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76ers hire former Raptors coach Nick Nurse, AP source says
"The Philadelphia 76ers have hired coach Nick nurse, weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Raptors, according to AP's sources, nurse led the raptors to the 2019 NBA championship after they beat the 76ers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Nurse will replace Doc Rivers, who was fired after he led the 76ers to their second straight 50 win season behind NBA MVP Joel embiid, but again failed to lead them to the Eastern Conference Finals. I'm geffen coolbaugh.
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76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and 3 second-round exits from playoffs
"The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday following a third straight exit in the second round of the playoffs, where was led the 76ers to their second straight 50 win season behind NBA MVP Joel embiid but again failed to lead them to the Eastern Conference Finals. The 76ers held a three two semifinal series lead against Boston before dropping game 6 at home and being crushed in game 7 on the road. Whereas as 1097 games and lost 763 in 24 seasons on the sidelines with the magic Celtics clippers and sixers. I'm geffen coolbaugh.
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Tatum sets Game 7 record with 51 points, Celtics beat 76ers 112-88
"A historic game 7 performance by Jayson Tatum has the Boston Celtics headed back to the Eastern Conference Finals. Tatum scored an NBA game 7 record 51 points and the Celtics blew out the 76ers one 12 to 88 to advance to the Conference Finals for the 5th time in 7 seasons. Just being in another game 7, being able to come back home in front of our fans, I was really excited. Just for the moment. Tobias Harris led Philly with 19 points, Joel embiid scored just 15 points and James Harden was held to 9. Boston host Miami to open the Conference Finals Wednesday. Gethin kuba, Boston.
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Tatum's 4th-quarter 3s push Celtics past 76ers 95-86; force Game 7
"The Celtics have earned the right to host a game 7 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by defeating the 76ers 95 86. Jason Tatum was zero for 6 from three point range before hitting two straight late in the game. The first pudding Boston had 84 83. Besides not falling and things just not necessarily going your way and you want it, you want it so bad. But trying to stay present is trying to stay in the moment, try and do other things. Marcus smarts 22 points led to seltzer, who hosts game 7 on Sunday. Joel embiid and tyrese Maxie each had 26 points and James Harden 13, but the rest of the sixers combined for just 21. I'm Dave ferry.
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Tatum, Brown spark Celtics past 76ers 114-102 in Game 3
"Forward Jayson Tatum led the way for the Celtics who picked up a one 14 one O two winner with a 76ers and gained the other Eastern Conference Semifinals series take them scored ten first quarter points that support the pair of threes, then in the fourth with Boston up by four Tatum scored 7 points in a 12 four run that helped with the game away. But like we can get a good shot anytime down the court. It's about making the right play. I'm doing so. Take about 27 points. Jalen Brown that a 23 Joel embiid had a game high 30 for the sixers. Michael luongo, Philadelphia.
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Brown scores 25, Celtics spoil Embiid's return in 121-87 win
"The Celtics nod their second round series at a game of peace by smothering the 76ers one 21 87. Jaylen Brown scored 25 points while leading a team that played with much more intensity than in the opener. I think we just got to take more pride in ourselves, you know? And that's it, you know? We just feel like, you know, we underperform last game and we wanted to come out and play to the best of our ability. And that's what we did. No one, I'm a 76ers approach 20 points. Malcolm Brogdon provided 6 of Boston's 23 pointers and finished with 23 points, helping the Celtics win despite just 7 points from Jayson Tatum, game three is Friday in Philadelphia. I'm Dave ferry.
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"AP sports I'm David Schuster, it's round two for both the NBA and NHL playoffs and Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. It was game two between New York and Miami and Tom Marion was there. The next show some heart when they needed it most to beat the heat one 11 one O 5 and game two to tie their Eastern Conference semifinal series at a game of peace. The Knicks already down a game where down 6 points of the heat with 7 minutes remaining, but outscored Miami 24 12 the rest of the way, as Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart combined for 20 points down the stretch. Jimmy Butler missed the game for the heat with an injured ankle, but Julius Randle returned from his ankle sprain to score 25 for the Knicks. Brunson let all scores with 30. Meanwhile, out in the Bay Area, Anthony Davis had 30 points at 23 rebounds. The Lakers taking game one against Golden State one 17 one 12. Over in the NHL, it was game one between Florida and Toronto and John leatherbee has the details. Part of her hanky scored the tie breaking and eventual game on a goal in the second period as Florida doubled up Toronto four two at Scotiabank arena for hanky took a breakaway pass beating Ilya Samsung for his third goal of the postseason. Nick cousin Sam Bennett and Brandon montour also scored for the peppers, while Matthew nyes with his first NHL goal and Michael bunting replied for the buns. Charlotte widow for four on the power play at Sergei bobrovsky made 34 stops for the win. Game two is Thursday night. And down in Dallas, Yanni gourde scored the game winner in overtime Seattle prevailing 5 four over the stars, turning the baseball, the Yankee snapped their four game losing streak forward to over Cleveland, Gary Cole, with another good outing. It was a good punch and counter punch and I was glad to be able to get deep enough that, you know, we could use our guys, you know, and leverage if we did indeed get the lead, which we did. In Tampa, the rays improved to 24 and 6 with a four one victory over Pittsburgh. Elsewhere, Ryan monkcastle hit two home runs Baltimore 11 7 over Kansas City, and Connor Wong had two home runs, Boston 7 6 over Toronto and back in pro basketball, Joel embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers named the league's MVP. I'm David Shuster, AP sports.
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NBA MVP: 76ers' Embiid wins league's top individual honor
"The league scoring champion Joel embiid has earned his first NBA MVP trophy. The 29 year old from Cameroon averaged 33.1 points to when his second straight scoring title. He averaged 10.2 rebounds and had a career high with 4.2 assists per game, indeed becomes the second winner from Africa joining Hakeem olajuwon the Nigerian who won for Houston in 1994, in the top two time winner Nikola Jokić showed that Denver Nuggets and third place finisher Yanis onto the gunpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. On Norman hall
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"ESports, I'm check Freeman, riding the shooting stroke of James Harden who turned in his fight as playoff game, the Philadelphia 76ers, turned back the Boston Celtics in game one of their NBA playoff series one 19 one 15 Hardin had 45 points, including the go ahead three pointer late in the game, the sixers also played without the injured Joel embiid, they learned he was not going to play hours before game time. Out west, Denver has jumped out to a two zero series fleet on Phoenix, Nikola Jokić had 39 points, and Denver's defense holds the suns to 14 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win. On the ice 22 year old Swiss goaltender Akira schmid led the New Jersey Devils to a four zero shutout of the New York rangers, Schmidt had 31 saves to lead his team to the series win, Devils move on to the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the metropolitan division winning Carolina Panthers. In baseball Cleveland knocked off the New York Yankees with the late rally three to two, news off the field, the achy captain Aaron judge has been placed on the injured list with a strained right hip. Check Freeman. AP sports
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Harden scores 45, hits late 3 as 76ers down Celtics 119-115
"With sixers star center Joel embiid sidelined with a right knee sprain, harden matched his playoff career high with 45 points. Tyrese Maxie added 26 points for Philadelphia, which improved to 5 zero in the playoffs after a first round sweep of Brooklyn. Celtic star Jayson Tatum scored 26 of his team high 39 points in the first half and jaylen Brown added 23.
