Who Should I Trade?
Nikola Jokic for Joel Embiid (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN  | Joel Embiid C - PHI  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | # 17 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 35.7 | 29.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 10.6 | 7.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.2 | 16.2 |
| Field Goals % | .582 | .482 |
| Three Points Made | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Three Points Att | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| Three Points % | .409 | .286 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.8 | 8.0 |
| Free Throws % | .830 | .869 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| Rebounds | 12.4 | 7.7 |
| Assists | 10.2 | 3.7 |
| Turnovers | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Points | 28.7 | 23.6 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | OUT | DTD |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 1 | # 18 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 15 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 1 | # 18 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 18 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 1 | # 8 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 1 | # 18 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 15 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,106 | 615 |
| Field Goals Made | 339 | 168 |
| Field Goals Att | 560 | 355 |
| Field Goals % | .605 | .473 |
| Three Points Made | 67 | 21 |
| Three Points Att | 154 | 88 |
| Three Points % | .435 | .239 |
| Free Throws Made | 203 | 137 |
| Free Throws Att | 238 | 161 |
| Free Throws % | .853 | .851 |
| Offensive Rebound | 97 | 42 |
| Rebounds | 389 | 146 |
| Assists | 351 | 69 |
| Turnovers | 113 | 66 |
| Steals | 44 | 14 |
| Blocks | 25 | 25 |
| Points | 948 | 494 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| 2025 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 35.7 | 29.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 10.6 | 7.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.2 | 16.2 |
| Field Goals % | .582 | .482 |
| Three Points Made | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Three Points Att | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| Three Points % | .409 | .286 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.8 | 8.0 |
| Free Throws % | .830 | .869 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| Rebounds | 12.4 | 7.7 |
| Assists | 10.2 | 3.7 |
| Turnovers | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Points | 28.7 | 23.6 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| News | ||
| Nikola Jokic (knee) is making progress toward returning to the Nuggets' lineup by the end of January. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jan 14th | Joel Embiid is listed as probable for Friday’s game against the Cavaliers. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 15th | |
| Nikola Jokic (knee) will miss at least the next four weeks of basketball after hyperextending his knee on Monday night against the Heat. All ligaments were intact, so at least he avoided a major injury. Garrett Ball Tue, Dec 30th | Embiid finished with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting Wednesday, converting all four free-throw attempts while adding four rebounds, three assists, one steal, one block and two three-pointers in Philadelphia's loss to Cleveland. The center committed six turnovers, accounting for half of the 76ers' 12 total giveaways. His complete stat line featured contributions across multiple categories despite the defeat. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jan 15th | |
| Nikola Jokic flirted with a triple-double for the Nuggets before exiting with an apparent knee injury Monday night, dishing out eight assists, grabbing five rebounds, and scoring a team-high 21 points (9-14 FG, 1-4 3PT, 2-3 FT) in a 147-123 loss to the Heat. Chris Schommer Tue, Dec 30th | Joel Embiid is available for Wednesday’s game against the Cavaliers. Ari Koslow Wed, Jan 14th | |
| Nikola Jokic will not return to Monday’s game against the Heat. Ari Koslow Mon, Dec 29th | Joel Embiid is listed as probable for Wednesday’s game against the Cavaliers. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 13th | |
| Nikola Jokic is questionable to return to Monday’s game against the Heat. Ari Koslow Mon, Dec 29th | Joel Embiid finished with 27 points (9-17 FG, 1-6 3PT, 8-8 FT), eight rebounds, four assists, and two steals in Monday's win over the Raptors. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jan 13th | |
| Notes | ||
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