you that weren't following the progression of events yesterday,
Speaker 1: and thank you to the new folks in here. It's
Speaker 1: really cool. Something we like most about Twitter spaces is
Speaker 1: figuring out where people are listening from. Tons of international listeners. Again,
Speaker 1: thank you, welcome, We love having you here. Tell us
Speaker 1: where you're from. And lots of people that Nehemiah just
Speaker 1: just message message me about being here because he's a
Speaker 1: hardened stam and wanting to learn more about what it's
Speaker 1: like to be a fan of this team. I'm seeing
Speaker 1: actually a few of those. Sorry, I want to shout
Speaker 1: out as many people as I can, Ben, Chris Marquee,
Speaker 1: all guys that I sort of put aside for asking
Speaker 1: what it's like to be Sixers fans. So Matt, we
Speaker 1: can give I guess a little intro to the fan
Speaker 1: base if you'd like. But talking about coming in following
Speaker 1: James Harden, I think that's something really really cool for
Speaker 1: us to continue diving into and welcoming new people into
Speaker 1: our space and into our family. But I think, Matt,
Speaker 1: I don't even know which direction we should head now.
Speaker 1: I'm overwhelmed by how many questions we're getting. Thank you
Speaker 1: guys so much, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you,
Speaker 1: thank thank you. But yeah, I think the way that
Speaker 1: James is going to fit in with the rest of
Speaker 1: the roster, with guys that have such distinct and elite skills,
Speaker 1: I'm really excited. I know you said you had some
Speaker 1: more Matisse questions, some questions about Danny Green. We can't
Speaker 1: forget about his role in all of this. Tobias Harris,
Speaker 1: we can't forget about his role in all of this.
Speaker 1: I'm so looking forward to seeing Tobias, Joel, and James
Speaker 1: all on the court together for the first time. I
Speaker 1: think that, like we've said, the distinct strengths that they
Speaker 1: all share is going to be unbelievable. That trio Joel,
Speaker 1: James Harden, Tobias Harris. We did just talk about impact
Speaker 1: on Matisse, thyble Tyrese Maxie most recently, but especially come
Speaker 1: playoff time. I mean, Matise in the playoffs such an
Speaker 1: important player, even more important than when he can bring
Speaker 1: out that defensive skill set on in the big spotlight.
Speaker 1: But yes, all these guys, it's it's gonna be awesome.
Speaker 1: The fandom aspect is interesting to me when you talk
Speaker 1: about some hardened fans that were welcoming into a Sixers
Speaker 1: Twitter space last or this morning, never say Never. Part
Speaker 1: of their question questions to us, what was the energy
Speaker 1: in the office, how did we find out? And feel
Speaker 1: free to chime in more on this, Lauren, But I
Speaker 1: was actually in Philadelphia. I was by Temple and was
Speaker 1: with some of our work colleagues, Nina Raspa and Trevor
Speaker 1: Gaffney after finishing up a shoot right when the news
Speaker 1: came through on Twitter, and Trevor was wearing a blue
Speaker 1: seventy six ers hoodie and there were actually cars honking
Speaker 1: in celebration right after the news broke on Twitter, which
Speaker 1: I thought was very cool. That's awesome the way that
Speaker 1: people have already embraced what has happened. I'm going to
Speaker 1: take a page out of Tobias Harris's book. He talked
Speaker 1: about it a couple of nights ago. But everybody kind
Speaker 1: of finds out these things the same way. There are
Speaker 1: reports that come out, reported deals that are done, and
Speaker 1: then everybody waits for the trade call, waits for the
Speaker 1: official announcement. So it was a long day. It was
Speaker 1: an exciting day. I want to shout out a couple
Speaker 1: of people telling us where they're here. From BRUNEI. I
Speaker 1: think that's new. From Nairobe. We have a lot of
Speaker 1: people come in from Nairobi. Our perth crowd is always
Speaker 1: here showing up as usual. I'm seeing folks from Florida,
Speaker 1: I'm seeing folks from Arizona. I'm seeing folks in Hawaii. Hello,
Speaker 1: I'm jealous. Wow, Okay, thank you international folks, thank you
Speaker 1: for being in here. Matt, I kind of got away
Speaker 1: from one thing that I wanted to talk about the
Speaker 1: way that yesterday sort of people a lot of people
Speaker 1: asking about the series of events. So, yes the Sixers
Speaker 1: were scheduled to have a practice. They didn't end end
Speaker 1: up having a traditional practice yesterday. Doc Rivers talked about
Speaker 1: it afterwards with the media. He said that the human
Speaker 1: thing to do on a day like yesterday is to
Speaker 1: sort of just let everybody get their shots up in
Speaker 1: a relaxed way. And Doc said that he was so
Speaker 1: looking forward to shoot around this morning, which by the way,
Speaker 1: is coming up in just a minute. Matt and I
Speaker 1: will be there and we will be sure to cover
Speaker 1: any quotes that come out of shoot around this morning.
