Sixers podcast: Walloping the Warriors and new Ben Simmons trade rumors

The Sixers had a huge win on prime time Saturday night versus the Golden State Warriors. There is no better place to start the podcast than with that victory. The last time Golden State and the Sixers met, Doc Rivers’ team was without Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris. They lost by 20 on their road swing, but on this night, the Sixers took it to the Warriors.

Lucas Johnson and Christopher Kline start the podcast with discussion surrounding the game that was the NBA headliner of the week. Against the top-seeded Warriors, Philly came into the game with some inconsistent play. We unravel the details that led Philly to handle business at home, including the stellar defensive performance from Matisse Thybulle. What other starters stood out in this game? From the bench, who had the biggest impact in this game? Listen to find out.

The podcast then targets the ugly loss at home against the Utah Jazz. The Sixers were playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and their energy reflected it. Lucas and Chris break down the game, analyze individual performances, and debate on Rudy Gobert’s probability to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award again.

After we wrap up that game, the podcast dives into the Zach Lowe report related to Ben Simmons. Last week, ESPN’s top insider, Adrian Wojranowski, tweeted that the 76ers trade conversations related to Ben Simmons are gaining momentum. We explore the possible teams who are top buyers and sellers, including the Portland Trail Blazers, who are determined to keep Damian Lillard but could be still open to a CJ McCollum trade. We mention possible 3-team trades that could help Philly move on from Ben Simmons.

Next, we engage NBA minds with the hottest, league-wide topic right now. With Stephen Curry on the edge of breaking Ray Allen’s 3-point record, the podcast dives into talk about multiple NBA records that we think will never be broken or will take many years before any player comes close. Is it John Stockton’s assist record? Is it Karl Malone’s scoring record? We cover those and more.

The social media question of the week rounds out the podcast. We ask followers of our website their opinion related to the Sixers getting equal value in a Ben Simmons trade.

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