Embiid out for season

[Pugz]

foot surgery.

when do we write him off as a never was been?

 

[Giantmetfan07]

We already have

 

[cruzg24]

I think he needs one more chance, maybe Im an optimist but lets just wait a bit more.


First Bynum, now Embiid. Ouch.

 

[buzzy]

three leg greg

 

[Hurricane Season]

Third leg Greg is reserved for Greg Olsen.

 

[Rios15]

Damn

 

[RipCity32]

I think if he ever plays he will be a really good player. Question is does he ever play?

 

[Pugz]

i dont think he's ever going to play enough to be considered a very good player.

 

[BwareDWare94]

Assuming that Philly knew this was coming, did they draft Okafor solely because of this?

 

[CameronCrazy06]

They drafted Okafor because he was the best player available

 

[cruzg24]

Thats what Philly gets for tanking so much lol

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

 

Report: Joel Embiid re-broke navicular bone

Joel Embiid (foot) re-broke the navicular bone in his right foot, sources told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Bad news is getting worse for Philadelphia. The Sixers issued a statement indicating Embiid hadn't healed as the team had hoped, but there was no indication that the big man had re-broken the bone again—until now. Embiid is facing another lost season and an uphill battle to prove he can get—and stay—on the floor.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

There's a reason he slipped

 

[Pugz]

never going to play.

 

[bosoxlover12]

There's a reason he slipped

I mean he went third overall, and in rankings he, Wiggins, and Jabari were all pretty equal. Maybe you take a healthy Embiid because its more scarce to find good bigmen than good wings, but in terms of talent Embiid was no more talented than the other two.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Officially out for the year now.

 

[elcheato]

I mean he went third overall, and in rankings he, Wiggins, and Jabari were all pretty equal. Maybe you take a healthy Embiid because its more scarce to find good bigmen than good wings, but in terms of talent Embiid was no more talented than the other two.

Most people had him as the favorite to go #1 before the foot injury 

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Which is what I meant

 

[bosoxlover12]

Most people had him as the favorite to go #1 before the foot injury 

Only because the scarcity of talented big men that can dominate on both ends
 
 
Wiggins was going to go #1, regardless. Minnesota preferred him to Embiid, and even while not official, the Cavs were drafting for the Wolves. 

 

[elcheato]

If the Cavs were drafting for the Wolves they would have signed Wiggins to his rookie contract immediately and not waited, which delayed their trade even further.