Asked after the defeat in Game 6 against the Heat by Amaury Perdriau, of L’Equipe, about his naturalization procedures in order to join the French team, Joel Embiid first asked if he should answer in English or in French. It does not matter, answers our colleague. “In French then, so they won’t understand”laughs the pivot, referring to the American journalists present at the press conference, who laugh.
“I have lots of friends and family in France. In relation to this approach, I don’t really have an answer (to give). Like I said, I’m sure I’m going to have an operation on my finger. So this summer I want to be healthy and then we’ll see what happens after.”he dismissed.
An American journalist immediately asks him the same question, in English. What makes Joel Embiid laugh…
“I just said I was focused on being healthy. This is the key. Obviously, the NBA season is the most important. My goal is to play 82 games, plus the playoffs. Before thinking about embarking on a summer competition which could jeopardize what I am able to do during the following campaign. »
Clearly, Joel Embiid is aiming for the Paris Olympics in 2024, which Cameroon has almost no chance of competing in, while France will be present as the host country anyway.
But while he has had to manage a lot of injuries since his arrival in the NBA, his participation in the Olympics, in two years, is linked to multiple factors. including health.
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 31 | 25 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 20.2 |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 63 | 30 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 64 | 34 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 27.5 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 51 | 30 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 51 | 31 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 28.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 68 | 34 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 30.6 |
| Total | 328 | 31 | 49.0 | 33.8 | 81.0 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 26.0 | |
