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Joel Embiid really would be a perfect fit for the Kings

The Kings' defense desperately needs a long, athletic big man to help slow opposing offenses.
By | 0 Comments | Feb 26, 2019

But put all of it together, look at a game like the Kings' loss to Philadelphia, and it's plainly obvious that Joel Embiid would be perfect for Sacramento. Or at least the idea of Embiid would be a perfect match.

Embiid is the 7-footer from Cameroon who has perhaps been Kansas' best freshman this season, despite the presence of, you know, Andrew Freaking Wiggins. Embiid has a 7'5 wingspan and is considered a basketball savant; despite being introduced to organized basketball at age 16, he's quite skilled. This Bleacher Report piece by Jason King will make you lose saliva in envy. A key passage:

Interestingly enough, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute "discovered" Embiid at a camp in Cameroon, where the former King is from. Embiid, who had no experience with organized basketball — he was on track to play volleyball professionally, perhaps — was good enough to make the team of five Mbah a Moute sent to South Africa for the big Basketball Without Borders confab in 2011. He was so good there against seasoned African prospects that he ended up leaving a comfortable life in Cameroon for a prep academy in Florida. That was three years ago. Now he's one of the best players in college basketball.

And yes, this is in fact a Sixers vs. Kings recap. Check out how many shots the Sixers got in the restricted area on Thursday.

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