Joel Embiid is a 7-foot Cameroonian basketball player who was born on March 16, 1994 in Yaounde, Cameroon. He was selected third overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and was named to his first NBA All-Star Team in 2018. Embiid has become a star in the NBA and is continuing to make a name for himself.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: (2024)
About
7-foot Cameroonian basketball player who was selected third overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He was named to his first NBA All-Star Team in 2018.
Before Fame
He grew up playing volleyball and soccer and didn't start playing organized basketball until 2011, when he was 17 years old.
Trivia
He played one season of college basketball at the University of Kansas before declaring early for the NBA.
Family Life
His father, Thomas Embiid, was a competitive handball player and his mother's name is Christine.
Associated With
He and Andrew Wiggins helped make up one of the strongest recruiting classes in the history of Kansas basketball.
