Joel Embiid suited up for the Philadelphia 76ers on 19 occasions this season. He was clearly still struggling with a knee injury that had derailed his Sixers career for the past 18 months.Embiid was shut down by the Sixers at the end of February.

The Sixers’ season went about as badly as it possibly could have. All three of the team’s core stars — Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George — suffered season-ending injuries, and so did promising rookie Jared McCain.

Matt John is a Utah resident, but a Massachusetts native. He's been covering the NBA since 2016, where his work has been featured in publications such as Basketball Insiders, Basketball News, Heavy, FanSided, Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News. When he's not watching ball, he's watching movies, television or true crime.