Not only in the NBA, but throughout every sport, victory is the measure of success; however, in the case of the Philadelphia 76ers, opening night presents more pressing matters for the franchise. Head coach Nick Nurse must swiftly find an effective solution to manage Joel Embiid's minutes in a manner that can help break his prolonged injury curse.
Since entering the league in 2016, Embiid has only completed 65+ games in two seasons. A statistic that will make Sixers fans lose more sleep is that the 31-year-old has only featured in 58 regular-season games during the previous two campaigns due to a lingering left knee injury.