Joel Embiid talk say e dey healthy and e intend to play as much as e fit for Philadelphia 76ers dis season, so long as e dey on track to peak for spring. As e dey speak for 76ers media day on Monday, September 28, di 32-year-old centre make am clear say to reach playoffs for top condition still remain di priority.
"I wan play as much as possible," Embiid tok. "We get plan. Di plan na to make sure say I stay healthy and then I go dey for my best when we reach dat time." E add: "Because you wan dey for your peak for April, May."
Di six-time All-Star describe one calmer offseason wey e spend with im family. "Summer bin good. I get one great time with family obviously," Embiid tok. "First summer wey I no get to worry about, you know, plenti stuff. So I just dey put my mind right, my body right. I feel pretty good."
Embiid also welcome di addition of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, though e stress say e no recruit James to Philadelphia. Of Brown, wey dem take from Boston Celtics in exchange for Paul George, Embiid tok: "You dey get one guy, first team All-NBA, di job wey e do all dis years, especially last year, when JT bin hurt, e bin huge."
As e look ahead, Embiid believe say di revamped roster get di correct blend to contend. "You gatz fit to win. Na why I dey extremely excited about dis team because we get di correct mix of veteran leadership and di younger guys and everybody dey on di same page," e tok. Last season Embiid average 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists for 38 games as Philadelphia finish 45-37 before one semifinal sweep by New York Knicks.