“He’s just more talented than even I knew,” Doc Rivers, the Sixers coach, told reporters last month about Embiid. (Embiid is shooting a deadly 64 per cent from the field on two-point shots longer than 16 feet.) For purists who prefer a seven-footer to use his heft on the block, Embiid is averaging an NBA-leading 10 points a game on post-ups. Only two of those were shooting 50 per cent or better on those attempts: Embiid and Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving. For fans of the long ball, Embiid is shooting the three-pointer with career-low frequency, just 2.9 attempts a game.

Source: thestar February 20, 2021 19:11 UTC