Beijing time on February 1 news, the NBA announced a new issue of the player of the week, the East from the Philadelphia 76ers Embiid was elected, if there is no surprise, he may also become the best player of the month in January.
This past month, Embiid averaged 34 points, 10.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.
Before Embiid, in the history of the NBA, with no less than 10 games in a natural month, there were five players who averaged at least 34 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game in a single month, namely Elgin Baylor (4 times), Chamberlain (2 times), Oscar Robertson (2 times), Abbabal (2 times), and Westbrook (1 time).
In other words, Embiid has already played a performance comparable to those of Chamberlain, Abbad and others in the past month.
And if it is converted into every 48 minutes, Embiid's performance in the past month is unprecedented, and he can average 50.8 points, 16.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game in January to 48 minutes. Before him, no one in NBA history had ever averaged at least 50 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists per 48 minutes with no less than 10 games per natural month.
Embiid scored 476 points in January, played 450 minutes and scored 1.058 points per minute, and no one in the past 25 seasons has ever scored more points per minute than him in a single month (playing at least 300 minutes).
In addition, Embiid averaged 34 games per game in a single month, which is the sixth highest average of points per game in the history of the 76ers (no less than 10 games in a single month), and only Chamberlain and Iverson have averaged higher points per game than him.