PHLY Philadelphia Sixers Podcast

Too little, too late for the Philadelphia 76ers as they fall to the Brooklyn Nets in a stunner, 105-103. Brooklyn's Nic Claxton hit the game-winner as the buzzer sounded on an offensive rebound put back to give the Nets the win. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George and the Sixers trailed by as many as 17 points to the Nets but fought back to take a three-point lead late in the fourth, only to have Brooklyn tie the game and eventually walk away with the victory in the end. Philadelphia has now lost seven straight games.

In their first game out of the All-Star break, the Philadelphia 76ers were embarrassed on their home floor by the Boston Celtics with a 124-104 loss -- the Sixers' 6th straight defeat. The Celtics were hot from long distance with 24 made 3s to the 76ers' eight. All five of Philadelphia's starters scored in double-figures led by Paul George's 17, but they did not look any different from the team we saw through the first 54 games. Boston's Jayson Tatum notched his 2nd triple-double of the season with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

Daryl Morey and Nick Nurse are under the microscope as the Sixers move toward the end of a tumultuous regular season. But fans are also fed up with Joel Embiid and Paul George, who have delivered disappointing years for the Philadelphia 76ers.

With a disappointing 20-34 record, the Sixers return from the All-Star break with 28 games remaining and plenty of questions. What should the second-half priorities be for Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Nick Nurse, Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers?

Adam Silver has killed the NBA All-Star Game with new format gimmicks, and players like LeBron James and Anthony Edwards haven’t helped. Also discussing the latest Paul George injury news and the injections he is getting to play for the Sixers. #nba #basketball #nbaallstar #lebronjames #anthonyedwards #paulgeorge #adamsilver

The big topic in Sixers world is whether Daryl Morey should throw in the towel on this season, with Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey all dealing with health concerns. The PHLY Sixers podcast also discusses James Harden and why Nick Nurse hasn’t done a better job pushing the team forward.

Between Joshua Harris, Daryl Morey, Nick Nurse, Joel Embiid and Paul George, there’s plenty of blame to go around for this failed Sixers season. Who are you most mad at?

Playing without stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers needed Paul George to carry them in tonight's game against the Brooklyn Nets. Instead, George was downright invisible, tying his season-low with 2 points as the Sixers fell to the woeful Brooklyn Nets to cap off the truly disgusting "first half" of the season. With the loss, the Sixers will head into the All-Star break tied with the Nets for the 6th worst record in the league at 20-34, with 28 games left to play. Join the PHLY Sixers squad as they try to answer the season-long question of: WHAT THE F--- IS GOING ON?!

The Philadelphia 76ers' losing streak is now up to four after another frustrating loss -- this time to the visiting Toronto Raptors, 106-103. Sixers' star guard Tyrese Maxey struggled mightly in the game, finishing with just five points on 1-9 shooting and 1-7 from behind the three-point line in 32 minutes. Joel Embiid put together a 27-point, 12-rebound line, but had a costly turnover with the 76ers down 105-103 with eight seconds remaining on the game clock. Raptors guard Gradey Dick made one of two from the free-throw line to push the lead to what ultimately became the final score. Toronto's Scottie Barnes led all scorers with 33 and collected 10 rebounds. The PHLY Sixers show discusses another disappointing loss for Philadelphia in a game they should've had.

The Eagles are Super Bowl champions, and a Sixers team that looked to be on the rise not that long ago is stuck in the mud. Can Josh Harris, Daryl Morey and the rest learn anything from Philadelphia’s reigning champs? The PHLY Sixers podcast discusses two teams moving in opposite directions.

The Sixers’ bad loss to the Milwaukee Bucks became a side story after a report from ESPN’s Lisa Salters claimed that Joel Embiid believes he needs another knee surgery and “a long recovery period” to properly get back to his old self. Oh yeah, the 76ers were also blown out by the Milwaukee Bucks, who were playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Damian Lillard led Milwaukee, while getting help from Gary Trent Jr., Bobby Portis, and others. Join the PHLY Sixers squad as they break down another embarrassing defensive performance from the Sixers, who now have the worst defense in the league since the calendar flipped to 2025.

