After getting blown out by the Brooklyn Nets the last time out, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid realized one thing: they need “willing shooters.”

With that said, the Sixers star wants his teammates to step up and “let it fly” as defenses focus on him and new superstar teammate James Harden. He understands they command so much attention, and so they need to take advantage of it by exploiting the 3-point line.

Speaking to reporters during Saturday's practice, Embiid shared how they noticed that Matisse Thybulle had several opportunities to shoot the ball from distance during the Nets game. He was being guarded by Seth Curry, but the defense was not really there and the Aussie wing had some great open looks. With that said, the Sixers could definitely take advantage of that if their opponents focused too much on the two stars once again.

“Whether it’s my post-ups or the pick-and-roll, we’ve got to have willing shooters,” Embiid explained, per NBC Philadelphia. “All the attention is going to be on me and James so when you create double teams, guys like Tyrese, obviously Georges (Niang), Tobias (Harris), they’ve got to be able to just let it fly. And it’s going to open up everything. I think it all goes back to spacing.”

It's a simple solution, but it definitely makes sense. Joel Embiid and James Harden are offensive juggernauts, and teams will certainly need to double them from time to time just to prevent the offense to get anything goin. In return, however, shooters can take advantage of the openings it will create.

The problem is: the players around Embiid and Harden should be able to shoot the ball. If not, it will be useless even though they attract the defense.

Philadelphia still has time to figure things out on how to best utilize the Embiid-Harden combo to its full potential. They are virtually assured of a playoff spot, so they can use the remaining games to experiment. Of course it might be difficult given that the two have scheduled rest days in their remaining games, but it could be an opportunity for others to get more touches and get into rhythm offensively.