76ers center Embiid to miss season following foot surgery

Embiid, the injury-riddled Philadelphia 76ers center, is expected to miss the season following a second surgery on his right foot.

Embiid had no pain leading into the surgery and shot 3-pointers and even dunked before games in the final month of last season.

Hinkie said the 76ers “would be silly” not to try a new approach in Embiid’s rehab – though he would not second-guess last year’s process.

He missed his entire rookie season after having surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot in June 2014.

Embiid, a native of Cameroon, played one season in 2013-14 at Kansas and was considered the top pick until injuries set him back.

Embiid then had foot surgery before the draft, but the rebuilding Sixers weren’t afraid to take a chance on him.