The Philadelphia 76ers enter the new season with the same concerns. Can Joel Embiid manage to stay healthy for an entire campaign? He’s coming off a second knee surgery in April after what turned out to be only a 19-game season. On media day, ‘The Process’ revealed that the Sixers do have a plan to settle him into the season. Naturally, it will require some sacrifices. So the question that stands now is – how far is Embiid willing to go?

A reporter asked him about potentially changing his playstyle, which the reporter believes may help him with availability issues, if only to some extent. Embiid has thought about it, but it is in direct contradiction to the one playing approach he has followed all his career. “All I know is, you know, ever since I started, is to play hard. Play both ends

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