Charania There was some tension there between Joel Embiid and the Sixers front office The team believed he needed to play at some points this season that he needed to get his conditioning right through playing he felt like he needed surgery He ends up getting the surgery

Bill Simmons Pod Simmons I think they're gonna trade Joel Embiid

Bill Simmons Pod Simmons I think they're gonna trade Joel Embiid

Charania Philadelphia was not in the picture for LeBron until after the Jaylen Brown trade and within 24 hours LeBron was taking their pitch very seriously It's currently a hierarchy of Cleveland Miami and Philadelphia and then teams on the periphery

Jaylen Brown speaking on his now teammate Joel Embiid after Celtics Game 7 loss

Charania LeBron James is taking the Sixers free agency pitch really seriously I look at it when I talk to teams now as kind of a hierarchy of Cleveland Miami Philadelphia

Charania The Philadelphia 76ers are trying to make a pitch to free agent LeBron James The Warriors Cavaliers Heat 76ers and maybe one or two other teams are in the mix for James