Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, who also holds French and American citizenship. After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. The 7-foot (2.1 m) Embiid is a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time member of the All-NBA Team and a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2023.
Multiple foot and knee injuries delayed Embiid's debut for two seasons until 2016–17, when he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team despite playing only 31 games. He has nicknamed himself "the Process" in response to a refrain from 76ers fans during the Sam Hinkie era to "trust the process". Embiid led the NBA in scoring during the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, becoming the first center to do so since Shaquille O'Neal (2000), and was also the first center since Moses Malone (1982) to average over 30 points per game, while also being the first foreign player to lead the NBA in scoring.
| Philadelphia 76ers Current Roster |
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| 0 Maxey • 1 Drummond • 5 Grimes • 7 Lowry • 8 George • 9 Oubre • 11 Dowtin (TW) • 12 Butler • 14 Council • 16 Walker • 17 Hood-Schifino (TW) • 19 Edwards • 20 McCain • 21 Embiid • 23 Gordon • 28 Yabusele • 30 Bona • 65 Reese (TW) |
| Players who left during the season: 00 Jackson • 1 K. Martin • 16 C. Martin • 18 Okeke • 18 Castleton • 22 Nance • 22 Brissett • 25 Mobley • 25 Quiñones • 35 Bagley • 36 Wheeler • 45 Roddy |
| Head coach: Nurse • Assistant coaches: Brase • Corbacio • Gates • Flournoy • Hines • Jackson • Karl • Longabardi • West |