Joel Embiid is currently the best player in the league. Last season, he dominated the floor consistently all while abusing his skillset and agility against his opponents. There isn’t much that the big man can’t do and the league better fear for what’s coming ahead of them. After seven seasons of progress and hard work, he finally won his first of possibly many MVP awards.
Last season, the Philadelphia 76ers big man averaged 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. He also won the scoring title for the second consecutive season as well. Despite his overflowing success, Embiid’s team has struggled to experience playoff success. Ever since his arrival, they have not made it past the second round. Moving ahead this might be a major problem.
And considering how competitive the league gets every year, the Sixers ought to make changes immediately. Right now, they’re dealing with James Harden’s trade request. The situation has gotten out of hand as Harden has done every possible thing to disrupt his relationship with the team. Harden is determined to leave the Sixers after they botched a possible backdoor deal. Now, Joel Embiid needs to focus on maintaining his composure as well.
Deion Sanders shares his expert advice to MVP Joel Embiid ahead of the 2023-24 season
Moving into the 2023-24 season, Joel Embiid will have a bunch of distractions waiting to throw him off track. But it is his job to maintain his mental game and push forward to success. Especially since he has major competition in the form of Nikola Jokic waiting to dominate the court. Before Embiid, Jokic won back-to-back MVP awards. This past season, he led the Denver Nuggets to their first title.
However, Coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes had a piece of advice for Embiid. Coach Prime resurgence in Colorado has been nothing but inspiring this year. He said, “It’s a little different today… A lot of folks duck that smoke right now… If Embiid’s playing the Joker, I wanna see Embiid versus the Joker… And [Jokic] goes and gets it, right? I love it. I love that matchup. That’s what I want to see.”
Coach Prime joined Joel Embiid and the Sixers for Dinner tonight in Fort Collins. He told them, “a lot of folks duck that smoke right now.”
Says every time he turns on the TV he wants to see the best vs the best. “If Embiid’s playing the Joker then I wanna see that.” pic.twitter.com/qB18IiVmVr
— Alec Gwin (@alecgwin) October 4, 2023
Sanders’ advice to Joel Embiid is to embrace the challenges ahead of him as it would shape him up for a better future. Embiid is one of the toughest individuals to guard in the league due to his height and bulky size. Last season, Jokic wasn’t too far off from winning his third straight MVP award. This is something Embiid needs to watch out for as well.
