Joel Embiid
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 7'0"
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Experience
- 10 yrs
Ignore his worst category (turnovers) and he's worth 3.04.
When he is out there it is a top-five line — 26 and 7.6 with blocks and free points at the stripe. Our 41 games is still no typo: 19 then 38 the last two years on a chronic knee, plus last spring's appendectomy. Philadelphia rebuilt the room around that number rather than in spite of it, adding Jaylen Brown and then LeBron, and we deliberately did not touch his projection for either — his minutes are capped by a training staff, not by competition, and nobody arriving plays center. The rank is per-game dominance crammed into half a season. Stash him, do not anchor to him.
Joel Embiid enters 2026-27 at #16 on our board — Round 2 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 26.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 30.5 minutes a night. The value is built on scoring and free-throw percentage, with turnovers the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-turnovers builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 41 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | 2.09 | 41 | 30.5 | 26.0 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 49.3% | 7.7 | 85.6% | 2.9 | 28.6% | 1.39 | 0.61 | 0.02 | -0.59 | 0.72 | -0.29 | 0.16 | 1.02 | -0.94 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19PHI | 4.36 | 64 | 33.7 | 27.5 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 48.4% | 8.1 | 80.4% | 3.5 | 33.5% | 1.71 | 2.31 | 0.07 | -0.45 | 1.73 | -0.19 | 0.17 | 0.46 | -1.45 |
| 2019-20PHI | 2.20 | 51 | 29.5 | 23.0 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 47.7% | 6.9 | 80.7% | 3.1 | 33.1% | 0.97 | 1.76 | -0.20 | -0.13 | 0.88 | -0.39 | 0.06 | 0.25 | -1.00 |
| 2020-21PHI | 4.09 | 51 | 31.1 | 28.5 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 51.3% | 9.2 | 85.9% | 3.1 | 35.6% | 1.66 | 1.57 | -0.35 | 0.01 | 1.05 | -0.52 | 0.56 | 1.17 | -1.06 |
| 2021-22PHI | 5.04 | 68 | 33.8 | 30.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 49.9% | 9.6 | 81.4% | 3.1 | 37.6% | 2.02 | 1.88 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 1.23 | -0.23 | 0.46 | 0.37 | -1.01 |
| 2022-23PHI | 5.60 | 66 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 54.8% | 10.0 | 85.7% | 3.4 | 37.7% | 2.08 | 1.47 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 1.55 | -0.52 | 1.01 | 1.19 | -1.28 |
| 2023-24PHI | 7.05 | 39 | 33.6 | 34.7 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 52.9% | 10.2 | 88.3% | 3.8 | 39.4% | 2.42 | 1.66 | 0.64 | 0.34 | 1.37 | -0.26 | 0.80 | 1.84 | -1.76 |
| 2024-25PHI | 0.89 | 19 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 44.4% | 7.8 | 88.2% | 3.3 | 35.0% | 0.96 | 0.74 | 0.25 | -0.52 | 0.29 | -0.48 | -0.50 | 1.35 | -1.19 |
| 2025-26PHI | 2.00 | 38 | 31.6 | 26.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 48.9% | 7.5 | 85.4% | 2.9 | 34.3% | 1.43 | 0.60 | 0.00 | -0.66 | 0.78 | -0.23 | 0.04 | 0.90 | -0.86 |
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What round should I draft Joel Embiid in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Joel Embiid at #16 overall — Round 2 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 41), not just the per-game line.
Is Joel Embiid a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes — he projects as an early-round cornerstone at #16, helping most in scoring and free-throw percentage, with turnovers the main cost.
How many games will Joel Embiid play in 2026-27?
We project about 41 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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