NBA legend Kevin Garnett believes Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum are the top players of the East.
center Joel Embiid has established himself as one of the best frontcourt players in the game today. The same could be said about Milwaukee Bucks big man Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Recently, the 15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Garnett was asked if he belives Antetokounmpo is going into the new hoops year as the best overall player in the Eastern Conference. The former Boston Celtics forward boldly claimed that such sentence can’t be said as long as Embiid’s around these days.“I would not argue against Embiid or against Tatum,” Garnett added. “ probably like the fourth-best player .
While the Sixers’ big man is coming off of a season where he came up empty in the award department, it wasn’t due to a lack of success. Before going down with a knee injury, Embiid averaged a league-high 35 points per game in 39 outings.
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