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Who Should I Draft?

Kevin Durant or Joel Embiid (2022)


Player Summaries Comparison
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Joel Embiid
C - PHI
Joel Embiid
Kevin Durant
F - PHO
Kevin Durant
Expert
Recommendation
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 
   
Minutes33.736.0
Field Goals Made9.810.1
Field Goals Att19.619.7
Field Goals %.498.511
Three Points Made1.32.2
Three Points Att3.66.2
Three Points %.363.366
Free Throws Made9.56.6
Free Throws Att11.57.3
Free Throws %.826.902
Offensive Rebound0.00.0
Rebounds11.87.1
Assists3.96.0
Turnovers3.23.4
Steals1.10.9
Blocks1.50.9
Points30.429.0
   
Misc 
   
Injury AlertDTDOUT
   
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
   
Player Statistics Comparison
  Joel Embiid
C - PHI
Joel Embiid
Kevin Durant
F - PHO
Kevin Durant
2021 Stats 
   
   
Minutes2,2972,047
   
Field Goals Made666578
   
Field Goals Att1,3341,115
   
Field Goals %.499.518
   
Three Points Made93115
   
Three Points Att251300
   
Three Points %.371.383
   
Free Throws Made654372
   
Free Throws Att803409
   
Free Throws %.814.910
   
Offensive Rebound14629
   
Rebounds795406
   
Assists284351
   
Turnovers214190
   
Steals7748
   
Blocks9952
   
Points2,0791,643
   
Player Projections Comparison
  Joel Embiid
C - PHI
Joel Embiid
Kevin Durant
F - PHO
Kevin Durant
2022 Projections 
   
   
Minutes33.736.0
   
Field Goals Made9.810.1
   
Field Goals Att19.619.7
   
Field Goals %.498.511
   
Three Points Made1.32.2
   
Three Points Att3.66.2
   
Three Points %.363.366
   
Free Throws Made9.56.6
   
Free Throws Att11.57.3
   
Free Throws %.826.902
   
Offensive Rebound0.00.0
   
Rebounds11.87.1
   
Assists3.96.0
   
Turnovers3.23.4
   
Steals1.10.9
   
Blocks1.50.9
   
Points30.429.0
   
Notes for Player Combination
  Joel Embiid
C - PHI
Joel Embiid
Kevin Durant
F - PHO
Kevin Durant
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