76ers' Mike Gansey says Joel Embiid is healthy, 'extra motivated'

Joel Embiid is healthy and "extra motivated" with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown now on his side, according to Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey, who added that the former league MVP is "ready to go."

"Joel is great," Gansey said in an interview with ESPN's Kevin Negandhi that aired Thursday. "This is like the first summer I think in a while that he's been healthy, so he's been in the gym working out. He's been lifting weights. He's extra motivated. He wants to play a lot of games, and he's excited about the group we've built now.

"Even before these trades and LeBron, I think he was excited. So he's motivated to have a good year and he's ready to go."