# Who needs to step up for the Sixers in the second half of the season? Is Nic Batum the GOAT?

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Podcast: [Sixers Talk: A Philadelphia 76ers Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sixers-talk-a-philadelphia-76ers-podcast-325435)
Published: 2026-02-18T23:51:10+00:00
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Kevin Rice and Amy Fadool preview the Sixers second half of the season as they resume play coming out of the All-Star break. Joel Embiid is already back on the injury report, VJ Edgecombe shines in the Rising Stars, and the Sixers bench is poised to step up in a big way.

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