Ultimately, Embiid is far and away their most valuable defensive piece. If he is anything close to resembling his typical self as a rim protector, it will cover up a whole lot of weaknesses elsewhere and give Nurse significantly more lineup optionality. That actually happening feels far-fetched.

"We have to figure out our rotations. We have to make sure that we're all healthy…and that we're all out there to play," Tyrese Maxey said.