Joel Embiid, height 213 cm, weight 113 kg, arm span 226 cm. Born March 16, 1994 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, he plays as a center for the NBA Philadelphia 76ers. He was selected by the 76ers with the 3rd pick in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft.
"The Great" Embiid
Because of Embiid's excellence on the field and joy off the field, Chinese fans gave the young man the nickname of "The Great", but for him, his favorite nickname was "The Process". Former 76ers general manager Sam Singhi used the slogan "Trust The Process" when he was in charge of team rebuilding
Trust the process
Born on 16 March 1994 in Yaoundé, cameroon, Joel Embiid's initial sports were football and volleyball, where he practiced solid footwork as a midfielder and in football;
Embiid's physical changes in the 3 years since he arrived in the United States
In 2010, Embiid attended the "Basketball Without Borders" basketball camp and met Cameroon's NBA player Luke Richard Bamot. He began his basketball career.
Embiid in high school
Basketball players with perfect figures
When he first arrived in the United States in 2011, because his native language was the court, he was very uncomfortable, and his basketball level was not very outstanding, as the starter of the Basketball Team of The Rock School in Gainesville, Florida, but he was not detected by scouts, and he did not rank in the major media rankings. Embiid averaged 13.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, leading The Rock School to a 33-4 record and the first state championship in varsity basketball history; Joel Embiid reached 210 centimeters tall and weighed 104 kilograms after graduating from high school.
He became a teammate with Wiggins during college
On April 20, 2013, Embiid was invited to participate in the Nike Junior Basketball Tournament, representing International against the United States, playing 19 minutes, contributing 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, teaming up with Andrew Wiggins and others to help International defeat the United States 112:98.
Teamed up with Wiggins to defeat Team USA
In the 2014 draft, because of the hidden circumstances of injury, he should have been selected by the 76ers in the third place to start his NBA career. Among the players of the same class are Wiggins, LaVine, Parker, Gordon and other players
Embiid was not featured in the group photo of the players at the 2014 Draft
Attending the draft at home was selected by 76ers
There are many off-court stories about Embiid, rumors that he once killed a lion, did not have a driver's license, drank pink lemonade in a bucket, and sang rap in French.
During college, the University of Kansas basketball team had a tradition called "Thursday Hearts," in which players gathered in a circle to share secrets and stories. It was meant to enhance the atmosphere of the team, and Embiid shared the story of how he once killed a lion when he was in Cameroon.
Like many Americans, Embiid is extremely fond of pink lemonade, a bottled type. But he drank gallons, and the problem wasn't just lemonade. He had also been devouring cookies, devouring chocolate cakes, and chewing on the candies his father had brought from Cameroon. When the topic is brought up by a reporter, he will smile and then just look at you quietly.
Embiid grew up in an upper-class middle-class family in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, where his parents asked him to wash his own clothes. But they also hired servants, mothers who drove Mercedes and ate egg cakes for breakfast. You are not allowed to participate in sports activities without memorizing class notes. "I'm gentle," embiid said, "but the Americans don't know, they just know that I'm from Africa, and they think I must have come from a very poor background, hunting lions in the jungle." If that's what they see me, take advantage of it. ”
The NBA has been plagued by injuries for the first two seasons and has not been able to play
After being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 3rd overall pick in the first round in 2014, he missed two seasons before returning to the court due to a fractured right foot and difficult to heal. During his recovery, his 13-year-old brother died in a car accident, and Embiid and Arthur had a great relationship, a good boy who would distribute crosses to his classmates from an early age and donate toys to poor children. Embiid hasn't seen his brother Arthur since he left Cameroon in 2011 to chase his basketball dreams in the United States, who would have thought it would be a farewell between brothers. Pain and guilt
Embiid wrote a deep thought
Visited by his friend Jabari Parker during his injury
After a long period of recovery from injury, Embiid finally returned to the NBA, proving step by step that the 76ers were not wrong to choose him in the first place, and his basketball level gradually matured.
Show muscles with your teammates during training
Dunk teammates during training
Train with Garnett
"Oh my God, I don't want to be with him for the next 15 years. There really isn't enough to talk about this kid. He's a great way to move the ball, he's just watching the six ways and listening to the eight directions. Now that his shots are almost meaningless, we have to keep him out of the three-point line. Eh, he's so talented. David Fitzdale once commented
With Harden joining strongly, this is just the beginning of his dominance of the NBA
Embiid the Great