While it had been a walk in the park for most of the NBA stars, Damian Lillard and James Harden have had a tough offseason. As soon as the 2023 post season curtained down, both stars hinted at their wish to trade out. However, these stars couldn’t land a team. Meanwhile, the 2023-24 season has only a month left to start, former NBA Champion draws a comparison of the dire situation of the Philadelphia 76ers with the Portland Trail Blazers on live TV.

Apart from James Harden, the star teammate Joel Embiid has also hinted at his exit from the Sixers camp multiple times in the offseason. Moreover, there isn’t proper clarity on the relationship between Harden and Embiid. For instance, The Beard missed the Embiid’s wedding day event while most of his teammates were present. On the other hand, the league recently fined him for publicly commenting on his team official. Amid these confusions, Embiid’s place on the side is also doubtful, says the former champion.

Amid Damian Lillard and James Harden confusion, former NBA Champion fears Embiid’s place in the side

In the longstanding trade fiasco between James Harden and Damian Lillard, former NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins drew a comparison between both sides in the latest episode of NBA Today. Moreover, the host asked Perkins to pick a team which is under more pressure given the team to start the new season. The Boston Celtics legend picked the 76ers without any hesitation and cited Joel Embiid as the reason.

He said, “One is Philadelphia. I mean because the risk of possibly… losing Joel Embiid, maybe him asking out.” Additionally, he also added that reason for Embiid’s confusion is not just Harden. He said, “Because of everything that’s been going on not with just the James Harden situation but in the past.”

He further went on to speak about The Beard. Meanwhile, there isn’t any clarity on the past issues of Embiid with the Sixers team.

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Notably, there is an instance where Embiid himself hinted at a trade out.

Embiid sends out a cryptic message

Joel Embiid has emerged as promising MVP cadre player in the last few years. Moreover, he won the MVP award for the 2022-23 season as well. Despite all this achievement, the star is yet to win a ring. He also expressed his hunger to win a ring via a tweet but with a twist. The tweet read, “Whether it’s in Philly or anywhere else. I just want to have a chance.” Following the tweet, the Philly fans were left in utter disbelief.

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