Overview

• Joel Embiid participated in practice with some 5-on-5 work and remains day-to-day while the team says more boxes must be checked before game clearance.
• Nick Nurse said a three-guard starting lineup is on the table and signaled Edgecombe’s pairing with Tyrese Maxey after encouraging preseason reps.
• Quentin Grimes returned after signing his qualifying offer, practiced with the team, and was described by Nurse as energetic as he reenters the guard rotation.
• Second-year guard Jared McCain underwent surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right thumb and will miss time to start the regular season.
• Paul George continues individual work with increased intensity and is expected to join team activities soon, while Trendon Watford is day-to-day with hamstring tightness after imaging showed no structural damage.