{"id":3260,"date":"2024-11-22T03:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T03:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3260"},"modified":"2024-11-22T03:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T03:12:46","slug":"breaking-miami-heat-named-favorites-to-sign-joel-embiid-if-he-leaves-philadelphia-76ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3260","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Miami Heat Named Favorites to Sign Joel Embiid if He Leaves Philadelphia 76ers.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Miami Heat have been placed as the favorites to sign Joel Embiid if he leaves the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>We saw\u00a0Joel Embiid\u00a0looking like his old self against the\u00a0Memphis Grizzlies\u00a0as he put up 35 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes. That was not enough to guide the\u00a0Philadelphia 76ers\u00a0to victory though as they lost 117-111 and are now 2-12 to start off the season. That is the worst record in the\u00a0NBA\u00a0at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, Paul George got injured again. He hyperextended his knee against the Grizzlies. He had suffered a similar injury in preseason and missed the first several games of the 2024-25 season as a result of it.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-738f63acd40243a6805f99d94fcd8aa9\" data-google-query-id=\"CN3lneT57okDFVhsDwIdh10njQ\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/inside-the-heat_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/inside-the-heat_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/cf88290b6c5e38ea1b8671fa04377ddd.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>All things combined, one has to wonder whether the Sixers are a lost cause already and if it is time for them to end &#8216;The Process&#8217; and start a different project altogether.<\/p>\n<p>That could mean having to trade Joel Embiid. The 30-year-old might be one of the best in the world on his day but one cannot overlook his injury history. So far, there has been nothing that suggests that he can be the central piece of a Championship team.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-8d70bb8ab9b24b8d96fe1c8deafcd36d\" data-google-query-id=\"CKfE6-X57okDFWteDwIdL7cY_Q\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/inside-the-heat_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/inside-the-heat_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/cf88290b6c5e38ea1b8671fa04377ddd.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If Embiid were to leave the Sixers, where would he end up? One bookmaker has placed the\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0as the favorites.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Embiid&#8217;s team next season, the Heat have the second-best odds. The 76ers are the only ones ahead of them as they are likely to retain the 30-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid has been\u00a0full of praise for Jimmy Butler\u00a0lately. Could he end up reuniting with his former teammate at the Heat?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-f0ccd3b7765b4924833e68fa859f2a1e\" data-google-query-id=\"CNWN6uX57okDFWteDwIdL7cY_Q\" data-ad-size=\"720x90\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/inside-the-heat_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/inside-the-heat_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/inside-the-heat_7\" width=\"720\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Who knows what the future holds for Embiid? One thing is for sure, if things do not work out for the Sixers this season, a lot of people will have questions to answer.<\/p>\n<p>The 76ers went all out in the offseason, signing players like Paul George, Caleb Martin,\u00a0Andre Drummond\u00a0and several others.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing seems to be working for them at the moment though. Their best players have been Jared McCain and Guerschon Yabusele.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Heat have been placed as the favorites to sign Joel Embiid if he leaves the Philadelphia 76ers. 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