Joel Embiid and Paul George turned in an absolutely disgraceful performance in Detroit, falling down by as many as 34 points in the first half and giving up a season-high 78 first-half points to a Detroit Pistons squad that was playing without their star guard Cade Cunningham. Embiid turned it around with 20 points in the third quarter, but it was mostly window dressing on an embarrassing night for the Sixers, who finally got their big three of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George on the floor together for the first time since January 4th. Join the PHLY Sixers squad as they react to perhaps the most disappointing game in a season full of them.

The 2025 NBA trade deadline has been a banger, with trades involving Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler, and others changing the NBA landscape. Will the Sixers’ moves to acquire Quentin Grimes and Jared Butler move the needle, or are they stuck in no man’s land?

The Philadelphia 76ers (20-30) end their 6-game homestand with a 108-101 loss to the Miami Heat (25-24) -- finishing the season-long stretch with a 3-3 record. Tyrese Maxey scored a game-high 31 points, adding five assists and three steals, pushing his streak of at least 28 points to 16 straight games. The 76ers forced the Heat into 22 turnovers to their four but lost the rebounding battle 53-40 leading to multiple second-chance opportunities for Miami that hurt Philadelphia in the end. The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. and the Sixers will next play on Friday night in Detroit against the Pistons. The PHLY Sixers crew dissects a frustrating loss on night two of the back-to-back.

After missing 15 consecutive games, Joel Embiid returned to record a 29-point triple-double, helping the Philadelphia 76ers snap their 2-game losing streak by defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 118-116. Tyrese Maxey was phenomenal again with a 33-point, 13-assist performance that allowed the Sixers to pick up win number 20 on the season. Contributions up and down the roster for the 76ers to secure the home win, including another shooting night over 50 percent. The PHLY Sixers show reacts to Embiid's first game in a month and all of the activity surrounding the trade deadline.

Quentin Grimes has been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Caleb Martin who will be sent to the very busy Dallas Mavericks. Grimes, 24, has played in 47 of Dallas' 50 games this season, starting in 12 of the contests. The 6'4 guard is in his fourth NBA campaign, averaging 10 points per game while shooting a career-high 39.8 percent from behind the three-point line. Grimes will be a restricted free agent at the end of the campaign. Philadelphia also received their own 2025 second-round back from Dallas in the deal. The PHLY Sixers show breaks down Grimes' fit with the 76ers, Martin's tenure and what's next for Philly.

The Philadelphia 76ers led by as many as 26 points with 2:56 to play in the 3rd quarter, but the Boston Celtics were able to turn things around with their defense and three-point shooting to eventually take the lead and secure the 118-110 road win. Stunning the Sixers and their home crowd. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 34, adding six assists but was unable to get things going in the 4th, scoring just two points because of how the Celtics defended him and forced the ball out of his hands. Boston shot 50 percent from the field and made 21 threes from long distance en route to their 35th win of the season. The Sixers' record drops to 19-29. The PHLY Sixers crew breaks down Philadelphia's second consecutive heartbreaking loss at home.

Tyrese Maxey, Guerschon Yabusele and the Philadelphia 76ers went toe-to-toe with Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets on Friday night but fell short in a 137-134 loss, snapping their winning streak at four. Maxey scored a game-high 42 points to go with nine assists, Yabusele dropped a career-high 28 in the loss. Philadelphia matched their season-high of 21 made threes but it wasn't enough to come away with the victory. The PHLY Sixers team reacts to the entertaining, defenseless, hard-fought game by both teams.

The Philadelphia 76ers (19-27) won their fourth consecutive game behind a total team effort in a 117-104 victory over De'Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and the Sacramento Kings (24-23). Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 30 to extend his streak of 28 or more points in 12 straight games -- overall, the Sixers posted five in double figures with three more players netting nine each. The 76ers shot 52 percent from the floor and 41 percent from behind the three-point line while committing just nine turnovers on the night. The PHLY Sixers crew discusses Philadelphia's really good response in the fourth quarter after trailing by double figures in the third.

Tyrese Maxey was brilliant as he finished with a game-high 43 points in the Philadelphia 76ers' impressive, 118-104, win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (26-19). After being tied 25-25 after the first quarter, the Sixers exploded for 48 in the second to take a 16-point lead into halftime and never looked back. The 76ers have now won three in a row, improving to 18-27 on the season. Maxey has now scored 28 or more in 11 straight games. James finished with 31 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 8 turnovers. The PHLY Sixers show breaks down the All-Star level performance from Maxey in game one of Philadelphia's back-to-back.