In the final episode of 2025, DJSportsZone and Jav Harris take a hard look at a frustrating Philadelphia 76ers season as the team slips to sixth in the East amid a three-game losing streak. Despite finally having their Big Three available, the Sixers still haven’t won a game with Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey on the floor together — a trio that’s shared the court in just four of 30 games.

The guys break it all down:

• The Embiid & Paul George problem: questions around Embiid’s consistency and availability, and why Paul George looks like a $200M Tobias Harris rerun
• Maxey’s All-Star surge: 30.7 PPG, second in East fan voting — and clear signs of fatigue starting to show
• Third-quarter collapses: turnovers, defensive confusion, and why halftime might be the Sixers’ biggest enemy
• All-Star voting reactions: shocking returns, surprising omissions, and what it all says about the league
• Trade deadline fever: blockbuster ideas involving the Warriors, Bucks, and Hawks as teams search for exits and resets

The episode closes with a sobering metaphor for the Sixers’ ongoing identity crisis — championship teams grow through continuity, and until this core stays healthy long enough to grow together, Second Round Syndrome remains the reality.

Honest, unfiltered, and perfectly timed to close out the year.

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