Philadelphia 76ers: Ranking Joel Embiid as a center 2021

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Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

After covering the rankings for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Danny Green, and Tobias Harris at their respective positions, it’s time to cover where Joel Embiid ranks as a big man. The Philadelphia 76ers have one of the best centers in the NBA.

Ever since Embiid hit the NBA hardwood in 2016, it was pretty clear, he was going to be special. Granted injuries and poor roster construction have kept him from a certain level of consistent greatness, but this season he’s been really showing the league just how dominant he can be.

Ranking the Philadelphia 76ers’ Embiid as a center

These rankings are rankings in terms of stats among the other starters on this list.

“It’s fair to say that Embiid is a top-three center in the NBA, but if you want to know if he’s number one on this list, click on the next slide button.”

Embiid is first among starting centers and third in the whole NBA in point per game at 29.2. He’s 11th in field goal percentage (51.6), fifth in 3-point percentage (37.7), third in free throw percentage (86.0), and first among center as well as the whole NBA in free throw attempts (11.0).

Embiid is seventh among centers in rebounds per game with 10.7. His 2.9 assists per game are fifth and he’s tied for third in steals with 1.0 per game. At 1.4 blocks per game, he’s ranked at eighth among his fellow starting big men.

Embiid has 30 double-doubles on the season, which has him placed at ninth among starting centers this season. That number is the 15th best in the whole NBA. Also, remember that he’s missed 20 games this season and still is ranked this high in terms of double-doubles.

It’s fair to say that Embiid is a top-three center in the NBA, but if you want to know if he’s number one on this list, click on the next slide button.