In today's episode of the Sixers beat, Rich and I go over the Sixers loss to the Milwaukee Bucks

and how much, if any, we take away from that game when we project forward to a potential

playoff matchup. We then quickly go over the reported changes on the new collective bargaining

agreement that was agreed upon over the weekend, which will begin next season, and how those changes might impact the Sixers.

Enjoy the podcast.

All right. Welcome welcome everybody.

This is Derek Bodner, joined once again by Rich Hoffman on The Sixers Beat.

Part of the Athletics Podcast Network.

Hey doing, Rich.

Derek, I'm doing fine.

We have four more games left.

So the real thing? Four more games left. So the real thing?

Four more games left.

Yep.

Boston here on Tuesday, Miami on Thursday, then two on the road against the Hawks and the Nets, which will not mean anything at all.

At least not for the Sixers.

Sixers currently have a 90, I think it's a 98.8 or something, like basically a 99%

chance of finishing with that third seed.

Brooklyn is pretty well locked in, not quite as well locked in, but pretty well locked in for that

six seed. So we pretty much know what the first round is going to look like. There's not much

reason to play for anything outside of maybe getting Embedin Hardin back up to speed.

That was true for last night's game against the Bucks, a 117 to 104 loss, which in various

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