Editor-in-chief mailbag: Joel Embiid is back

Joel Embiid returned from a prolonged four-game absence without looking like he missed a beat. He scored 27 points in 26 minutes as the Sixers rolled against a Pacers team whose injury report looked like a CVS receipt. We’ll see what he looks like against stiffer competition and when the games start piling up again, but it was an encouraging outing.

Tyrese Maxey also seems to have found his stride again. He dropped 39 this past Sunday in Minnesota and nearly recorded a triple-double in Indy. Most importantly — he got the entire four quarter off agains the Pacers. Rookie VJ Edgecombe is also looking like the All-Star break did him some good, averaging over 20 points a game over his last four.

After things appeared to be teetering a bit with four straight losses, the Sixers have won the last two. They still sixth in the East, but the Orlando Magic, who have been playing better, are tied in the loss column. The schedule doesn’t let up, as games against the Heat, Celtics and Spurs loom.

Hit me with your questions and comments below.

I also wanted to take everyone’s temperature on doing a sort of an AMA-style deal in The Feed. Basically I would sit in The Feed post for like an hour and get to as many questions as I can. If enough of you are into it, maybe we can make it a weekly thing.