Joel Embiid will miss five to eight months in his recovery from foot surgery, Sixers GM Sam Hinkie said Friday in his day-after-draft press conference.
It had previously been reported by ESPN.com that Embiid would miss four to six months, but Hinkie said that information was inaccurate.
"Timeframe -- I've seen reported some four to six months -- that's not the number that I've heard," Hinkie said. "The number that I've heard from the surgeon himself was five to eight months."