Heat or 76ers: Who is the bigger threat in the East? Stephen A. & Perk debate! | First Take 

People still sleeping on Miami after the runs they've been making in the playoffs the past 3 or 4 years its getting ridiculous at this point 😂🤦‍♂

I would take the Heat and 76ers over the Bucks

Anybody: Hey Perk, you have no idea what you talking about... Perk: OH YEAAAH, SO LET ME AKSIU A QUESTION!!!!

76ers are being slept on this year there gonna be a tough out like the Heat in previous years

Heat’s the more dangerous 1st round opponent, they’ve been to the Finals twice, Philly has never made it out the 2nd round with Embiid

Two guys that don't understand the Heat, debating about the Heat. It's adorable.

I am truly shocked with how little people must actually watch the games. Jokic, Giannis and Embiid are all amazing players but they are bigs. In the modern playoffs, a big needs a guard/wing to push them over the top. Duh. Jamal Murray was a killer who got buckets and pushed Jokic over the top in those playoffs. Khris Middleton was a killer who got buckets and pushed Giannis over the top in those playoffs. Embiid has never had that guy. Simmons? Old, bad attitude Harden? No! Maxey might be that guy.

Miami just finds a way man. As long as they have jimmy and Bam and Spolstra at the helm they can beat any team in the league other than the Nuggets.

As a Cleveland Cavaliers fan, I am absolutely terrified about both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat. We know what happens when the Heat get into the playoffs, Jimmy Butler transforms into “Playoff Jimmy” and HEAT CULTURE takes over. Plus, the Heat absolutely blew out the Cavs in their last regular season meeting. The 76ers were able to beat the Cavaliers twice thus season without Embiid, but now he’s back and I believe he’d destroy Jarrett Allen and/or Evan Mobley over the course of a 7 game series.

I'm gonna give Perk props for bringing up that he was the one saying to shut Embiid down for the season, and then picking the 76ers. That's dope. New information should lead to new opinions. Anyway, I'm gonna put it like this. Without even knowing who the Heat are playing in the first round, I'm picking them to win their 1st round matchup. I don't care. They just get it done in the playoffs, somehow, and they're gonna get it done this year too.

Yea let’s take the serial playoff choker over the team that made the finals twice lmao

76ers can make it to the conference finals with how conference is right now. Bucks can't play defence, Heat are too inconsistent, Pacers and Magic are pretty inexperienced

109 to 105, it took maxey to dro 37 and embiid with 29 and only won by 4😂😂yeah just go ahead and stop talkin about Miami cuz y’all love playoff chokers

Sixers are always a great regular season team. Playoff-sixers are different though.

I guess Perkins forgot Tyler herro came back last night

Gotta say Miami. In a 7 game series their depth and defense can beat anybody in the East. 76ers are too top heavy. Miami isn’t as top heavy but deeper.

I treat Maimi Heat like Tom Brady. I dont bet against them and they are the most dangerous by far

If the 76ers or Heat play bucks in a 7 game series I’m taking both

Miami was in this EXACT position last year. They weren’t in the top 20 in offense last year and were in the play in and still made the finals. So for perk to say “they are ranked 27 in offense” like who cares bruh he sounds like a stat nerd. Playoffs is a different animal perk should know that

Stephen a had a parlay put in for Duncan Robinson😂😂

As long as the big guys are healthy and rested. The playoffs is going to be ridiculous crazy 😧😧😧😧😧 🏀 🎉. The gotta keep those knees well and not foul out. Man its on!

It'll be the 7th straight season they'll have a "what if" debate for Joel Embiid😂😂

stephen a lookin sharp

Sixers. This is the worst the Heat have been in some time, and the best the East has been in some time. Embiid is, hilariously, about as healthy as he's ever been for the playoffs, and his style of play is better suited to those games than anyone in the East - he grinds, he gets to the line, he plays smart D. I think it's C's v Sixers for the ECF with Embiid healthy.

00:08 Duncan trying to box out big booty point guard

When were the 76ers ever a threat? They’ve never been past the 2nd round with Joel 😂 I reckon we gonna see Celtics V Heat in the ECF for the third year in a row 😮

Why did Stephen A come at Duncan out of nowhere like that at the end like he hasn't been playing his best career year.

If possible im hoping for a Heat vs Buck ECF

Idk y the Heat don’t try to get a superstar with Jimmy. U can’t expect the man to carry the team by himself in the playoffs every year

76ers ! but molly is bae

They’ll learn one day… Heat in 5 🔥

Steven a looking like he’s bout to preach a sermon lol

They forget Miami was in the same position last year on offense ranking in the bottom and playoffs came they were number 1

Orlando Magic.

Can the Orlando Magic get some love? They ranked pretty high for team that has Banchero as the best and he’s still not somebody and a nobody at the same time.

