3 reasons Joel Embiid to the Golden State Warriors doesn't make sense

3 reasons Joel Embiid to the Golden State Warriors doesn’t make sense

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Injury history

The Warriors need a player that’ll stay on the court.

Embiid, after missing his first two seasons in the NBA, has played some minutes in the last four. However, how many could be an issue, although it didn’t play too much of an impact this season. Embiid has two seasons in which he’s averaged over 60 games.

He’s played 31 games in one season, 51 games in another and then two in the low 60s. It’s tough to think that a player that struggles to get on the court could be worth two first-round picks, especially two that have such a high value.

Embiid has value; he averaged over 27 points per game last season. But, having had a plethora of lower-body injuries throughout his career, putting all your chips in a player that struggles to stay on the court may not be too wise.

The Warriors added DeMarcus Cousins during the 2018 offseason, and that experiment did not really work out as he rehabbed just to get injured again.

While the situation is different, putting some chips in a player that may not be around for the long-term future may backfire on the Warriors.

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