Despite not having much playoff success, and a slew of injuries, Embiid has been phenomenal. He has been a perennial MVP candidate and he has rewritten record books in the franchise's history. His presence and development are why the Sixers are in the position they're in to contend for a championship on a yearly basis.

Stephen A. Smith said in a recent interview that Joel Embiid deserves every penny of his maximum contract extension with the 76ers.