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‘The Mismatch’: NBA Christmas Day Preview

Plus: Ben Simmons is Jahlil Okafor and Michael Carter-Williams all in one

By Kevin O'Connor and Chris Vernon
Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

Kevin deep-dives on his spicy Ben Simmons take (1:10) before we run down our wishes for the rest of the 2019-20 season and preview NBA Christmas Day (24:08).

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