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Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast
The Rights to Ricky Sanchez is a podcast hosted by Spike Eskin and Michael Levin that is mostly about Sixers (76ers) basketball.
Episodes
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe Celtics Are Better Without Kyrie Irving and Magic Johnson Is A Bitter Loser
The Celtics, fueled by being free of their poison-in-the-locker-room point guard Kyrie Irving, were able to squeak by the Sixers once again. We talk about the…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe 76ers Are The Best Team Of All Time And Tobias Harris Is A Hall Of Famer
The new Sixers starting five, that doesn’t have a nickname, had an outstanding debut in beating the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic (who is doughy). Spike and Mike…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastPost Trade Deadline: Markelle Fultz Gone, Retweet Armageddon Era Over
Elton Brand’s first trade deadline is over! We discuss how Brand did, Markelle Fultz’s run as a Philadelphia 76er is over, as he was traded to the Orlando…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSixers Go All In With Trade For Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott
The Sixers went all-in. Spike and Mike react to a huge trade as the team acquires Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic, and Mike Scott, for Wilson Chandler, Mike…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastIt Was The Best Of Times (Sixers), It Was The Worst Of Times (Celtics)
While the Sixers are playing their best basketball of the year and beating the Warriors, the Celtics are falling apart right before our very eyes. It’s a very…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastI Don't Get Disrespected, I Do The Disrespecting
Jimmy Butler fulfilled his dream of playing point guard and the Sixers won in Los Angeles while Brandon Ingram dunked on Corey Brewer but was thinking about…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastNikola Jokic Is Spencer Hawes With A Green Light
Some are saying the Sixers starting lineup against the Nuggets was the worst of the season, and some are saying it was the best. Spike and Mike talk about the…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastEat It Marco Belinelli! Corey Brewer Saved The Sixers Season!
They never win this game! The Sixers come up with ten straight points for an unlikely win over the Spurs, following a blowout win over the Rockets, both…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe Hell Stretch Has Begun and Separating The Process Years
The most difficult stretch of the season has begun, and we talk about what’s gone wrong and what’s gone right. Joel Embiid is playing through an injury, Ben…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastCelebrate Good Times! Trade Rumors, Rock and Dario Come Home, Corey Brewer
The Sixers blew out the Timberwolves from beginning to end, it was a true joy. We talk about the on-court harmony of Embiid, Simmons and Butler, whether it’s…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastTrades, Trades, Trades, Trades, Trades, Defense and Accountability
A colorful Ricky discusses the awful loss to the awful Atlanta Hawks, the two-year anniversary of the TJ McConnell game winner and what life might be like…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe Culture, The Depth, The Open Roster Spot, The Normal Collar
The Sixers split a back to back with the Wizards after a low-energy disaster in Washington DC. The roster is obviously thin, but how much does culture and…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastJimmy Butler Controversy and Process Vs. Present With The War On Drugs' Dave Hartley
The Jimmy Butler story and what it means for the Sixers moving forward this season and the offseason, why we’re not having more fun watching the Sixers and…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastJimmy Butler Contract, Simmons and Embiid Relationship, The West Coast Trip
The Sixers wrapped up their West Coast road trip at 3-1 with the longest game of all time over the Phoenix Suns. We talk about the wins over the Suns and the…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastReasonable Ben Simmons Debate, Small Ball Fives and Sixers New Year's Resolutions
The Ben Simmons fit/trade debate raged on the internet this week, we took a measured, honest look at the fit, the future, and the present with Simmons. We…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastBONUS POD: Spike Reads All Of The iTunes Reviews Part 2
Spike promised that when the Rights To Ricky Sanchez hit 2000 ratings on Apple Podcasts, he'd read all of the reviews from the 1,000 mark until the 2,000 mark…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastNo Christmas Miracle In Boston! Also Process Christmas Gifts
The Sixers lost (again) to the Celtics, this time with the entire country watching on Christmas. We give our takeaways from the game about Ben Simmons, Joel…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast2018 Year In Review: Burners, Brand and Boston
2018 was another weird year for all of us, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We go through the biggest things that happened in Sixers and Ricky land…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastFinally, Mike Goes Negadelphia: Can The Sixers Get There This Year? Trade Targets And House Hunters
After weeks, months, of being the guy who looks at the bright side of life, Mike was finally broken by the game against the Spurs, a game he shouldn’t have…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastA Deep Dive On Sixers Depth, Hilarious Jimmy Butler Quotes, Sad Fultz Saga
The Sixers have the least depth of any Eastern Conference contedender. We discuss what the biggest culprits are for them being in this position, if they can…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastJimmy Butler's Max Contract Groin On JJ Redick's Podcast, Everyone's Groin, Guarding Guards
Jimmy Butler appeared on JJ Redick’s (not on social media) podcast, we discuss the appearance, Butler’s groin, the concerns with giving him a five-year max…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastJoel Embiid Rests, But Isn't Happy With His Role, Butler Drops The Headband, Least Favorite Sixers
Joel Embiid said that he wasn’t happy with taking a night off, or the way he was used. We discuss Embiid’s comments, the Sixers win over the Pistons and the…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSixers Fail Their Test Against The Raptors, Another Fultz Update, Covington As DPOY?
