The Sixers added Tommy Balcetis to their front office, a former Nuggets GM. We talk about that addition, James Harden's new contract, the upcoming Boston Celtics playoffs rewatch, what our optimal stat leaders would be for this year, and whether Nick Nurse's seat is hot.

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Jaylen Brown is working out with LeBron and Maxey, VJ is playing in the FIBA World Championships, and Michael Pina is at it again. Then we give an update on Scott O'Neil, talk about what the right move would be in a Philon trade, and debate who the best player on the Sixers is. 

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We go deep into the mailbag, with just a LOT of topics, Sixers and otherwise. And we also discuss how the Sixers will handle back to backs.

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Can we talk about the schedule? Can we do some schedule talk? Also Joel looks even skinnier, Ben Simmons' jump shot still looks jacked, how many Sixers all stars will there be, looking back on Russell Westbrook's career, and Mike has to watch a Gary Vee video.

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Jaylen Brown did his first press conference as a member of the Sixers, Joel posted some on-court photos, as did Ben Simmons, and you sent in some prospective names for the Philly WNBA team. 

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Jaylen Brown did a stream talking about LeBron and being disrespected, Mike recalled one of Doc Rivers’ biggest asshole moments as Sixers coach, figuring out which Process Era role player you’d want to add to this team, Weekly Becky’s return and Mike’s about-face on Jaylen Brown.

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We go through every player on the Sixers roster and how they can adjust their game to work better with LeBron James. Then we go through some Rich Paul’s most recent podcast.

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Still trying to figure out if the LeBron James thing is real. We talk about LeBron the point guard, what order the starting lineup will be announced, what chance they have to win the title, and Mike has some backup center trade targets. 

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Never thought we'd write that title. 

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Summer League is over, so it's August. But the Sixers are still in the LeBron sweepstakes, so can August begin? We break down the current LeBron update, and get to some pressing listener questions.

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