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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4691716, member: 40"] I think the "problem" is that he weighs ~270 pounds, and plays above the rim. He's a freak -- but it puts a lot of wear and tear on his body, given how heavy he is. Not that it's exactly the same, but kind of similar to what eventually happened to Shaq playing so heavy. Agree 100% that he is high reward. The question is, does any team want to max contract a superstar who can't suit up? Or that you can only get somewhere around him being available for ~50% of the games? I believe [and this is just based upon what I recall] that Embiid was different, because his physical issues when he was drafted was viewed as a short term issue. So, he wouldn't provide much value year 1, but that he'd recover. It was more about not getting value right away from a #1 pick, versus his long term prognosis / health. [/QUOTE]