Grant Afseth of Fastbreak Journal has reported that there is concern about Embiid ever being able to fully regain or sustain the level of play that made him a superstar. Afseth also reported that there is concern about Embiid potentially needing another knee surgery in the future.

Finishing with a 24-58 record, Philadelphia's core superstars in Tyrese Maxey (29 games missed), Paul George (41 games missed), and Joel Embiid (63 games missed) weren't able to stay on the court, resulting in an underwhelming season.

"It may not be this season, but the end is near" - NBA analyst believes Embiid's career is close to the finish line originally appeared on Basketball Network.