Joel Embiid says he won't play 82 games, adds "I have to stop flopping this season"

Joel Embiid said that he won’t play 82 games this season.
The big man has played only 31 games last season, his first in the NBA after missing the first two years with knee injuries.

Per Metro, I think the timetable, you know we are focusing on the first game of the season," Embiid said, setting a measuring stick for his recovery. "There is a lot of training camp coming up, we have preseason games. My plan is that if I am not 100 percent they are not going to put me out there."

"It's hard to tell," he said. "It depends on my body and depends on the team. If I could play 82 games, I would but I'll be honest I dont think I'll play 82 games. That's not happening but hopefully I'll do that."

What are some of the things the stretch-five needs to work on? 
“Me jumping into the stands to save a ball there are some things I have to correct," Embiid said, confirming what many expected was the catalyst for his knee issues in 2016-17. "I fell a lot last year I think it was also because I was flopping. I have to stop flopping this season.”