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Nuggets take Suns, NFL draft
"Or AP sports I'm get cool and emphatic start to the Western Conference semifinals in Denver correspondent Bruce Morton reports. The nuggets thumped Phoenix one 25 one O 7. Denver gained separation in the second quarter led 68 51 at the break and kept its distance. The nuggets Jamal Murray was game high with 34 points. We're gonna keep doing what we're doing, keep proving everybody wrong and just taking one game at a time. Other NBA news, 76ers center, Joel embiid is doubtful with a right knee sprain from Monday's series opener in Boston. Stanley Cup playoffs, John Tavares scored four 35 into overtime to give the Maple Leafs their first playoff series win in 19 years with a two one game 6 win over the lightning. But in saying that, I think we just did a good job of staying within finding ways to win. Also in the east, the rangers forced a game 7 with a 5 two win over the Devils in the west, the oilers eliminated the kings with a 5 four game 6 win. Day three of the NFL Draft, the LA rams drafted two time national title winning Georgia quarterback stetson Bennett in the fourth round. I love competing against the best and, you know, it helps when you got the best on your team. And I think we do. The rams also made Toledo defensive linemen, Dez Juan Johnson, mister irrelevant, with the 259th and final pick. Major League Baseball, the Padres slugged 6 home runs during a Mexico City series game that featured 11 total homers in a 1611 route of the Giants. San Diego manager bob Melvin across the board are bats were really good today. You know, you get the ball in the air and we have some guys that can do that. Other animal results, the pirates swept a double header and the brewers, D backs, Phillies, Dodgers, Marlins, and reds were winners. In the AL, the Orioles and tigers split a double header, while the rays Blue Jays rangers Red Sox and royals were also victorious. And finally, Yankees captain Aaron judges being evaluated for a mild hip strain and the rangers placed ace Jacob de Grom on the 15 day IL with Wright elbow inflammation. I'm geffen kuba for AP sports.
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Nuggest blow out Suns, Leafs win
"AP sports, I'm geffen cool bob Jamal Murray scored 34 points and the nugget sprinted past the sun's one 25 one O 7 in game one of their Western Conference second round series, reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić had 24 points and 19 rebounds, while Kevin Durant scored 29 and Devin Booker added 27 for the sons. Other NBA news 76ers center Joel embiid is doubtful with a right knee sprain from Monday's series opener in Boston. Stanley Cup playoffs, the leafs earned their first playoff series win in 19 years after a two one game 6 OT win to eliminate the lightning. The range is forced to game 7 with a 5 two win over the Devils in the west, the oilers eliminated the kings with a 5 four game 6 win. Day three of the NFL Draft, the LA rams drafted two time national title winning Georgia quarterback stetson Bennett in the fourth round. The rams also made Toledo defensive linemen, Dez Juan Johnson, mister irrelevant with the 259th and final pick and Major League Baseball, the rangers placed ace Jacob de Grom on the 15 day IL with Wright elbow inflammation. AP sports
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Sixers sweep Nets, NHL overtime action
"AP sports, I'm Bruce Morton, Philadelphia, without big man Joel embiid, went into Brooklyn and completed a sweep of the nets with a 96 88 victory. Phoenix took a three games to one lead on the clippers by winning in Los Angeles one 12 100, with Giannis ate to compo out due to injury, the bucks fell at Miami one 21 to 99. The heat lead that series two games to one, and the Lakers led all the way, topping Memphis one 11 one O one. The grizzlies trail, two games to one. Baseball, the rays got by the White Sox four three, good for a fourth straight win. In the national league Pittsburgh moved out to a 15 and 7 start with a two one decision over the reds. Hockey, Vegas went to double overtime before winning at Winnipeg 5 four. The Maple Leafs only needed one over time to defeat Tampa Bay four three. Ditto for the Devils who won in the extra session over the rival rangers two one, and in regulation time, Colorado won at Seattle 6 four. Bruce Morton, AP sports
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Bruce Morton, correspondent, with Sixers forward Tobias Harris, Suns guard Chris Paul and Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (toh-BYE'-yuss) (VOHL'-pee)
"A piece for it. I'm Bruce Morton. Saturday NBA playoff action began with Philadelphia minus big man Joel embiid winning at Brooklyn 96 88 to complete a sweep of the nets forward Tobias Harris says all season, the sixers have dealt with adversity, which enabled them to complete this sweep. Our record on the road as well in different guys in and out of the lineup from time to time and being able to just find a way to get victory. In Los Angeles, the suns moved out to a three games to one lead by topping the clippers one 12 to 100. Chris Paul scored 19 points, 12 of them in the fourth quarter. I tried to get myself going defensively. And so the shots, they gonna come. We practice all day long. We practice for those situations. And so when they come, you know, you live with the results. Miami made the best of Milwaukee missing the injured Yanis onta compo to beat the bucks one 21 to 99 good for a two one lead. And the linkers let all the way defeating Memphis one 11 one O one also good for a two one advantage. Baseball Tampa Bay is an MLB best 18 and three after getting past the White Sox four three. Elsewhere in the American League yeast, the Yankees walked off the Blue Jays three two. New York shortstop Anthony volpe says winning these intra division games is key. Anytime you have a really good division opponent like that and we play them as much as we do coming up, we really want to take these games. In the national league, Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati two one winners of 6 straight, the pirates are off to a 15 and 7 start. Meanwhile, lots of free hockey in the NHL playoffs. Michael amadio scored in the second overtime lifting Vegas to a 5 four win at Winnipeg. Morgan rielly lit the lamp in the first overtime as the Maple Leafs got a four three victory at Tampa Bay in New York, Doug Hamilton pocketed the overtime goal as the Devils beat the rangers two one, and Colorado needed only 60 minutes to win at Seattle 6 four. Bruce Morton, AP sports
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76ers finish sweep of Nets without Embiid in 96-88 win
"The Philadelphia 76ers overcame the absence of injured star Joel embiid as they upended the nets 96 to 88 to sweep away Brooklyn four games to zero and become the first team to advance to the second round of the playoffs. James Harden had 17 points and 11 assists while Tobias Harris led the way which 25 points. We've shown through the year different occurrences of state and weight in the look at our record on the road as well in different guys in and out of the lineup from time to time and being able to just find a way to get victories. Spencer Dinwiddie and Nick claxton had 20 and 19 points respectively for the nets who were swept in the first round for the second straight season. Mike Moriarty, New York
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Embiid gets late block as Maxey, 76ers take 3-0 lead on Nets
"The 76ers were up three zero in their first round series after Joel embiid and tyrese maxi made big plays in the final minute of a one O two 97 win at Brooklyn and beat blocked a potential tying basket with 8.8 seconds left after avoiding a first quarter ejection for kicking Nick claxton. You've got to keep going and you know you could see what the game plan was got to hit the make me frustrated. Slack had got a jacket. Maxi finished with 25 points, including a tie breaking three with 44 seconds to play. Philly trailed 96 91 until maxi scored 8 straight. I'm Dave ferry.
