Dario Saric: Joel Embiid Is 'Changing Sports In Philly'
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The 76ers are scorching hot (5-2 in 2017) and there's one guy who deserves the bulk of the credit: Joel "The Process" Embiid.
Monday night, following the Sixers' sixth win in their last eight games, was the final night to campaign for Embiid becoming all-star.
Final push! Joel Embiid #NBAVote pic.twitter.com/nWWKhccMcK
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His teammate and fellow rookie Dario Saric understands Embiid's impact in Philadelphia.
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"Joel for sure, he deserved to be an all-star because he's a guy who changed maybe like sports in Philly," Saric said after the Sixers beat the Bucks. "He's a guy who changed sports in Philly. When you get Ben [Simmons] to him, we've got like a good couple for so many years.
"He deserves everything. He's maybe the best big man in the league."
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Embiid is the first player in NBA history to score 20 or more points in nine straight games, while playing less than 30 minutes per game.
Over the last 8 games, the #sixers (6-2) are a +71 in the 191 minutes Embiid played, -58 in the 193 minutes he's been on the bench.
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) January 16, 2017
He's also drawing comparisons to one of the all-time greatest players, Wilt Chamberlain.
Only one rookie has EVER scored more points per minute than Joel Embiid is scoring this season ???? pic.twitter.com/36StvhARHI
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 17, 2017
"He's starting to remind me of the greatest player of all-time Wilt Chamberlain," Angelo Cataldi said on Tuesday's 94WIP Morning Show. "When I invoke Wilt, have I not reached the farthest limit? Look, all I'm saying is potential. He's not Wilt right now, but potential."