BREAKING: Joel Embiid out at least 4 weeks, 76ers hopeful for return this season | SportsCenter

BREAKING: Joel Embiid out at least 4 weeks, 76ers hopeful for return this season | SportsCenter

But we begin with some breaking news out of the NBA much like we started the show yesterday we can now stack on top of that story is Adrien wowski join just now we sat here yesterday you told me that we weren’t going to know much about embiid’s prognosis until the procedure

We now have a procedure what do we have for a prognosis he Matt the Sixers are going to re-evaluate that left knee that embiid had the procedure on earlier this morning in a month and at that point there is still I think a significant belief around that organiz ation uh that

The door is open to have Joel embiid play again this season in Philly see how the treatment the rehab goes he has had procedures on both his knees in the past but this is a organization a front office here at the trade deadline that is operating as as though they’re going

To get MBD back and they want to number one be in the top six in the East if they can they’re three games up right now can they hold on to that stay out of the play in and then go out and make a deal or deals here at the trade deadline

That again keep this team afat with MB out and then when he comes back gives them a chance to make another run okay so we know minimum four weeks to then re-evaluate his status from there so that’s the prognosis you teased us with the deal there so you would imagine with

Embiid sheld for at least a month that this team will try to be active at the deadline they are active and I think they expect they’re going to make a deal or even deals but they’re operating as buyers in this Marketplace right now they’re not conceding uh that uh they

Have to take a step back without MB they know there’s risk there they need them back healthy when he comes back how does he look it’s conditioning coming off the knee surgery those are all factors but Philadelphia knows they have a tight window with Joel embiid playing at the

Level you have seen him play the last few years they want to give themselves a chance that if Joel embiid can get back to that this season they’ve got a group around them that can make a run league MVP a year ago depending on who you talk

To probably in line for another League MVP this year but he is out they will be active we’ll see if they can stay afloat Adrien wowski with the breaking news so we know more about MB Austin the four-week timetable before they re-evaluate him in the meantime what

Should the 76ers strategy be at the deadline just hold tight just hold tight I mean listen there’s nothing even on the trade market right now that warrants them even making a move they’re not going to be in contention without embiid he is the focal point he is the MVP was

On his way to winning his second MVP back to back if not for this injury um what type of embiid you would even get at the end of the season we don’t even know after missing that significant amount of time so in terms of this year and their contention I don’t know where

You even put them at at this point I think you just write it out have Tyrese Maxi grow this guy’s only going to become more of a better player if you get the total keys to him now he’s going to have full Reign on offense to go out

There get in his bag improve and be can have this rest of the season the whole summer to come back healthy they had $55 million in cash to to go out there and get players they also have a an array of of trade assets this is a team that if

They hold tight just write it out next year this team is in a serious serious you know contention spot they could be a force do you think they have in the roster right now enough to keep them afloat above that six spot line that wo was talking about to stay out of the

Play in situation I think they can find themselves you know man that’s a good question it’s really dependent upon Tyrese Maxi man if he’s able to ass surge to like a superstar type role I mean I’m talking about Big Time numbers 308 game Shay Alexander type numbers that’s what he’s

Going to have to put up for them to stay within the playoffs and not have to go to a play in but they’re going to be in the mix regardless uh you know listen we all know the city of Philly’s tough they’re going to ride behind this team

And uh Maxi and a lot of these guys are going to have an opportunity to really go out there and hoop and really improve their trade value not Maxi so much but some of these other guys are going to get opportunity to just get their numbers up go play and uh have more

Value on the board yeah they’re about to learn a lot about their roster over the next month why to get to Tuesday late in the NBA the Mavs are in Brooklyn tonight coming off a 118 102 victory over the Sixers yesterday Dallas playing its ninth game without rest the season they

Are four and four in those games how about the Knicks and All-Star point guard Jaylen Brunson host in to Grizzlies team on a five-game losing streak Brunton has 20 30o games this season most before the All-Star break in Knicks history and the buck visit the Suns to end their season long five-game

Road trip they’ve gone one and three since Doc Rivers took over and face his son’s team looking to get its fourth straight win at home and in Austin it hasn’t been the easiest start for your dad with the Bucks in Milwaukee based on what you’ve seen so far you know him

Better than anybody in these first four games what are the biggest challenges to get ahead to start jelling I mean listen we saw the comments he said the other day he wouldn’t wish this upon anybody and I know he was joking but there was also definitely a little bit of seriousness

In that just due to the fact that getting a team Midway through the season is very challenging they have no identity they don’t know who who they are yet they have a new scheme they probably have new offensive plays new defensive schemes that they’re changing they don’t have a preseason or a

Training camp to do this they have to change now this is already after they made a huge roster change they went from Drew holiday a focal point of this team their best defender perimeter Defender and a key part and point guard to their championship team to a whole different

Type of player Damen Lillard who does a lot of different things some better than Drew but some worse they are different players and different types of point guards so their scheme has already changed a lot Giannis has never played with a guy like this you could see them

Are starting they’re trending in the right direction they’re jelling better and then now you add a new coaching change to the fact so and he even brought in an assistant coach I think he was new as well so there’s a lot there there’s a lot of variables there there’s

A lot of time that needs to be done and had but they got to get it going I mean listen they’re roster they’re coaching everything screams Championship contention they got to get it done and look there’s a lot of time like at the All-Star break coming up they can find

That Groove maybe going into the All-Star break coming out pop in the second half could be fun to watch Milwaukee stretch always fun to watch you Austin River thank you thank you Man

Adrian Wojnarowski joins SportsCenter to give an update on Joel Embiid’s meniscus surgery and return timeline with the Philadelphia 76ers before Austin Rivers gives his prognosis of the 76ers’ season outlook in addition to the Milwaukee Bucks ahead of the NBA trade deadline

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