Joel Embiid don make winning di main focus of im career, as di Philadelphia 76ers dey build around di arrival of LeBron James dis summer. James sign two-year minimum contract with player option for di second season, join Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown for revamped roster.
"For am to talk like dat, e kind of validate not so much wetin I don achieve but how my peers fit think about me," Embiid talk about James' comments. "I don reach di point of my career wey I need to win." James say im come Philadelphia to help Embiid win im first NBA championship.
Embiid connect di pursuit of title to Philadelphia itself. "Between evritin wey don happen, dat one go be good ending for di city of Philadelphia," im talk. "And dem deserve am."
Di 76ers just finish 45-37 season wey end with sweep against di New York Knicks for di conference semifinals. Philadelphia then acquire Brown from di Boston Celtics and sign James, Dean Wade, Anfernee Simons and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
Embiid acknowledge say to integrate di new group go take time. "Di biggest hurdle wey we get na how quick wey we all fit comot together," im talk. Im dey enter im 11th NBA season afta im average 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists for 38 games during di 2025-26 campaign, with seven All-Star selections and di 2022-23 MVP award across im career.
