# Philadelphia 76ers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

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Podcast: [Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033)
Published: 2026-09-23T09:01:11+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/philadelphia-76ers-2026-27-nba-season-lookahead--75309221
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## Resource

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 - INTRO 1:33 - Impressions of the Sixers offseason 4:41 - tHeRe’S oNlY oNe BaLl 12:22 - Joel Embiid’s role 16:47 - VJ Edgecombe’s development 20:52 - The Jaylen Brown discourse 30:39 - Philly’s backup big rotation 37:43 - The defensive ceiling 44:59 - Early impressions of Labaron Philon Jr. 48:50 - Biggest needs 51:56 - Sixers depth + Top-10 rotation 57:22 - Go-to crunch-time lineup 59:19 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 1:01:30 - Joel Embiid’s availability 1:04:46 - PREDICTIONS SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH 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⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

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