Joel Embiid is one of the best players in the NBA and won the 2023 MVP award.
Last season, the Philadelphia 76ers star was fantastic but only appeared in 39 regular season games.
Embiid finished the season averaging 34.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from three-point range.
On Monday, NBA 2K25 announced that it would be rated 96 overall.
By NBA 2K: “Joel Embiid is the 5th highest rated player in #NBA2K25 with 96 OVR! 🔔”
Joel Embiid is the 5th highest rated player in #NBA2K25 at 96 OVR! 🔔 @JoelEmbiid | #NBA2KTop100 pic.twitter.com/u25WI7X1dF
— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) August 26, 2024
Many people reacted to the news on social media.
By @DarrenApels:“How can you rank Joel Embiid so high when he has only played 39 games in the 2023-24 NBA season?”
How can you rank Joel Embiid so highly when he has only played 39 games in the 2023-24 NBA season?
— darrenapels (@DarrenApels) August 26, 2024
By @OneofTheBottles: “I dropped two spots overall after having an all-time season statistically. SGA got a better rating 😂😂😂”
I dropped two spots overall after having an all-time season statistically. SGA got a higher rating 😂😂😂 https://t.co/fG4pSca3xf
— The Process (@OneofTheBottles) August 26, 2024
By @cavy_patty: “There’s no way Embiid is going to be higher than LeBron in this game”
There is no way Embiid is higher than LeBron in this game https://t.co/vk5tclyXJx
— cavy patty (@cavy_patty) August 26, 2024
By @BeGotGame2: “This game is a joke, they got it on the same level as Shai lol”
This game is a joke, they got it in the same condition as Shai lol https://t.co/xrUtJXf1b6
– Besong ✌🏻 (@BeGotGame2) August 26, 2024
By @30Kyle_: “They watched the Olympics and thought, yeah, Embid is better than LeBron and Curry.”
They watched the Olympics and thought, ‘Yeah, Embid is better than LeBron and Curry.’
— Kyle (@30Kyle_) August 26, 2024
By @KenPalm88793707: “Embiid definitely deserves it but I don’t think 2k looks at injuries they just see all players as healthy just like Kawhi Leonard who still hasn’t played a full season but somehow the rating never goes down 😂”
Embiid definitely deserves it, but I don’t think 2k looks at injuries, they just see all the healthy players, just like Kawhi Leonard who still hasn’t played a full season, but somehow the rating never goes down 😂
— AllTheeWay (@KenPalm88793707) August 26, 2024
The 76ers are coming off a season in which they lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA playoffs (in six games).
