The next night, VJ Edgecombe returned to summer league action after being sidelined 10 days with a sprained left thumb. And on Wednesday, Joel Embiid made major revelations in an ESPN article, “Joel Embiid sees you,

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is currently working his way back from a second knee surgery in 14 months. The big fella, and superstar player, was clearly not himself in 2024-25 as he played only 19 games and averaged 23.8 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting only 44.4% from the floor and 29.9% from deep.

Joel Embiid revealed that James Harden doesn't talk to him in anymore, which has 76ers fans looking at Paul George and wondering what could have been.

That was the biggest takeaway from Dotun Akintoye’s phenomenal Joel Embiid feature that ran on ESPN on Wednesday morning. The enigmatic Philadelphia 76ers superstar provided rare access and vulnerability talking about the ups and downs of his NBA career in the type of longform piece that rarely exists in today’s media landscape.

Regardless, the Sixers should be a lot better than last season. They could certainly make the playoffs in a weaker Eastern Conference, but title contention isn’t realistic. Overall, while Edgecombe’s confidence is commendable, winning the championship is simply a far-fetched goal.

Podcast Paul is falling apart. Joel Embiid can't get on and stay on the court. Daryl Morey said the team can't compete without them. Sigh.