Speaker 1: But Doc said he was so looking forward to this
Speaker 1: shoot around because he was gonna know who was on
Speaker 1: his team as the Sixers head into the nitty gritty
Speaker 1: of the season and into the playoffs. And it was
Speaker 1: interesting to hear him talk about the fact that twenty
Speaker 1: four hours from now, we were going to know something right,
Speaker 1: and he was going to know who his team was
Speaker 1: and he could embrace them all together. And the fact
Speaker 1: that now we're there. Twenty four hours later, after having
Speaker 1: listened to Doc deliver that message is just so cool. Matt.
Speaker 1: I know you're going through questions right now, anyone that
Speaker 1: you want to shout out, what direction should we turn?
Speaker 1: Lots of questions about some of the guys that you
Speaker 1: talk about. A lot for those of you who are
Speaker 1: new here. By the way, Matt Murphy, if you're not
Speaker 1: following him, please do that now. He is so good
Speaker 1: at what he does. Matt is the play by play
Speaker 1: announcer for the Delaware Bluecoats. He has been in the weeds.
Speaker 1: He has been, shall we say, in the mud with
Speaker 1: Paul Reid and some of the other players. They'll come
Speaker 1: up through that system. Oh no, I said, you've been
Speaker 1: in the mud, and now you're coming out the mud.
Speaker 1: I'm clear on how I'm clear on how the jargon works.
Speaker 1: Come on, Matt. But you've been in the trenches with
Speaker 1: those guys. You've been in the g link doing some
Speaker 1: of the best play by play work in the game,
Speaker 1: and then filling in, of course this season as a
Speaker 1: radio play by play announcer this season, filling in for
Speaker 1: Tom McGinnis at times. You've done such a great job
Speaker 1: but Matt, there are guys that are sort of in
Speaker 1: your wheelhouse, guys that you've come up with that this
Speaker 1: is going to effect. I have a lot of questions
Speaker 1: about Isaiah, Joe, questions about Shake Milton, who, by the way,
Speaker 1: has been upgraded to questionable for tonight's game. Shake has
Speaker 1: been dealing with a back contusion over the last few weeks.
Speaker 1: So that's like a little silver lining that we haven't
Speaker 1: discussed yet as a group. Matt, to see Shake sort
Speaker 1: of getting back back into form. But when you think
Speaker 1: about the guys towards the other end of the roster,
Speaker 1: how are you feeling for them in this moment. We
Speaker 1: talked about the mentorship aspect, We've talked about how the
Speaker 1: rising tide will raise all ships, but who do you
Speaker 1: see sort of emerging based on the changes to the
Speaker 1: roster yesterday? Who's your eye on again? Thank you for
Speaker 1: all of your Isaiah Joe questions, lots of questions about
Speaker 1: Isaiah this morning. Well, first of all, thanks for the
Speaker 1: kind words. As I always want to point out and say,
Speaker 1: thank you, Lauren, You're too nice. Really appreciate all of that.
Speaker 1: One of those games where I actually filled in on
Speaker 1: radio was the Sixers win in Brooklyn one ten, one
Speaker 1: oh two at the end of December, and that was
Speaker 1: one of James Harden's many career triple doubles thirty three points,
Speaker 1: fourteen rebounds, ten assists. Harden went to the line eighteen times,
Speaker 1: made fourteen. Joel went to the line twelve times, made nine.
