The Philadelphia 76ers have signed star forward Joel Embiid to a contract extension.
The team announced on Jan. 21 (KST) that it had “signed Embiid to a multi-year extension.” The team did not announce the length or amount of the contract. The team did not announce the length or amount of the contract, but ESPN estimated it to be “worth $192.9 million over 파워볼게임 three years.”
The deal will keep him in Philadelphia through the 2028-2029 season, the final season of his contract, and will pay him a salary of $69 million, or more than 92.1 billion won in Korean won.
Embiid is a center who was drafted by Philadelphia with the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. He was named the league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 2022-2023 season, was the league’s scoring leader in 2022 and 2023, and is a seven-time All-Star.
Born in Cameroon, he also earned French citizenship in 2022, but ultimately competed for Team USA at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, where he won a gold medal.
“Philadelphia is my hometown,” said Embiid, ”and I want to play here until the end of my career.”
Philadelphia’s best finish since Embiid’s arrival is the second round of the playoffs. Their last championship was in 1983.