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Philadelphia 76ers | #21 | Center-Forward

Joel Embiid

PPG

23.8

RPG

8.2

APG

4.5

HEIGHT

7'0" (2.13m)

WEIGHT

280lb (127kg)

COUNTRY

Cameroon

LAST ATTENDED

Kansas

AGE

31 years

BIRTHDATE

March 16, 1994

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 3

EXPERIENCE

9 Years

7'0" | 280lb | 31 years

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 3

BIRTHDATE

March 16, 1994

COUNTRY

Cameroon

LAST ATTENDED

Kansas

EXPERIENCE

9 Years

Last 5 Games

Game DateMatchupW/LMINPTSFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
Feb 22, 2025PHI vs. BKNL311441330.8060.06610025750131-7
Feb 20, 2025PHI vs. BOSL27153933.3020.09910012340022-20
Feb 11, 2025PHI vs. TORL382781942.11520.0101376.95712411411
Feb 09, 2025PHI @ MILL302771450.04757.191090.02101261154-6
Feb 07, 2025PHI @ DETL302371838.91425.081080.007760223-19

Player News

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10/02/2025, 3:41 PM

Unavailable Thursday

Embiid (knee) is not available for Thursday's preseason game against the Knicks, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com reports.

09/27/2025, 5:25 PM

Participates in practice Saturday

Head coach Nick Nurse said Embiid (knee) participated "quite a bit" in practice Saturday, Kyle Neubeck of AllPHLY.com reports.

09/26/2025, 3:02 PM

Not ready to set timetable

During Friday's Media Day, Embiid (knee) said he's not ready to put a timetable on his return, Chris Mannix of SI.com reports.

09/24/2025, 7:09 PM

Participating in live drills

Embiid is participating in live drills prior to the start of training camp.

07/14/2025, 8:54 PM

Back to partial basketball activity

Embiid (knee) has resumed partial basketball activities, per Tony Jones of The Athletic.

Awards and Honors

  • 3 All-Defensive Team

  • 5 All-NBA

  • 1 All-Rookie Team

  • 7 NBA All-Star

  • 1 NBA Most Valuable Player

  • 7 NBA Player of the Month

  • 14 NBA Player of the Week

  • 3 NBA Rookie of the Month

  • 1 Olympic Gold Medal