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AP source: 76ers, Embiid agree on max contract extension

Published  October 9, 2017 6:34pm EDT
Joel Embiid
FOX 29 Philadelphia

By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid have agreed on a maximum contract extension.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the contract has not been officially announced. The person said Embiid and the Sixers have agreed on a $148 million, five-year extension and it could reach even more if the 7-foot center reaches certain incentives.

The Sixers are betting it all one of the more talented, yet injury-prone players in the league.

Embiid's career has been riddled with injuries dating to his college career at Kansas and all three seasons with the Sixers. Embiid, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft, played only 31 games last season and had surgery in March to repair a torn meniscus in his knee.

He was only recently cleared to participate in 5-on-5 drills but the Sixers must feel confident enough in his health to offer him the max deal.


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