Overview

• League sources tell ClutchPoints they have genuine concern that Embiid won’t be fit for the start of training camp after an April knee surgery failed to resolve lingering swelling.
• The Sixers publicly downplay skepticism and insist that Embiid’s recovery from his second recent procedure will return him to MVP form.
• All-Star wing Paul George underwent summer knee surgery and is expected to miss at least the start of camp, leaving Tyrese Maxey as Philadelphia’s only healthy high-level option.
• Embiid’s $187.6 million extension through 2029 poses significant salary cap and roster risks if he faces extended absence.
• Rival executives compare Embiid’s chronic knee setbacks to Kawhi Leonard’s history of recurring surgery complications, deepening doubts about his long-term durability.