Who Should I Draft?
Kevin Durant or Joel Embiid (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Joel Embiid C - PHI  | Kevin Durant F - PHO  | |
Expert |
84% Recommended by 16 of 19 experts |
16% Recommended by 3 of 19 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 3 | ‐ |
| Best Rank | # 2 | ‐ |
| Worst Rank | # 11 | ‐ |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 3 | ‐ |
| Best Rank | # 2 | ‐ |
| Worst Rank | # 11 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.7 | 36.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 19.6 | 19.7 |
| Field Goals % | .498 | .511 |
| Three Points Made | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Three Points Att | 3.6 | 6.2 |
| Three Points % | .363 | .366 |
| Free Throws Made | 9.5 | 6.6 |
| Free Throws Att | 11.5 | 7.3 |
| Free Throws % | .826 | .902 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.8 | 7.1 |
| Assists | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Points | 30.4 | 29.0 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | DTD | OUT |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Staff NBA.com | # 4 | # 9 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 2 | # 3 |
| Eric Moody Pro Football Network | # 2 | # 3 |
| Mike Randle FTN | # 4 | # 8 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 3 | # 5 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 5 | # 6 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 5 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 11 | # 28 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 3 | # 8 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Kyle Williams Fantasy Six Pack | # 5 | # 6 |
| Luke Monaldo FantasyPros | # 7 | # 8 |
| Bradlee Kilgore Fantrax | # 5 | # 6 |
| Joel E. Ruffin Jr. FantasyPros | # 6 | # 5 |
| Site Projections Hashtag Basketball | # 3 | # 2 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 6 | # 4 |
| Joel Embiid C - PHI | Kevin Durant F - PHO | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,297 | 2,047 |
| Field Goals Made | 666 | 578 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,334 | 1,115 |
| Field Goals % | .499 | .518 |
| Three Points Made | 93 | 115 |
| Three Points Att | 251 | 300 |
| Three Points % | .371 | .383 |
| Free Throws Made | 654 | 372 |
| Free Throws Att | 803 | 409 |
| Free Throws % | .814 | .910 |
| Offensive Rebound | 146 | 29 |
| Rebounds | 795 | 406 |
| Assists | 284 | 351 |
| Turnovers | 214 | 190 |
| Steals | 77 | 48 |
| Blocks | 99 | 52 |
| Points | 2,079 | 1,643 |
| Joel Embiid C - PHI | Kevin Durant F - PHO | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.7 | 36.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 19.6 | 19.7 |
| Field Goals % | .498 | .511 |
| Three Points Made | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Three Points Att | 3.6 | 6.2 |
| Three Points % | .363 | .366 |
| Free Throws Made | 9.5 | 6.6 |
| Free Throws Att | 11.5 | 7.3 |
| Free Throws % | .826 | .902 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.8 | 7.1 |
| Assists | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Points | 30.4 | 29.0 |
| Joel Embiid C - PHI | Kevin Durant F - PHO | |
| News | ||
| Joel Embiid posted a double-double for the 76ers Saturday night, grabbing 10 rebounds and scoring 28 points (8-19 FG, 1-4 3PT, 11-13 FT) while also blocking two shots and dishing out four assists in a 125-105 loss to the Suns. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 26th | Kevin Durant is potentially returning Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves barring any setback. Garrett Ball Fri, Mar 24th | |
| Joel Embiid (calf) is questionable for Saturday night's game against the Phoenix Suns. Leo Sells Sat, Mar 25th | Suns' superstar forward Kevin Durant will have his recently injured ankle re-evaluated in two weeks, when a more relevant timeline for a return to action could be noted. Dan Tursky Thu, Mar 9th | |
| Joel Embiid stuffed the stat sheet for the 76ers Friday night, dishing out eight assists, recording two steals, grabbing nine rebounds, blocking one shot, and scoring 46 points (13-23 FG, 1-5 3PT, 19-22 FT) in a 120-112 loss to the Warriors. Chris Schommer Sat, Mar 25th | Kevin Durant is feared to have suffered a Grade 2 sprain that could keep him out four-to-six weeks, sources tell the Arizona Republic. Garrett Ball Thu, Mar 9th | |
| Joel Embiid filled the stat sheet for the 76ers Saturday night, grabbing seven rebounds, blocking two shots, dishing out seven assists, and scoring 31 points (10-15 FG, 1-3 3PT, 10-13 FT) in a 141-121 win over the Pacers. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 19th | Kevin Durant (ankle) has been ruled out and will not play for the Phoenix Suns against the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday. Chris Schommer Wed, Mar 8th | |
| Joel Embiid stuffed the stat sheet for the 76ers Friday night, grabbing 13 rebounds, blocking four shots, dishing out five assists, and scoring 38 points (16-21 FG, 6-7 FT) in a 121-82 win over the Hornets. Chris Schommer Sat, Mar 18th | Kevin Durant tallied 23 points (10-15 FG, 2-4 3PT, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 27 minutes of Wednesday's 105-91 win over the Hornets. Diego Sandoval Wed, Mar 1st | |
| 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 | The drama is done, which means another Easy Money year from the Easy Money Sniper. He is a year older, so injuries are the only real potential concern. 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 | While only playing 87 games the past two season, Kevin Durant has still maintained incredible efficiency. His 29.9 PPG average ranks third-best in his 14-year career, with his 6.4 APG mark ranking tops during his NBA tenure. While the 33-year-old Durant is no longer a Top 5 fantasy option, shooting over 50 percent from the field with over 20 attempts equates to a Top 10 fantasy option in any season. Mike Randle - FTN | |