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Harden scores 23 as 76ers cruise past Nets 121-101 in Game 1
"James Harden notches a double double with 23 points and 13 assists to lead the 76ers past the nets one 21 one O one Hardin drilled 7 of the sixers 21 three pointers to help Philadelphia take game one of the best of 7 series. Something that I was giving us, you know what I mean? They double Joe the whole game basically, you know what I mean? Tried their best to not let him get going. He stood at 20 something, but I think he did a really good job of just making the easy passes and, you know, we knock shots down. Joel embiid had a team high 26 points shooting a perfect 11 of 11 from the free throw line. Mikhail bridges scored a game high 30 points for an ex team that turned the ball over 20 times, leading to 31 sixers points. I'm Denny cop.
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NBA Play-in, Mavs fined, Avalanche Again
"AP sports on Mike Reeves, the playoff field is set in the NBA in the Eastern Conference, Miami defeated Chicago to claim the 8 seed in a matchup against Milwaukee in the opening round in the west, the Timberwolves beat the thunder to secure the 8th seed at a meeting with Denver in the first round, saying in the NBA, the league find the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 Friday saying the team engaged in conduct detrimental to the league by sitting out most of its key players against the bulls on April 7th despite still having a chance to reach the postseason. The nuggets Nikola Jokić, 76ers Joel embiid and bucks Yanis Alta taco were named finalists for the league's MVP award. In the NHL, Colorado secured the central division title and the Pittsburgh penguins fired GM Ron hextall, director of hockey operations Brian Burke at assistant GM Chris prior after the club failed to reach the playoffs for the first time in 17 seasons, Major League Baseball, the raised 13 game season opening winning streak ended with a 6 three loss at Toronto. I'm Mike Reeves AP sports.
NBA Front Office w/ Keith Smith & Trevor Lane
"embiid" Discussed on NBA Front Office w/ Keith Smith & Trevor Lane
"If you were someone you know has a gambling problem, call one 805 two two 4700. Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the NBA front office show special weekend edition. You know, we said this on Friday. We can update. That's right. We can update. There we go. It's possible that there were just so many things happening this weekend that we would have to jump on and do a weekend show. And here we are. Because there sure were. Number of things that have gone on. And I guess technically we're recording this on Sunday, the weekend is still going. So who knows what's going to happen after this, but the big news, of course, that just recently broke. Joel embiid with a torn ligament in his right thumb. He doesn't tend to play through it. Keith Smith, that key Smith NBA, this does not bode well, though, for the 76ers, I notice he didn't take very many jumpers in their last loss to the raptors, had a chance to finish off that series. It's now three one series with the raptors, but Joel embiid only took one three and one other shot outside of 15 feet in that game..
Bob Ryan & Jeff Goodman NBA Podcast
"embiid" Discussed on Bob Ryan & Jeff Goodman NBA Podcast
"Better long, where the game starts. Okay guys, we gotta talk about Hardin tonight. Sixers at home, they take on the next bob Bryan. I made the prediction that with hardened back, I think the sixers are going to be in the finals. What do you think about what you've seen so far? And what do you think about tonight? The dicksville notch sampling we've had of two games is terrifying for the rest of the league. If this is going to be maintained. Now, they didn't play. If they did Timberwolves and they played the Nixon and Nixon right now. There you go. A disgrace. So you can't fully judge. But the predictions about the pairing of embiid and harden and what that might entail in the first two game is a down Maury wet dream. It's all coming to true. Do you guys have MB this averaging 34 points a game in the two games that played? It shot 27 free throws in the second game. And I'm sure that most automotive recipients have passed us from Hardin. Hardin had 16 assists and in that game. And just think if they did that what they should do with assist, which is if you've thrown the system a guy makes a free throw, that should be an assist. They should go by haps if they have they've only makes one. I mean, now I've been saying that for 40 years. Because, you know, why should you be cheated when a guy misses a layup if you give him a great pass? Anyway, Hardin has been spectacular. He had a triple double with not no news. He's been great. And guys, and the pilot fish known as tyrese maxi it's been good. It's scored 28 and 21 in those two games. And there was a lot of legitimate speculations of about whether he would benefit and how much it would benefit based on the first two. So so far in the early returns, very, very early against a social team and a horseshit team, the results have been fantastic. We knew the guy had it in him. If he just chose to do it. I just don't know if he can sustain it. Again, can he stay healthy for a two month run in the playoffs? Like that's my bigger thing is you've got Joel embiid who knock on what has been healthy for a while now. And James Harden, who again, his body looks like he's my age. And I'm 50, by the way. All right. I might have a better body than James Harden at 50 years old for somebody who never works out or rarely works. That a better step back..
