NBA 2017-18: Top 10 Post-up players

#2 Joel Embiid - 9.1 Points per game

Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid is single-handedly helping to smash the foolishly-held notion that you can't win with a post-up center.

He extracts 39.7 percent of his offense from the post, scoring 0.97 points per post-up possession. Another notable stat which speaks volumes about Embiid's post-reliant offense is that he recorded 9.4 post possessions per game(tied with LaMarcus Aldridge for the highest in the league) last season.

He was 196-of-392 (50.0 percent) on post-up possessions, which ranked No. 7 overall among those with at least 150 opportunities. Moreover, the man from Cameroon averaged 1.10 PPP when facing up on the left block, which ranked fourth-best (minimum: 15 possessions).

Embiid, however, averaged just 0.71 points per possession on post-up opportunities during the playoffs and struggled against the Boston Celtics in the second round, including missing a crucial post-up shot during the dying seconds of overtime in Game 3.