Is Joel Embiid will wear the jersey of the French team at the next World Cup, if the Blues qualify, or at the Paris Olympics in 2024? Since the Cameroonian pivot obtained French nationality, optimism was in order at the FFBB, except that the All-Star pivot became an American citizen a few weeks ago.
Asked by The Parisian on this obstacle, Boris Diaw ensures that this new passport does not change anything.
“There is no development compared to the last time we spoke” replied the General Manager of the Blues. “American nationality was something that had been in place for quite some time, more for the ease of living in the United States. »
Our colleagues then ask him if there is still confidence, and his answer is “ yes“. On the side of Team USA, The Athletic reports that the Federation is interested in this file, but that no leader has yet contacted the player. France is therefore ahead, and at the Sixers, Tyrese Maxey has fun chambering his teammate, while recalling that no one is in Joel Embiid’s head and that only he knows what he will do.
“ I tease him a bit, telling him he’s French now, that Rudy [Gobert] and he will be teammates “, he had said in this regard. ” Sometimes we wonder what’s going through Joel’s head [Embiid]. But I guess we’ll see it soon. »
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 31 | 25 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 20.2 |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 63 | 30 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 22.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 64 | 34 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 27.5 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 51 | 30 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 51 | 31 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 28.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 68 | 34 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 30.6 |
| 2022-23 | PHL | 7 | 35 | 50.8 | 29.2 | 83.8 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| Total | 335 | 31 | 49.0 | 33.7 | 81.1 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 26.1 | |
