Hardwood Knocks, Episode 515: 2021-22 Philadelphia 76ers Lookahead
Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) from The NBA Podcast and Forbes to discuss all things Philadelphia 76ers ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They tackle the Ben Simmons situation and potential trade destinations, Tyrese Maxey’s development, Ben Simmons, the importance of Seth Curry and Tobias Harris, Ben Simmons, Philly’s defense without Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, lineup possibilities, Ben Simmons, Andre Drummond, win-total predictions, Ben Simmons and then, um, yeah, Ben Simmons! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
🔘 0:15 – Intro
🔘 2:35 – The Ben Simmons situation from ALL angles
🔘 27:49 – Joel Embiid’s workload/Philly’s play style
🔘 31:59 – Matisse Thybulle’s role/The defense without Simmons
🔘 37:43 – Tyrese Maxey’s development/role
🔘 39:40 – Tobias Harris’ role
🔘 41:44 – Andre Drummond/Georges Niang
🔘 44:18 – Getting weird with the backup 5 rotation
🔘 45:59 – Furkan Korkmaz
🔘 47:46 – Jaden Springer
🔘 49:38 – Isaiah Joe/Paul Reed
🔘 51:40 – Seth Curry’s role
🔘 55:17 – Trade candidates (non-Simmons division)
🔘 58:44 – Best crunch-time lineup
🔘 59:31 – Quirky lineups we want to see
🔘 1:01:10 – Philly’s ceiling without Simmons
🔘 1:03:31 – Win-total prediction
🔘 1:06:12 – A Ben Simmons trade idea/Final thoughts
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