Fantasy Fallout: Joel Embiid ruled out the season

The miserable news about Joel Embiid that many expected was announced on Friday afternoon, as it has been ruled out for the rest of the 2024-25 season with a left knee injury. After fighting with the knee for quite some time, the decision was made to close the MVP NBA of 2023 after Image and the 76ers consulted with various doctors on potential treatment options. At present, the focus will focus on “treatment and rehabilitation”, and an exact plan will be determined later.

Given the severity of jam when it is in health, this is a huge loss for the 76ers. However, the persistent knee problems limited him to 19 appearances this season. Therefore, fantasy managers will have a reasonable idea of ​​approaching the news that Embiid will not play again this season. Guerschon Yabusele, who lost the loss of February 26 from Philadelphia to the Knicks with a right -eyed abrasion, has been the most valuable fantasy option when Impiid has been out of the list.

In 54 appearances, the first round of the first round of France had an average of 10.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 robberies and 1.5 three points in 26.2 minutes. And in the 28 games that has begun, Yabusele contributed 11.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.8 robberies and 1.3 three points in 30.1 minutes, shooting 49.1 percent of the field and 73.2 percent of the foul line. Providing a value per game of the 12th round in nine cats formats this season, it has been ranked 18 percent of Yahoo! leagues.

Veteran Center Andre Drummond, who started against the Knicks, is another relevant option for fantasy managers. However, it has not been the “safety net” that many expected to be before the season began. Although it was undoubtedly meaningful to use a late Ronda selection in Drummond to take into account the bags of jam injury, it was ranked out of the first 250 in eight and nine cats formats. Limited to 34 games due to their health problems, Drummond promised 6.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.1 robberies in 18.3 minutes. It is still a passive on the free kick, but its 60.5 percent mark has been the highest for him since the 2017-18 season.

Drummond has started 17 games this season, representing 8.0 points, 9.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.5 robberies in 24.2 minutes. It can still provide value in the percentage of the field target, the rebound and the stolen categories. However, Dummond was not reliable enough to deserve that he was outside the deep leagues (12 percent in Yahoo! Leagues).

Yabusele and Drummond are the names in which it will focus on an immediate future. However, it is worth adding the surveillance lists if Philadelphia decides to throw the stopper this season. Wednesday’s defeat was the team’s ninth consecutive, leaving its record at 20-38. Although the door is kept open to strain into the game, the 76ers may be better served to focus on getting their other stars (Tyrese Maxay and Paul George) to be healthy and improving the odds of the team’s lottery. If Philadelphia lands outside the first six places, the selection goes to Oklahoma City.

For managers looking for 76ers who are not eligible, Kelly Oubre Jr. (68 percent) and Quentin Grimes (22 percent) are still hidden in resignation cables, and this is easier to find. And similar to good, Rookie Justin Edwards (a percentage) is worth adding to the surveillance lists, in case the 76ers decide to close things.