Six Philadelphia 76ers Things I like and don’t like

Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid, Not an All-Star

I’ll keep it simple here, because the Joel Embiid All-Star protest is in full swing and has been well documented.

There are two criteria for All-Star considerations: personality and merit. Embiid is a lightning rod of fun and attention. Next.

The only way in which Paul Millsap is superior to Embiid in terms of merit is that he has played 13 more games, which should certainly be considered. The “minutes” minutia, however, is garbage. If Embiid sat cross-legged at half court for nine more minutes each game, would he then be worth an All-Star bid? At worst, he would still outpace Millsap in every meaningful statistical category except rebounds.

Ready your weapons for next year. Joel Embiid #NBAVote.