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2023-24 stats: 34.7 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 5.6 apg, 1.7 bpg, 52.9 FG%
2024-25 stats: 22.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 3.6 pg, 1.2 bpg, 40.7 FG%
2023-24 BPM: +11.6 (2nd general)
2024-25 BPM: -0.6 (122nd general)
On one hand, after the 2024 Olympics, nobody will ever have the ability to say Joel Embiid has by no means gained something from a workforce perspective. Embiid got here up clutch for the Individuals, too, primarily within the semifinal in opposition to Serbia, scoring seven straight factors fairly late within the fourth quarter to maintain Workforce USA afloat with the Serbians up by seven on the time. Workforce USA would finally win the sport 95-91, a consequence that may have been tough to realize with out Embiid’s mini-run within the fourth interval.
Nonetheless, Embiid’s presence within the Olympics has come at an enormous value, as the previous league MVP has missed a ton of time to date in 2024-25 as a consequence of a knee challenge, together with his knee reportedly swollen for a while, hurting and likewise feeling unstable. Now, Embiid’s contract extension (signed in September of this 12 months, going via 2028-29 and value three years and almost $193 million) is wanting fairly brutal. We’ll see if Embiid is ready to bounce again from the early-season damage woes however for now, so far as the Philadelphia 76ers are involved, it appears to be like like the massive man collaborating within the 2024 Olympics was not a good suggestion.
Verdict: Worse
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