Joel Embiid Agrees to a Three-Year, $193M Contract Extension With 76ers
The Former MVP and Seven-Time All-Star Has Extended His Contract to Remain in Philadelphia
Hoping for a Championship 🏆
Joel Embiid is happy with what the Philadelphia 76ers have done this offseason after he dropped some big NBA news. The former MVP announced on Instagram that he’s signed a contract extension with the franchise.
🚨 Joel Embiid has signed a three-year, $192.9 million contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers! pic.twitter.com/iJob61WdxO
— BetUS NBA (@BetUS_NBA) September 20, 2024
Embiid has been the face of the franchise for several years and now they need to worry about NBA rumors about him wanting to move on or anything. He’s shown a lot of commitment to Philadelphia and the next step is to compete for a championship.
What Is Joel Embiids’ Salary?
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne had the contract terms and revealed that it’s a three-year extension worth $192.9 million for Embiid. This keeps him under team control until 2029. This puts a nice cap on a strong offseason for the 76ers that saw them add Paul George, Caleb Martin, and Andre Drummond while also re-signing Kyle Lowry.
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No More Excuses for 76ers
Despite Joel Embiid’s stats consistently being among the best in the NBA, the 76ers haven’t even been able to make the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000-01, which was when Embidd was seven years old.
Joel Embiid’s injury derailed last season but there are no more excuses now. Tyrese Maxey and Paul George are stars and should be able to win a lot of NBA games even when Embiid is hurt. The team also has an elite head coach Nick Nurse.
The 76ers have everything going for them this season and may have had the best offseason of any team. However, the pressure is on now. Anything less than a Conference Finals appearance is a massive disappointment. Some could say that anything less than a championship would make the season a disappointment.
Joel Embiid:
— 27.9 PPG (4th all-time)
— 11.2 RPG
— 1.7 BPG
— Most PTS per MIN all-time
— 7x All-Star
— 5x All-NBA
— 3x All-Defense
— 2x Scoring Champ
— MVPPaid. https://t.co/wyWqdz4vtq
— StatMuse (@statmuse) September 20, 2024
Embiid’s injury history is concerning but the 76ers extended him so they must be confident he’ll be healthy going forward. The 76ers might be the Celtics’ biggest competition out East this season.