The Sixers and the Raptors were in the spotlight of the NBA on Wednesday night, and it was a game for about three quarters. Spike and Mike talk about what they…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastHeadbands, Jimmy Butler Super Teammate, Fultz Trade, Ranking The Big Three, Process Reunion
Jimmy Butler and Ben Simmons are wearing headbands, Jimmy Butler is the best teammate of all-time, and the Sixers have two straight blowout wins. We talk about…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastStealing A Player From Every Team For The Sixers And A Much Needed Easy Win
If you could take one player from every NBA team for the rest of the Sixers team, who would it be? Spike and Mike go through the entire league and make their…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastEvery Game Is A Struggle, Embiid's Minutes, The End Of The Fultz Saga?
The Sixers struggle to win every game they win, and the games they don’t win, they lose. Who’s fault is it?! Why doesn’t Joel Embiid get any days off, why…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastMarkelle Fultz Emergency Again, Zhaire Smith Lost 20 Pounds
Markelle Fultz’s lawyer (agent) today informed the team and the public that he will not be playing or practicing with the team until he sees a shoulder…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThat's Why They Got Jimmy Butler, Embiid's Journey, Big Two Vs. Big Three, Fultz's Free Throws
Jimmy Butler plays big in the fourth quarter for the Sixers, we discuss that, fans chanting three different things at games now, Joel Embiid's journey to MVP…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastJimmy Butler's Debut, Fultz Ditches Hanlen, Bill Simmons Says The Name
We discuss Jimmy Butler’s first game with the Sixers, their new starting lineup, and the Jimmy Butler press conference. We also talk about the Markelle Fultz…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastEmergency: Jimmy Butler Traded For Robert Covington and Dario Saric
The Sixers took a swing, trading Robert Covington and Dario Saric (along with the ghost of Jerryd Bayless) for Jimmy Butler. We discuss the pros and cons of…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastDario Saric Returns, Landry Shamet Arrives, Sixers Small Ball Lineups
Dario Saric returns with a big game, just when everyone was ready to give up on him. The Sixers have a first round pick making a difference, and it’s not the…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastGrade That Trade! Every Sixers Trade Imaginable
On the very first Grade That Trade episode of the pod, you sent in creative Sixers trades, and we evaluate them based on entertainment, realism, and overall…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSimmons' Shooting, Can Fultz Keep Starting, Sixer Wants Out?
Ben Simmons had another bad game in the Sixers loss to the Raptors, we discuss his play and need for a jump shot, how long the Sixers will be able to keep…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSixers Lacking Cohesion, Future Vs. Present Balance, Jimmy Butler (Again)
The Sixers don’t look cohesive offensively or defensively, we discuss the reasons for that, the balance they have to strike between the future and the present…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastFultz In Crunch Time, Elton Brand's Nickname, Trading For Kemba Walker
Markelle Fultz had an encouraging first half against the Pistons, but sat out the entire fourth quarter and overtime. Was that the right decision? We also…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastWhy Markelle Fultz Must Start, The Simmons And Embiid Relationship, Amir Fights Back
In one of the best pods in some time, we discuss why Markelle Fultz must continue to start and play a lot for the future of the Sixers, the cheering for him…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSixers Open Season With A Loss To The Celtics That Feels Familiar, So We Make Fun Of Cus Crise
Cus Crise was in full effect, and unfortunately so was Baynes hitting threes, Tatum banking shots, and Brown screaming and staring after getting blocked and…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSixers Season Predictions, Over/Unders, And Bold Prediction Draft
Part II of our season preview includes our final season predictions for the Sixers, over/unders about Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Dario Saric, TJ McConnell, JJ…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSixers Confidence Level Ratings For Every Player After Preseason
The Sixers played four preseason games, two of them in China. Based on what we saw, and what we expected, we rate every Sixers player, Brett Brown and Elton…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSixers Trademark Trust The Process, Fultz's Role, Simmons' Shot, Shamet In The Rotation
JJ Redick and Landry Shamet shot the lights out in China. We discuss whether they can keep Redick out of the starting lineup, whether Shamet has forced his way…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastMarkelle Fultz Shoots Threes With A T-Shirt! League Pass Rankings, Redick Or Dario?
Markelle Fultz shot four three pointers and made one of them in an NBA preseason game. This is a big deal. We discuss how optimistic we are at this point for…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastFultz And Simmons (Not) Shooting, The Sixers Lineup Puzzle, A Look Back At Elton Brand's Philly Max
The Sixers are once again playing basketball. After a summer of questions about jump shots, both Markelle Fultz and Ben Simmons played a game without taking…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastFultz Shooting Takes, Reexamining Jimmy Butler, Elton Brand Interviews, Live Ricky Wrap-Up
We skipped our Markelle Fultz is shooting now takes during the live show because Elton Brand showed up. We discuss the now famous Player’s Tribune video…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastDario Saric And Elton Brand Interviews, Process Hall Of Fame Speeches On Live Ricky III
Elton Brand surprised us while Spike was talking trash about him, Dario Saric gave one of the best interviews we have ever done, we had three great Process…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastElton Brand (?!) Is The Sixers General Manager
Elton Brand is the Sixers general manager now. This has been quite an amazing six years or so hasn’t it? We discuss the hire of guy who is on the shirt, former…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSI Top 100 Sixers, Jimmy Butler Trades, Sam Hinkie Side Projects
We’re less than a week from training camp! We talk about Markelle Fultz reality, the five Sixers in the Sports Illustrated Top 100, whether we’d want to trade…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe Ringer's Jason Concepcion
We add another non-banned Ringer staffer to the Ricky guest list with Jason Concepcion, who hosts Binge Mode and NBA Desktop. We talk with Jason about the…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSimmons and LeBron, Appreciating Embiid, Agent GMs and Sixers Over Unders
We discuss the Eagles opener and Mike's Nick Foles takes just before getting into the ridiculous general manager search rumors (2:00), how we feel about Ben…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastAsk Me Anything: Undoing Sixers Trades, Saddest Nights, TJ and Dario Futures
We left the topics of today's show up to you, and we got some good ones. What moves should the new GM make, what are the futures of TJ and Dario, which Sixers…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastEmbiid Story Time, General Manager Candidates, Process Hall Of Fame Announcements
We discuss the Sixers recently announced general manager candidates (2:00), Joel Embiid's recent piece in the Player's Tribune (11:30), who is Lethal Shooter…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastAmos Lee On Markelle Fultz, Sixers Ownership, Hoagie Mouth and My New Moon
Amos Lee was the first person ever named Spike or Mike to co-host this podcast. He was also the first and only person to ever construct a song explicitly for…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastSimmons and Fultz Grainy Footage, Mental Health In The NBA, The GM Situation, Process Hall of Fame Ballots
New videos of Ben Simmons and photos of Markelle Fultz are discussed along with their relative chances of real jump shots. The Sixers general manager…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe Ben Detrick Interview
Since the last time Ben Detrick came on the podcast, we think you know what happened. Ben joined us to talk about Burnergate, a story that somehow topped every…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastMailbag! Sixers As Buddy Cops, Process Enemies and Simmons Vs. Fultz
It's a MEGA-MAILBAG! We talk about the Live Ricky with Dario (2:00), non-Sixers Process related people playing basketball (9:00), the best Sixers as buddy cops…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastImportant Announcement: He's Coming Over!
He's finally coming over. Dario Saric will appear at Rights To Ricky Sanchez Live III on September 22nd at the Electric Factory. Pre-sale tickets go on sale…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastWe're Back! Zhaire's Broken Foot, Process Hall Of Fame Inductions, Sixers Schedule and A Big Announcement!
We're back! We discuss our major announcement (3:00), Zhaire Smith's broken foot (9:00), the official Process Hall Of Fame nominations (24:00), the Sixers…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe Nik Stauskas Interview (Ricky Rebroadcast)
We're back live on Saturday! There will be a huge announcement. Just an enormous announcement. No sarcasm. Until then, the final Ricky Rebroadcast comes from…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastHanging With Spencer Hawes and The Michael Carter-Williams Trade (Ricky Rebroadcast)
It's a double today! September 18, 2013 - Mike tells the story about when he hung out at a bar with Spencer Hawes. February 19, 2015 - The day after the Sixers…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe Night They Drafted Okafor (Ricky Rebroadcast)
June 25, 2015 - The night the Sixers drafted Jahlil Okafor. This was one of the saddest Ricky podcasts ever. Fun to relive. The takes! The Rights To Ricky…
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers PodcastThe Fight About Evan Turner vs. Dion Waiters At The Trade Deadline (Ricky Rebroadcast)
February 19, 2014 - As the first Sam Hinkie trade deadline approached, Spike and Mike discussed what the team might get for its established players. This led…