Joel Embiid is good, and he’ll be the first one to tell you. No other big man in the league blends his physical advantages with such an impressive two-way skill set, allowing him to control the game defensively while giving the Philadelphia 76ers a go-to weapon on offense.
He’s a rarity in a league that seems to be going smaller, and gives the Sixers somebody who’s single-handedly capable of carrying them to contention in the Eastern Conference — the type of impact only a handful of other players can match.
Embiid has proven himself to be all of that, and done so in just 51 career games.