Who Should I Draft?
Joel Embiid or Rudy Gobert (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Joel Embiid C - PHI  | Rudy Gobert C - MIN  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 18 of 18 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 18 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | ‐ | # 4 |
| Best Rank | ‐ | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | ‐ | # 16 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | ‐ | # 24 |
| Best Rank | ‐ | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | ‐ | # 60 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.7 | 31.5 |
| Field Goals Made | 9.8 | 5.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 19.6 | 7.7 |
| Field Goals % | .498 | .680 |
| Three Points Made | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Three Points % | .363 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 9.5 | 4.1 |
| Free Throws Att | 11.5 | 6.2 |
| Free Throws % | .826 | .658 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.8 | 12.9 |
| Assists | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Points | 30.4 | 14.5 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | OUT | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Site Rankings CBS Sports | # 2 | # 9 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 8 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 2 | # 16 |
| Eric Moody Pro Football Network | # 2 | # 13 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 3 | # 9 |
| Mike Randle FTN | # 3 | # 9 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 3 | # 9 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 3 | # 5 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 8 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 6 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 4 | # 13 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 3 | # 5 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 2 | # 7 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 6 |
| Kyle Williams Fantasy Six Pack | # 3 | # 10 |
| Joel E. Ruffin Jr. FantasyPros | # 3 | # 12 |
| Luke Monaldo FantasyPros | # 3 | # 7 |
| Bradlee Kilgore Fantrax | # 3 | # 7 |
| Joel Embiid C - PHI | Rudy Gobert C - MIN | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,297 | 2,120 |
| Field Goals Made | 666 | 362 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,334 | 508 |
| Field Goals % | .499 | .713 |
| Three Points Made | 93 | 0 |
| Three Points Att | 251 | 4 |
| Three Points % | .371 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 654 | 303 |
| Free Throws Att | 803 | 439 |
| Free Throws % | .814 | .690 |
| Offensive Rebound | 146 | 241 |
| Rebounds | 795 | 968 |
| Assists | 284 | 72 |
| Turnovers | 214 | 119 |
| Steals | 77 | 45 |
| Blocks | 99 | 138 |
| Points | 2,079 | 1,027 |
| Joel Embiid C - PHI | Rudy Gobert C - MIN | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.7 | 31.5 |
| Field Goals Made | 9.8 | 5.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 19.6 | 7.7 |
| Field Goals % | .498 | .680 |
| Three Points Made | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Three Points % | .363 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 9.5 | 4.1 |
| Free Throws Att | 11.5 | 6.2 |
| Free Throws % | .826 | .658 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.8 | 12.9 |
| Assists | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Points | 30.4 | 14.5 |
| Joel Embiid C - PHI | Rudy Gobert C - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Joel Embiid (foot) has been diagnosed with a mid-foot sprain and will be sidelined for Philadelphia's next two games. Leo Sells Mon, Nov 21st | Rudy Gobert scored 21 points (9-11 FG, 3-4 FT) to go along with 16 rebounds and two assists on Wednesday against the Pacers. Ari Koslow Thu, Nov 24th | |
| Joel Embiid dropped 32 points (6-15 FG, 2-4 3PT, 18-20 FT) in addition to grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out six assists in Saturday night's 112-109 loss to the Timberwolves. Leo Sells Sat, Nov 19th | Rudy Gobert scored 25 points (8-11 FG, 9-11 FT) to go along with 11 rebounds and three blocks on Wednesday against the Suns. Ari Koslow Thu, Nov 10th | |
| Joel Embiid dropped 32 points (12-26 FG, 2-6 3PT, 6-8 FT) to go with 1 rebounds and eight assists in Friday night's 110-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Leo Sells Sat, Nov 19th | Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch said Tuesday that Rudy Gobert is "good to go" for Wednesday's game against the Suns after clearing COVID protocols and returning to practice. Jeremy Orriss Tue, Nov 8th | |
| Joel Embiid exploded for a career-high 59 points (19-28 FG, 1-5 3PT, 20-24 FT) to go with eleven rebounds, eight assists, and seven blocks in Sunday night's 105-98 win over the Utah Jazz. Leo Sells Sun, Nov 13th | Rudy Gobert (health and safety) will be unavailable to play in Monday's contest against the New York Knicks. Leo Sells Sun, Nov 6th | |
| Joel Embiid (ankle) will play in Sunday's matchup against the Utah Jazz. Leo Sells Sun, Nov 13th | Rudy Gobert has entered the league's health and safety protocols and will miss Saturday's game against the Houston Rockets. Leo Sells Sat, Nov 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| Per-game output is incredible, as his two-man numbers with James Harden. Injuries are the only thing you may have to worry about, as well as him taking fewer threes. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | He'll lose a bit in rebounds and blocks being alongside KAT, but he'll still be an elite option in the second round. Don't let the real-life narrative scare you away from him in fantasy. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| For most of the regular season, Joel Embiid was the clear betting favorite for MVP. The 28 year old Philadelphia center led the league in scoring at 30.6 PPG, while ranking fifth with 11.7 rebounds per game. Embiid averaged the most free-throw attempts per game (11.8), while shooting an impressive 81.4 percent from the foul line. Embiid brings 2.6 blocks/steals per game and ranked third in PER (Player Efficiency Rating) behind only Jokic and Antetokounmpo. Mike Randle - FTN | Hard to rank the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year lower than this, especially where he's produced 15PPG or more in three of his last four seasons. Gobert actually increased his rebounds per game to a career-best 14.7 this season, and he is one of the most durable big men in the league. Gobert has played at least 66 games in each of the past four seasons. There is the likelihood of a slight decrease in his production playing alongside fellow big man Karl-Anthony Towns, but his 2.1 blocks per game and 72% FG efficiency last year bodes well for any team. Mike Randle - FTN | |
