Zach Lowe on the Teams He’s Most Surprised by This Season, All-Star Voting, Joel Embiid, and More

Verno and KOC also talk to Zach about how he got into sports journalism

By Chris Vernon and Kevin O'Connor Feb 12, 2021, 3:46pm EST

ESPN’s Zach Lowe stops by to talk with Verno and KOC about how he got into sports journalism (0:45), the teams he’s most surprised by this season (20:00), the state of his All-Star ballot (31:45), Joel Embiid’s monster season (51:00), and quite a lot more.

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