>Sixers give Embiid four-year, $196 million extension.
76ers sign star to 4-year, $196M deal to stay in Philly
Joel Embiid has deep into the decade to try to win his first NBA championship with Philadelphia. Another big-money deal locked up, the All-star nicknamed “The Process” wants to end his career a Sixers lifer.
The 76ers kept their trust in Embiid and signed the 7-footer to a multiyear contract that a person familiar with the situation said was a four-year, $196 million extension, taking him through the 2026-27 season.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because specific terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not made public.
“There’s no place like PHILADELPHIA!!! Excited to continue working towards bringing a title home and eventually retire here (HASH)PHILLY,” Embiid wrote on social media.
His new deal will start in 2023-24. Embiid and the 76ers signed a $148 million, five-year extension that kicked in with the 2018-19 season.
The 27-year-old Embiid was NBA MVP runner-up this season to Denver’s Nikola Jokic, making him eligible for the supermax contract extension. Embiid led the Sixers to the best regular-season record in the Eastern Conference. Under coach Doc Rivers, the Sixers lost in the second round to the Atlanta Hawks.
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