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
"embiid" Discussed on Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
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Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
"embiid" Discussed on Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
"Okay. Let's open up the mailbag. Okay, so I'm going out of order here because it seems just like the flow here is better from our outline. But we actually got an email from a listener named Rohan. It's a different Rohan. Interesting. Interesting. But he sent us this quick little thought exercise. Start bench cut. Oh, this was a great question. Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Manu ginobili. Start bench cut. So thank you, Rohan, for emailing that. For me, can I just go first? Because this took me 5 seconds. And I was very confident in my answer. Did not think too deeply about it. And love what I have to say. So I'm starting clay. I'm benching Manu, and I'm cutting Kyrie, and I'm sleeping great at night. That sounds like somebody who had to endure the 2019 Boston Celtics. That's what that sounds like. That sounds like somebody who bought a Kyrie Jersey when he said he was going to resign in Boston, but didn't have the fan assurance on it when he left. Couldn't trade it in for a different player. Couldn't trade it in for Peyton Pritchard. I actually regret. So I honestly did have a Kyrie T-shirt Jersey and regret throwing it away because I could have just taken the duct tape and done the Payton Pritchard. That would have been very complicated. How I would have done that actually. But Peyton Pritchard, I don't need to get into a shooting splits right now, but he looks great. So what would you do here? Please, please play Peyton Richard during the playoffs. Let's go, baby. I don't think it's as simple as you do, certainly. I miss Manu. I tweeted I miss my dude. This question inspired that when I saw the outline and I, to be honest, I've yet to settle on an answer. This entire time, I've thought about it on and off ever since I saw the outline. And I think I think I'm starting clay bringing Kyrie off the bench and cutting Manu. But that's like that might just be recency bias. Sacrilegious thing to say. I'm sorry. This is just so hard to separate those guys. And I hate this exercise because it's forcing me to act like one of them's not good. All three are fantastic basketball players. No, they're all great. They're all great basketball players. I will say this. When there's a top 125 years, clay and Manu are gonna be on it before Kyrie Irving. I'll tell you that right now. I'll tell you that right now. So. No, it's not even, that's not up for debate. That's a fact. I know what you're saying. I also just think that like, yeah, man, what Kyrie did in the 2016 finals was insane. Cool. Yes, he did. He had like, that was one of the games. Okay, but three biggest games when you needed the three biggest games. Manu's never done that. And I love Manu and one of my all time favorite players. Okay, we should move on to I know we're saying this. You're forcing me to choose. It's not like I'm anti monument. I'm just like, can I play a little bit of devil's advocate here? Now you're making me out to be this big kairi support. But that series was nuts, dude. What do you want from me? Yep. My answer to the series. My answer to that question is I don't know. Leave me alone. That's my answer. I never want to hear you talk to me about waffling or being on the fence..
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
"embiid" Discussed on Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
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Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
"embiid" Discussed on Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
"Looked good. Yeah, I think that the supporting cast and all the role players trying to fit in around harden and embiid is now that was kind of my concern last week. And I still think it is somewhat of an issue. We saw Tobias Harris is really figuring it out hard and spoke after the Knicks game saying that Harris passed up 5 or 6 wide open spot up shots and tried to put the ball on the deck and that's the type of player to buy users is. And he hasn't really been super confident in his three point ball. This season, so. It's not a given that he'll fit beside harden and Bieber. He can't ever really develop a rhythm. I think they called, they probably called more than one play for him in that game, but the one I noticed or I only noticed one play called for him. And you know, as you were saying, there's staggering these two guys, which makes a ton of sense. But I mean, Hardin's playing those benjamins with Harris a lot, too. It's what it seems like. The plan is right, right, right. We'll see about in terms of backup 5 Willie cauley Stein they signed to attend a, you know, I don't know if he's going to be able to kind of make the most of an opportunity at some point over the next couple of games. Paul Millsap is a backup 5 probably not viable in a playoff run where you're trying to win four playoff series. So we'll see how that shakes out. But maxi has looked really good. I think that that was also a question mark. He just, I mean, he's just such a really he's just a really special player. Like I love tyrese maxi is probably my favorite player on the team, honestly. I don't think it's the best player on the team. I think he's my favorite, just to watch how he kind of single handedly increases the tempo. You were talking about how the Knicks and the Timberwolves really weren't able to attack Hardin defensively. They tried a little bit, but. It really gets you out of your offense when you're trying to run like a pistol action on the side, and force a switch, and they were doing that with fournier and Randall a little bit. And the Knicks are just garbage. So they turn the ball over and I was going to say trying to say, some teams, I think, are going to be able to do it better than others, right? I look at it seem like Atlanta that's almost kind of begging you to switch all their actions because of the number of similar sized guys that are playing on the wings, et cetera. Miami with their off ball movement. I mean, if they try to hide harden on Duncan Robinson, they're going to be running him through screens, control hand offs with Pam. Chicago is going to be a really, really fascinating matchup. Especially when they're at full strength. I'm not saying these teams are better. I'm curious. I'm excited to see it play out. I'm not predicting it one way or another, but I'm really excited to see it play out. There were a lot of good games on yesterday, by the way. Sunday, I mean, 6 years in its game. Did you watch that jazz suns game? I did watch that game. Yes. I was watching it, and I down the stretch. Down the stretch, I thought the sun's had a really good chance to win that game. I think they kind of lost it just because they got dominated in the white side minutes actually. Their starters were playing really well. Tell me what you think of this. I thought it was a little interesting. Late in the game, they're obviously running high pick and roll with Gobert. With the sons have been better off hiding Deandre ayton in the corner on Daniel house. Putting Crowder on Gobert and switching everything. So taking a playbook, taking a page out of his playbook, basically, where they put rob Williams on a wing and they put jaylen Brown on the big so that they can switch everything. Sure. Yeah, if you want to give him credit for coming up with that basketball strategy. Well, I mean. You got to do what, okay, so if you do that, I don't think that that's wrong. And it just felt like they were getting a really good shots in that game, yeah. Yeah, and I mean, Mitchell's pull up three. He's super confident in it. And so you really can't deep drop. So maybe the adjustment is to bring 8 and a little bit higher on the floor, but then also you got to be tight with the rotations on the backside if Gobert is rolling and but Gobert's just played really great basketball in the past. I don't know like a week and a half. But yeah, I mean, you always keep me on my toes. And I really appreciate that. We have a son's related question coming up that display, but let's go back to the sixers for two seconds. I guess just like. Defensively, is that the biggest concern now for you? I know, I feel like sixers fans are very angry at us because we frame everything from a negative standpoint where we're looking for the flaws in this team, I'm just dubious still because like harden holding up, it's strange. Disbelief for me hardened, just looking so bad and then suddenly looking so good and why like what will it take for either his body to suffer another tissue related ailment or I don't know, something about it at this point is listen, I'll just say I'll just say Mike, I just want to see like I'm a skeptic because frankly. This sounds like such an old man thing to say. I don't know if it's because I'm turning 30 later this year. I just want to see some more like respect for the competitive spirit of the game. That's what it is. Like James Harden, you've put on two teams in a row, you've like time and time again had playoff failures for the last ten years and I'm not one of those obviously there's nuance to those, there's contacts, et cetera, but I'm a skeptic just because I just do you want someone who so clearly quit on two straight teams to like, are you excited about this? How do you get excited about that? How do you get excited about someone who is willing to just give up on his teammates? You know, it was one thing in Houston where although, again, he was the one who, do you look at what happened in Houston, for example, okay? He couldn't get along with Chris Paul, and he said, get this guy out of here. They bring in Russell Westbrook. It doesn't work. He said, yeah, you can trade Russ. And now he's like, I don't think this team can win. I want to get out of here. And it's like, again, like escaping any accountability he had for all the failed partnerships he had in Houston. He says Philly was his first choice. I just have a hard time believing that that was his first choice and he somehow ends up in Brooklyn. But okay, you end up in Brooklyn. Yeah, you're playing with Kevin Durant. He's one of the best players in the game. Arguably the best. I understand this Kyrie thing is literally a once in a century once in a lifetime. Once in a generation occurrence with this pandemic and the vaccination rules, et cetera, he's getting fed up, but we just saw him openly quit on his team in that Sacramento game..
