Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek ( @btoporek ) from Liberty Ballers, Forbes, FanSided AND Bleacher Report for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Philadelphia 76ers. FOLLOW HIS WORK AT LIBERTY BALLERS HERE . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:17 - End of the Quentin Grimes saga / The offseason 11:59 - What is the Sixers’ direction? 15:50 - Expectations for Joel Embiid 19:06 - The Sixers’ play style moving forward 23:20 - Three-guard and four-guard lineups 28:16 - Impact of VJ Edgecombe 33:48 - Continued development of Jared McCain 36:56 - Future of Justin Edwards 39:58 - The secondary big man rotation 41:26 - Continued development of Adem Bona 46:08 - What is the Sixers’ urgency level on the trade market? 49:48 - Is Paul George underrated? 53:54 - Joel Embiid’s offensive role 55:54 - Sixers biggest needs 57:41 - Under-the-radar storylines 58:44 - Top-10 rotation 1:00:49 - Go-to crunch-time lineup 1:01:58 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 1:04:12 - Kyle Lowry + NBA positivity 1:08:24 - PREDICTIONS SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️
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