Fred Katz

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The Athletic NBA Daily · NBA Offseason Mania with Fred Katz | Slam N Jam · 4 Jul 2026 podcast

And he judged it via FaceTime, he said.

He said he had just finished doing it from the locker room.

And we were cracking up because this is what pregame conversations with Mitchell Robinson are.

So I apologize for not thinking about the finger ranking.

But, I mean, there was other conversations happening with him that were pretty pressing and we had to get some details on.

I'm not sure I would put them in the contender.

I mean, they're very, very good.

I don't think I would put them in the contender tier because I don't know if they have the depth, which is something that played them last year.

And I also am just not really ready to believe in Joel Embiid for four playoff series.

And I think in order for them to be considered like a contender, you need Joel Embiid for four playoff series, not just for one.

The whole concept of the Sixers last few years was they have the talent, they have the ability to beat anybody in any series.

And that was kind of proof of concept when they faced the Celtics in the first round this year and they come back from 3-1 and they beat them.

And then they crap out in the second round and Embiid looks like he can't really move anymore and it's a different team.

Now, one of your health liabilities, and Paul George is now out, Jalen Brown, one of his great traits is how durable he is.

I mean, he...

That guy plays.

He plays all the time, and he is going to be available, and that's going to be a huge, huge up for them and a big deal and will make them better and will make them probably have a better chance in the playoffs because they can sustain it for a longer number of runs.

But if Embiid is not able to do it and if they don't really have the depth, Simons, I think, made a lot of sense for them.

I like that move for them, I assume.

I assume Dean Wade is going to be in their starting lineup as just kind of like a good defender, good wing defender, low usage kind of guy.

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