Joel Embiid has always had the utmost trust in The Process.
Perhaps that’s why Embiid—fresh off scoring the No. 3 pick in the Draft Lottery on Tuesday—claimed that the 76ers are almost ready to challenge the Cavaliers and LeBron James.
Embiid told the Philadelphia Inquirer: “We’re gearing up at the right time. When we start getting good, that’s when Cleveland and LeBron will start going down.”
Embiid: "We're gearing up at the right time. When we start getting good, that’s when Cleveland and #LeBron will start going down." #Sixers
— Mike Sielski (@MikeSielski) May 17, 2017
Embiid added that the Sixers could be “ready to win” as soon as next season.
Embiid: "When I say we are going to be ready to win when the Cavs are going down, that doesn’t mean, like, five years. …
(1 of 2) #Sixers— Mike Sielski (@MikeSielski) May 17, 2017
"Next year I think we are going to be ready to win."
(2 of 2) #Sixers— Mike Sielski (@MikeSielski) May 17, 2017
Before the Sixers can even consider challenging the top teams in the East, Embiid will have to finish rehabbing a torn left meniscus.
