preface:
Nearly 30,000 fans cursed Embiid, but he put his hands on his ears and played a "listening" gesture to enjoy it. Three years ago, Embiid walked into the locker room with tears in his eyes on this field, and three years later, Embiid was happy to wave goodbye to the fans on the court, from being beaten by the Raptors to crying noses, to now completing revenge, what he lost must be taken back by himself, Embiid has really transformed a lot in the past three years, all of which he deserves. The male lion from Africa has now officially leaked his fangs.
It's like a big dream
Today's Embiid seems to have unlimited scenery, but in fact his career is more ups and downs than anyone, although it was through the draft in 2014 to enter the NBA, but until he completed the debut, it was already 2016 things, nearly two years, Embiid is fighting from injury, but fortunately his talent is indeed historical, from the 2016 to 2017 season, Embiid officially gained a foothold in the league, 2018 to 2019 season, For the Philadelphia 76ers he played for, it was the most glorious period since Embiid joined the team.
Embiid contributed 27.5 points and 13.6 rebounds in the regular season that year, Philadelphia made the playoffs with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses, and the Eastern Conference semifinals and toronto raptors fought seven games, and the game was not decided until the last second of the final game. Although the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated, everyone had high hopes for this team, because their opponent lost was the NBA champion Toronto Raptors that season, so many fans have ridiculed that they are the only team in the entire playoffs that can put pressure on the Raptors, the only team that can play game seven with them, so Philadelphia fans are very satisfied with their performance, after all, the team is very young, Embiid is also growing, such a result is really commendable, even if Embiid cries, But everyone knew it was his reluctance to play, not a tear of cowardice.
However, in the following three years, the Philadelphia 76ers not only failed to go uphill, but went downhill, from the army of young people with high hopes to the disintegrating Eastern Powerhouse, such a change surprised everyone, after losing to the Raptors, Jimmy Butler chose to leave, which is undoubtedly a big blow to Philadelphia, when he left the first year after the playoffs, Philadelphia was eliminated in the first round, Simmons's injury made Embiid alone. In the third year, they once again fell to the Eastern Conference semifinals to grab the seventh, as if they had been standing still for three years, like a big dream.
This dream woke up, the Philadelphia 76ers not only failed to improve, but instead stood still, Simmons's pathology made Philadelphia restless, they are a team that is expected to compete for the championship, but how can Embiid alone do it? Just as the so-called often in the absence of hope to see the light, do not believe in the process of people will naturally leave on the road, Simmons left the team nailed down, and Embiid ushered in another of his nobles, James Harden, as if this year for him really got the capital to rush the championship, to win the championship is not a dream!
From All-Stars to MVP
Although Philadelphia has stagnated, Embiid's progress in the past three years is obvious to all, he has officially entered the ranks of MVP players from an All-Star level player, entered the final three of the MVP selection for two consecutive seasons, and last season Embiid contributed 28.5 points and 10.6 rebounds to Philadelphia last season, leading the team to the first place in the East. Embiid went one step further this season, averaging 30.6 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, the scoring king was in the pocket, and in the case of no helper around for most of the season, he brought Philadelphia to the fourth position in the East, Embiid not only has good data, he can fundamentally change a team, which is also what Philadelphia hoped Embiid did when he first chose him, the African boy who claimed to be the successor of the big dream, really cashed in the draft pick team's trust in him.
For Embiid, the growth of these three years is not only the growth of basketball technology, but also a change in temperament, when he first entered the league, he was the big boy who dared to recruit James, date Rihanna, and when he failed in the playoffs, he hugged his girlfriend and cried, and did not care about his face, but now Embiid is very different from before, he will carry the whole team alone when Sims is injured. In 2020, the first round of the playoffs was swept away, but Embiid averaged 30.0 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. Clashing with opponents on the court, not fighting on social media, but turning back to the training ground to improve his skills, Embiid has always been a person to lead Philadelphia forward this season, but before the arrival of the All-Star, he brought Philadelphia to the third position in the East, and how many stars can complete his performance?
No longer a lone traveler
Even though Embiid has performed so well, there are still criticisms about him, for example, there are still many fans who think he is soft, and many fans think that he is like a child, which is one prejudice after another against Embiid. And his latest helper, Harden, has more prejudice than Embiid, he has played in the league for more than a decade, even if he gets the MVP, even if he gets the scoring king, there are still people who think he can't do it, and mock him by posing his performance in the playoffs.
These two people are undoubtedly fellow travelers, they all need to prove themselves, and they both have the determination to prove themselves, which is why Embiid and Simmons parted ways, the Way is different, Simmons does not even have the courage to prove himself, which he can not compare with Harden, and now the two have passed the first hurdle, to complete the final goal, there are many levels to break.
epilogue:
Embiid once said that he was a lion, and many people used to think it was a joke, but now Embiid did show the temperament of a lion, and the philadelphia championship has waited for a long time, and this time it is not waiting!