Hardwood Knocks

Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) from Bleacher Report, Liberty Ballers and Forbes to break down the 2026-27 Philadelphia 76ers! Follow Bryan’s written Sixers work at Liberty Ballers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:33 - Impressions of the Sixers offseason4:41 - tHeRe’S oNlY oNe BaLl12:22 - Joel Embiid’s role16:47 - VJ Edgecombe’s development20:52 - The Jaylen Brown discourse30:39 - Philly’s backup big rotation37:43 - The defensive ceiling44:59 - Early impressions of Labaron Philon Jr.48:50 - Biggest needs51:56 - Sixers depth + Top-10 rotation57:22 - Go-to crunch-time lineup59:19 - Weirdo lineups we want to see1:01:30 - Joel Embiid’s availability1:04:46 - PREDICTIONSSUPPORT US ON PATREON