It has been a busy summer for Joel Embiid. The Philadelphia 76ers star center won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA in Paris. He globetrotted as something of an ambassador for Africa in further developing the sport and economic interests in general there. Embiid also signed a three-year, $192.9 million contract extension to remain with the Sixers through the 2028-29 season. He might even have another kid on the way if we’re to believe Masai Ujiri’s recent conversational slip-up. So yeah, busy summer.
But one place Joel shouldn’t be as busy as past years is the 2024-25 NBA regular season.