What happened
Joel Embiid struggled in Thursday’s preseason game against Brooklyn, going 1 of 5 from the floor with eight turnovers in 24 minutes.
Philadelphia’s center depth is also thinner after Ariel Hukporti’s preseason torn Achilles ended his season, leaving Adem Bona as the main backup option.
LINEUP CONTEXT
If Embiid is limited, the 76ers may have to lean on a shallow center rotation much earlier than planned. This does not lock in a regular-season lineup, and his preseason form still needs to be watched.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: Joel Embiid’s preseason disaster raises scary questions for the 76ers — Yahoo Sports ↗