Given its long list of injuries, the franchise was expected to wade into the season and wait for its full complement of players. Instead, the Sixers are 4-0.

He’d just given the Sixers their first lead of overtime, flushing in Tyrese Maxey’s missed floater with 27.6 seconds on the clock. The Sixers had overcome a 19-point deficit in regulation against the Wizards, a five-point deficit in the extra session. And, as Bona reminded his teammates, they were not 4-0 quite yet.

Bona and Drummond had their turns manning the center role in Joel Embiid's absence last season. Now Johni Broome, Jabari Walker, and Dominick Barlow are also vying for the backup center spot.

The Philadelphia 76ers star had very little lift during his team's 117-116 victory over the Boston Celtics in the season opener on Wednesday. There were several instances when Embiid was unable to fight for rebounds or shoot over defenders due to his limited hops.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their comeback win over the Washington Wizards on the road.

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Joel Embiid has returned to the court for the Philadelphia 76ers in their preseason finale against the Minnesota Timberwolves PHILADELPHIA -- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid started for the Philadelphia 76ers in their preseason finale on Friday night ...

Jabari Walker started the second half vs. Charlotte in Barlow’s place, although he did not appear in the fourth quarter. Andre Drummond and Justin Edwards both played massive roles off of the bench in the Sixers’ comeback effort. With Embiid sitting, Drummond seems guaranteed to play significant minutes against the Magic.