The Philadelphia 76ers’ preseason simply started, however they’re already off to a tough begin. Star Joel Embiid seemingly appeared like he was able to go well with up and play instantly for the Sixers after showing at NBA Media Day. Be that as it might, in response to ESPN’s Shams Charania, there may be nonetheless no time for his return.
Embiid’s standing remaining unknown coming into the preseason will likely be an enormous cloud that hangs over the Sixers’ heads. They’ll already be with out Paul George and Jared McCain to begin the season, after which there’s Embiid, that means they might be with out two starters and a rotation participant for weeks at a time.
The Sixers want their finest gamers wholesome on the proper time
That does not give the Sixers devoted a lot to work with, with them having already put up with a lot dysfunction and harm woes in recent times. If this workforce can at the very least tread water till totally wholesome—in the event that they one way or the other get totally wholesome—then they may really make noise within the Japanese Convention.
Final season, earlier than all of it went so horribly improper, they had been extensively thought-about a top-4 workforce within the East. The East is now a lot weaker, with the Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics lacking their finest gamers. Due to this fact, a workforce might fill the vacuum.
That might be the 76ers if they’ll get their finest gamers wholesome. After all, that’s a lot simpler mentioned than accomplished and can rely on Embiid’s well being. To his credit score, he appears to be taking a unique strategy to his well being, saying that he is taking issues “daily.”
The Sixers face a make-or-break season with Joel Embiid
Whether or not that finally permits him to play greater than half of the Sixers’ common season video games and be wholesome for the playoffs is a giant query mark. Nonetheless, it’s one thing the Sixers have to determine if they’ve any hope of lastly making it to the Japanese Convention Finals or additional with Embiid.
All in all, regardless of Embiid making appearances at NBA Media Day and showing wholesome, the Sixers don’t know when he’ll play for them this season. Contemplating simply how a lot they depend on him, if he cannot keep wholesome, the 76ers’ season might already be doomed earlier than it even begins.
