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Liberty Ballers interviewed basketball analyst and sports comedy personality, Trysta Krick. The host of \u2018The Heat Check with Trysta Krick,\u2019 goes ALL IN on some of the ways things have fallen apart for the Sixers<\/a> from Joel Embiid\u2019s health and contract extension, to Daryl Morey\u2019s biggest weakness as a GM, to Paul George\u2019s shortcomings, the organization never living down the loss of Jimmy Butler, and she even goes in on \u201cdelusional\u201d Philly fans who stanned for Ben Simmons way longer than they should have. <\/p>\n

Spoiler alert, Krick admits she thinks the Sixers have the two worst contracts in the entire league, since Philadelphia still owes Embiid and PG a combined $410.5M in combined salary over the next four seasons.<\/p>\n

Listen to the full pod here on Youtube, and read some of the scorched earth teasers from the podcast below. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

I had the pleasure of joining @DavidEarly<\/a> of Liberty Ballers to talk all things Sixers, including my long and sometimes rocky history with Philly fans … it was a ton of fun !!! <\/p>\n

Check it out wherever you get your podcasts and watch it here on YouTube:https:\/\/t.co\/3cfl2J3do1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Trysta Krick (@Trysta_Krick) April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Trysta Krick on…<\/p>\n

Should the Sixers have traded Joel Embiid following his 2023 MVP season? <\/p>\n

Krick: \u201cI was ready to let go of JoJo right after he won MVP. Right after. Because that\u2019s when his value was the highest. You need to get rid of players \u2014 and [Daryl Morey and Elton Brand are] in the building, if you run this team you\u2019re in the building, you know everything that JoJo goes through. His knee hasn\u2019t been unswollen in a long time…. It\u2019s like he\u2019s an injury velcro. So if you know that and he wins MVP. there\u2019s a lot of teams like the Knicks<\/a> at one point that were clamoring for him. Just fleece them…. I know he\u2019s f\u2014ing electric when he\u2019s playing on the court and he\u2019s healthy. But he\u2019s never healthy. So get what you can, lots of picks, probably some good players, because as of now you\u2019re just kind of in this situation where you\u2019re having a very expensive asset that\u2019s no longer seen as an asset. And you saw how that was with Ben Simmons when it took forever to get rid of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sixers most likely would have laughed at any offer that didn\u2019t include Jokic, Giannis or perhaps Anthony Edwards back in 2023. But maybe they should have worked the phones at least a little more. (I mean if Luka Doncic was had by the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> that cheaply, you never know.) <\/p>\n

On Paul George<\/p>\n

Krick: \u201cI was sort of like on the fence. I wanted to kinda like get on the positive, optimistic side of Paul George, but… this guy is a combination of Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. He\u2019s got mental stuff, he\u2019s not built for the bright lights, he withers under them. They call him \u2018Pandemic P\u2019 for a reason. He was again in a fetal position in the Bubble next to his bed cause he couldn\u2019t handle the pressure. And he has injury issues like Joel Embiid. I don\u2019t know why you pay that guy max money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ouch. It\u2019s harsh but so far, fair. And Trysta was only getting warmed up. <\/p>\n

Krick: It just seems like [the 76ers] have been interested in the flashy headlines trying to win the offseason, trying to win the day, instead of building a roster that makes any damn sense…. <\/p>\n

And then [George] had to cancel the podcast cause he\u2019s getting ripped in the media.\u201d <\/p>\n

Is the best case scenario here that the 2023 MVP, the exemplar of The Process, never plays in Philly (or anywhere) again? <\/p>\n

Krick: \u201cI guess the best case scenario is that [Embiid] can never play again for [the Sixers]… he\u2019s never gonna be fully healthy, right?…. Best case for the Sixers is they can get yeah, a medical exemption. That\u2019s the best case. Best case for Joel is probably he goes somewhere else and figures out a way to be a 55 game [season] guy… man, where would that be? That\u2019s a great question…. it would be a smaller market team. It would be a team that is in need of a star. Charlotte isn\u2019t a bad \u2014, a Washington Wizards<\/a>, right? Like somebody with cap space, somebody with young players, somebody where he doesn\u2019t necessarily feel like he\u2019s in the spotlight every night. Kinda like you saw with Ben [Simmons] so like a Utah [Jazz]… and maybe a place with very little distractions too.\u201d <\/p>\n

Wait for it…do the Sixers potentially have the two worst contracts in the NBA? <\/p>\n

Krick: \u201cYeah. I think so, honestly. I mean, I think Bradley Beal is one of them too, cause you can\u2019t trade him. You\u2019re not physically allowed to trade him. So he\u2019s up there too. But yeah, I mean you\u2019re talking about guys making supermax money that can\u2019t stay on the floor… now you\u2019re thinking to yourself, man, maybe L.A. [Clippers] did everything that they shoulda done by just letting him walk out the door. And not taking any money back. And you just signed these guys… I think they are the two worst contracts in the NBA right now.\u201d <\/p>\n

Perhaps in the same vein as Embiid\u2019s troubles might even be Daryl Morey\u2019s potential enabling, per Krick. <\/p>\n

On Daryl Morey<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess I\u2019m kinda mixed on Daryl Morey as a whole. He\u2019s done some good things, he\u2019s done some shitty things. He\u2019s great on the margins but I feel he\u2019s just too player friendly. You\u2019ve seen guys kinda wild out, like the James Hardens of the world. And they develop bad habits. If Daryl Morey\u2019s paired with a Jimmy Butler, then he doesn\u2019t need to put Jimmy Butler in line. Jimmy Butler\u2019s putting himself in line… if you coulda gotten Jimmy back at the deadline, that woulda been incredible. That would have been an incredible win. Could you imagine? Maybe trade Paul George over to Miami and a bunch of picks and you get Jimmy Butler back together, and maybe all of a sudden Joel Embiid is taking his recovery process more seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

Won\u2019t spoil any more, and we\u2019ll have a follow up post with more heaters. But holy mackerel, Krick pulled no punches. It may be tempting for some of you to dismiss her points. But remember, she does have a pretty darn good track record on this team. <\/p>\n