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Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers and the arduous task of building around a superstar

INSIDE MCALISTER FIELDHOUSE on The Citadel's campus in Charleston, South Carolina, all eyes are fixed on a conversation between Joel Embiid and P.J. Tucker.

For the second straight day of training camp in late September, the new Philadelphia 76ers teammates engaged in a long -- and loud -- discussion over basketball tactics. Among today's topics: How Tucker and the Miami Heat suffocated Embiid in the post during last season's Eastern Conference semifinals.

Tucker gestures how he fronted Embiid in the paint -- doing everything he could to make his life difficult before he even got the ball in his hands -- and ways Embiid could counter.