Now feels like a good a time as ever to say this: yes, it is still worth it to bring Joel Embiid back this season.
The idea that this is a lost season and the team shouldn’t risk the reigning MVP getting injured again is a common sentiment, one that’s bubbling amongst fans and some media as the team has fallen from the three seed in the Eastern Conference all the way down to eight.
That fact’s been amplified because Philadelphia has still managed to suffer soul-crushing losses even with Embiid out of the lineup. The latest came Wednesday night, when they blew a 15-point lead to a slumping L.