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#2 Joel Embiid - Philadelphia 76ers
If you thought all this Cameroonian 7'2" center out of Kansas could do on the basketball court was put up huge scoring and rebounding numbers, you clearly underestimated this guy's influence. Embiid, in his 2nd year of playing in the NBA, has already emerged as the best two-way frontcourt player in the league - bar none.
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The statistics, as well as the eye test, make for a compelling case. Embiid ranks 2nd among all starting centers in defensive rating at 100.4 points per 100 possessions and first among all centers in opponent field goal percentage allowed at 42.2%.
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His defensive rebounding percentage of 28.7% ranks in the top 10 among all frontcourt players, and he swats away 1.7 shots on an average to give him a ranking of 7th among all NBA players in defensive win shares per game.
Expect him to go on a rampage this postseason.
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