The Philadelphia 76ers plan on reviewing Joel Embiid's minutes restriction around Christmas.

The 76ers are holding Embiid at 24 minutes or less per game.

Embiid missed the entirety of both the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons because of a broken navicular in his right foot -- a bone that he broke two times.

"As I understand it, they will not escalate until Christmas and then it will only be judged," Brown said Saturday. "It may stay the same then, too."

The 76ers will keep Embiid on an even tighter restriction in back-to-back situations.

"There is always a judgment, a decision in relation to back-to-backs, but as a sort of a cut-off minute restriction, I believe that it's going to stay at 24 until Christmas," Brown said. "And then we'll judge that second third [of the season] after that first third ends. We'll judge that second third accordingly."

Embiid is averaging 30.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.9 blocks per 36 minutes through his first four games this season.