TO STEAL a saying from the late, great Harry Kalas, "Jahlil Okafor, you are the man."
Saturday's news that Joel Embiid will need yet another surgery on his right foot, thus shelving him for another season, thrust the No. 3 overall pick into the spotlight and is a serious hit to "The Process."
"After receiving the input of [many] medical experts, as well as conversations with Joel and his representatives, there was careful consideration given to a number of options related to this particular situation," general manager Sam Hinkie said in a statement Saturday night. "A collective decision has been made that the best approach to promote full healing would be to proceed with a bone graft of the fracture site.