Joel Embiid was seemingly inches from being an All-Star selection in his rookie season last year. This season, Ben Simmons is hoping to actually become the first rookie to make the squad since Blake Griffin. Today, the NBA offered up the first returns on the fan voting so far (good for 50% of the weighted value in deciding who starts the game). So far, Embiid is in, and Simmons is out.
As you can see there, Joel isn’t going to catch LeBron or Giannis, but Kristaps Porzingis can catch him.