The happiness of last week's podcast is all but gone now that Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has missed the last few games with a knee injury.

Adio Royster and David Early express frustrations with the Sixers coaching staff (seemingly) continuing to mismanage Embiid's minutes based on his health. After an awkward landing against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Embiid continued to play and now hasn't been in the lineup since the January 5th game against the New York Knicks. He will miss tonight's game when the Sacramento Kings come to the crib in South Philadelphia, but with a handful of significant games (two against the Denver Nuggets and one game each against standings chasers Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic), how detrimental will that decision be? The Sixers are currently 2-7 on the year when Embiid is out, and Tyrese Maxey (who has been playing out of his mind, lately) can only carry the team so much on his 6'0" frame.

After the break, now that OG Anunoby has been traded to the Knicks since the last podcast, Adio and Dave go through the potential tier list of players who the Sixers might want to think about targeting come the trade deadline. Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is a name that continues to swirl around the league, but now, Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has also come up as a potential target for some teams. Will the Sixers make some kind of move to widen the championship window this year or keep calm and carry on this season in order to have more options this upcoming offseason?

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