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Given the Sixers’ recent history, it feels strange to type — to even consider — this next sentence. The depth chart at center is fine. While Joel Embiid‘s impending 2-3 week absence has triggered understandable panic in the fandom, the biggest concerns frankly lie outside his immediate replacements.
Tony Bradley and Dwight Howard cannot and will not replicate Embiid’s presence on either side of the ball. Of course, there’s a seismic decrease in productivity and impact at the center position without Embiid patrolling the middle. Even so, there is no need for some swift action on Daryl Morey’s part.