The major storyline out of Philadelphia 76ers media day was Joel Embiid’s trash talk towards Phoenix Suns rookie center Deandre Ayton. But what was overlooked were his far more meaningful words about the first overall pick.
Sure, Embiid told Rachel Nichols and Stephen Jackson that Ayton is “about to get his [butt] kicked this year.” But he also had somewhat kind words to say about the rookie big man.
After talking about the work Ayton has to put in, Embiid went on to say “he’s got a lot of potential. He’s going to be really good.