Currently focused on his Olympic mission with Team USA in Las Vegas, Joel Embiid Also, don't forget to keep an eye on the off-season Sixers. An offseason that saw them extend Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr, while recruiting Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon and especially Paul George.
Enough to excite the 2023 MVP, who obviously only has eyes for the NBA title at this stage of his career…
” I would be lying if I said my patience has not been tested. » explains the one who has never argued before conference finals in eight years. I'm at a point where there's no individual award that's going to change the way my legacy is perceived. There are certain things that can change it, but the main thing is the title. Because when you start thinking about how you want to be remembered, you want it to be as a winner.. »
A tempting trio… on paper
Like Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid is already looking forward to playing alongside Paul George – who he was flirting with last month – and within this new “Big Three” full of talent.
” We still have a long way to go, but on paper it looks great. ” he delivers precisely. ” Even if we still have to go out into the field and make it work… »
Then the All-Star pivot continued, regarding this monster trio: “ It looks great, especially when you have a player [comme moi] who plays the post and in isolation a little bit. You need shooters who aren't afraid to shoot. PG is a great one, Tyrese is a great one. You have two guys who can play off the ball or with the ball, they're great shooters and they can carry the ball. Then there's me… So it's looking great. »
Teammates to relieve him during the regular season?
Physically fragile, Joel Embiid appreciates all the more the fact of potentially having the luxury of relying on two All-Star lieutenants so as not to do as much as before. Even if Paul George is not the most robust there is…
” It makes me excited, because I think it can help me stay healthy. ” he considers. ” I won't have to go out there and make sure I score 30-40 points every night to win because I'll be able to let them do it. There'll be nights where they're hot and I'll be up 10-15 points. There'll be nights where I'm hot and it'll even out. But the goal is just to let them be themselves. In the playoffs, it'll be a different story, but in the regular season, you have to let them feel good and play well.. »
HAS Philadelphiathe regular season promises to be very important for this group that does not know each other and that will only have a few months to build automatisms in view of the spring, where it will be highly anticipated…
” We feel like we're starting from scratch, I know there will be difficulties, but we'll just have to stick together. ” Joel Embiid already anticipates. ” The goal is always to win the title, but it's not going to happen overnight. Hopefully it won't take as long as it's going to take when you're trying to get everyone on the same page and make sure everyone knows their role, knows what to do to make sure we achieve our goal. But we'll do the best we can.. »
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 31 | 25 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 20.2 |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 63 | 30 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 64 | 34 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 27.5 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 51 | 30 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 51 | 31 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 28.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 68 | 34 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 30.6 |
| 2022-23 ★ | PHL | 66 | 35 | 54.8 | 33.0 | 85.7 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 33.1 |
| 2023-24 | PHL | 39 | 34 | 52.9 | 38.8 | 88.3 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 34.7 |
| Total | 433 | 32 | 50.4 | 34.1 | 82.6 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 27.9 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
