In episode 46 of The New Twenty Four, Gave and Torrence spend the opening days of the new year discussing the recent play of All-Star big man Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers who enter the first full week of 2026 sitting fifth in the Eastern Conference standings after closing out their recent five-game road trip in dominant fashion. While also taking a moment to share their personal sentiments as to whether or not the team in The City of Brotherly Love is a true contender before moving along to talk about the latest shortcomings of the Memphis Grizzlies under first-year head coach Tuomas Iisalo and what to make of them near the halfway point of the regular season.

On top of the stellar play of 15-time All-Star forward Kevin Durant in his inaugural campaign with the Houston Rockets, as the duo explains why the two-time NBA champion sho ...