76ers’ Joel Embiid Is Determined To Win Championship Title Regardless Where He Plays
Embiid is coming off of his greatest season, in which he averaged a career-high 33.1 points per game, led the NBA in scoring, and earned his first-ever first-team All-NBA selection. He also received his first MVP honour.
76ers’ Joel Embiid Is Determined To Win Championship Title Regardless Where He Plays
Embiid and the Sixers have sadly been unable to advance past the second round.
The James Harden-Joel Embiid team was optimistic about making it to the Conference Finals this playoffs, but things didn’t work out for them in the final two games of the series.
Throwback to Joel Embiid’s NBA debut @JoelEmbiid pic.twitter.com/YilV3NvCbE
— Joel Muse (@JEmbiidmuse) July 14, 2023
Up until now, the Sixers have mostly been able to sidestep rumors regarding Joel Embiid’s future.
When Embiid sat down for an interview with Maverick Carter at the Uninterrupted Film Festival late last week. That interview purportedly focused on Embiid’s life, career, and new collaboration with SpringHill, the media business financed by LeBron James. Embiid gave the line that is going viral on Monday morning while talking about the opening of his new production studio:
Joel Embiid appreciation post. Reminder that he’s the best center in franchise history. He’s also my favorite player/athlete ever, and he always will be. pic.twitter.com/E4P3jWMZ7S
— Aidan LaPorta (@AidanLaPorta69) July 17, 2023
“I just want to win a championship, whatever it takes. I don’t know where that’s going to be, whether it’s in Philly or anywhere else. I just want to have a chance to accomplish that, I want to see what that feels like to win that first one, and then you can think about the next one. It’s not easy, it takes more than one two or three guys. Got to have good people around you, and myself, every single day I work hard to be at that level so I can push us to make it happen. Every single day that’s working toward that goal, that’s where my mindset has always been. MVP is just an added bonus.
🚨 BREAKING: Joel Embiid has begun the process of forcing a trade.
"I just want to win championships. Whether in Philly or anywhere else…"
His eyes are set on Boston. He and Jayson Tatum want to "dominate the league like Kobe and Shaq did". 👀 pic.twitter.com/8eMkwPeVho
— CelticsForum (@CelticsForum0) July 17, 2023
I like the challenge. Can be frustrating at times, because over and over and over, same things might happen. There’s never any opportunity, all my years in the league, I feel like every single year it’s always been different teams, it has always been change. But I do like the challenge. It doesn’t matter who’s on my team, I just want to go out and try to do the best job possible to put us in a position to win.”
James Harden is in for a reality check when nobody gives him the long-term contract he’s looking for.
His best chance to earn it is by staying here in Philadelphia where he has chemistry with Joel Embiid.
Seems like Harden’s camp & the Sixers aren’t even close though.
— RB (@RBPhillyTake) July 17, 2023
“He had some fun with that yesterday,” Morey said on The Anthony Gargano Show, according to Philly Sports Network’s Sean Barnard. “That was a very Joel day.”
Morey said that he and the team’s new coach, Nick Nurse, had a long conversation with Embiid on Monday, and he is sure that the reigning MVP is committed to success with Philadelphia.
"That's the only place he wants to win."
Daryl Morey on Joel Embiid's recent comments. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/tjnUeWhIvh
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) July 18, 2023
“He wants to win it here. He wants to win it for Philly,” Morey said on Embiid,” per The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey.
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