In an interview with ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi, Sixers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey said former NBA MVP Joel Embiid is “extra motivated” after the team acquired Jaylen Brown and LeBron James this offseason, writes Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. He’s extra motivated. So he’s motivated to have a good year and he’s ready to go.” After making just 19 regular season appearances in 2024/25, Embiid suited up for 38 regular season contests last season. Gansey said he watched film of James and Embiid at the Olympics and said they played “pretty, pretty well together,” Youngmisuk writes.