Sixers' Joel Embiid might not play back-to-backs
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid "isn't expected to play on back-to-back nights," according to Keith Pompey of Philly.com.
What It Means:
Sixers head coach Brett Brown also stated that even in games that Embiid does play, his minutes will be restricted. With his injury risk, minutes limits and potentially sitting out back to backs, Embiid is nothing more than a late-round flier in fantasy drafts.
Embiid will obviously come with plenty of risk in fantasy drafts for this upcoming season, as he has never played in an NBA game. The news that he could miss all 17 of the Sixers' games on no rest makes him even riskier.
Source:
Rotoworld.com
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