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League elite in Scoring · among frontcourt

Joel Embiid

PHI PHI· Center-Forward· #21· 2025-26

2.13 m · 127 kg · 32 years old

7× All-Star5× All-NBA1× MVP
📄 59.5 M$ · 3 yrs · Max · player option
🎮 NBA 2K27: 92 · Physical 2-Way 3-Level Cleaner · potential A+
Among the best in the leagueno. 3among frontcourtScoringno. 15among frontcourtAssistsno. 21among frontcourtBlocks
Season
38 games
26.9PTS
7.7REB
3.9AST
0.6STL
1.2BLK
31.6MIN
FG%
48.9%
3P%
33.3%
FT%
85.4%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26PHIPHI3826.97.73.90.61.22.92.231.648.9%33.3%85.4%
2024-25PHIPHI1923.88.24.50.70.93.32.230.244.4%29.9%88.2%
2023-24PHIPHI3934.7115.61.21.73.82.933.652.9%38.8%88.3%
2022-23PHIPHI6633.110.24.211.73.43.134.654.8%33%85.7%
2021-22PHIPHI6830.611.74.21.11.53.12.733.849.9%37.1%81.4%
2020-21PHIPHI5128.510.62.811.43.12.431.151.3%37.7%85.9%
2019-20PHIPHI512311.630.91.33.13.429.547.7%33.1%80.7%
2018-19PHIPHI6427.513.63.70.71.93.53.333.748.4%30%80.4%
2017-18PHIPHI6322.9113.20.61.83.73.330.348.3%30.8%76.9%
2016-17PHIPHI3120.27.82.10.92.53.83.625.446.6%36.7%78.3%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players
SCORINGno. 3EliteREBOUNDSno. 27Very goodASSISTSno. 15EliteSTEALSbelow averageBelow averageBLOCKSno. 21Very good
Career · 10 seasons
Points
0
27.6 per game
Rebounds
0
10.8 per game
Assists
0
3.7 per game
44.4%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2016–2025
PTS/game
3.4
Win %
61.1%
247 games with clutch minutes
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: post-ups — around the league average (1.1 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Jarrett AllenJarrett Allen82 poss37 pts/100
Onyeka OkongwuOnyeka Okongwu75 poss36 pts/100
Jay HuffJay Huff70 poss57 pts/100
Nikola VučevićNikola Vučević63 poss38 pts/100
Bam AdebayoBam Adebayo63 poss41 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.22km#115/414

Covers less court per minute than most: plays with position, not with running.

38 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.4#34/342

Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

47.3%

He produces similarly both ways: neither dependent on the pass nor living off isolation.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

55.9%#130/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

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Observed

Joel Embiid: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, points per touch (#34 of 342).

0.39
Points per touch · 2025-26
Joel Embiid: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, points per touch (#34 of 342).Kilometres pe…Points per to…Paint touchesDrives per ga…Points create…Rebound conve…
  • 3.22 kmKilometres per game#115/414
  • 0.39Points per touch#34/342
  • 3.8Paint touches#63/414
  • 5.6Drives per game#124/414
  • 10.5Points created by assists#63/414
  • 55.9 %Rebound conversion#130/283
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence
  1. Kilometres per game: 3.22 km · rank 115 of 414 · 38 games · 2026-04-06
  2. Points per touch: 0.39 · rank 34 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-06
  3. Paint touches: 3.8 · rank 63 of 414 · 38 games · 2026-04-06
  4. Drives per game: 5.6 · rank 124 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-06
  5. Points created by assists: 10.5 · rank 63 of 414 · 38 games · 2026-04-06
  6. Rebound conversion: 55.9 % · rank 130 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-06
Limits
  • Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.
Revision 32b24b62 · house data · 2026-04-06
Measured

Joel Embiid sits in the 98th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in scoring (2025-26).

98
Percentile · Scoring · 2025-26
Joel Embiid sits in the 98th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in scoring (2025-26).ScoringP98Playmaki…P91BlocksP88
Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Observed

Joel Embiid goes from 23.8 to 26.9 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 10 seasons.

26.9
Points per game · 2025-26
Joel Embiid goes from 23.8 to 26.9 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 10 seasons.26.9
Career · 2016-17–2025-26 · 10 seasons
Measured

With Embiid on the floor his team is 3.8 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+3.8
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Embiid on the floor his team is 3.8 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…5.7With him off t…1.9
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 854 min with him · 1,534 min without
Forecast

Joel Embiid: projected impact 2.2 in 2026-27 (band 0.1–4.3, BPM scale).

2.2
Projected impact · 2026-27
Joel Embiid: projected impact 2.2 in 2026-27 (band 0.1–4.3, BPM scale).2.2
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Joel Embiid passes most to Tyrese Maxey (17.76 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

17.76
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Joel Embiid passes most to Tyrese Maxey (17.76 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Tyrese… 17.76VJ Edge… 9.21Paul Ge… 4.58Quentin… 3.50
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
34.1PER
12.3WS
11.6BPM
6.5VORP
65.5%TS%
39.6%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2016-172025-262025-26
👟 On his feet
Skechers
Skechers SKX JE 1
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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height213 cm
Weight127 kg
Injury history
2024-11-24knee14 days out
2024-04-07knee · left2 days out
2024-01-31knee · left62 days out
2024-01-29knee · left1 days out
2024-01-10knee · left5 days out
2023-12-24ankle · right8 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Jayson Tatum17
Jaylen Brown13
Clint Capela12
Pascal Siakam11
Most blocked by
Al Horford20
Mitchell Robinson13
Giannis Antetokounmpo12
Myles Turner10
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Tyrese Maxey
His main partner
Tyrese Maxey
17.8 passes per game · 46% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Tyrese Maxey17.841%
VJ Edgecombe9.221%
Paul George4.611%
Quentin Grimes3.58%
Kelly Oubre Jr.2.66%
Receives most from
Tyrese Maxey21.942%
VJ Edgecombe11.021%
Paul George6.012%
Quentin Grimes4.08%
Kelly Oubre Jr.2.96%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

40%
39%
21%
At the rim63%Mid-range45%Three33%
Assisted baskets: 56%Buzzer-beaters: 45bandeja: 29%mate: 11%suspensión: 9%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇨🇲Cameroon(citizenship)🇫🇷France(citizenship)🇺🇸United States(citizenship)🇨🇲Cameroon(born in)Position: pivot
🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):jo-ELL em-BEAD
College: KansasDraft: 2014 · round 1, pick 3
His numbers
21PHI2014–2025