Overview

• Cleared for his first game since Feb. 22, Embiid played 19 minutes in a 126-110 win over the Timberwolves.
• He posted 14 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals on 50 percent shooting in his preseason debut.
• Team plans call for limited minutes and maintenance days, particularly around back-to-backs, rather than a full ramp-up immediately.
• Embiid pushed back on media rankings that dropped him outside the top 100 and said he feels in a good place mentally and physically.
• Philadelphia is still dealing with injuries to Paul George (knee) and rookie Jared McCain, after finishing 24-58 last season.