Sixers Hire Mike Gansey, Maxey and Embiid Grades, NBA Lottery Reform with Kevin O'Connor
Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast
Rights to Ricky Sanchez
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🗓️ 30 May 2026
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
The Sixers hired their newest President of Basketball Operations, Mike Gansey (on the 8th anniversary of Burnergate). We talked about the hire and what it means for the team going forward. Then we give grades to Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey for the 25-26 season. Then Yahoo's Kevin O'Connor joins us to talk about Gansey, and explain and discuss the NBA's Lottery reform measures.
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Read the Burnergate story from Ben Detrick here: https://www.theringer.com/2018/05/29/nba/bryan-colangelo-philadelphia-76ers-twitter-joel-embiid-anonymous-markelle-fultz
Read the Burnergate retrospective from Sixers Adam here: https://www.rightstorickysanchez.com/p/outtogetme
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| 0:00.0 | On the show today, on the eighth anniversary of the Burnagate scandal, the Sixers hire a new president of basketball operations. |
| 0:07.6 | Happy anniversary. I didn't even realize. Yes. Well, it was yesterday the day that they hired him. So welcome, Mike Gansy. |
| 0:14.1 | Hope your tenure doesn't end the same way. Burnagate did. Also, Kevin O'Connor from Yahoo Sports joins us to break down the new lottery |
| 0:22.0 | rules and get some thoughts from him on Mike Gansy as well. The Wrights to Ricky Sanchez |
| 0:28.6 | podcast is presented by Drafking Sportsbook, sign it for Drafking Sportsbook by using promo code |
| 0:32.8 | RTRS, brought to you by Verb Energy, energy, green tea caffeine, real ingredients, wherever and whenever you need it, get 20% off at verbenergy.com with code RTRS, Corum Blal Law, the official law firm of the process, and surfside iced tea and vodka, the official can cocktail of the Ricky. |
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| 1:24.3 | I would recommend you try it. I was, when they sent us, and thanks to Clem, who sent us like, you know, cans of it before it was even official. And I had the fruit punch and I was like, holy shit, it's very good. Now, I don't know if I'm allowed to say this in the ad or whatever. It tastes just like fucking Gatorade, but it has vodka. It's incredible. Fruit |
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| 2:07.7 | Please enjoy it responsibly. |
| 2:09.4 | Without any further ado, Amos and the chef. |
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