With a quarter of the season now complete, Derek and Rich take a step back to assess where the team stands, debating their biggest takeaways from the first 21 games, and what their biggest concerns are going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sixers Quarter Season Review

Derek and Rich discuss Tyrese Maxey's excellent play, how he'll fit with Joel Embiid once he comes back, and how his emergence can change the trajectory of the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Embiid's Return

With Joel Embiid out of the lineup as a result of being in the NBA's health and safety protocols, the Sixers have lost four straight. Derek and Rich discuss why it's not quite time to panic, especially with Tyrese Maxey playing great ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No time to panic

The Sixers are 8-2, despite Tobias Harris, Danny Green, and Ben Simmons all missing significant time. Derek and Rich break down how they've done so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sixers Hot Start

the Sixers won two straight, are 4-2 on the season and have the league's top-ranked offense. Are they really this good offensively, or is this a mirage? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Sixers offense real?

The Sixers are 2-2, Joel Embiid is struggling and Tyrese Maxey doesn't look ready to be the team's starting point guard. Which early season trends are most concerning? Derek and Rich break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early Season Trends

Description: the Sixers are 1-1, Joel Embiid is dealing with soreness in his knee, and Ben Simmons, after being kicked out of practice earlier in the week, says he is not mentally prepared to join the team. Derek and Rich break all that down in this week's SixersBeat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Simmons is not mentally prepared

Ben Simmons showed up, unannounced, to the Wells Fargo Center on Monday, ending his holdout. Derek and Rich discuss what's next for the ongoing Simmons circus, then talk about what they've taken away from preseason play thus far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's Next with Ben Simmons

Joel Embiid goes off on Ben Simmons, saying his holdout is "borderline disrespectful" to other players on the team fighting for their NBA lives. Derek and Rich discuss that, along with their takeaways from the Sixers preseason opener against Toronto.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Embiid Speaks Out

A report from Sam Amick of The Athletic says that Ben Simmons and his camp believe that the pairing has "run its course", and that Simmons wants a team built around himself, which he'll never get in Philly. Does Simmons have a legitimate gripe? Derek and Rich discuss that, along with other takeaways from media day and the opening of camp.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simmons and Embiid has run it's course

Ben Simmons has told his teammates not to bother even trying to convince him to come back to the Sixers. What's going on here? Derek and Rich also discuss how the changes at the top of Minnesota's basketball operations department could impact trade negotiations with the Sixers, and what kind of impact Doc Rivers' comments on Morning Joe could have on this whole thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Simmons Trade Negotiations

Derek and Rich dive into the ongoing Ben Simmons saga, discussing the impact his trade request has on their leverage, what the odds are that he is still on the team when the season starts, and what they should be targeting in a trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Simmons Saga

Joel Embiid has received his 4-year super max extension, the Sixers are making changes to their scouting department and Ben Simmons is taking jumpers in a highly edited video of a pick-up game. Derek and Rich break down what that all means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Embiid signs 4-year supermax extension

Derek and Rich recap the Sixers' moves in free agency, from the additions of Georges Niang and Andre Drummond, to bringing back Danny Green and Furkan Korkmaz, then look ahead to where the Sixers could turn their attention to for the rest of the offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reacting to the offseason moves

The Athletic's 76ers reporters, Derek Bodner and Rich Hofmann, get together to talk about the always interesting Philadelphia 76ers, bringing you insider access from the team you love. Have something you want them to discuss on-air? Send them an email to onair@sixersbeat.com or contact them on twitter (@DerekBodnerNBA, @Rich_Hofmann)

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