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
"embiid" Discussed on Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
"Do you want to understand how Kobe Bryant achieved his unequal determination? How did he come to his incredible passion to win? In I am Coby, we reveal intimate never before her tapes of Kobe when he was a teenager, just as he was starting to glimpse his own greatness. It's about the making of an icon. We weave together these tapes with Kobe's high school coaches, his friends, and the figures who knew him in his youth, all episodes are out now so you can binge the whole thing. Listen to I am Kobe on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Okay, do you have anything else to say about Andrew biggins or I'll start or can we move on? Because this email, I'm like chopping at the bit to get to it. Let's do it. You literally, he's literally rubbing his hands together. I know. And excitement. I was next email. I had to get the lotion out. Okay, so this email comes in from Alex who writes hi Michael Rohan and brother herring. I love how brother airing is catching a good brother. I haven't heard from him since he spoke to Spike Lee. He doesn't respond to anything in the group chat anymore. Yeah, no. He's a big diving us. Yeah. Dame dash. My name is Alex and I'm from Wichita, Kansas. I have been a longtime listener and fan. I don't think I have missed an episode in a couple of years. Shout out to you, Alex. Thank you, Alex. All I seem to hear from the media is praised for Joel embiid and how he has put the 76ers on his back and his quote leading the MVP race. I just can't help but ask a question. Why is everyone seemingly pretending that Nikola Jokić is not doing what he is doing on a nightly basis? Jokic leads embiid in every per 36 category aside from turnovers with an almost negligible difference and points. Not to mention, if you pull up advanced stats, it is ludicrous. How many categories jokic leads in? I understand that jokic is not the quote sexiest player. And from a marketing standpoint, he probably isn't the best choice to label as the face of the MBA. But when you look at the numbers, he is almost undoubtedly the best player in the world not to mention the fact that the nuggets have rattled off 8 of their last ten and are sitting in fourth place in the Western Conference. Why is everyone just ignoring.
NBA Front Office w/ Keith Smith & Trevor Lane
"embiid" Discussed on NBA Front Office w/ Keith Smith & Trevor Lane
"Back and a vogue with guys like Jayson Tatum Donovan Mitchell for young Luka Dončić the top end guys are now getting those again but captain get one. So he's got two more years past this one. And yeah that would be very very interesting if it really became on the market because I think then we would start to see how much our teams willing to pay for size. Speaking of paying for Sasha doing to that these are professional. I love that transition right there. So yeah like it was all planned and didn't come to me in the moment. Ben Joel embiid we already talked about Ben Simmons with Joel embiid getting paid. It gets a four year max extension. As of right now the 2023 2024 cap projects to be about 24.9 million or so almost 25 million. So embiid because he's already qualified because of his all NBA status and those things. He is supermax eligible. So he will be in the supermax tier of $43.7 million first year salary. Total commitment over the life of the four year deal almost a $196 million through 2026 27 player option on that final year. No protections this time around if you were at the injuries. So you remember last time they did all sorts of funky stuff in there to protect them from back injuries foot and I think me were all part of the protections really could have done. He had to play in so many games and play a minute me minutes thresholds and all that clearly he did and his contract became fully guaranteed by Billy locked into the big man for foreseeable future for at least the next 5 seasons potentially sex. And it makes sense. He was a legit MVP candidate this season think you could have made an argument for him to win it. And look I mean it was probably a situation where they just said look what do you want? What kind of contract do you want here it is take it right? Like he's hit that tier of player. So I mean good move for Philadelphia to get him locked up get that set and now they move forward building around him and figure out whatever you're going to do with Ben Simmons from here. Yeah he's the best two way center in the league. Jokic is the best offensive center Gobert's the best defensive center and beads the best offense and defense center in the league. I don't I don't know anybody who can reasonably argue against that. I would you know I would love to have that conversation because I just I'm gonna vehemently disagree. But yeah I think he is you know we're right up there and. It's scary. Given his injury history to lock in for you know this much money you know 47 million average annual value or so for 49 million I guess it is..
The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker
"embiid" Discussed on The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker
"He was an mvp candidate for the number one seed in the eastern conference. He is the cornerstone of this organization. He is by all accounts beloved by everybody. You know. the teammate's respect them teammates like them. The fans like ownership like some coaching staff. I know it's easy to look at the injuries. But i think he also look the other part either they were a blown. Twenty point lead away from making the eastern conference finals with homecourt advantage. Maybe make the nba finals and he is the single biggest reason. Aside from kevin durant. Is there a better off offensive player in national basketball association aside and kevin durant when i can't sit here and say with a straight face at. Oh yeah he. He's a better off as a player. Joel embiid joel. Embiid gets buckets whenever he wants them like. He's that talented offensively. It's it. I mean and i say durant just because durant is a seven. Footer can get his buckets at any point. At any point of he get in inside the paint he can get a mid range she can get it from three. Kevin durant a score from anywhere. Joel embiid damn near can do the same thing without the without the handle of kevin durant. It's a it's a was the going price now in the nba. And he's the first domino to get that and it will be plenty more coming behind him getting the same thing in. That's just what they do in the nba. And that's why if you can make it to the nba mango. Make it to the nba. Because they paying you and pain you will well and you were talking before the show. This is not the first contract might look bad by the end. John wall slated to be one.
