In our initial post introducing the Sixers intrasquad fantasy draft, the first overall selection went to Joel Hans Embiid, running away with a whopping 92 percent of the vote. It’s no surprise that “first pick on the playground” went to the guy considered a top-10 player in the league. Talent is no issue for the big man; the two main factors holding Embiid back from his stratospheric ceiling are the ability to stay on the court, and maintaining his effectiveness on it via improved conditioning.
The Sixers addressed the former by adding Al Horford and Kyle O’Quinn to reduce the burden on Embiid.