Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid
	Embiid with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2019
No. 21 – Philadelphia 76ers
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	16 March 1994 (age 30); Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nationality	Cameroonian / French / American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school	Montverde Academy; (Montverde, Florida); The Rock School; (Gainesville, Florida);
College	Kansas (2013–2014)
NBA draft	2014: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
	Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–present	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
	NBA Most Valuable Player (2023); 7× NBA All-Star (2018–2024); All-NBA First Team (2023); 4× All-NBA Second Team (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022); 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018, 2019, 2021); 2× NBA scoring champion (2022, 2023); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2017); Second-team All-Big 12 (2014); Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2014); Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2014); Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (2014);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joel Hans Embiid (/dʒoʊˈɛl ɛmˈbiːd/ joh-EL em-BEED;^[1]^[2] born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 seven-time NBA All-Star, a five-time member of the All-NBA Team, a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a two- time NBA scoring champion. 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" as an embrace of the era in 76ers history with the same name he played in early in his career.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] 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.

^ "76ers Media Guide 2017–18, page 98 (roster)" (PDF). National Basketball Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^ "2016–17 NBA Pronunciation Guide (Start of Season)" (PDF). National Basketball Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^ Aldridge, David (21 November 2016). "A process toward success: Joel Embiid era begins (at last) in Philly". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016. He is actually introduced in the starting lineup as 'Joel, The Process, Embiid.'
^ Rappaport, Max (27 October 2016). "If Joel Embiid Is The Process, His Debut Proved We Should Trust Him". Complex. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ Jenkins, Lee (26 October 2016). "Joel Embiid: 'I'm The Process'". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "What does Trust the Process mean?". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[1] "76ers Media Guide 2017–18, page 98 (roster)" (PDF). National Basketball Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[2] "2016–17 NBA Pronunciation Guide (Start of Season)" (PDF). National Basketball Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[3] Aldridge, David (21 November 2016). "A process toward success: Joel Embiid era begins (at last) in Philly". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016. He is actually introduced in the starting lineup as 'Joel, The Process, Embiid.'

[4] Rappaport, Max (27 October 2016). "If Joel Embiid Is The Process, His Debut Proved We Should Trust Him". Complex. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[5] Jenkins, Lee (26 October 2016). "Joel Embiid: 'I'm The Process'". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[6] "What does Trust the Process mean?". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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