Make no mistake — everything the Sixers do is about Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid is the reigning MVP and the Sixers are operating like a franchise keen on keeping him around for as long as he wants to be here.

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  Paul Hudrick
  
• on August 29, 2023 10:33 am

Joel Embiid has been through a lot since he was drafted third overall by the Sixers in 2014.

Professionally, personally, on the court, off the court — Embiid’s time in Philadelphia has been tempestuous. There’s no need to rehash it all. If you’re reading this, you know.

While Embiid is certainly to blame for some of the failures of the team, the franchise hasn’t always done what’s best for a player that will have his No. 21 in the rafters someday.

But, despite the chaos of James Harden’s…