There are always a few big storylines surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers year in and year out. The two bigger ones involve Ben Simmons’ jump shot and Joel Embiid’s minutes and conditioning.
To begin the 2020-21 season, Embiid is averaging 33.4 minutes which seems like it can be a lot in the early part of the season. He played almost 37 minutes in Saturday’s win over the Charlotte Hornets, however, and he had 19 points and 14 rebounds getting deep post position and he looked like his conditioning was in a solid spot.