Joel Embiid is firmly fixated on his objective of winning an NBA championship, even if it’s not with the Philadelphia 76ers.
“I just want to win a championship, whatever it takes. I don’t know where that’s going to be, whether it’s in Philly or somewhere else…It’s not easy but every single day I work towards it,” the big man said in a previous interview.
“I just want to win a championship, whatever it takes. I don't know where that's going to be, whether it's in Philly or somewhere else…It's not easy but every single day I work towards it.”
– Joel Embiid
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This does ask the most important question of whether Embiid would really leave the Sixers after this season if they fail to go the distance. Earlier this month, Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports opined that there would not be a trade request coming from the center anytime soon.
“No, just no way,” one GM claimed. “He is a different kind of character. He is a lot more like (Damian) Lillard and (Bradley) Beal because he wants to be loyal to the team, he wants to stay there, he has a lot of appreciation for how he has been treated there. Now, his contract is up in (2026) so that’s three years. It’s tough, the position he is in. If we’re still talking about this in three years, you’d expect the story to change by then.”
But this is the NBA, and stranger things have happened. So it’s interesting to see how Embiid’s future with the Sixers pans out after his latest statement.
Joel Embiid To The New York Knicks?
The Joel Embiid to the New York Knicks narrative has gained prominence in recent times, and for a reason.
“If Harden is out, what does that mean for the Sixers’ contending timeline and Joel Embiid, in particular? Embiid, the league’s reigning MVP, has been mentioned around league circles as New York’s ideal trade candidate if he ever demands out,” wrote Stefan Bondy of New York Daily News.
“The 30-year-old Cameroonian was represented by Leon Rose, who was a longtime agent before taking over as president of the Knicks.”
With questions surrounding James Harden’s future and Embiid’s connection to the Knicks seemingly a feasible one, only time will tell if he goes to become a Knick in the days to come.
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