76ers’ Joel Embiid averaging 38 points per 36 minutes, the highest of any player in shot clock era

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is averaging a career-high 38 points per 36 minutes, which is the highest by any NBA player in any season in the shot clock era since 1954-55. NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain is a close second. At the age of 25, Chamberlain averaged 37.4 points per 36 minutes in […]

James Foglio  •  25 Jan 2024
Joel Embiid joins Wilt Chamberlain, David Robinson as only centers to score 70+ points in a game

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid joined Wilt Chamberlain and David Robinson as the only centers in NBA history to score at least 70 points in a game, during Monday night’s 133-123 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Embiid is the ninth player in NBA history to score 70 points in a game, and he broke […]

James Foglio  •  23 Jan 2024
76ers’ Joel Embiid records 19th straight 30-point game, passes Elgin Baylor for 6th-longest in NBA history

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid posted his 19th consecutive game with 30 or more points in Friday’s 124-109 win over the Orlando Magic, breaking a tie with Elgin Baylor for the sixth-longest streak in NBA history. Only Wilt Chamberlain and James Harden have ever recorded longer streaks. Chamberlain still holds the top-four longest streaks for […]

James Foglio  •  20 Jan 2024
76ers star Joel Embiid extends 30-point, 10-rebound streak to 16 games

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid recorded his 16th consecutive game with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in Monday’s 124-115 win over the Houston Rockets, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain for the fifth-longest streak in NBA history. However, Chamberlain still holds the top-four longest streaks — 65 straight games from Nov. 4, 1961-Feb. […]

James Foglio  •  16 Jan 2024
Lakers, Heat, 76ers, Pistons, & Knicks Have Expressed Interest In Dejounte Murray

The Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, and New York Knicks are expected to engage the Atlanta Hawks to inquire about Dejounte Murray. “The Hawks have been considered one of the more aggressive front offices this season, sources said, in terms of teams that have been willing to approach rival executives with […]

James Foglio  •  11 Jan 2024
Is Joel Embiid playing tonight (Jan. 10) vs. Hawks?

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (left knee swelling) has been downgraded to out for Wednesday night’s road game against the Atlanta Hawks. The injury caused the six-time All-Star to miss Saturday’s game and the last two days of practice. This will be his ninth game missed this season. Embiid, 29, has recorded at least 30 […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jan 2024
Joel Embiid 4th NBA player to average at least 35-10-5 over a 25-game span

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is the fourth player in NBA history to average at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists over a 25-game span — joining Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Over his last 25 games, Embiid is averaging 35.2 points, 12 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game. Through 26 appearances […]

James Foglio  •  03 Jan 2024
NBA Rumors: 76ers Could Wait Until Offseason to Add an All-Star

According to the latest NBA rumors, the Philadelphia 76ers are in no rush to acquire another star player and could wait until the 2024 offseason to make a move, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. While speaking on the “NBA on ESPN” show, Wojnarowski mentioned that Philadelphia would prefer to preserve its cap space for next summer […]

James Foglio  •  27 Dec 2023
Joel Embiid extends 30-point, 10-rebound streak to 13 games, the longest in the NBA since 1971-72

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid played through an ankle injury in Friday night’s 121-111 win over the Toronto Raptors to extend his streak of 30-plus points and 10-plus rebounds to 13 games, the longest in the NBA since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted 16 straight games in the 1971-72 season. In Philadelphia’s win against Toronto, the six-time […]

James Foglio  •  23 Dec 2023