NBA insider details 76ers efforts before offering former MVP new deal.
finished off their summer locking down Joel Embiid to a new deal. Recent reports suggest that the team did diligent work regarding the superstar's health before inking the extension.
Last season, Embiid missed two months due to a knee injury he suffered against the Golden State Warriors. He was able to return just in time for the postseason, but it was clear the Sixers star wasn't himself. Fast forward to present day, and the team is still proceeding with caution to manage this injury properly and limit the wear and tear on Embiid., insider Ramona Shelburne touched on Embiid's $192.7 deal.
The team and Embiid had sought half a dozen medical opinions before signing him to a three-year, $192.7M extension this September, sources said, and all of those consulted believed his knee could be adequately managed by a combination of strategic rest and procedures to promote healing, which Embiid has been regularly undergoing since last season.
Through the first month of the season, Embiid has only appeared in four games. His play has been up and down, though he has shown flashes of the player were accustomed to seeing. In his last game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Embiid recorded 35 points and 11 rebounds in a six-point loss. With Embiid and others out of the lineup, the Sixers have come out of the gates to a 3-13 record. There is still time for them to turn things around, but they'll need the All-Star center back in the lineup consistently if they're going to climb the standings.Kevin McCormick covers the Philadelphia 76ers FanNation's All76ers. Since graduating from Holy Family University with a degree in Sports Management, he's gone on to pursue a career in journalism covering the NBA.
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