Joel Embiid: “my mentality just completely changed”

During a conversation with Marc Zumoff (@marczumoff ) earlier this week, Sixers’ Joel Embiid gave a glimpse into how he felt he was performing prior to the NBA’s league-wide shutdown.

“Especially after that All-Star Game, my mentality just completely changed. First part of the season, it wasn’t up to my standards — not even close. I was on that path to just changing all that and making it happen.”

Embiid is currently averaging 23.4 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. While still a very impressive stat-line (one good enough to land him his third consecutive All-Star nomination) it’s a notable drop off in production compared to last year. During the 2018-2019 season, Embiid averaged…