Joel Embiid remained on the 76ers’ bench with Saturday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets on the line because Guerschon Yabusele was a more impactful option. The event was likely an embarrassing moment for the 7-foot-2 center who was the NBA’s most dominant player the past two seasons.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their buzzer beating loss to the Brooklyn Nets at home.

Philadelphia opened the second half of the season with a 20-point defeat at the hands of the defending-champion Boston Celtics, lost a heartbreaker at the buzzer to the Brooklyn Nets and then on Monday night was blown out by the Chicago Bulls on its home floor in a lifeless,