Speaker 1: Back to our free throw conversation, but the impact on
Speaker 1: the the younger players on the Sixers roster, I think
Speaker 1: it relates to how you sort of started there and
Speaker 1: talked about Doc Rivers's comments around the trade deadline and
Speaker 1: how all of these players and coaches around the league
Speaker 1: have been talking about how it's nice to kind of
Speaker 1: go forward with your group, and I think that has
Speaker 1: to do with the young players, like in Isaiah Joe,
Speaker 1: to see how these guys are incorporated for the rest
Speaker 1: of the regular season. And look, I've seen it at
Speaker 1: the G League level. I've seen Paul Reid win Rookie
Speaker 1: of the Year an MVP in the same season while
Speaker 1: shooting over forty from three, and he's a walking double
Speaker 1: double this year in the G League as well, a
Speaker 1: walking twenty ten game in the G League this year
Speaker 1: as well. I've seen Isaiah Joe come down to Delaware
Speaker 1: last year actually in Florida at the single site and
Speaker 1: just dominate teams with his scoring and his three point
Speaker 1: shooting and his defense so active on the defensive end.
Speaker 1: So as they move forward, that is something to look
Speaker 1: forward to, is just the team coming together for the
Speaker 1: remainder of the regular season into the playoffs, and it's
Speaker 1: going to take everyone. It's going to be a team effort.
Speaker 1: There's so many pieces that are valuable to this seventy
Speaker 1: sixers team. And when it comes to like in Isaiah Joe,
Speaker 1: I always when we're at the games, think it's interesting
Speaker 1: whenever they spend some time on players stars in this
Speaker 1: league matched up with stars, thinking about them growing up
Speaker 1: as aspiring professional basketball players, and the beauty of the
Speaker 1: NBA and the longevity of so many of these players
Speaker 1: that they grew up watching. They're in many cases matched
Speaker 1: up with them. And now I'm sure that the young
Speaker 1: guys on the Sixers grew up watching James Harden's dominance
Speaker 1: and now they get to learn from James Harden and
Speaker 1: be his teammate. So that's kind of what I thought
Speaker 1: of when you mentioned Isaiah Joe because I've seen him
Speaker 1: kind of when he's matched up with players that he
Speaker 1: grew up watching, that's sort of interesting to me. And
Speaker 1: now he gets to be a teammate with one of them,
Speaker 1: and James Harden. That's such a good point, Matt. And
Speaker 1: one of the best parts of our jobs is participating
Speaker 1: in media availability and getting to talk to the seventy
Speaker 1: sixers about what's happening in their day to day lives.
Speaker 1: I always say that my favorite thing about my job
Speaker 1: is just sort of covering the day to day activity
Speaker 1: of the team, which, by the way, this season has
Speaker 1: been incredibly exciting. We haven't talked enough about just what
Speaker 1: this seventy sixers team has been able to do this
Speaker 1: year compared to what its expectations were. But yeah, I
Speaker 1: think that you just gave us us some good ideas
Speaker 1: about questions to ask in the coming days. What are
Speaker 1: your first memories of James Harden? What's it like to
Speaker 1: have been his opponent, what's it like to now be
Speaker 1: his teammate. Watching this transition through the eyes of an
Speaker 1: Isaiah Joe or a Tyrese Maxiere, a Matisse styble is
Speaker 1: going to be really, really exciting. So I'm very much
Speaker 1: looking forward to that as well, what else you got
Speaker 1: in the questions. We're going to do this for a
Speaker 1: little bit longer, so if you guys any more questions,
Speaker 1: please keep them coming. But we have so many, so
Speaker 1: maybe don't keep them coming. I don't really, Matt. I'll
Speaker 1: let you take We'll have to get to shoot around
Speaker 1: at some point. But if you have a question or
Speaker 1: a comment, click on our icons myself or Lauren Rosen
Speaker 1: and send us a DM. But even if it's just
Speaker 1: a comment, and we'll have some quotes. More quotes about
Speaker 1: James Harden and the Paul Millsap acquisition the trade from
Speaker 1: trade deadline day, I'm sure in the coming days, but
Speaker 1: one from Josh Harris was included last night in the
Speaker 1: official announcement. Quote, James Harden is one of the truly
Speaker 1: elite players in the league. His career has been defined
Speaker 1: by incredible personal achievement, including honors as MBA MVP and
Speaker 1: three time MBA scoring Champion. Philadelphia seventy six ers managing
Speaker 1: partner Josh Harris said quote, We're thrilled to pair him
Speaker 1: with Joel Embiid in this dynamic roster in our pursuit
Speaker 1: of an NBA title. I'm proud to welcome James and
Speaker 1: Paul Millsap, a proven veteran and former All Star, to
Speaker 1: the seventy sixers, and can't wait for what the future
Speaker 1: holds for the city and our fans. And I think
Speaker 1: that's what it's all about, the pursuit of an MBA title.
