I would just love to see him play some ball.
He has the talent and physical make up to be one of the greats.
It would be great for the NBA if this guy were healthy.
Apparently he's still growing and is now at 7'2" without shoes lol.
Regardless what you think of Philly, this guy would be so fun to watch develop on the court as a basketball fan.
I would agree with that, although at this point I would say the still growing part is more of a negative than a positive. Does he have Acromegaly? He is 21 not 18 so still growing in height is fairly unusual.
See David Robinson.
I tried researching this (David Robinson), and the details are really vague. He grew while in the Navy but I can't really find anything that showed whether it was happening when he was 19 (much more common) or after he had turned 21.
Slight growth at 21 may be uncommon but it is no reason to project it to be a very rare health condition. It is probably not surprising considering where he started from a few years ago.
You guys all DO realise right, that there is no actual credibility behind the claims that he has grown to 7'2'?
The story is that Embiid sent a text message to his coach saying "guess what coach, I'm 7'2" now!!!".
If that's considered credible in today's day and age, then I would like to tell all the ladies out there that I'm 6'5" and 210 pounds with 5% body fat...as opposed to 5'11" and 280 pounds with probably about 25% body fat.
Also even if you DID believe this to be true...at what point does growing 2" taller and adding significant weight sounds good for a big man who already has a bad medical history? All it does is increase the risk of career medical issues exponentially.
If anything that's a big part of why I'm comfortable investing in Noel - he's 7 feet tall but he's not a heavy guy and plays more of an athletic/finesse style of game, so there is a lot less pressure on his body.