Joel Embiid, who has been named to the All-NBA Defensive Team three times, is committed to Philadelphia for four more seasons; the 2023–24 season will mark the start of his new deal. In spite of this, getting sold after an MVP season is extremely unusual, so the team does have at least one more campaign to win over “The Process”.
No matter how the James Harden trade scenario turns out, this is true. The Sixers hadn’t advanced past the second round since Embiid made his playoff debut in 2016.
NBA analyst predicts Embiid’s departure from the Sixers
ESPN’s sports analyst predicts that Joel Embiid will depart the Philadelphia 76ers. Richard Jefferson responded to Embiid’s desire to win a championship with the Sixers or any other club on the most recent episode of NBA Today on ESPN.
The ESPN commentator justified Joel’s strong statements after the 6-time All-Star put the team on notice, predicting that he will join LeBron James in cutting ties with the team that drafted him.
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Jefferson believes that Embiid will follow in the footsteps of “The King,” who famously switched from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat in 2010 to add the long-desired Championship to his résumé. “Was LeBron more connected to Cleveland or is Philly more connected to Embiid? Bron was like ‘Home? No, I am out, I am going to Miami, I want to win.’
Players want to win, they’re judged by that. So, when he says it’s either going to be here or somewhere else, history tells us that great players will change teams,” the NBA Champion from 2016 discussed the 7’0” star’s future.
How long has Joel Embiid been on the 76ers?
Six-time NBA All-Star Joel Embiid won the MVP award, adding to his already stellar resume. With an incredible 33.1 points per game, he not only reached the second-highest scoring average in Philadelphia 76ers history but also won the league scoring title for the second year in a row. Because of Embiid’s MVP performance, the 76ers finished the season with their best record (54-28) since the 2000–01 campaign.
With the third overall pick on Thursday night’s NBA draught, Philadelphia selected the former Kansas center, halting a slide that has come to characterize the selection process that year. A damaged bone in his foot required surgery, and Embiid underwent it less than a week before the 2014 NBA Draft. The Philadelphia 76ers selected Joel third overall even though the procedure will keep him out for four to six months. Early in the 2016–17 NBA season, Embiid finally made his NBA debut.
The three-time member of the All-Defensive Team was selected to the All-Rookie First Team despite appearing in just 31 games and averaging 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest. “The Process” and the 76ers reached a five-year, $148 million agreement before the start of the 2017–18 season. During the 2017–18 season, Embiid continued to soar and was selected to the All-Star Team for the very first time.
The six-time NBA All-Star was only able to play in 64 games in the 2018-19 season and 63 games in the 2017-18 season due to injuries. The five-time member of the All-NBA Team had received a salary from the NBA of $45.4 million prior to the 2019–20 season. Most of that was taken out from his $25.4 million pay for the 2018–19 campaign, which was the first year following his 2017 five-year contract extension with the 76ers. For the 2021–22 season, the salary of Joel Embiid first surpassed the $30 million mark.