Skip and Shannon: Undisputed
"embiid" Discussed on Skip and Shannon: Undisputed
"I can't count on you. Okay as you know. I'm as big as i have been since before that draft when a member of the sixers called me and said. Hey what's your gut feeling on. Joel embiid i said he's a monster and if you can keep him healthy because he was having feet issues at kansas already and when you get big men we'll start with bill walton. It just derailed his whole career after he was the mvp took over the nba file. Seventy seven he was never quite the same. Just wouldn't allow him to stay healthy. So i said if you could somehow keep him healthy. He'll be the best big man in basketball. I still believe he is gin. Your yokich guy. I got it and it's very close between the two right but in the end this guy would scare me more than yokich because when this guy goes monster on you you you just cannot stop in and yet i can't defend him because he his rpm is not the hottest night after night after night but when he decides he is truly unstoppable. He can terrorize you on both ends. Because he can rim-protector like crazy and as you know he's as as great a big man seven foot plus throw shooter as i have ever seen the weakness visit. Mitterrand you can shoot three throw shooter back to the basket. Es coming off his career year it was so good and he finished a narrow second to yokich obviously in the mvp that qualified him for super max so he got it and he got the goods because not only is it guaranteed with him having a playoff an option in the the fourth year with their no more provision protecting the sixers in case of catastrophic trophic injuries tobacco or feet from here on. He's golden right to unfit. Okay so i believe. They are highly capable of winter championship. But i believe in. Ben simmons a lot more than you do clearly. He has psychological demons. He's got the free throw year. He is so shaky at the free. You believe who wants to be begin with been i would. I wouldn't give him up. He's too valuable to give up. All he's done is make three straight all star teams in two straight all defense teams and i saw him. I keep harking back to that february thirteenth game at utah out in be you when he went after go. Baird scored forty two on him and made twelve thirteen free throws because the motion. He's left obviously is pure. There's nothing wrong with emotion. It's all between the if you get him with the right psychologists psychiatrists slash shrink if you can get him on the couch and get him to eliminate the demons in his subconscious about the free throw line because obviously in the playoff game and gets atlanta. He got to the point. I don't want to shoot free throws because he has huge pride. That is really doesn't have honest. This shit like shameless at the line. Young to go up there and airball one or two and it's like i don't care in closeout out game. He started making them like the but the but the thing is i don't know how joel embiid and win a championship with a guy that shot one shot one shot outside the painting the fourth quarter and only three shots in the fourth. Quarter seven game series. He's sixteen eight eight and he can shut down trae young in any he can take the point guard out of the game. And it's just you can't find. I can't have it unplayable leading the ball game. He became unplayable dog. Took him out of the ball. Game be reported that he and dunk relationship. I have done irreparable. Felt like to me doc. Three him right undertones bus and drove it back. Joel embiid with driving above win. Win the game to add joel embiid. When did you feel the membership. Yeah i got it. There's still a lot of talent on that team because therese maxi has been dominated the summer league. He's second leading score. This refi danny green. They got please tell by his hair. Shake in how about. Seth curry made you forty five percent of his three-point shots. The pieces are there to be a championship. Your bed not getting past brooklyn. Pass the okay there. The peace. they're missing is a floor. General because i don't love been initiating the offense at six feet ten inches tall. That's what they do he brings. The ball starts right the offense he is the point whatever he is or whatever you wanna call it almost like a point center. But they are. You've talked about damian lillard but obviously they would have been damian lillard give up give get tomorrow earn. Know about that i. I'm not convinced about that. You think they want to give him up. I'm not so sure it want to give him up. He wanted to be going. Yup yup they got firepower. Give i just. I can't believe that you he hadn't had a torn meniscus during the plow run. It wouldn't shock me if they would be the nba. Champions this well did. They not have were they not in commanding positions against atlanta waltham. Now okay walked him down. He's got a torn meniscus and he was never quite calm. Which is what albay now. You have to hope that he stays hurt because if he's if he has one pure year where he's healthy can they went. Yes they can all. I can base it on his desk. He's been hurt more than he's been healthy. He'll say i gotta. I gotta hope he's hurt. You gotta hold these healthy just one which is an entire nba career. Hold that he's hurt. I'm just based on what i've seen since been in the nba. So would you turn down the supermax down. You can't say if you're sixers. Would you just say you can walk. No two more years these. What i'm saying is didn't you have disgruntled employee ronald. Yeah why are. We just got two years of the contract. Well if you didn't if you said no supernet and said we decline on that we're not going to give it to you right. 'cause they couldn't wait another year. Well you just let him go. Let him walk okay That's what you're saying you'd let him skip. Okay they got him on the contract for twenty twenty one and twenty twenty to lean into twenty twenty three so he would have really wouldn't be a free agent into the summer of twenty twenty three. Yep do i really did. Do i did. I really need to have to do that immediately. All i'm saying is based on his history. The guys miss two hundred ninety five games. That's what he's myths in his. Nba career you realize. They came within one shot. Which was the luckiest shot. I've ever seen in a playoff game by kawhi leonard of going to the nba finals. Right and it was against a golden state team. That was injury rack right. They were about to fall completely apart. And you don't think embiid could've one that series. Yeah i do think he could have scheme within one shot but remember he has tummy yeah but even with tummy in here it goes to the last shot in the ball bounces around the rim. Seventeen times and false run from the cordray. Never seen that before. He hasn't been that close in well. Okay but i thought they were really commanding position. And then his new partner in crime ran for the free wallow. You said okay you gotta keep been them with his partner in crime. You gotta get him fixed in the off season. You can't find sixteen eight all defensive team you can't that's that's extraordinarily.
Jalen and Jacoby
"embiid" Discussed on Jalen and Jacoby
"Going here okay. i don't care. I'll fake retirement. There's no chance nog agree with you. by the way he flees the hawks they were better. What autumn but don't sleep. Rondo was with them all year. Really didn't play and got to. La has tried to play. Reggie jackson emerged. Manny merged and so they just basically took. Those minutes is so the clippers porches clearly gonna rely squarely the health. Leonard they want. And i don't want to end this podcast schools without at least hearing from you our listeners. So please call in ninety five. Eight zero jaylen lewis voicemail. We'll put you on. The show does like this. but before. You hit the voicemail. I do have to mention that. Our voicemails are fueled by gatorade. Greatness starts with g. Whatever path you take the greatness gatorade as their fuel it greatness starts with a. Gee let's listen to what i call. Jalen and jacoby shot outrage. This is yo- from nine to one area code. I got a question for you for for the senior analyst. Here's a woman. In england who makes art not afraid jewelry out of breast milk and you kind of some senior breastmilk analysts and also appreciate everything you do. I listen every day and is it a soft move or boss move to listen to jalen jacoby while you sleep safe. Take care much love well. First of all the senior breastmilk.
