Everybody knows how talented and dominant Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is. The guy just led the league in scoring at 30.6 points per game becoming the first big man to do so in 22 years and he also became the first big man to average 30 in a season in 40 years.
However, despite being only 28-years old, he has dealt with a lot of injuries and that makes people wonder how much longer he can be that dominant big man.
Former Sixers point guard, Eric Snow, certainly has his own worries as he joined The Zach Gelb Show and he believes Embiid’s window to win with the Sixers is beginning to shut and get smaller (h/t Audacy):
“I think they have to be close [to winning], because I don’t think the window with Joel is as big as other people think. I think it’s two — maybe three years, max — that I think something has to be done, in order to help him win,” Snow explained to The Zach Gelb Show on Wednesday. “And Joel’s window where it’s his best years — you have to approach it that way. And I don’t know what Morey and Brand are going to do. But I believe the urgency has to be high…
Snow then addressed James Harden and how he can help Embiid as the Sixers move forward with that partnership:
“If he’s your No. 1 option, he’s supposed to be your finisher… So, it shouldn’t all be on James Harden. But, he does have to be better. I just don’t think you can say Joel’s the No. 1 option, and then we get into the playoffs and James has to be the No. 1 option… I think James is that guy. I think it’s the time and kind of picking your plays. Is he going to be aggressive when it’s needed… It’s the timely shots that are more important right now with James…”
Embiid is still going to be among the league’s best players in the 2022-23 season, that much is certain, but life comes at you fast in the NBA. The window to win a championship is not always as big as some would like to believe and the Sixers have to begin taking advantage of the opportunity they have in front of them.
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