Joel Embiid’s first year under NBA contract hasn’t been ideal. He’s mainly famous for his weird tweets and reports he was getting fat while sidelined with a foot injury. But here he is warming up before a Sixers game... and... well, see for yourself:
Joel Embiid is throwing down between-the-legs dunks, drilling threes
He’s not ready to play yet, but the Sixers’ big man prospect looks good.
Embiid isn’t just not not in shape, he’s throwing down between-the-legs dunks. Not many 7-footers have the athleticism and coordination to do that even when they haven’t been sidelined for a year with an injury. Really impressive. (Yes, this is off the foot that wasn’t injured.)
Perhaps more impressive? His stroke from the corner:
Nerlens Noel missed his first year in the NBA with injury, and he’s been spectacular for the Sixers. If Joel Embiid is a sweet-shooting, high-flying big man whenever he is ready to play... well, that’d be pretty spectacular for the Sixers.