Jalen and Jacoby
"embiid" Discussed on Jalen and Jacoby
"Right you great but what do people call his position. The greatest of all time. That's what people say about. He played joe. Exactly right right and so i used that example because to me if you're building those teams no. I only want to see this. Like i've been saying this for years. I'm i'm telling you right now. Those three situations zion and ingram to valuable young young superstar brandon. Ingram is all. It'd be a bucket okay. Love his game low. Both of them. Jason tatum he emerged. If you look a little closely sometimes in the second cross between katie and like paul. george lighthouse. movie moves. how effortlessly he gets his buckets. Jalen brown to me. They're salt and pepper. Actually by jalen brown is the guy that's going to gar for positions. There's gonna get blocks. there's gonna get steals. it's gonna get lobs. There's going to get out in transition. Like their games are different. But since they address the fourth spot.
Jalen and Jacoby
"embiid" Discussed on Jalen and Jacoby
"Know ticket. I never looked down at his phone once. And i asked him for nothing. No ticket no pass. Nothing worry about me. i'll be there. Well this game on the pistons bandwagon this year. They're like a nice on a dog team. I love yeah. You know they got. They got some deep bay. I i have expectations for killian hayes. That he needs to live up to that he needs to live. He's the key you had some injuries. Year pause jill rose as competitive detroit in obviously a die hard pistons fan who was born into the family because for me. I'm always compare them to you. Know who. I'm about to say who. I'm always confirmed to killian who falkland albert halliburton halliburton was in. Their halliburton was in right there. Halliburton i know. I know i love halliburton. He ain't gonna get a chance to show where he got with them. He joe where he got with them. Jalen rose loves and he says it all the time. If you've heard a million times people that sound older than they are. That's all halliburton. Got that to jalen rose the number of call. He started talking. I was like i saw. Who but they're susie start talking. I was like cj mccollum. Nancy hustle. I was like yes yes him. Take him so shelter killing hayes. I'm looking.
Jalen and Jacoby
"embiid" Discussed on Jalen and Jacoby
"Was in the g. league bubble. I didn't really have anything to do. But just saying the gym. That's what it felt like in detroit. I wouldn't be stepping outside in detroit. There are not many things you can do in detroit like that. Mr rose your namesake. Disrespected your hometown. How do you feel about his sentiments about your home city recipes. Genie cassandra roles ma. Beloved mom detroit native who created the name jalen that he carries. But if you think. I'm gonna come on this show and blast the nays say he gonna have to do a lot more than that. He's a terrific talent. He has a great personality and he has a flair for the dramatic. Jacoby you and i know what this is. This is competitive. Jealousy heating go number one overall going into the draft process. He said out of his mouth he he would love to be a pistol and go number one and live. Detroit will detroit took k. cunningham. So now he's creating a rivalry with k. cunningham who just so happened to get drafted by detroit. I don't know how many times he's been there to say that there's nowhere to hang out with newsflash. There's places the hanging out everywhere where you've got millions of dollars ladies and gentlemen. This is really one of those things. Would you look back at his career if he becomes what i believe he can become because i believe he got all nba special type of talent. We'll look back at this like we look at like. We look at kobe. It will say he took that sleight of not being over one or not getting chills into kate cunningham as motivation to fuel his fire. That's really all this is. It's not about detroit. They just happen to be.
The JJ Redick Podcast
"embiid" Discussed on The JJ Redick Podcast
"This is put into context like it was a historically outstanding year of actively for joel embiid who also brings a lot to the table. Defensively look. There's we've had this conversation many times over the years when joel embiid is at his absolute best He is on par with any great player in the league. And you can only say that about a few guys. But he's one of them right when he is at his peak powers he can for a series for game be the best player in a series that includes literally anybody in the nba. And so if you're not committing to him i mean to me. He's eligible for that supermax. If he's willing to sign that deal you sign him to that deal end of story. You mean like no no. No these are these are the. it's a matter of. does he want to sign it. We live in a day and age. And i do think again. You never know the way this stuff is going to play out but it is another guy that is you know not disenchanted with this situation. Nothing's can always change but he has not been you know playing in eastern conference finals. He has not been playing an nba finals. And yet he is not disenchanted and believes that he needs to go elsewhere in order to accomplish his goals and i think that probably says something about him and his comfort level and how much he likes being in philadelphia. I also think more importantly it probably shows that he is a level of trust in daryl and the brass at philadelphia to build a team around him in the near future. You know and not in not waste any more of these prime years. But you know. He's got some level of competence in the organization and so it seems as if much like the situation people are going to have to come to him. He's not gonna be going and trying to pair up with somebody else in a different situation in order to try to win at the highest level. And i think that's good for the league. I think it's good for the league for the more guys to be spread out slowly. I mean yeah. No doubt about it. And i mean for philadelphia. We'll see how this ben simmons saga unfolds like an upset long said. I expect us to role in the training camp. I expect daryl morey to wait as long as he possibly can to go for. Damian lillard whether or not damian lillard becomes available to the extent that the blazers are willing to dance and actually make a trade remains to be seen. But if you're thinking about the next stage of joel embiid beads career and his development. It's what he has never had before. And that's a permanent oriented playmaker. I mean jimmy. Butler wasn't a knockdown shooter. Keep fit the role of a guy who could increase from the perimeter..
Jalen and Jacoby
"embiid" Discussed on Jalen and Jacoby
"Is. What are you going to give back for. Benson's simmons might start the season on this team but he will not finish this season on this team. I believe and you know that the rumors are the mortgage is waiting to see what happens with dame lillard and i would say this if you dame lillard alongside joel embiid. You have a much better shot of winning the east. Then if you have been simmons alongside joel embiid mitchell rose. Why are you so upset. We not doing net. We about let me tell you. Something if the philadelphia seventy sixers with their roster and their assets get on the telephone call portland trailblazers about dave lillard voicemail and people. Don't even listen to voicemail these days. You getting tame from portland to go to philly. There's a chance you may be able to get. Cj mccollum like dame's in the same category as joel embiid. These are two of the top eight players in the whole league that i i don't see that deal remotely taking place. If especially if. I'm the portland trailblazers. I think it's very important. The seventy sixers have joel embiid on this extension for four more years however as you mentioned with the nets and what they have and with the bucks and what they just did. This is not a top team in the east. They're going to need to get something back in a simmons deal. They're going to need to retool re up in order to get into the top two of these. Because i don't see it happening with ben simmons or anybody not named dame lillard back. Ben simmons jalen rose we have an update on one of the most important stories in the nfl. That is the health of the quarterback of the dallas cowboys. Dak prescott here. Is mike mccarthy head coach of the cowboys.
