The Philadelphia 76ers are currently preparing for what could be a make or break season as it pertains to the Joel Embiid era. Embiid has spent the majority of the last two years on the sidelines recovering from various injuries, and that, combined with Paul George's disastrous signing, resulted in the 76ers missing the playoffs altogether a season ago.

However, despite not being fully healthy, Embiid has apparently been putting in some work this offseason, looking much thinner in a recent photo shared on Bluesky by MrBuckBuck, earning himself the nickname “Slimbiid” in the process.

Meet SlimbiidJoel Embiid looks skinnier

— MrBuckBuck (@mrbuckbucknba.bsky.social) 2025-09-17T03:29:38.534Z

The weight loss from Embiid should theoretically give him a better chance of staying healt

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