Amit Mann and Jevohn Shepherd discuss how the addition of Jakob Poeltl can help the Raptors slow down Joel Embiid.
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As Jevohn said, i expect Nurse to approach Embiid the same as he did with Jokic, with OG as the primary defender. The counter argument is that I'd really like to have OG cover Maxey, who's been shooting lights out lately.
Personally, I'd rather bring Fred off the the bench, and start Precious to be the main guy on Embiid. Especially if Gary's still out, we need shooting off the bench. That's not gonna happen of course, but I'd like to see it. We usually need size against the Sixers.
Yeah, Embiid is in his prime. With Poeltl giving Gasol-ish coverage, I can see Precious helping. Would Koloko slot in just for experience?