Where should Joel Embiid be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 67 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 29 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 50.5 on average, 17 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Joel Embiid play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 41 games, after 38 last season.

PHI

Joel Embiid

Philadelphia 76ers · C · Age 32 · 7′0″ · 11th season

Rankings Julius Randle Cason Wallace

Rank#67C #18 · of 233

Value-0.0749-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP50.5ESPN 68.9

$ Max value$14Yahoo avg $7.5

Games4130 min a game

Rostered92.4%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 67 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 29 in 2025-26. He is top 5 in free-throw percentage among rotation players; the cost is steals at 0.7 a game, which makes him a natural punt-STL pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 50.5 on average, 17 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Falling: 30.6 in 2021-22, 26.9 last season.

Last season26.9

5-season average29.8

Trend a season−1.7

2026-27 proj.25.5

Fairly steady: between 23.8 (2024-25) and 34.7 (2023-24).
Per 36 minutes: 32.6 in 2021-22, 30.6 last season, on 33.8 → 31.6 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (25.5) is down on last season (26.9).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#18of 24724-25–of 26625-26#10of 27226-27*#56of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	67	-0.074	41	30	25.5	1.4	8.0	3.8	0.7	1.1	48.3%	8.3/17.2	86.2%	7.5/8.7	2.2
2025-26	29	0.358	38	32	26.9	1.4	7.7	3.9	0.6	1.2	48.9%	9.0/18.3	85.4%	7.5/8.8	2.9
2024-25	43	0.367	19	30	23.8	1.2	8.2	4.5	0.7	0.9	44.4%	7.4/16.6	88.2%	7.8/8.9	3.3
2023-24	27	0.242	39	34	34.7	1.4	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	52.9%	11.5/21.8	88.3%	10.2/11.6	3.9
2022-23	-	-	66	35	33.1	1.0	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	54.7%	11.0/20.1	85.5%	10.0/11.7	3.4
2021-22	-	-	68	34	30.6	1.4	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	50.0%	9.8/19.6	81.4%	9.6/11.8	3.1

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

25.5#56 of 2130.37

3PM

1.4#137 of 213-0.04

REB

8.0#104 of 213-0.34

AST

3.8#106 of 213-0.25

STL

0.7#205 of 213-0.58

BLK

1.1#70 of 213-0.13

FG%

48.3%8.3/17.2#172 of 213-0.43

FT%

86.2%7.5/8.7#2 of 2130.73

TO

2.2#108 of 2130.11

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers starter at C, with Adem Bona behind him. 188 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Kelly Oubre Jr., Paul George, and Quentin Grimes; Jaylen Brown is the arrival projected for the most minutes (35).

C

Left since 2025-26

Kelly Oubre Jr.32 min → IND
Paul GeorgeAcquired by BOS Jul 631 min → BOS
Quentin Grimes30 min → LAL
Andre DrummondSigned by NY Jul 620 min → NY
Cameron Payne17 min
Jared McCain17 min → OKC
Trendon WatfordSigned by NO Aug 1716 min → NO
MarJon Beauchamp14 min
Dalen TerryWaived Jul 2612 min
Minutes a night188

Arrived

Jaylen BrownAcquired Jul 634 min from BOS
LeBron JamesSigned Jul 2633 min from LAL
Anfernee SimonsSigned Jul 625 min from CHI
Dean WadeSigned Jul 622 min from CLE
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeWaived by MEM Jul 2621 min from MEM
Caleb LoveSigned Jul 521 min from POR
Rayan Rupert17 min from MEM
Ariel HukportiSigned Jul 69 min from NY
Labaron Philon Jr.new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Philadelphia 76ers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	PHI	38	31.6	26.9	1.4	7.7	3.9	0.6	1.2	49.2%	9.0/18.3	85.2%	7.5/8.8	2.9
2024-25	PHI	19	30.2	23.8	1.2	8.2	4.5	0.7	0.9	44.6%	7.4/16.6	87.6%	7.8/8.9	3.3
2023-24	PHI	39	33.6	34.7	1.4	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	52.8%	11.5/21.8	87.9%	10.2/11.6	3.8
2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	1.0	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	54.7%	11.0/20.1	85.5%	10.0/11.7	3.4
2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	1.4	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	50.0%	9.8/19.6	81.4%	9.6/11.8	3.1
2020-21	PHI	51	31.1	28.5	1.1	10.6	2.8	1.0	1.4	51.1%	9.0/17.6	86.0%	9.2/10.7	3.1
2019-20	PHI	51	29.5	23.0	1.1	11.6	3.0	0.9	1.3	47.8%	7.5/15.7	81.2%	6.9/8.5	3.1
2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	27.5	1.2	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	48.7%	9.1/18.7	81.2%	8.2/10.1	3.5
2017-18	PHI	63	30.3	22.9	1.0	11.0	3.2	0.6	1.8	48.2%	8.1/16.8	77.0%	5.7/7.4	3.7
2016-17	PHI	31	25.4	20.2	1.2	7.8	2.1	0.9	2.5	47.1%	6.5/13.8	78.5%	6.2/7.9	3.8

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Joel Embiid in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.