Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid is ranked #2 among 12 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
Joel Embiid 2026-27 fantasy outlook
DAY TO DAYWe rank him #6 versus an ADP of 67.8 — the market drafts him 66 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: growing workload (34.2 minutes/gm late vs 31.5 season), steady per-minute production.
PHI 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDJoel Embiid consistency and floor
3 GAMESEmbiid vs other centers
PERCENTILE · 64 RANKEDEmbiid fantasy points, last 3 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTJoel Embiid game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | MIL | W 127-116 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-20 | 0-3 | 55.2 |
| Oct 22 | CLE | W 114-106 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 32.9 |
| Oct 20 | @NY | W 106-100 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4-15 | 2-7 | 46.2 |
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He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #11 overall, #2 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 67.8 (roughly round 7 in a 10-team league). We rank him #6, so he is a value at that price.
We project 45.7 points per game across an expected 51 games — approximately 2331 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 38.9 and 52.7 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #6 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Joel Embiid finished #17 in 9-cat and #15 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #11 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #15 when turnovers are excluded.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 87% of games, with a floor of 29.8 and a ceiling of 59.9 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 18% of games and busted (under half his average) in 3%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.