Sixers center Joel Embiid was selected to the second team of the NBA’s best team for the 2020-21 season. This is the third time in his career that he has won this honor, and it is also the first time he has appeared in the top three players since 2019. One of them is in the league.

There will be some debate about whether he should become a first-team player for the first time in his career, and the NBA Have done In a year worth considering multiple big names, give voters some leeway. Both Nikola Jokic and Embiid have forward qualifications-please note that this is an absurd premise-but voters finally decided to reward the same person they voted for the MVP as the only big man on the first team.If Embiid played more games this year, it would be interesting to see the results of the games, especially considering His position on one of the fully defensive teams.

Embiid’s selection to the NBA All-NBA team has a greater impact on the center and the team-he is now eligible for a super maximum salary extension in the 2021 offseason. His four-year super maximum salary renewal will be added to the remaining two years of his current contract, starting with 35% of the salary cap and an 8% salary increase during the transaction.

After the pandemic, trying to predict the salary cap so far is impossible, but based on some napkin math and some conservative growth estimates, the four-year super-max salary extension from the 2023-24 season may allow Embiid to enter The four-year renewal period is US$185-190 million, which will end shortly after Embiid turns 33.

Considering Embiid’s injury history, this will be a healthy downside risk, but the team basically can’t do anything and can only make an offer to him when they have the option. Before his contract expires, it is basically impossible to get the same return for him in a transaction, and you don’t want to risk Embiid’s tossing and bargaining to provoke Embiid.

It is worth noting that Embiid did not have any teammates to join the NBA All-NBA team. A season later, Ben Simmons sneaked into the All-NBA Third Team in a strange guard season. Tobias Harris was excluded from the mid-season All-Star roster. He was considered but eventually defeated by a group of talented forwards.

This is the entire NBA All-NBA team:

If nothing else, this is another great honor for the Philadelphia franchised players, who hope to continue to embark on the road of MVP-level championships in their careers. There is still a lot of work to be done, but so far there is still a lot to celebrate.

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