{"id":7966,"date":"2017-06-26T21:27:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T01:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=7966"},"modified":"2017-06-28T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T16:03:59","slug":"76ers-forward-joel-embiid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/06\/26\/76ers-forward-joel-embiid\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia 76ers forward Joel Embiid named to All-Rookie First Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia 76ers forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/embiijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Embiid<\/a><\/strong> was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team after missing his first two seasons because of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid, the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, required surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot suffered in a pre-draft workout. He bounced back in 2016, averaging 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, leading the 76ers in both categories.<\/p>\n<h2>Philadelphia 76ers forward Joel Embiid named to All-Rookie First Team<\/h2>\n<p>Embiid was limited to 31 games because of a torn meniscus. He didn\u2019t play in any back-to-back games last season. The Sixers purposely held him as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for the months of October\/November, December, and January before his season-ending injury.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Embiid on the NBA All-Rookie First Team was teammate <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/saricda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dario Saric<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Saric, the 12th overall pick in the 2014 draft, was originally selected by the Orlando Magic and came to the Sixers via a draft day trade. He elected to play for Anadolu Efes, a Turkish professional team, to gain experience before joining the 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>Saric appeared in 81 games with 36 starts. averaging 12.8 points (second among rookies in scoring) and 6.3 rebounds per game, third on the Sixers in both categories.<\/p>\n<p>Both Embiid and Saric are finalists for the NBA Rookie of the Year award. The recipient will be announced Monday night at the first-ever NBA Awards Show at Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Bucks guard <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brogdma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malcolm Brogdon<\/a><\/strong>, Sacramento Kings guard <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hieldbu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buddy Hield<\/a><\/strong>, and New York Knicks center <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hernawi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willy Hernangomez<\/a><\/strong> round out the All-Rookie First Team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:\u00a024 August 2014: Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid prior to a game between the Philadelphia Union and the San Jose Earthquakes at PPL Park in Philadelphia, PA. The Union won 4-2. (Photo by Derik Hamilton\/Icon Sportswire\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia 76ers forward Joel Embiid was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team after missing his first two seasons because of injuries. Embiid, the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, required surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot suffered in a pre-draft workout. 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