"He is the piece. He is The Process," Paul George said of his Philly co-star, who made his season debut Tuesday.

Embiid admitted he was a little timid in his return on Tuesday, but is confident the Sixers can turn their season around when he, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey are all healthy.

In other words, a slow ramp-up was always expected for the superstar. Especially in light of comments he made around training camp, when Embiid bluntly told reporters he did not expect to play two back-to-back games for the rest of his career. However, it seems the seven-footer may have been hasty with that declaration.