Sixers star Joel Embiid ranked as 7th-best player in the NBA on the season
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is one of the elite talents in the league. There isn’t much the big fella can’t do on the floor as he is able to score from all three levels. He can shoot from deep, the mid-range and he can get inside to finish as well.
After leading the league in scoring in the 2021-22 season, Embiid is at it again in 2022-23. He is averaging 33.3 points on 53.8% shooting, and he’s also averaging 9.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists. The big fella is once again throwing his hat into the MVP race, and he is ready to lead the Sixers on a title run.
The Ringer put together a list of the top 100 players in the NBA to begin the new season and Embiid came in ranked seventh on the list behind Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum (sixth) and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant (fifth).
The Ringer on Embiid:
Embiid does everything you’d expect a player with a 7-foot, 280-pound frame to do on offense. He can pulverize opponents in the post, backing defenders underneath the rim before finishing loudly. He can cut. He can crash the boards. He can screen and roll. He adds something new to his game every year, and he has turned himself into a perennial MVP candidate. He’s added one post move after another: drop-steps. Fadeaways. Face-up rip-throughs. Hook shots. And he’s managed to apply his interior footwork to the perimeter, with hang dribbles out of drives to the basket, stepbacks from the elbows, and pump fakes to get into his pull-up. Embiid is as fluid as a player can get at his size. He’s like a wing in a big body.
It is interesting to see Embiid only ranks seventh on the list. There are many talented players in this league, that much is certain, but there also aren’t many players who can do what the big fella does on a nightly basis at his size. Maybe he just has to win the MVP award to move up in these rankings.
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