Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie's and the team's approach toward rebuilding has raised eyebrows, to say the least. From their unabashed lack of regard for winning games, to their unending collection and trading of assets for even more assets, to not being completely honest about guard Jrue Holiday's injury before trading him to the New Orleans Pelicans, the Sixers' dealings under the watch of Hinkie have been curious, to say the least. And now, it appears that there's more of the same, this time concerning 2014 lottery pick Joel Embiid.

Bob Cooney of the Daily News reports that while the team released a statement that the big man's surgically repaired navicular bone has "less healing than anticipated," two sources say that the small bone has been broken again.

Embiid is said to be scheduled for surgery in the very near future and will miss his second consecutive season.

The Sixers announced back on June 13 that a CT scan revealed the lack of healing on Embiid's navicular bone. On July 11, the team announced that the former Kansas standout will have a second procedure on the foot and will miss the season. But as Cooney notes, the team's third overall pick in 2015, Jahlil Okafor, told The Inquirer's Keith Pompey that he had knowledge of Embiid's impending surgery "for a couple of weeks."

Apart from the varying proclamations about the injury, there are also questions about the center's activities.

As reported by Cooney, since it was announced that Embiid's season had already ended before it began, a source said the seven-footer has been working out daily at the team's practice facility, and that while he has not been playing five-on-five, he was partaking in meaningful games of three-on-three, with words used to describe Embiid's play being "dominant" and "explosive."

Embiid was also seen with the Sixers' summer league team in Las Vegas not wearing a boot on the injured foot, and not limping, while multiple people said he was running up the steps of the Thomas and Mack Center.