Speaker 1: That's the goal, to win an MBA championship. And you
Speaker 1: can't say that this trade doesn't help that cause. And
Speaker 1: I too can't wait for what the future holds for
Speaker 1: the city and its fans. Yeah, we talked about it
Speaker 1: off the top, but Joel Embiide one of the best
Speaker 1: to ever play his position, James Harden one of the
Speaker 1: best to play his position. Both of them two of
Speaker 1: the best players to ever play this game. But both
Speaker 1: of them have expressed over time that they are motivated
Speaker 1: by pursuit of a title. And I think that this
Speaker 1: pairing could be, if not is the best likelihood for
Speaker 1: either of them to win a title. Compared to what
Speaker 1: they've ever had before. This is the best chance that
Speaker 1: either of them have ever had to win a title.
Speaker 1: It starts now, it could extend beyond next season. But
Speaker 1: let's dial it back in. Let's talk about what's immediately ahead.
Speaker 1: People that have joined late, I have two messages for you. One,
Speaker 1: this space will be available on this seventy Sixers Insiders
Speaker 1: podcast feed, so check that out. Wherever you get your podcasts,
Speaker 1: you'll be able to listen to whatever you missed there.
Speaker 1: The other question that I'm getting a lot and I
Speaker 1: see it and I hear you, when is James Harden
Speaker 1: going to be able to play for the seventy Sixers. Sadly,
Speaker 1: we don't have that answer yet. A lot of things
Speaker 1: have to happen behind the scenes to get players to
Speaker 1: new teams, to get their physicals, and then of course
Speaker 1: James has been dealing with that hamstring injury, so making
Speaker 1: sure that he's rehabbed and ready to go. So I'm
Speaker 1: sorry that we don't have the answer. You're going to
Speaker 1: have to be a little bit patient for now. Watch
Speaker 1: your James Harden highlights. Stay tuned on at Sixers. They'll
Speaker 1: have all that information as soon as they have it
Speaker 1: as well. But questions about tonight's game, as the seventy
Speaker 1: Sixers host the Oklahoma City Thunder, we will see probably
Speaker 1: at least certainly a different starting lineup from the Sixers.
Speaker 1: They could continue to be shorthanded. However, we talked about
Speaker 1: Shake Milton potentially coming back into the lineup. He's been
Speaker 1: out for a few weeks due to a back contusion.
Speaker 1: He's been upgraded too for the first time. Tyrese Maxey
Speaker 1: also questionable tonight due to right hamstring tightness. As we
Speaker 1: get updates there, we will update you. But those the
Speaker 1: only two that are questionable for this one. For the
Speaker 1: seventy Sixers, Matt, what are you looking forward to in
Speaker 1: the next few days. It's going to be crazy, it's
Speaker 1: going to be different. Changes are coming. But when you
Speaker 1: think about the Sixers completing this homestand then playing in
Speaker 1: Milwaukee and then taking their All Star break at which
Speaker 1: by the way, Sixers have two All Stars. We've talked
Speaker 1: about it, but looking forward to watching that game for sure.
Speaker 1: What are you thinking as the next week sort of
Speaker 1: starts to unfold? Right? Looking forward to the rest of
Speaker 1: this homestand three more on this four game homestand Oklahoma
Speaker 1: City as we record tonight Friday night, Cleveland, one of
Speaker 1: the stories of the NBA on Saturday, the Boston Celtics
Speaker 1: in town on Tuesday, and there's another game before the
Speaker 1: All Star break. But the All Star game and the
Speaker 1: fact that James Harden is a seventy six ers All
Speaker 1: Star alongside Joel Embiid, Tyrese, Maxie and the Rising Stars game,
Speaker 1: that should be a lot of fun. I'm looking forward
Speaker 1: to getting to Cleveland and providing some coverage there, so
Speaker 1: I would make that my answer probably all Star weekend
Speaker 1: around Maxie, Ebid and Harden and providing some content from Cleveland.
Speaker 1: Really looking forward to that. But the homestand before that
Speaker 1: is going to be a lot of fun as well.
