Scoring volume
30.7 PTS / 36 places Joel Embiid at the 98th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The scoring rate deserves a closer look alongside shot difficulty and who creates the looks.
Inspect the record ↓Players Joel Embiid
JoelEmbiid
#21 · Center· 7' 0"· 32 years
Inside the game of Joel Embiid.
PORTRAIT / NBA CENTER2026-27 · Regular season
3 games · PHIPoints / G21.7
Rebounds / G9.7
Assists / G5.7
Minutes / G34.7
Field goal39.2%
Three-point21.4%
Early returns 3 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-24. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Clip / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
1:59
ESPN · 2026-10-25
Joel Embiid stuffs the stat sheet with triple-double in win over Bucks
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
1197 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume30.7 PTS / 36
98th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production4.5 AST / 36
71st percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production8.8 REB / 36
81st percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite22.8% of FGA
16th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume48.1 FTA / 100 FGA
94th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency60.5% TS
71st percentile
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Free-throw volume
48.1 FTA / 100 FGA places Joel Embiid at the 94th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.
Inspect the record ↓How much should you trust the jumper?
33.3% from three on 159 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
1.38 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
51 attempts
3 of the last 3 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 65.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current PHI teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown ↗ | G-F | 34.4 | 5.1 | 34.7% | 404 | 6.9 |
| LeBron James ↗ | F | 33.1 | 7.2 | 31.7% | 243 | 6.1 |
| Dominick Barlow ↗ | F | 23.7 | 1.2 | 25.6% | 82 | 4.8 |
| Dean Wade ↗ | F-C | 22.4 | 1.5 | 36.2% | 196 | 4.2 |
| Adem Bona ↗ | F | 17.4 | 0.5 | 33.3% | 6 | 4.3 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Jaylen Brown ↗30.0 PTS / 36 · 5.4 AST / 3626.2% of attempts from three
Kawhi Leonard ↗31.3 PTS / 36 · 4.0 AST / 3635.4% of attempts from three
Kristaps Porziņģis ↗24.9 PTS / 36 · 3.8 AST / 3641.2% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Embiid’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2026-27 regular season · 3 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.
| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 3 | 21.7 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 51.7% |
| Last 10 | 3 | 21.7 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 51.7% |
| Last 5 | 3 | 21.7 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 51.7% |
| Starts | 3 | 21.7 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 51.7% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
51.7%True shooting
42.2%Effective FG
45.9%
Two-point37 attempts21.4%
Three-point14 attempts81.5%
Free throws27 attemptsShare of points65 total points
Two-pointers 52.3%Three-pointers 13.8%Free throws 33.8%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 20, 2026 · Regular season
PHI vs NYK ↗
Joel Embiid gathered 11 rebounds, distributed six assists and blocked three shots. Embiid's scoring was less effective: 13 points on 26.7% from the field, with four turnovers.
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PHI | 3 | 34.7 | 21.7 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 39.2% | 21.4% | 81.5% |
| 2025-26 | PHI | 38 | 31.5 | 26.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 48.9% | 33.3% | 85.4% |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 19 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 44.4% | 29.9% | 88.2% |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 39 | 33.6 | 34.7 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 52.9% | 38.8% | 88.3% |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 66 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 54.8% | 33.0% | 85.7% |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 68 | 33.8 | 30.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 49.9% | 37.1% | 81.4% |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 51 | 31.1 | 28.5 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 51.3% | 37.7% | 85.9% |
| 2019-20 | PHI | 51 | 29.5 | 23.0 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 47.7% | 33.1% | 80.7% |
| 2018-19 | PHI | 64 | 33.7 | 27.5 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 48.4% | 30.0% | 80.4% |
| 2017-18 | PHI | 63 | 30.3 | 22.9 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 48.3% | 30.8% | 76.9% |
| 2016-17 | PHI | 31 | 25.4 | 20.2 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 46.6% | 36.7% | 78.3% |
1xMVP2023
1xAll-NBA 1st Team2023
4xAll-NBA 2nd Team2022 · 2021 · 2019 · 2018
3xAll-Defensive 2nd Team2021 · 2019 · 2018
1xAll-Rookie 1st Team2017
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
4 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | Regular season | PHI vs MIL ↗ | 36.2 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% | +8.2Box only · provisional |
| Oct 22 | Regular season | PHI vs CLE ↗ | 34.4 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 77.8% | +5.0Box only · provisional |
| Oct 20 | Regular season | PHI vs NYK ↗ | 33.4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26.7% | 28.6% | 75.0% | -1.4Box only · provisional |
| Oct 8 | Preseason | PHI vs BKN ↗ | 23.7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | -14.9Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 24, 2026 · PHI vs MIL
Starter · 36.2 minutes
Impact+8.2
- PTS
- 28
- REB
- 11
- AST
- 10
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 4
Joel Embiid led PHI with 28 points, shooting 40% from the field. He missed all 3 of his three-point attempts. He added 10 assists and 11 rebounds, with 4 turnovers.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 40% 20 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 3 attempts
- FT
- 85.7% 14 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +18
- True shooting
- 53.5%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +21.66
- Defensive box value
- +0.65
- Minutes baseline
- -14.12
- Game impact
- +8.19
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 22, 2026 · PHI vs CLE
Starter · 34.4 minutes
Impact+5.0
- PTS
- 24
- REB
- 7
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
Joel Embiid scored 24 points, shooting 50% from the field. He shot 25% from three on 4 attempts and 77.8% at the line. He added 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 50% 16 attempts
- 3PT
- 25% 4 attempts
- FT
- 77.8% 9 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +18
- True shooting
- 60.1%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +15.99
- Defensive box value
- -0.15
- Minutes baseline
- -10.88
- Game impact
- +4.96
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 20, 2026 · PHI vs NYK
Starter · 33.4 minutes
Impact-1.4
- PTS
- 13
- REB
- 11
- AST
- 6
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 3
- TO
- 4
Joel Embiid gathered 11 rebounds, distributed six assists and blocked three shots. Embiid's scoring was less effective: 13 points on 26.7% from the field, with four turnovers.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 26.7% 15 attempts
- 3PT
- 28.6% 7 attempts
- FT
- 75% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +13
- True shooting
- 38.8%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +1.53
- Defensive box value
- +7.75
- Minutes baseline
- -10.68
- Game impact
- -1.40
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 8, 2026 · PHI vs BKN
Starter · 23.7 minutes
Impact-14.9
- PTS
- 6
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 1
- TO
- 8
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 20% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 2 attempts
- FT
- 100% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -8
- True shooting
- 44.4%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Embiid got here.
At a glance.
Last reported availabilityDay-To-Day · RestESPN · reported 2026-10-25. Check the latest team report before tipoff.
- Height
- 7' 0"
- Weight
- 270 lbs
- Age now
- 32 years
- Born
- 1994-03-16
- Hometown
- Yaounde, Cameroon
- College
- Kansas
- Draft
- 2014: Rd 1, Pk 3 (PHI)
- Experience
- 11th Season
#3 Pick in 2014 Draft
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$57.74M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$57.74M
2027-28
$62.36M
2028-29
$66.97M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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