Sixers Joel Embiid Expected To Another Season After Second Foot Surgery

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Joel Embiid will need more surgery to fix his right foot, and the Philadelphia 76ers say he is expected to miss the entire 2015-16 season.

The 7-footer from Kansas was the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. He missed his entire rookie season after having surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot last June. The 76ers said he now needs a bone-graft procedure.

The Philadelphia Inquirer was first to report Embiid will have another operation.

The team announced last month he suffered a setback in his recovery. Embiid’s injury also could be career-threatening.

Last month they used the No. 3 pick on Duke center Jahlil Okafor, who will hopefully provide a lift to a Sixers team that has been nothing short of abysmal.