Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) joins us this week to discuss his fantastic newsletter The Daily Six, his departure from The Athletic, Matisse Thybulle's awkward fit, and the uphill battle of building a championship caliber team around Joel Embiid. In the second half of the episode Derek responded to some listener questions from the You Know Ball Discord and offered some insight into the front office of the team. (Please keep in mind that we recorded this episode before the Sixers great shorthanded win vs. the Celtics on Monday.)

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