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Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA and holds American and French citizenship. Joel Embiid's professional career began in 2014 after being drafted as the third pick in the NBA side that year.
Joel Embiid in his childhood days played soccer and volleyball, but at the age of 15 he started developing an interest in basketball. He later moved to the USA with his mentor Luc Mbah a Moute at the age of 16 to become a professional basketball player and studied in the University of Kansas for one year from 2013-14 and earned a lot of accolades while playing for his college basketball team Kansas Jayhawks before making his NBA debut.
Age: 29 years
Date of Birth: 16 Mar 1994
Height: 7 feet 0 inches (2.13 m)
Position: Center
Joel Embiid's net worth is estimated to be around $35 million according to sources like Celebrity NetWorth. According to Forbes, he was the 40th highest-paid athlete in the world in 2022. In 2017, Joel Embiid signed a five-year deal with Philadelphia for $148 million, with an extra ability to earn $30 million more for the incentives which makes his salary per year to be $29.5 million per year.
Joel Embiid endorses brands like Under Armour (Shoes and Apparel company), Crypto.com, Pepsico, Mountain Dew, EA, Amazon, Dignitas, and Mitchel & Ness (American Sports equipment company). Joel Embiid owns a luxurious apartment in Philadelphia that spans over 2700 sq ft. Despite being a millionaire Embiid owns only one car: Land Rover Range Rover Sport.
Records and Achievements:
* NBA Most Valuable Player in 2023
* Six times was included in the NBA All-Star (2018-23)
* Was included in All-NBA First Team in 2023
* Two times NBA Scoring Champion in 2022 & 2023
* Was included in NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2017
* Four times was in All-NBA Second Team (2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022)
* Three times was in NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022)
* Was given the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Honors in 2014
* Was named in the World Team for the 2017 Rising Star Challenge
* Seventh Player in NBA history to record 2000 points, 1000 rebounds, and 200 blocks in his first 100 games.