JJ Redick went on the Sixers Beat podcast recently, which resulted in a Twitter spat with Spike Eskin.

Coggin documented that on Saturday, but I realized we didn’t actually share any quotes from the podcast itself, which was pretty good. Derek Bodner and Rich Hofmann touched on a number of topics, from Redick’s Philly departure to his Brooklyn commute, plus the all-important question about Jimmy Butler saying on JJ’s podcast that he didn’t know “who the fuck was in charge” of the Sixers:

Hofmann: The other thing in your podcast that I thought was pretty interesting I think is probably what most people want to hear, honestly. What was your interpretation of Jimmy saying that he ‘didn’t know who was in charge?’ You’re on record saying that you love Brett (Brown) and you were on board with him, but it seemed like Brett and Jimmy for whatever reason, just didn’t seem to click here.

Redick: Sure. Yeah, I mean I’m not gonna speculate on what Jimmy meant by that. You can assume that he partially was talking about Brett or Elton or ownership. I have no idea. The assumption, of course, is maybe he was talking about everybody. But, yeah, I wish that Brett and Jimmy could have clicked. That that would have been great, for sure.

Hofmann: Brett has been such a hot button issue for us, like literally after every loss his name gets brought up. You’ve played in the NBA for a long time now for a lot of different high-profile coaches. Where does Brett kind of fall on the spectrum of his style compared to the other guys you’ve had? How he manages a locker room, plays, different stuff..

Redick: I think Brett’s one of the best. I would describe him as a player’s coach. He is incredibly thorough and incredibly detailed. The thing that I always appreciated, maybe the most about Brett was how thoughtful he is. There’s a purpose to team meetings, there’s a purpose to film sessions. There’s a purpose to practice, there’s a purpose to walkthrough, and there’s a purpose to your daily schedule. Everything is so thought out and meticulous. I think that’s one of the main reasons that he is who he is as a coach, and has gotten this level. But yeah, I mean I know there’s, we’re all aware of it right? You know I know there’s some level of – I don’t know what the word is – animosity or displeasure, and it’s always easy to blame certain people. But, I would love to play for Brett again. I don’t think Brett is the problem, if there’s a problem. Sometimes things maybe just don’t work. I’d also say like, in reference to my time there, I thought we accomplished a lot that first year. And I thought we were so very close to getting into the conference finals, and really having a chance to win last year.

I transcribed a very large portion of the Butler interview on Redick’s podcast. Brett Brown declined to say much about that, instead telling reporters that the Sixers “wish him well.” Butler described a couple of meetings in which he didn’t feel like there was much direction, if you’d like to click that link for a refresher.

Here’s the full Sixers Beat pod: