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[OBX Maverick]

Joel Embiid missed his entire first two NBA seasons (2014–15 and 2015–16) while recovering from a stress fracture of the navicular bone in his right foot.  
The good news is after the recover he's had no issues with the foot although he's had plenty of other injury issues.

I agree, and Lively is lighter and much more fit than JE, which should play in his favor.  Hopefully the foot will be in his rear view……What doesn’t play in Lively’s favor is that he is very much an above the rim player who will leave himself susceptible to lower body injuries as long as he continues to play that way. I don’t think anyone’s ever confused JE as an above the rim guy….he’s very much a plodder at this point.