Friend of the pod Jimmy McCormick (ESPN Fantasy) joins us this week to recap the Sixers embarrassing loss to the Celtics and the big win over the Bucks. We also analyze Morey’s trade media appearances following the Harden trade and his mysterious “buyout imminent” comment, Zach Lowe’s Harden trade conspiracy theory, and Harris and Thybulle’s offensive roles on the Embiid-Harden Sixers. Finally, we speculate over Doc River’s importance as a coach and whether he actually matters now, and who we would do and don’t want to see the Sixers play in the playoffs. SUBSCRIBE TO YOU KNOW BALL ON YOUTUBE HERE! Also we will be live streaming episodes/posting episodes on YouTube early and releasing the audio version of the podcast 12-24 hours later until we hit 1,000 subscribers on the YouTube page. Once we hit that we will upload the episodes right after recording. Visit here to donate and support You Know Ball: https://linktr.ee/YouKnowBall Your donations will help me keep the podcast free forever so those who cannot afford extra paywalled content will always have access to anything that I create. Also join our Discord in the link above so that we can all talk hoops together! Any five stars reviews on your podcast platform of choice would also be appreciated. Follow Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@_jimmymccormick Follow my producer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Astro_Coyote Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trillbrodude

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SUBSCRIBE TO YOU KNOW BALL ON YOUTUBE HERE! Also we will be live streaming episodes/posting episodes on YouTube early and releasing the audio version of the podcast 12-24 hours later until we hit 1,000 subscribers on the YouTube page. Once we hit that we will upload the episodes right after recording. JAMES HARDEN IS A SIXER. Twitter friend @ChillStableGuy aka Jack returned to the podcast to discuss the fall out from the Ben Simmons for James Harden trade. We discussed the insane media reaction to the trade, the narrative that the Nets actually won the trade and why the media cannot have a single rational thought about James Harden. We also discussed not having to worry about Ben Simmons anymore and why the Sixers defense might be a bigger concern than their offense for once. We ended the episode wondering if this trade means the end of the process.

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IT FINALLY HAPPENED. JAMES HARDEN IS A SIXER.

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SLOPFEST 2022! Thursday, Feb 10 from 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm. Join us for trade deadline day as we livestream and react to the latest in trade slop on the You Know Ball YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE TO YOU KNOW BALL ON YOUTUBE HERE: https://youtu.be/k_JdW4NoOGs Also we will be live streaming episodes/posting episodes on YouTube early and releasing the audio version of the podcast 12-24 hours later until we hit 1,000 subscribers on the YouTube page. Once we hit that we will upload the episodes right after recording. On this episode Matt (@MDelNBA) and I try to sort through all of the slop that was released the last few days and go over the reasons why we will die if James Harden is not a Sixer by Thursday. We talked about what it could take for the Sixers to get James Harden this week vs. the offseason, where all the slop is even coming from and the insane idea that Embiid and Harden would not work together. We also touched on the first two real trades of slop season! A trade machine warcrime from Portland's new GM and also a whatever trade from the Cavs and Pacers. Matt's audio was choppy at some points so please forgive us. Enjoy!  

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SLOPFEST 2022! Thursday, Feb 10 from 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm. Join us for trade deadline day as we livestream and react to the latest in trade slop on the You Know Ball YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE TO YOU KNOW BALL ON YOUTUBE. Also we will be live streaming episodes/posting episodes on YouTube early and releasing the audio version of the podcast 12-24 hours later until we hit 1,000 subscribers on the YouTube page. Once we hit that we will upload the episodes right after recording.

I TrillBroDude, would like to formally apologize for suggesting that Tyrese Maxey should be included in any trades at any point. He is now 100 percent untouchable.

