Big man Joel Embiid talks having some continuity with Sixers' roster
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid opens up on enjoying having some continuity with the team's roster around him.
PHILADELPHIA -- It's important to have continuity in today's NBA. It doesn't matter how much talent a team has, but when there is constant roster turnover, then it makes life tough for everybody on the roster. Joel Embiid has stated in the past that he would like some continuity with the roster around him and he seems to be enjoying it in this Round 1 playoff series with the Boston Celtics.
Whenever the Celtics have sent doubles, Embiid has picked them apart and found his teammates in the right spots every time. One example was a Kelly Oubre Jr. slam when he cut baseline off a Boston double.
Embiid threw a behind-the-back pass to Oubre as it felt like the big fella just knew where his teammate was. "It helps when you got the same trainer," Embiid said of his chemistry with Oubre. "So, the way I see the game, or the way I communicate to him or Drew (Hanlen) sending film so he knows what I’m talking about, but it’s easy.
They double. Just cut and I still feel like we didn’t make them pay tonight. I wasn’t efficient, and then on the kickouts, we barely made shots, but we’re gonna do a better job and actually make them next game.