Joel Embiid off the injury report vs. Bulls

What changed

On Monday, Nov 2 at 7:20 PM ET our tracker saw Joel Embiid come off the injury report for the Philadelphia 76ers, per ESPN's NBA injury report. He had been listed day to day before that. No designation means the club has not listed him as of that read; it says nothing about how much he plays.

Embiid's role so far

He averages 35.2 minutes, 19.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists this season, worth 43.4 fantasy points a game in our scoring. Last season, 2025-26, he played 38 games and averaged 31.6 minutes and 26.9 points.

He ranks 13th overall on our NBA board and C4 at his position.

Who loses work

Our minutes model spreads the time Joel Embiid leaves behind across the healthy rotation, more of it to players who share his position. The biggest gains for the Philadelphia 76ers: Jaylen Brown (about 3.3 more minutes, to 38.3 a game), LeBron James (about 3.1 more minutes, to 36.3 a game) and Joel Embiid (about 3.0 more minutes, to 35.5 a game).

His status this season

Before this change our tracker logged 4 earlier status changes for Joel Embiid this season: on Sunday, Oct 25, listed out, on Monday, Oct 26, out to day-to-day, on Tuesday, Oct 27, no longer on the injury report (was day-to-day) and on Saturday, Oct 31, listed out. A player with a run of listings is worth a backup plan even in weeks his tag clears.

What it means for your lineup

With no designation, Embiid goes back to being judged on role and matchup like any other healthy player, and the players who covered for him drop back toward their old share of the work.

NBA designations can change through game day, and the final call often comes close to tip off.

Sources

• ESPN's NBA injury report, Nov 2, 2026, 7:11 PM ET

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