Sixers Preseason Preview: Starters Could Play + Jaylen Brown, Labaron Philon Jr. & Camp Takeaways

Before we get to preseason, though, I want to put the bow on training camp.

Adam, what is your one takeaway from Sixers training camp above all else being there this week?

Good question.

I mean, I think what stands out to me the most is just how much talent there is here.

Just, I mean, even when we've gotten let into the gym for these practices, it's basically when practice has ended.

And we haven't seen Joel, we haven't seen LeBron.

And still, when you look around, there is so much talent on those courts.

And you even like, we walk in and the court closest to us, it's Anthony Simons getting of shots with Phil Handy.

And Anfernee Simons is a guy who's averaged like 20 a game in this league and is, in my opinion, one of the elite three-point shooters in the NBA when you consider not just percentage but also volume and degree of difficulty on the shots.

It's like the 20th storyline of his team that Anfernee Simons is their third guard off the bench.

Dean Wade, who is a great three and D role player guy who fills in all the gaps, multiple positions, really on both ends of the floor, again, like not even remotely part of anybody's minds.

I just think there's such a unique collection of talent here.

And, you know, we were talking about it on the last show.

There's just so many different ways this could go positively and negatively that I'm just so excited to see how this looks once we actually see them on a basketball court.

And tomorrow afternoon, we've got the blue-white scrimmage, and that'll be our first chance to actually see any sort of live action with these guys beyond, you know, whatever social media clips have been posted.

you know like the vibes are certainly high you would expect them to be they usually are for any nba team in training camp and especially one that just had an off season like these sixers did um but yeah more than any one like this player seems to be really standing out just the totality of the talent that they have in the building is is really remarkable you you don't see a lot of teams with this much talent and it presents a hell of an opportunity for them What about you, Tony?

Yeah, I think the sense of purpose from everybody that we've really talked to, you know, from, you know, Tyrese Maxey, you know, trying to make sure that everybody's, you know, welcomed and, you know, make sure everybody's integrated from home.

Jalen Brown working out with Phil Handy and Rico Hines.

Pretty much after practice almost every day during training camp to Joel Embiid's weight loss to Nick Nurse, trying to figure out where it all fits and how it all fits to LeBron.

Everybody that we asked about LeBron said the same thing.

you know, yeah, when we get to the gym, LeBron's already in a full lather and he's been here for an hour and he's been working out.

You know, so I think I would chalk it up to culture.

And, you know, I think that, you know, it's something this year that, you know, I don't know that we saw last year around the Sixers, especially, you know, in training camp or whatever.

And I think that, you know, You know, like last year in training camp, I think, you know, we saw Paul George and BJ Ashcomb and Tyrese Maxey, you know, go on one on ones.

You know, we saw them on the floor.