Joel Embiid
Center · Philadelphia 76ers · #21
Joel Embiid: season analysis
Joel Embiid is a 32-year-old center for the Philadelphia 76ers, wearing number 21. Listed at 7-foot-0 and 270 pounds, Embiid has 11 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Kansas.
In 2026-27, Embiid is averaging 17.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 31.8 minutes per game, starting all 10 games. The shooting line reads 37.0% from the field, 12.1% from three-point range and 89.0% from the free-throw line. That makes Embiid the team's leading rebounder this season.
Compared with 2025-26 (26.9 points in 31.6 minutes per game), scoring is down by 9.2 points per game and playing time up by 0.2 minutes.
Before this season, Embiid played 10 NBA seasons and 490 games, averaging 27.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2023-24 at 34.7 points per game.
Injury report: Embiid is listed as day-to-day.
Background
Embiid was drafted in 2014 by the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. Embiid has been with the Philadelphia 76ers since 2014. Nationality: United States and France and Cameroon.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Joel Embiid on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Day-To-Day · reported 2026-11-12
Profile
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #21 |
| Age | 32 |
| Born | March 16, 1994 · Yaounde, Cameroon |
| Height | 7' 0" (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 270 lbs (122 kg) |
| College | Kansas |
| NBA experience | 11 years |
| Salary | $58,100,000 (2026-27) |
76ers teammates
Dominick BarlowF · #25
Adem BonaC · #30
Jaylen BrownG · #7
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG · #1
VJ EdgecombeG · #77
Justin EdwardsF · #11
Tacko FallC · #99
Ariel HukportiC · #55
LeBron JamesF · #23
Caleb LoveG · #8
Tyrese MaxeyG · #0
Labaron Philon Jr.G · #00
Rayan RupertG · #12
Anfernee SimonsG · #5
Dean WadeF · #45
Jabari WalkerF · #33
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | vs BOS | L 101-123 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 11-13 | -8 |
| 2026-11-08 | @ CHI | W 127-121 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-19 | 0-2 | 4-4 | +2 |
| 2026-11-06 | @ CLE | L 95-119 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-9 | 0-2 | 6-6 | -15 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ DET | W 112-106 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-18 | 0-3 | 10-10 | -6 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs CHI | W 126-107 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 5-6 | +21 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs NYK | W 98-93 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 4-4 | +8 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ IND | W 114-109 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-17 | 0-3 | 3-3 | -4 |
| 2026-10-24 | vs MIL | W 127-116 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-20 | 0-3 | 12-14 | +18 |
| 2026-10-22 | vs CLE | W 114-106 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 7-9 | +18 |
| 2026-10-20 | @ NYK | W 106-100 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4-15 | 2-7 | 3-4 | +13 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 10 | 31.8 | 17.7 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 37.0 | 12.1 | 89.0 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 5.4-14.6 | 0.4-3.3 | 6.5-7.3 |
| 2025-26 | philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 38 | 31.6 | 26.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 48.9 | 33.3 | 85.4 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 9.0-18.3 | 1.4-4.2 | 7.5-8.8 |
| 2024-25 | philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 19 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 44.4 | 29.9 | 88.2 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 7.4-16.6 | 1.2-4.1 | 7.8-8.9 |
| 2023-24 | philadelphia 76ers | 39 | 39 | 33.6 | 34.7 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 52.9 | 38.8 | 88.3 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 11.5-21.8 | 1.4-3.6 | 10.2-11.6 |
| 2022-23 | philadelphia 76ers | 66 | 66 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 54.8 | 33.0 | 85.7 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 11.0-20.1 | 1.0-3.0 | 10.0-11.7 |
| 2021-22 | philadelphia 76ers | 68 | 68 | 33.8 | 30.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 2.1 | 9.6 | 9.8-19.6 | 1.4-3.7 | 9.6-11.8 |
| 2020-21 | philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 51 | 31.1 | 28.5 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 9.0-17.6 | 1.1-3.0 | 9.2-10.7 |
| 2019-20 | philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 51 | 29.5 | 23.0 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 7.5-15.7 | 1.1-3.4 | 6.9-8.5 |
| 2018-19 | philadelphia 76ers | 64 | 64 | 33.7 | 27.5 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 9.1-18.7 | 1.2-4.1 | 8.2-10.1 |
| 2017-18 | philadelphia 76ers | 63 | 63 | 30.3 | 22.9 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 8.1-16.8 | 1.0-3.4 | 5.7-7.4 |
| 2016-17 | philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 31 | 25.4 | 20.2 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 6.5-13.8 | 1.2-3.2 | 6.2-7.9 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.