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Biggest All Star Snubs | Should the Sixers tank?

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Victor Wembanyama was selected as a reserve for his first All-Star appearance as the NBA announced the reserves for the game on Thursday. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the names and debate the biggest snubs. Then, Kyle Neubeck, from PHLY Sports, stops by to discuss the Sixers reluctance to tank, Embiid’s return, and the Sixers trade deadline options. Finally, Kelly Iko joins the gang postgame from the crazy scene in Memphis as the Grizzlies won a hard fought contest against the Houston Rockets.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni, Kyle Neubeck, & Kelly Iko

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


Read Kelly’s story on Amen Thompson: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6097869/2025/01/30/rockets-amen-thompson-stats-news-interview-nba/


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0:00.0

Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily for January 31st, 2025.

0:11.3

Coming up, we've got the All-Star Reserve announcements, which means we've got

0:16.0

snubs.

0:17.5

Hey, it works.

0:18.3

Look at that.

0:18.8

We've also got Kyle Neuback on the Sixers and Kelly Eco on the Rockets.

0:30.5

Good morning, everybody.

0:32.0

Good morning.

0:32.9

I can't believe we pulled that off.

0:34.3

It never works.

0:35.6

That's it.

0:36.8

Hey, guys, we got the All-Star Reserves. We actually have a huge show. Kyle Newbeck from P-H-L-Y Sports. We're talking Sixers, maybe trade options, talking about Joe L&B when he might be back. So stick around for that. And then we got Kelly Eco on the crazy finish with Rockets Grizzlies and what the Rockets might do with the deadline. But as we got to start with the All-Star Reserves of the Eastern Conference Reserves. I'll just run through the list real quick. Damian Lillard, Darius Garland, Jalen Brown, Cade Cunningham, Tyler Hero, Evan Mowley, Pascal Seaccom. And I think if you're just saying, you know, who got snubbed? Who's missing is really what it is? It's not, I don't want to do the whole, oh, take this guy off. You know, we're not haters here. But yeah, if I'm saying who's missing, it's got to be Trey Young, right? Yeah, I think it is. You know, the Hawks are still in playoff position. I know they've been struggling recently, but Trey is leading the league and assists. It always seems like coaches are the ones who discredit Trey, which is an interesting thing. And I know he took to social media to talk about that earlier today, too. So he kind of feels slighted with what's going on. But I agree with you. Trey is the guy that

1:44.8

jumps out to me. I know people will talk about Lamello Ball as a potential option just because

1:49.5

he's putting up the numbers and led the fan voting for guards in the East. Is there a conspiracy

1:55.7

against Lamello Ball? I don't think there's a conspiracy. No, I don't think that's a conspiracy at all.

2:01.8

I think it's just the Hornets are 12 and 32. That's right. Second worst in the Eastern Conference. And so it's tough to get a guy like that. He's got the stink on him. And also the numbers, look, he's having like this experimental season. It's not a good season. Yeah. It's not a bad season, but it's kind of an

1:58.5

insane. It's fun. Yeah. It's great.

2:00.9

And he's putting up some impressive numbers and doing some crazy things. I love to watch and play. But no, come on. I think I would rather have Trey over Lamello for whatever All-Star stuff. But yeah. What about the West? Okay. Yeah, the Western Conference also some snubs here.

2:35.6

But we got Anthony Edwards on there, Anthony Davis, James Hardin, Jaron, Jaron, Jankun, becoming his first time all-star.

2:42.9

Jaylon Williams becoming an all-star as well.

2:45.8

And then Victor Wenbinima, of course.

2:48.6

Snub-wise, the guy I'm thinking about, Demontas Sabonis, Sacramento Kings.

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