Coming from Yaounde, Cameron, at 7’0 Joel Embiid watched the greats as a young man coming up. To be specific, Joel Embiid would watch Hakeem Olajuwon. flying like a butterfly, and stinging like a bee, Joel Embiid went from Africa, to being a center for the University of Kansas. From there on, he got drafted to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he suffers injuries in his debut years. Fast forward to now, Joel Embiid averages 22.8 points a game, he shoots 46.6% from the field, 33.3% from 3pt, 12.0 rebounds, 0.8 skills, and 1.4 rebounds. He has also had several star games appearances to add onto his good stats.
Coming from the New York, and the University of Connecticut, Andre Drummond posts big numbers as a very big guy. He started out his career on the Detroit Pistons, and now his next stop has been Cleveland to run with the Cavaliers where he now plays center to protect the paint with Tristan Thompson. Andre Drummond posts big numbers. 17.8 points a game, 53.0 from the floor, 15.8 rebounds a game, 2.0 steals a game, and 1.7 blocks a game.
The question is:
Who do you think is the better player?
In my opinion, despite Drummond’s slightly better stats on the defensive side of their games, I personally think Joel Embiid is the better player. Here is why, he is better equip offensively. He has great footwork, he can battle in the post with any big, and because he can adapt. When I say adapt, I mean he can shoot the 3 pointer, which is a valuable weapon to have in today’s game. If we were discussing the times before the 3 pointer became popular, I would’ve said Andre Drummond was the better man. He IS better on defense, the stats prove it, but overall, I think Embiid takes it.
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