Speaker 1: Just the energy. Like you said, we don't know when
Speaker 1: James is going to make his debut, but the energy
Speaker 1: and the building regardless because of this move, and how
Speaker 1: excited the fan base is because of this move is
Speaker 1: you're going to feel that no matter what, there's going
Speaker 1: to be an extra buzz. To be sure, we talked
Speaker 1: about it at the top. Lots of international listeners in
Speaker 1: the space, people from all over the place. I had
Speaker 1: five consecutive dms of places I'm not sure we've shouted
Speaker 1: it out yet. Listeners from Taiwan, Liverpool, Manchester, Jamaica, and
Speaker 1: Puerto Rico. Thank you guys for joining us. This is
Speaker 1: the beauty of Twitter spaces. Matt and I have loved
Speaker 1: experimenting with this platform throughout the season, and we really
Speaker 1: appreciate everybody that's coming in new faces. We love seeing
Speaker 1: you here, We love having you here. Usually we get
Speaker 1: to all of our questions today, I don't think we
Speaker 1: will because of how many of you are here. Thank
Speaker 1: you for your engagement, trying to get to as many
Speaker 1: as we can. KPJ walks away from the trade with
Speaker 1: what I'm feeling. How are you feeling about the fit
Speaker 1: between Joel James and Tobias. I am really looking forward
Speaker 1: to watching them together. We talked about it at the top,
Speaker 1: but they have very distinct strengths. There's not going to
Speaker 1: be fighting over different lanes when the three of them
Speaker 1: share the court. So that's what I'm most looking forward to,
Speaker 1: is each of them taking their elite skills and filling
Speaker 1: in the gaps for one another and just watching them play,
Speaker 1: watching them get up and down. It's going to be
Speaker 1: such a pleasure. I'm envious of the guys that are
Speaker 1: going to get to watch them in their first act
Speaker 1: us together whenever that is, and then of course really
Speaker 1: looking forward to being part of the group that's going
Speaker 1: to watch them play together for the first time, Matt,
Speaker 1: what else do you got? As we run through more
Speaker 1: questions ahead of wrapping this one up, a few things
Speaker 1: to the point about Tobias, I think he's obviously in
Speaker 1: a really nice rhythm right now, or as he says
Speaker 1: so often, in postgame flow, and I think that's going
Speaker 1: to do nothing but continue for Tobias. Harris such a
Speaker 1: vital part of this team. Joel Embiid and James Harden,
Speaker 1: the superstars that they are, I don't think it will
Speaker 1: take very long for all of them to be flowing
Speaker 1: nicely together. I got a couple Paul Millsap questions. A
Speaker 1: few people asked about Paul, the other player acquired in
Speaker 1: the trade. I want to give credit to those questions.
Speaker 1: Someone recently asked about mentoring Paul Reed, so to Paul's
Speaker 1: now as well, try to figure out I'll get I'll
Speaker 1: circle back to the people who asked about Paul. But
Speaker 1: four time NBA All Star, some things that stand out
Speaker 1: to me about Paul Millsap over a thousand career games
Speaker 1: with Brooklyn Denver, Atlanta and the Utah Jazz, career averages
Speaker 1: of just under fourteen points and seven rebounds. This one
Speaker 1: was cool. The twenty fifteen sixteen NBA All Defensive Second
Speaker 1: Team selection is one of just ten players in NBA
Speaker 1: history with at least thirteen hundred steals and one thousand blocks.
Speaker 1: So someone who we talk mentorship, Paul Millsap, should play
Speaker 1: a big role in that area as well. And I'll
Speaker 1: look through and see who asked about it. Was Carter
Speaker 1: who said the Paul Read and Paul Millsap mentorship isn't
Speaker 1: even being talked about. But I just laid out Millsaps
Speaker 1: some of Millsap's career as an example of how that
Speaker 1: might come to fruition. And I'll get to the other
Speaker 1: people who asked about Millsap as well. But another one,
Speaker 1: another credit to me Thief who's a loyal Sixers spaces
Speaker 1: listener follower. Lauren, you covered their most recent question about
Speaker 1: Maxie and status wise for tonight's game against Oklahoma City
Speaker 1: Friday's game against Oklahoma City. Yep. So that's something that
Speaker 1: we will continue to update you about. I too look
Speaker 1: forward to seeing what Paul Millsap is able to bring
Speaker 1: to this group. We talked about veteran leadership quite a bit.
Speaker 1: I'm really into these questions of folks that are that
Speaker 1: are new to seventy six ers fandom, But I also
Speaker 1: don't want to talk the ears off of those that
Speaker 1: have been riding with us since day one. Oneona says
Speaker 1: she feels better, says she's looking forward to what's coming up.
