Joel Embiid: We Haven’t Played Our Best Basketball Yet
Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid says the absence of Ben Simmons isn’t a problem for the team.
Joel Embiid even went as far as to say the 76ers haven’t reached their full potential yet this year. Four weeks ahead of the trade deadline, he says he wouldn’t change anything.
Joel Embiid had 25 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in Friday’s 111-99 victory over the Boston Celtics.
As he pointed out, the 76ers have a win rate of 70% while he’s on the court.
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“I feel great, man,” Embiid said.
“When I look at where we are when we got most of the team in the lineup, especially me in the lineup, then we are 21 and 9. That’s not bad. That’s up there with the best records in the NBA. So, all that tells me is that we just got to stay healthy, keep doing what we’ve been doing.
“I feel pretty good, and I don’t think we’ve played our best basketball yet. We still got a long way to go. We’re missing guys here and there that could really help us. There’s really no urgency to change anything. I think we got everything we need. We’re gonna keep on going and I’m happy.â€
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“I think we all gotta, we all gotta be our best. And when we are at our best, I think we can beat anybody. We’ve seen it a couple of times this year. So, I just think we need to, I need to keep doing what I’ve been doing and then obviously we need consistency from everybody, not just Tobias [Harris] or Tyrese [Maxey] or Seth [Curry] or Danny [Green], guys coming off the bench, getting Shake [Milton] back [healthy].
“We need consistency, and everybody coming in every single night with the goal of just doing their job and chipping in offensively and defensively and just playing together and we’ll be fine.”
