Embiid has a new foot injury

[Hantlers]

That's not true. Tim Duncan has always been a highly-skilled and versatile C. So let's just say that Embiid is the best C since either Tim Duncan or Shaq (depending on how you view Duncan positionally), 9 championships between them later.

Valid point. Can't believe I forgot about Duncan.

 

[akirac73]

I'm terrified of that because if he really falls to 5 then it means his injury is really bad. Taking a 7 footer with a bad foot, and bad back spells disaster.

Agreed...the Jazz should have learned their lesson after drafting Curtis "Glassman" Bordchart years ago.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I'm not sure why anyone feels so certain that Philly or Orlando drafts him.

 

[Duck Rodgers]

Interesting idea to be honest.

Keep Favors. Keep Kanter. Keep Gobert. Bring over Tomic. Don't let getting Embiid change your plans for those guys at all.

Take your time with Embiid. Let him heal. Let him work with NBA strength and conditioning coaches. Let him play limited minutes against backup players and flash some of that incredible potential. Then when teams start looking at making a big deal, all of a sudden Utah is high on the list because they have an asset that is highly desirable. Because there's no way that you'd consider trading a star for little more than the 5th pick in the draft. . . but if Joel Embiid stays healthy for the full season and looks good doing it - well, that's a different story.

Of course, if you trade him and you're wrong. . . that **** hangs over your legacy forever.

I don't think you could squeeze the minutes Emiid would need to get teams to really bite with a top level player coming back on that trade with all those other guys there. That is interesting though. That would be some Tarzan wild man GMing right there.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

No way Philly does this... They just tried this with Bynum.

 

[UGLI baby]

No way Philly does this... They just tried this with Bynum.

def the same exact thing.

 

[UGLI baby]

Can see what you're sayin tho, Mr Handlogten bro.

 

[Hantlers]

I don't think Philly would take, I do think that Orlando would.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The chance they took on Bynum's knees set the franchise back quite a bit... it is almost the exact same thing... In some ways Embiid has more risk than Bynum. Bynum had at least proved he was a really effective NBA big when healthy.

Combine that with the fact that they just took Noel... The sixers GM would have to be quite secure in his job to do it.

 

[Twin Towers]

I'm not sure why anyone feels so certain that Philly or Orlando drafts him.

I am not certain that they will draft him. I just think that someone will trade up to get him and philly will trade back while also getting a great player and only moving down a few spots.

 

[richgates]

Woj just Tweeted:

Joel Embiid has suffered stress fracture in right foot and slated for surgery on Friday, agent Arn Tellem says.

 

[framer]

Agreed...the Jazz should have learned their lesson after drafting Curtis "Glassman" Bordchart years ago.

I'm soooooooo tired of hearing about how much of a disaster Curtis Borchardt was. He was drafted 18th. An all American center even with injuries is on the board at 18 you take that chance. Seriously these are the same people who complain that we WASTED a pick on Greg Ostertag who was drafted at 28. Only a handful of players drafted 18 and above stick in the league each year. You get a rotation guy after the lottery you stole something.
That being said, the warning signs on Embiid aren't as dire as they were on Borchardt. But, you could be passing on Gordon, Vonleh, or Smart rather than Dan Dickau or Qyntel Woods (Tayshawn Prince was drafted at 23, but nobody saw anything in him at the time.)