Embiid, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft, had missed the 2014-15 season with a foot injury. Less than a month after he was hired, Martin announced the decision to have Embiid undergo a second surgery that cost him his second season. Noel, the first piece of The Process, missed the 2013-14 season with a knee injury that haunts him still. Then Jahlil Okafor, the No. 3 pick in the 2015 draft, needed knee surgery at the end of his rookie season and battled knee issues until he was traded in 2017. Finally, Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in 2016, suffered a season-ending broken foot at the end of his first training camp.