Joel Embiid signs 3-year, $192.9 million extension with Sixers: Report

Joel Embiid signs 3-year, $192.9 million extension with Sixers: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Add a few more years to the Sixers’ longest-tenured contract.

Superstar center Joel Embiid has agreed on a three-year, approximately $192.9 million extension with the team that runs through the 2028-29 season, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported Friday morning.

The seven-time All-Star is set to make approximately $51.4 million in the 2024-25 season and $55.2 million in 2025-26, according to Spotrac. The extension will start in the 2026-27 campaign.

“I started a Sixer and want to be right here for the rest of my career. I had no idea when I was drafted as a 20-year-old kid from Cameroon how lucky I was to be in Philadelphia,” Embiid said in a team press release. “Through all the ups and downs, this city and the fans have been everything, and I am so grateful for how they’ve embraced me. I want to thank Josh, David, and the entire organization. Philadelphia is home and it’s time to bring this community an NBA championship.”

Embiid has often been in the spotlight for the Sixers since the franchise drafted him with the No. 3 pick a decade ago. In a familiar story, his availability dictated much of the team’s fortunes last season. The Sixers went 31-8 in games Embiid played and 16-27 in games he didn’t.

After being named NBA MVP for the 2022-23 season, Embiid looked substantially more dominant for stretches last year and scored a Sixers-record 70 points vs. the Spurs on Jan. 22. He averaged 34.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists in his first season with head coach Nick Nurse.

However, Embiid was sidelined on his 30th birthday in March as he rehabbed from a left lateral meniscus injury. While he returned late in the regular season, Embiid had semi-regular injury scares and also dealt with Bell’s palsy during the playoffs. He still managed to post 33.0 points, 10.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game over the Sixers’ first-round series loss to the Knicks.

“Just got to find a way to get better as a basketball player, as a person, as a leader and come back and hope that everything else…

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Publish date : 2024-09-20 12:30:36

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