Nick Nurse said that he wanted Joel Embiid to play more games this upcoming season during an interview with Ky Carlin of Sixers Wire.
“We’re trying to get him to play more games. Our goal is that it’s going up for him, not the other direction … there’s always things that can come up with that stuff, but I don’t know. I believe in the guys playing as much as they can and let’s see what happens,” Nurse told Carlin.
Embiid played 66 games last season and 68 games in 2021-22.
Nurse also addressed other players on the roster, including the idea of Tobias Harris taking on an expanded role.
“There’s so much more he could possibly do and I kind of want him to settle in and play this role that he’s capable of playing that he’s got experience playing, but I do kind of want him to dream outside that role or expand outside that role eventually,” added Nurse.
