76ers’ Tobias Harris: ‘I’ll Tell My Kids One Day I Played with Joel Embiid’

76ers’ Tobias Harris: ‘I’ll Tell My Kids One Day I Played with Joel Embiid’

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) talks with forward Tobias Harris (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Miami. The Heat won 137-106. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Tobias Harris had some full marks for his Philadelphia 76ers colleague Joel Embiid after the facility uploaded 50 factors, 17 rebounds and also 5 aids in a 112-105 triumph over the Chicago Bulls on Friday at theWells Fargo Center

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Tobias Harris: “I’ll tell my kids one day that I played with Joel Embiid. When they ask who was the best player I played with, I’ll say Joel Embiid.”

“I’ll tell my kids one day that I played with Joel Embiid,” Harris stated postgame. “When they ask who was the best player I played with, I’ll say Joel Embiid.”

Harris has actually played with his reasonable share of celebrities given that burglarizing the organization in 2011. He’s gotten on a lineup with the similarity Aaron Gordon, DeAndre Jordan, Jimmy Butler and also Ben Simmons, however after Friday evening, it’s tough to refute his declaration.

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Joel Embiid: “It just feels like the game has slowed down for me. The only difference from last year is me being willing to dominate every night… It’s not so much about coaching, it’s me turning a corner.”

Embiid is directly in the MVP race this period, and also his 50-point getaway might have offered him an instead huge push. As much as Harris is worried, Embiid is currently the very best gamer he’s had an opportunity to collaboratewith

At this price, he might wind up being the very best gamer in the organization by the end of the 2020-21 period.