According to Shams Charania, the injury Joel Embiid suffered is likely to keep him sidelined for roughly six to eight weeks . Knowing that the Philadelphia 76ers will have to get creative finding other ways to ‘replace’ the reigning NBA MVP, at least in the short term.
Paul Reed and Mo Bamba are already set for a large increase in minutes, but is this duo enough to help Tyrese Maxey and Co. maintain pace in the Eastern Conference? The 76ers aren’t sure either, and now they could be close to adding a former All-Star ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
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Philadelphia 76ers could target Andre Drummond at NBA trade deadline
The NBA trade deadline expires at 3 PM ET today, giving the Philadelphia 76ers little time to make a move, but since the Joel Embiid injury happened nearly a week ago, the front office has had plenty of time to prepare.
According to Marc Stein , one of the players the 76ers are targeting includes former two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond via trade from the Chicago Bulls.