We’ve heard some classic nicknames, from King James to D-Wade, but Embiid hasn’t even played his first official NBA game and he already has a strong name attached to him and it has nothing to do with social media! Hit the jump for details.
Via Fansided:
Add in Philadelphia had done the exact same thing the season before with Nerlens Noel and it seemed as if Philadelphia’s front office was putting a lot of trust in their medical team.
We may have a better indication as to why the 76ers decided to draft Joel Embiid though as head coach Brett Brown called the former Kansas star the ‘center of our universe‘.
“I hope that we can, ultimately, build a program where you can have the center of our universe — that I see Joel Embiid to be — sprinkled around people who can shoot the ball and let him have the space he needs.”
Well, no pressure or anything, Joel Embiid.
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