2026-27 fantasy · PHI · C-F

Joel Embiid

Should I get him? · 12-team 9-cat
Worth adding

Fairly sure: a regular in any 12-team league.

  • No. 58 in our 9-cat rankings, up 2 spots since Oct 24.
  • 35 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
  • 1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 65% chance he plays it.
Start or sit him vs…
Scoring from the league button up top.

This week

1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 65% chance he plays it.

  • Sat Oct 31@ CHA64%
    Second night of a back-to-back

Played 39 of his team's last 82 games, 6 of the last 10.

How we work out the chance he plays

His role

Minutes a game, and whether he starts.

Last season
32 min
38 games, started all 38
This preseason
26 min
2 games, started both
This season
35 min
5 games, off the bench
We project
33 min
about 41 games

Why we project him this way: 35.2 min, 19.2 pts, 9.4 reb, 5.2 ast in 5 games this season; 16 shots a game, down from 18.3 last season.

Numbers

Our projection for a game he plays, 2026-27.

21.6Points
8.3Rebounds
4Assists
0.7Steals
1.1Blocks
1.1Threes
2.7Turnovers
46.5%FG%
84.7%FT%

Helps you most in FT%, rebounds, points. Costs you in turnovers and steals.

  • FG%-0.4
  • FT%+1.4
  • threes-0.7
  • points+1
  • rebounds+1.1
  • assists+0
  • steals-1.1
  • blocks+0.9
  • turnovers-1.1

When teammates sit

His minutes and fantasy points in real games without a teammate.

If he sits, who gains

In 28 games without him, Adem Bona went from 13 to 20 minutes and 9.5 to 17.9 fantasy points a game.

Who gains when Joel Embiid is out →
Full stats and teammates on his player page