I’ve never believed in the 76ers or Embiid. This year, everyone healthy, I feel different. 76ers look good this season. Heat will be right there with them and everyone else now that everyone in Miami is healthy now too. Go Heat 🔥

She Looks good with that UCONN shirt❤😂

76ers is potentially better, but imbiid needs to perform

No one is beating celtics in a 7 games series. We only lost to denver because of bad free throw shooting we were not out played.

The only teams that can actually win in the championship from the East are Celtics and bucks. Neither the heat or 76ers can win a 7 game series against neither the nuggets or lakers bc it’s most likely between those two in the west. So nobody wants to watch the heat have the same “underdog story” and make it just to get dang near swept by the western conference winner. Embiid is just now coming off an injury and honestly I feel like I came back too early and the playoffs is literally around two weeks away.

not the team. but the coach when it comes in 7game. i choose heat

No one in the East beats Sixers IF Embiid is healthy it’s a simple as that. But since he can never stay completely healthy it’s a toss up for anyone.

Stephen A must not watch Heat games cuz Duncan been great off the dribble taking it to the hoop all year he’s expanded his game so much since he got that big contract, casual take by SAS

Just keep sleeping on Sixers this year

Boston this year is gonna beat both of them

Lets see if Sixers close the season out right which is winning there last 5

Nobody talks about miami all seaspn. Then posst season its all heatttt

Fire malika

If you play with fire you will get burnt SAS: they the heat they can take it

Heat the second best team in the East no debate

Neither is a threat to Boston 😂🍀

The Miami Heat

Perk says anything 😂😂

Heat just troll all season. Whatever their stats are in the regular season is nowhere near their playoff performance

Man I have a strong feeling about the bucks but man I hope they don’t choke,I am a bucks nerd 😂😂

Just because heat went further last season don’t mean they’re better this year smh sixers completely changed rosters besides Toby Maxey since last year heat haven’t not that they aren’t dangerous but sixers are a new look + Maxey improvement to all star

The answer is the Sixers !!! And I’m calling it rn ! they’re going to the conference finals at least as a sleeper team possibly the finals.. ( Lol watch come back to this comment)

I'm taking bucks over heat and 76ers

The biggest threat in the east is Miami I mean they were in the finals in 2020 and 2023 and in the ECF in 2022. The 76ers aren’t the biggest threat because Embiid chokes in the playoffs like always

I can’t stomach Molly 🤮

A healthy Knicks would've been the biggest threat to any team in the NBA. They beat the nuggets by 38 points before injuries started, beat up Joel and the sixers by 32 points....only teams they didn't beat yet are the celtics and the thunders.😮😢😮😅

My Heat 🔥

😂😂😂last year Miami heat was last in point per game..then, they were in NBA finals

None of them

Cavs are the biggest threat

28-8 with Joel. 14-27 without him. If we have Joel we’re the second best team in the East

Heat duh

The sixers had no answer on the zone defense 😂 spo ran man to man on clutch time smh

It’s the sixers

Once the playoffs start these clowns on this clown network are gonna jump on the heat bangwagon like they do every year. Nothing new here same thing year in year out.

Perk is actually stupid bro he's acting as if the other years when the MIA Heat made the NBA finals, during the regular season they were bottom/mid tier on offense & they were top in the playoffs lol when do these guys learn they turn it up in the playoffs not the regular season. Tyler Herro is a main part of their offense and he's been injured... I'm not even a Heat fan but this just funny

A team that went to ECF 3 out of 4 years versus a team that never made out of round 2? Who is the bigger threat? Is this a joke?

So happy that Giannis’s Milwaukee is so bad right now after he constructed his super team

Milwaukee

Also if the heat make the finals again it would be bad for basketball

Sixers not a playoff team, they trash! Miami can not be disrespected like this!

Molly is lowkey annoying sometimes 😂

Can't stand SAS and Perk. Idk why I clicked, slow day.

Come on maam its jimmy freakin butler 😂😂 dont sleep again on Miami

There are no threats in the East, except maaaaybe Celtics if they finally get over the hump

Why is perk on tv… I can get better takes from randoms in the comments than someone espn is PAYING MONEY !! He’s robbing them

The Heat are playing soft this year without udonis haslem around

The Heat are not a good team. The east is weak.

The Miami Heat have done a fantastic job of marketing mediocrity, and their fanbase has continued to convince themselves that their mediocre performance in the regular season will somehow switch off and Jimmy will turn into a God in the playoffs. Miami Heat are dead in the water rn, and everyone is going to be chomping at the bits for them.

Day without hating on some white player is a day lost for SAS.

stephen is just unbearable at this point he’s like a youtuber for toddlers

Boston is not ready for MVPIID

Flop Embiid 😂

The Sixers were never really a a threat. But playoff Jimmy and Spo. Never count them out.