Jokic and Embiid are killing it from the post-up

[Im Still Ballin]

Nice.

Nikola Jokic:

- 5.5 post-up possessions per game
- 1.16 points per possession
- 25.2% of offense

Joel Embiid:

- 4.8 post-up possessions per game
- 1.19 points per possession
- 15.8% of offense

Jokic shoots a higher eFG% while Embiid relies more on free throws.

BONUS:

Kristaps Porzingis:

- 3.5 post-up possessions per game
- 1.14 points per possession
- 17% of offense

[fourkicks44]

Nice.



Jokic shoots a higher eFG% while Embiid relies more on free throws.

BONUS:

Water is wet.

If either get rings you are looking at top 5 centers of all time

[90sgoat]

Luka is better than both of them.

[FultzNationRISE]

Lebron could do that too, it’s just not necessary so he chooses not to.

[Im Still Ballin]

Update:

Nikola Jokic:

- 5.4 post-up possessions per game
- 1.21 points per possession
- 25.3% of offense

Joel Embiid:

- 4.9 post-up possessions per game
- 1.16 points per possession
- 16.5% of offense

Nikola is doing some of the best post-up numbers ever. #1 in attempts.

[Im Still Ballin]

Update:

Nikola Jokic:

- 5.3 post-up possessions per game
- 1.23 points per possession
- 25.2% of offense

Joel Embiid:

- 4.7 post-up possessions per game
- 1.14 points per possession
- 16.1% of offense

Having one of the best post-up scoring seasons in a long time.

[Xiao Yao You]

Update:



Having one of the best post-up scoring seasons in a long time.

not surprising since the league doesn't have the large centers to defend the post anymore

[Kblaze8855]

Water is wet.

If either get rings you are looking at top 5 centers of all time

There are like 10 mvp centers with rings already. Top 5 is a hard list to crack for centers. You could argue Hakeem is both top 10 all time and only the 5th best center.

[Wally450]

What's eFG%?

[Im Still Ballin]

What's eFG%?

Effective field goal percentage. It accounts for three-point shooting but doesn't include free throws. Kind of pointless for post-ups - it's basically just regular field goal percentage here.

[fourkicks44]

There are like 10 mvp centers with rings already. Top 5 is a hard list to crack for centers. You could argue Hakeem is both top 10 all time and only the 5th best center.

Yeah no doubt a hard list to get on to.

But say in three years Joker stays at this level putting up these numbers while winning a couple championships, wouldn't it be feasible to say he is on Wilt's level?

[Xiao Yao You]

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid (calf) and James Harden (Achilles) are returning to the lineup vs. the Dallas Mavericks (ESPN, 7:30 PM). Both tested injuries on court pregame and are good to go.

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