‘Or anywhere else’: Embiid causes stir as trade hint bombshell leaves ‘clock ticking’ for 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has given followers a jolt with an interview gaining steam on social media on Monday discussing his want to win an NBA title “in Philly or anywhere else.”

The large man from Cameroon broke by for a primary NBA Most Valuable Player award final season, his eighth with the 76ers.

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But Philadelphia had been eradicated by the Boston Celtics within the second spherical of the NBA playoffs, later sacking coach Doc Rivers and hiring former Toronto coach Nick Nurse.

“I just want to win a championship. Whatever it takes,” Embiid mentioned in an interview with LeBron James’s longtime good friend and business associate Maverick Carter that occurred on Thursday on the Uninterrupted Sports Film Festival.

“I don’t know where that’s going to be, whether it’s in Philly or anywhere else, I just want to have a chance to accomplish that. I want to see what it feels like to win that first one, and then you can think about the next one.

“It’s not easy, but it takes more than one or two, three guys. You’ve got to have good people around you, and myself, every single day, I work hard to be at that level so I can make it happen. So, every single day, I’m working towards that.”

By Monday, the interview was popping up on social media websites alongside hypothesis that it signalled Embiid might quickly be looking for to power a commerce.

The 76ers are already reportedly pursuing choices for buying and selling All-Star guard James Harden, who opted into this $US35.6 million contract for subsequent season in order that the crew might work out a cope with one other crew.

Embiid, who signed a four-year, $US213 million contract extension in 2021 that runs by 2027, mentioned final month that he hoped Harden would possibly change his thoughts and determine to remain.