Joel Embiid, no stranger to overcoming the rigors of the NBA, says Phoenix Suns rookie Deandre Ayton is about to be introduced to a process all his own.
Embiid, in an interview Friday on ESPN's The Jump at Philadelphia 76ers media day, said the 2018 No. 1 draft pick will have his work cut out for him in his first professional season.
"He's about to get his ass kicked this year," Embiid said at the 76ers' practice facility in Camden, New Jersey.
Embiid, entering his third season four years after being drafted No.