Joel Embiid has not had a teammate during his tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers who can shoulder a load offensively as Jalen Brunson did during his last two playoff runs. That fact alone should put the New York Knicks at the top of Embiid’s list of destinations should he flee the City of Brotherly Love.
Listen, I get it. I’m putting the cart before the horse. I’m jumping the shark. I’m letting the donkey patrol the cornfield. I’m writing in May about the potential playoff ramifications of the reigning league MVP potentially asking to leave the only NBA home he’s known and New York potentially acquiring him.