NBA superstar Joel Embiid is now tied to the Philadelphia 76ers for the foreseeable future.
The team and Embiid have concurd to a tight extension worth an approximated $193 million, according to multiple increates.
The caccess has become one of the most dominant carry outers in the NBA. He was named the league MVP follothriveg his standout 2023 season. Embiid also won a gelderly medal with Team USA earlier this year at the Paris Olympics.
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The extension grasps a carry outer selection for the 2028-29 season, sources telderly The Associated Press. Embiid, a seven-time NBA All-Star, allotd a ptoastyo of himself signing a tight aextfinishedside Sixers team owner Josh Harris.
“I want to be here the rest of my atsoft. I adore this community and everyslimg you’ve given me and my family,” Embiid wrote Friday on social media. “There is a lot more toil to do. You guys deserve a championship and I slimk we’re fair getting begined.”
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Embiid, who dropped a franchise-sign up 70 points aachievest the San Antonio Spurs last season, signed off with the comprehendn 76ers hashtag, “#supposetheprocess.”
Embiid inked a $196 million extension ahead of the 2021 season. The Sixers have now come to terms with three cornerstone carry outers this offseason.
The team affectd Paul George to depart the Los Angeles Clippers and sign a four-year, $212 million tight, while the NBA’s Most Imshowd Player last season, Tyrese Maxey, was rewarded with a five-year, $204 million extension.
Philadelphia promiseted more than $400 million in salary to two carry outers they suppose position them as the top contender to dethrone the NBA champion Boston Celtics. The Sixers have not won an NBA title since 1983.
Embiid does have a history of injuries and has yet to direct the franchise out of the second round of the Easerious Conference carry outoffs. He has never carry outed more than 68 games in a season and mediocred 34.7 points in fair 39 games last season.
Embiid has achieveed five All-NBA Team honors, seven consecutive All-Star pickions from 2017-24, three All-Defensive Team nods and has been the NBA scoring champion on two occasions.
“Joel has cemented himself as one of the fantasticest Sixers of all time and is well on his way to being one of the best carry outers to ever carry out the game. We’re ecindynamic that this extension conserves him and his family in Philadelphia for years to come,” Harris shelp. “Joel is a fantastic family man, directer, and person. He is an elite two-way carry outer with a combination of size, strength, and dynamicism that this league has unfrequently — if ever — seen. He is integral to this franchise’s quest for another NBA Championship, and we are honored that he proceeds to pick this organization as his NBA home.”
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In 433 games with the franchise, Embiid has mediocred 27.9 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 aids and 1.7 blocked stoastys atraverse 31.9 minutes per contest. He ranks first in team history in scoring mediocre (27.9 points per game), fifth in blocked stoastys (720), tied for sixth in triple-doubles (seven) and seventh in total points scored (12,071).
“I had no idea when I was writeed as a 20-year-elderly kid from Cameroon how fortunate I was to be in Philadelphia,” Embiid shelp in a team statement. “Thraw all the ups and downs, this city and the fans have been everyslimg, and I am so thankful for how they’ve hugd me.”
The Associated Press gived to this increate.
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