Speaker 1: But those of you asking about the roster composition and
Speaker 1: where Paul Millsap could fit, We've talked about veteran, veteran presence,
Speaker 1: and Joel Ebide considers himself a veteran now and we
Speaker 1: talked about it through the lens of Tyrese Maxie the
Speaker 1: way that Tobias Harris has been such a formative voice
Speaker 1: for him. But Tyrese credits Danny Green as well, a
Speaker 1: really strong leader on this team. So we'll be cool
Speaker 1: to have Paul Millsap come in and join that sort
Speaker 1: of leadership more than a triumvirate, but that leadership group
Speaker 1: and see what his strengths will be on and off
Speaker 1: the floor with this team. He's someone with a great
Speaker 1: reputation and a track record as well, a four time
Speaker 1: All Star with plenty of stories, I'm sure, and plenty
Speaker 1: of insights to offer the youngsters on this team who
Speaker 1: I know a lot of you guys are excited about
Speaker 1: as well. Want to shout out folks from South Africa,
Speaker 1: those sending love from Turkey, thank you. More folks listening
Speaker 1: from Nairobi, thank you. This is just my favorite thing.
Speaker 1: I love how many of you are tuning in from
Speaker 1: around the world, and we love being able to connect
Speaker 1: you to your favorite team from wherever you are. Some
Speaker 1: of you saying you're going to be at the game tonight.
Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to being at the game tonight as well.
Speaker 1: Some questions about if there will be an introductory press conference. Sadly,
Speaker 1: I gotta give you the same answer I'm giving you
Speaker 1: about availability. We don't have for form answers on any
Speaker 1: of that yet. A lot of moving parts when players
Speaker 1: move teams, when players move cities, players have to clear physicals.
Speaker 1: James Harden dealing with a hamstring issue, so we'll see
Speaker 1: when that timeline comes about. We will let you guys know.
Speaker 1: You'll know is when we do, and we'll be sure
Speaker 1: to keep you updated. So sorry for not giving you
Speaker 1: the answers that you want, but those are the answers
Speaker 1: that we got as it relates to a press conference.
Speaker 1: But Matt and I will be there and we will
Speaker 1: be sure to give you as much as we can
Speaker 1: when it does happen. Matt, it sounds like you might
Speaker 1: have found what you were looking for. I was just
Speaker 1: gonna say what a time. It was Mark who also
Speaker 1: asked about Millsap and potential contribution. So thanks Mark for listening,
Speaker 1: you said. Winona as an active listener says, we gotta
Speaker 1: stay focused. Honest. Hardened fan chimed in earlier on I
Speaker 1: Love Darryl Morey. I might cry the six years acquiring
Speaker 1: James Harden in a trade of course, on trade deadline day,
Speaker 1: acquiring James Harden and Paul Millsap from the Brooklyn Nets.
Speaker 1: And the energy is fantastic surrounding this Sixers team heading
Speaker 1: into a couple more home games, a couple more games
Speaker 1: overall before the twenty two twenty two NBA All Star Weekend.
Speaker 1: Fans checking in from Amsterdam from Columbia, this is all
Speaker 1: time international representation. Thank you guys so much for joining us.
Speaker 1: We love bringing you Sixers news and content and vibes.
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Speaker 1: from now until the next Sixers game, which is tonight
Speaker 1: and the one after that, which is tomorrow. Send us
Speaker 1: your reaction. We're hoping to continue doing these after every
Speaker 1: six Ers. When we're going to continue doing these at
Speaker 1: ted pole moments like today, Matt, you and I are
Speaker 1: going to have to wrap up for those unaware. The
Speaker 1: Sixers are going to have shoot around shortly, so Matt
Speaker 1: and I are going to have to jump over to that.
Speaker 1: But if you joined late, you can get this podcast
Speaker 1: on the seventy Sixers Insiders podcast feed. Now I have
Speaker 1: to shout out some of my loyal folks. Gina I
Speaker 1: saw a second ago. Nicole is here. Both of you
Speaker 1: guys asked me if The Big Niang Theory might have
Speaker 1: a certain special guest. If you're new here, The Big
Speaker 1: Niang Theory is George Niang's podcast. He very kindly invited
Speaker 1: me to join him as a host on his podcast
Speaker 1: this season. So if you're looking for a new NBA podcast,
Speaker 1: if you're new to Sixers fandom, this is a good
Speaker 1: one for you. Follow The Big Niang Theory wherever you
Speaker 1: get your podcast. George and I have different Sixers on.
