76ers’ Joel Embiid Misplaced 20 Kilos In The Offseason
The Philadelphia 76ers held media day on Monday (September 30th) and the largest query, moreover Ben Simmons’ jumpshot, was how was Joel Embiid’s offseason?
The Sixers’ massive man got here off his most efficient season in 2018-19. He averaged profession highs in factors per sport (27.5) and rebounds (13.6). He did this whereas taking part in in a career-high 64 video games and averaging a career-high 33.7 minutes per sport.
However within the playoffs, his productiveness dropped and he suffered with tendinitis in his knee.
Embiid knew that so as to have the form of crew and particular person success he wished, he wanted to take higher care of his physique.
“I simply bear in mind pondering I let my crew down,” Embiid advised ESPN. “You may’t management illness or when it will occur. Clearly my knee was bothering me the entire second half of the season and the playoffs. However all I used to be pondering was what can I do make sure that I don’t let my teammates down once more or my crew. Or the entire metropolis mainly. That was to take higher care of my physique. To work on the stuff I by no means actually paid consideration to, and it’s been going effectively the entire summer season.”
Embiid is 7-foot-2 and was listed at 260 kilos final yr. He advised the group of assembled reporters at Monday’s media day that he dropped 25 kilos over the summer season and has since placed on 5 kilos of muscle.
“I haven’t finished something in a different way. I simply attempt to eat the suitable approach, reduce out something unhealthy. I’ve simply been extraordinarily centered on what I’ve to do and I nonetheless have a protracted technique to go. I’m not at my purpose but.”
Scary thought for the remainder of the NBA.
