There are few superlatives that didn’t apply to Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid over the past few years. He’s led the NBA in scoring in back-to-back seasons, and after finishing second to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in the voting for the league’s Most Valuable Player twice, he finally broke through for his first MVP last year.
Somehow, Embiid is playing even better this season. New head coach Nick Nurse deserves plenty of credit for that.
Heading into the season, the Sixers made clear that the offense under Nurse would look far different than it did with former head coach Doc Rivers over the past few seasons.