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Joel Embiid

1994 - Today

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Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. The 7-foot (2.13 m) Embiid is a seven-time NBA All-Star, a five-time member of the All-NBA Team, a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Joel Embiid is the 536th most popular basketball player (down from 305th in 2024), the 66th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cameroonian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Joel Embiid ranks 538 out of 1,757. Before him are Dragan Labović, Andrea Bargnani, Len Bias, D. J. Mbenga, James Wiseman, Domantas Sabonis, Shahnez Boushaki, and Bojan Bogdanović. After him are Anthony Parker, Jordi Villacampa, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, and Kendrick Nunn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Joel Embiid ranks 195. Before him are Nijel Amos, Erick Pulgar, Mitchell Weiser, Zhu Ting, Dacre Montgomery, and Agnete Johnsen. After him are Brigette Lundy-Paine, Rie Takahashi, Mikihito Arai, Rui Silva, Terry Rozier, and Shawnacy Barber.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Joel Embiid ranks 66 out of 156. Before him are Calixthe Beyala (1961), Timothée Atouba (1982), Pierre Njanka (1975), Modeste M'bami (1982), Aurélien Chedjou (1985), and Alphonse Tchami (1971). After him are Émile Mbouh (1966), Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989), Alioum Boukar (1972), Raymond Kalla (1975), William Andem (1968), and Georges Mandjeck (1988).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among basketball players born in Cameroon, Joel Embiid ranks 2. Before him are Sofoklis Schortsanitis (1985). After him are Pascal Siakam (1994), and Luc Mbah a Moute (1986).

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