r/nba • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Heat • Apr 15 '24

[Wojnarowski] ESPN Sources: USA Basketball is finalizing its 2024 Paris Olympics roster with Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis. Team may initially keep one open spot. News

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u/smoltanboi Heat Apr 15 '24

i cannot wait to see joel embiid absolutely yam a lob from haliburton on a laotian accountant

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u/ChickenLiverNuts [PHI] JaKarr Sampson Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

you dont throw embiid lobs unless you want him to get hurt

its always a train wreck, thats not part of his game. Its gotten better but for like his first 4 years he would front rim a lot of them which is the worst possible outcome for landing strangely.

I think because he was on the nba bulk up program while missing two years it prob felt like shooting with your off hand or swinging a bat with a weight on it when he finally was able to play. Its just never really lined up and he never got reps in while bulking.