Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid is off to a terrific start to the 2020-21 season. He is absolutely destroying almost every matchup thrown his way and he is averaging 30.2 points and 11.6 rebounds and he is shooting 52.1% from the floor and 41.6% from deep. He has been absolutely dominant.
The way he is scoring so efficiently has put him at the top of some elite lists when it comes to centers. He is averaging 11.6 free throws per game and he is knocking them down 85.6% of the time.
Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy, and Moses Malone are the only centers to average 30+ points and 10+ free throws in a season. If Embiid can keep this type of production up, he will be just the fourth center to accomplish the feat and he would be the only one to shoot over 80% from the line.
Centers with 30+ points and 10+ free-throw attempts per game in a season:
– Wilt Chamberlain (7x)
– Walt Bellamy
– Moses Malone
– Joel Embiid this seasonEmbiid is the only one shooting 80%+ from the line. pic.twitter.com/p7c9lQkM65
— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 5, 2021
There is still a lot of basketball left to be played so Embiid will have to keep this up throughout the season, but he is off to a great start and he is squarely in the MVP conversation. At this point, it is all about consistency with him and wanting to come out and dominate every night.
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