Philadelphia's Joel Embiid (illness) ruled out on Wednesday, Marcus Morris to start
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (illness) will not play in Wednesday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
What It Means:
Embiid will sit out after he was ruled out with an illness. Expect Marcus Morris to see more minutes while Tyrese Maxey should lead Philadelphia in usage.
In 49 minutes with today's inactives, Morris is averaging 1.02 FanDuel points per minute and a 19.0% usage rate while Maxey is producing 1.42 FanDuel points per minute and a 35.9% usage rate.
Source:
Keith Pompey
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