76ers: Embiid should be ready for start of ’16-17

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Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown raved about Joel Embiid on Tuesday in a radio interview. Appearing on SportsRadio 94 WIP’s Mike & Ike Show, Brown was asked directly if Embiid would be ready to play in the 2016-17 season opener.

“That is my belief,” Brown said. “Yeah, that is my strong belief.”

Embiid, the No. 3 overall pick in 2014, has yet to make his NBA debut. Foot surgeries have cost him what should have been the first two seasons of his career.

“He’s downstairs beneath me as we speak, getting a lift and a workout,” Brown said. “I had a chance to work him out personally a few days ago and the instruction from the medical staff all around us as we go nice and smart, nice and carefully, nice and …

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