First Take
"embiid" Discussed on First Take
"According to ramona shelburne extension keeps them beat under contract with the sixers through the twenty six twenty seven season for a total of two hundred sixty one million embiid who represented himself in. The negotiations became eligible for supermax extension. The summer after finishing second and mvp voting and second team all nba with averages of more than twenty eight points ten rebounds in fifty one regular season games. This is a fully guaranteed deal in however player option on the final year of the deal. So stephen clearly no concerns about his health. Tell me this. How big of a deal is this for. The sixers will be Molly the first thing. I would tell you that That's not true. There are some concerns about. His health is just a daycare. It can't matter to the philadelphia. seventy sixers. he's such a superstar caliber player. I if it were not for durability issues we'd be calling him the best big man in basketball instead of yokich in denver. We all know how surreal. How big tom joel. Embiid is his game is just something special to behold and there's no question about it but then when you take into account as personality and how magnetic it is he's done he's willing to talk trash to opponents. He's willing to engage the fan base and get them. You know rallied in involved He's incredibly inspirational. Play as well. He's the cornerstone of this franchise. No question about it and when you take into account what transpired during the playoffs what you see during regular season. There's no fall off in the playoffs. With which would ben simmons. You looked at him and even though you know what he's capable of doing. This dude is a jump. Shot away from being the quality of lebron james. But he just doesn't have that and then he ran away from the basketball when it really really counted in the postseason. That's something else that elevated the stature of joel embiid in the odds of the philadelphia seventy sixers organization so this was a foregone conclusion. They absolutely had to give him this money. He's well deserving of it. He's the cornerstone of their franchise. He's a star. Everything goes through him in the city of philadelphia and they would have it no other way. Congratulations to him. It's well deserved injuries. Or no injuries. You had to give that. You had to lock him up because he is everything to organization and bead were it not for the injuries you could say. He's the most perfect center right. If he checks every single box up for the injuries he's like lajon is amazing right but and beads even bigger. That he's a he's a polar why he's a genuine seven-foot why body who can play with his back to the basket who could shoot from the outside who who can play defense even in the modern mba et an elite level for. He's a big. What what can this guy not do on the for except for stay healthy because stayed had he played a few more games even maybe a half dozen more games this year. He's the mvp instead of yokich. He's also a great not just good defender. He's great on both ends of the floor. And let me put this in perspective for you. How big time is embiid. When i was proposing damian lillard trade to the sixers lillard is a superstar and beat the one in that combination and beat is still the best player on that. Immediate lillard is on that end. Now i know statham about a give you an hembo tweeted it out earlier today. I saw this a couple days ago in sixers twitter statham about to give us a little unfair because all the retired players points per thirty six minutes. Averages stephen include the declining years of their career. Like if you look at. Mj's that includes his ears with the wizards. That wasn't mj anymore. You ever joey twenty points. His final seasonings. A fifty seven thousand years old and beat hasn't reached that stage yet. But do you know who the all time leader points per thirty six minutes in the nba. Is it would happen to be embiid. Almost a full point ahead of michael jordan ain't going to end his career that way but this moment how do you ever. He's had a bunch of years in his career already and he's and he's there. Embiid is a crazy. Great talent obviously worthy of extension. And as you pointed out and many others have the only by the way even has a great larger than life personality. Like the next shaquille o'neal in that sense the big man with a big lovable personality. You only issue is the injuries and steven. That's why he went third overall out of the draft. Like it's been that way. Since he entered the league will. I will say this. He's not the most perfect big man in nba history. I'm not gonna go that far. Because on many many occasions as skill and as gifted and the specialist he is one of the impediments. his success is the fact that he doesn't always play big some. He plays more meaning stepping away from that. So i'd like to see his big behind the post dominating small dudes on a more regular basis because we all know he can whenever he wants to. He just chooses to step away from the basket a little bit more. That was that is something that will qualify imperfection to me having said all of that. I think this is the biggest point to be made max when you consider what has transpired with the philadelphia. Seventy sixers all off season since ben simmons terrific performance in the playoffs particularly his free throw shooting specifically leading. She thirty percent thirty one percent for the free throw line how horrific that was remember. The cornerstones at a franchise was a two headed monster. Instead of one in people's eyes for while it was ben. Simmons and joel embiid the fact that bid. Simmons is such a huge question. Mark also is something that is elevated cachet of joel embiid because even joel embiid said something about how ben simmons had performed wants to season expired. Which is one of the reasons why people feel like you're you're hearing around. Nba circles there. Ben simmons doesn't want to come back. I haven't spoken to his people so i don't know how true that is. But you're hearing that he doesn't want to come back to philadelphia that he might not even short to train a camp. I don't know whether that's true or not. I just know that that's the skull. That's what's been circulating over the last two or three weeks. Oh but if. You're ben simmons one of the reasons. It's believed that he's probably feeling that way. It's not just because of the trade talks. Because when doc rivers was asked post game what could ben simmons do. Could you lied can lead to a championship doc. Rivers said. I honestly don't know and joel embiid through some question marks up in there as well and so as a result of that you look joel embiid and this is the guy that's qualified to say that because he's on the court with you and that's not a problem he has. He doesn't shy away from the moment. He wants the ball with the game on the line. He delivers the goods more often than not. He's good for at least at least twenty five and ten a night. This brother is that special. And he's got a magnetic personality to go along with it which makes him incredibly incredibly marketable in one of the top five markets in the united states of america. All those things come together to really highlight justify. What ben simmons. I'm sorry we're joel. Embiid real quick. Stop on simmons. The difference really being simmons plateaued at a certain point. There's a part of his game. That's missing that. He has worked fixed and bead has gotten better and better and better does not happen by accident. That only happens by putting in the work. He's popular about popular. I don't mean just well known. he's well liked. he's well light people to talk to joel embiid. You actually have a good time. Listen this guy talk about basketball and talking about some of his contemporaries and he's got to go up against while playing the game. I mean this. Dude i mean he. He brings it in every.