Posted on 03/02/2017 12:27:50 PM PST by C19fan
Philadelphia ruled out Joel Embiid for the season with a knee injury on Wednesday, and in the grand scheme of things, it doesnt matter much. The Sixers are 22-38, 6½ games out of the last playoff spot and just traded away a key rotation player. Embiids surgically repaired foot is fine, and Philly will benefit more from adding lottery ping-pong balls than a few extra wins.
Embiid will be back, a true franchise player joining a likely franchise player (Ben Simmons) and the now probable Rookie of the Year, Dario Saric, in an absurdly talented young frontcourt. The 76ers will have a high lottery pick in a point guard-rich draft, two if the ping-pong balls bounce the Lakers out of the top three.
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The NBA was ruined by the guaranteed contract and salary cap.
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