Joel Embiid: MVP? A Data Poem

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesThis is dedicated to Basketball-Reference.com for the stats, Sam Hinkie for drafting Joel Embiid, Brett Brown for developing him, Ben Simmons for passing him the ball a lot, and my mom.

(Clears throat...)

There were those who said “he’ll never be healthy, shoulda tried to get Parker or Wiggins or Exum or Randle.”

There were those who said “of course you know he likes his social media and also he doesn’t ever practice, due to those questions of his health.”

There are those who say “we’re in the midst of a 3 point revolution and there is no turning back, why’d you draft all those big men?”

There are those who might say “Ya know...if a big guy gets to the line…