76ers C Embiid set to play following recovery from injuries

(AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has recovered from foot injuries and should be ready to play when the team opens training camp in two weeks.

Embiid, the No. 3 pick in the 2014 draft, has yet to make his NBA debut because of two surgeries on his right foot that stunted his progress and put a serious crimp in Philadelphia’s rebuilding process.

Coach Brett Brown said the 22-year-old Embiid, a 7-foot center out of Kansas, will play this season with yet to be determined restrictions to ease him into the NBA. One such condition could include holding him out on the second night of back-to-back games.

Embiid has wowed the organization in private workouts since the end of last season and his potential has Brown excited that the Sixers – coming off a 10-win season – have found their cornerstone center.

”He needs to be the crown jewel, the centerpiece of our defense,” Brown said.

Embiid broke his …

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