It's been more than a month since the Ben Simmons and Harden swap deals, but whenever Embiid is interviewed, reporters still unconsciously ask about Ben Simmons, and just recently, Embiid seems to be a little overwhelmed by the situation, and he talked about it in a recent interview, and Embiid said bluntly: "It makes people feel exhausted." And not just for myself, but for my other teammates. Embiid then talked about other things, including his own performances this season.
For Embiid and Simmons, the pairing of the two would have been very suitable, the same high-ranking player, an inside core, an outside core, but with the passage of several years, the two people did not play the expected results, correspondingly various contradictions, and external pressures are coming, and this contradiction extends, the two people must be separated.
This season's Embiid has played very well, so far, he can average 29.9 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, playing his career-best season performance, and the 76ers he leads are also currently ranked second in the East, it is worth mentioning that the previous 76ers have briefly ascended to the first place in the East, but unfortunately they were defeated by the Suns and did not consolidate their advantage, and Embiid's personal performance also made him the biggest favorite of MVPs this season.
In the latest issue of the MVP ranking list, Embiid has surpassed Jokic and become the first place, and currently he is also in second place in the scoring list, second only to the Lakers star James, for Embiid, this season is his year of harvesting honors, from the regular season, his performance has been blameless, but what he needs to do is to make a difference in the playoffs, after all, the previous 76ers management is also difficult to trade Harden, the configuration of the two superstars, If you don't get a win in the playoffs, you're bound to face more pressure.