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Joel Embiid’s injury fuels uncertainty, pessimism as Sixers begin critical offseason

Derek Bodner Avatar
April 14, 2025
Joel Embiid putting his face inside of his jersey.

Towards the end of the combined Daryl Morey and Nick Nurse press conference yesterday at the Wells Fargo Center, the Sixers' president of basketball operations made a relatively innocuous, but likely controversial, declaration.
"Last year, we had no choice but to have a lot of [roster] turnover," Morey said. "I think this year we're gonna have a lot of continuity. I think that will help."
On the one hand, continuity has been lacking in this organization for virtually the entirety of the Joel Embiid era. From general managers to coaches, from supporting stars to role players, spurred on by burner account scandals to trade demands to just flat out losing the ability to shoot a basketball, the ...

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