The Philadelphia 76ers drafting Joel Embiid in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft is a pick that can’t yet be called a failure or a success. But the way the Sixers have handled setback after setback with Embiid, yet still poured resource after resource into his rehabilitation, should be a selling point for free agents the next few off seasons.
When the Sixers picked Embiid, they knew he was injury prone. Although it is not assumed that they knew about a broken navicular bone in his foot, they did draft him knowing he was already bearing injuries.