Bryan Toporek from Bleacher Report joined me to talk about a ton of stuff including the weird Sixers week both on and off the court. We talked Maxey's upside and why he will probably be nearly untouchable in any Ben Simmons trade. We also talked about the upside and also the potential disastrous downside of Ben Simmons returning to the Sixers. We then talked about the latest trade slop regarding James Harden, Bradley Beal and what other smaller moves could be made in a week at the trade deadline. Plus will the Sixers try to dodge the tax and ruin my life even more? Enjoy! Also I do not know how to video edit yet so please excuse the clip around 1 hour and 30 minutes where we had a little freeze up. Baby steps.

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Tim Forkin from the Hoopla Network joined me to discuss Former Future Sixer Tyrese Haliburton nearly beating the Sixers by himself and why the Kings might be out on a Ben Simmons trade after months of trade talks. We ran through some fake trades including ideas Tim has for his Detroit Pistons involving former Sixer Jerami Grant and of course a few around Ben Simmons. We then talked about the latest in the James Harden saga that will now be taking over my life until at least the summer it appears. We also discussed the worst episode in the Ringer's "NBA Group Chat" history in which the hosts slander Tyrese Maxey and just make stuff up. Enjoy

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First on this episode we talked about Bradley Beal and the absurd but hilarious backlash from Washington Wizards fans in a recent Twitter spaces. We then go through some realistic and insane listener submitted trades in the NBA Trade Machine. Trades included Ben Simmons, Tobias Harris, Russell Westbrook, Domantas Sabonis, Christian Wood, Jerami Grant, Eric Gordon, Terrence Ross, Justin Holiday and others. Finally we discussed a bunch of other shit including how the Sixers could threaten the Brooklyn Nets this summer and force them into a sign and trade for James Harden. Enjoy!

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For the first You Know Ball live video podcast I had on recurring guest Nihilist Bucks (AKA NBA insider Craigory Smith) for some fresh hot trade slop. First Craigory told us about a big name NBA player who could possibly be available before the trade deadline! It's pretty shocking. Next we discussed the latest Ben Simmons rumors (kill me) and the potential for a James Harden sign and trade this summer? After that we ran through some other hot trade rumors about the Los Angeles Lakers (Westbrook for Wall 2.0?) Houston Rockets (Eric Gordon, Christian Wood), Boston Celtics (Marcus Smart, Al Horford), Washington Wizards (Spencer Dinwiddie) and more.

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BUT FIRST, MORE SLOP UP TOP. We dissected Daryl Morey's interview on Mikey Miss and talked about a few things that he could be hinting at as far as trade targets on the Kings, Hawks and maybe one other team/player that could be involved. Most importantly we tried to figure out who is the "top 40" player that Morey is talking about? We also touched on a report by our guy Keith Pompey, Jason Dumas' appearance on Si6 where he spilled some more information including one heavily discussed player who the Sixers are 100 percent not interested in. Next we talked about Embiid's dominant performance against the Orlando Magic and why he could be the MVP of the league despite the calculator boys crying about this. We discussed how he stacks up against Jokic and Giannis and why the narrative is so important for the award. Plus, where does Embiid rank amongst Sixers players of the last 35 years? Lastly we gave Seth Curry his flowers because he his in the middle of the best season of his career and the tide amongst Sixers fans seems to be turning against him for some reason.

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Another week, another slopfest. But first, the Blue Chew Review of the Week. Next on this episode we had on Brenden Nunes of the Kings Herald, Kings Pulse Podcast and the Sacramento Bee to talk about a possible Ben Simmons (and Tobias Harris?) deal to the Kings. We discussed every aspect of why a deal could happen and why the Kings and Sixers demands in negotiations could prove to be too much for the other side. Would the Kings let a deal fall through because they are unwilling to move Tyrese Haliburton? Will the salary matching be too difficult? Would Ben automatically become a top 3 all time Sacramento King? I also made the argument for why I think this is a perfect destination for Ben despite the fact that he wanted to play for the other California teams. Finally we wrapped up the episode talking about a few other trade targets for the Kings that could move the needle.

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