Speaker 1: We originally did this when George was a new Sixer
Speaker 1: about let's say six months ago now, when he first
Speaker 1: arrived in Philadelphia, he wanted to get to know his
Speaker 1: teammates better and flex his muscles as a podcaster. He's
Speaker 1: a really good podcaster, you guys, so our initiative was
Speaker 1: to help him get to know his new teammates better. Yes,
Speaker 1: George and I both aware that he has some new teammates.
Speaker 1: We will do what we can to make those guys
Speaker 1: some upcoming guests. But we do have some other exciting
Speaker 1: upcoming guests that we can't wait to share with you
Speaker 1: as well. If you haven't listened yet, the first three
Speaker 1: episod we're interviews with fur concorkmas Tyrese Maxie, and Matisse Thyble,
Speaker 1: all of whom are still seventy sixers the day after
Speaker 1: the trade deadline, So go ahead and listen to those
Speaker 1: first three episodes. I'm working on the edit for episode four,
Speaker 1: and I hear you, I see your requests. We will
Speaker 1: do what we can to get a certain new seventy
Speaker 1: six er on the podcast very soon. Thank you guys
Speaker 1: for asking. We always wrap up with a little bit
Speaker 1: of talk about that podcast, so seriously, it means a
Speaker 1: lot when I get your feedback. I appreciate you guys.
Speaker 1: If you can't find the podcast, message me. I'll make
Speaker 1: sure to send you a link, but you should be
Speaker 1: able to get it wherever you get your podcasts. And again,
Speaker 1: if you join this one late, this one will be
Speaker 1: on the seventy six Ers Insiders podcast feed, the seventy
Speaker 1: six Ers Insiders, the Big Niang Theory, both parts of
Speaker 1: the seventy six Ers podcast network. Shout out to Matt
Speaker 1: Murphy for being such an arbiter of that network and
Speaker 1: for turning what this is going to become a podcast
Speaker 1: in the coming hour. So make sure if you join
Speaker 1: late you can listen to the beginning of this on
Speaker 1: that feed. Matt, I'm reluctant to shut it down because
Speaker 1: I'm having so much fun and I'm so appreciative of
Speaker 1: everybody that's stayed with us, but we do have to
Speaker 1: run a shooter app. So anything you want to close with,
Speaker 1: anything you want to discuss, maybe talk a little bit
Speaker 1: more about tonight's game, and then hopefully we'll do a
Speaker 1: space you guys tomorrow morning to discuss yesterday's events, today's events,
Speaker 1: tonight's game, should the Sixers get the w tonight hosting
Speaker 1: the Oklahoma City Thought there in South Philadelphia. Well, even
Speaker 1: though we're shutting it down. The beauty of it is
Speaker 1: that James Harden is a Philadelphia seventy six er and
Speaker 1: we get to cover him and talk about him for
Speaker 1: a long time hopefully, so that is more to look
Speaker 1: forward to. Thanks to you, Lauren. Thanks to everyone who
Speaker 1: tuned in today, whether it was your twentieth time or
Speaker 1: your first time listening to a sixer's Twitter spaces. More
Speaker 1: of these to come, like like we've said throughout after
Speaker 1: Sixers win. So thanks for being here today. I hope
Speaker 1: you enjoyed it. Keep the messages coming, keep the tweets coming,
Speaker 1: because we will be back very soon. I'm sure so
Speaker 1: love doing these. Lauren, Thanks so much you and really
Speaker 1: appreciate everyone who tuned in today. It sounds delightfully deep
Speaker 1: to cover the jade's heart of Europe on the seventy
Speaker 1: six ers, looking forward to whatever he does make his
Speaker 1: debut alongside Joella bed alongside Dubias, Harris Tyrese, Maxie Matifatival,
Speaker 1: Danny Green, Percut, Cortis, George Niang, the gang's all here
Speaker 1: looking forward to it. Thank you everybody for joining us.
Speaker 1: We will be back with you probably sooner than you think. Seriously,
Speaker 1: thanks everybody for joining Thank you for the question. Sorry,
Speaker 1: if we need to get to you, we will try
Speaker 1: to do it next time. But thank you guys so much.
Speaker 1: Thank you Matt Murphy and I will see you in
Speaker 1: a couple of moments at you around. Bye guys, Thanks
Speaker 1: everyone for joining us. Thank you