WATCH: Joel Embiid joins a list of Sixers Legends by drilling a three to reach 13,000 point milestone

Joel Embiid hit 13,000 career points Wednesday night in Philly, and he did it with a three against the Cavaliers. It made him the seventh player in franchise history to reach the mark, which is exactly the kind of “stop and appreciate this” milestone the Sixers do not get very often.

Joel Embiid 13,000 Career Points

Joel Embiid hits the three to reach 13,000 career points 🎯

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The annoying part is it happened in a game the Sixers basically never had a grip on. Cleveland ran them out of their own building, 133-107, with Donovan Mitchell dropping 35 and the Cavs leading 33-18 after the first quarter.

Joel Embiid finished with 20 points and the night still ended with boos.

That is the Embiid experience in a nutshell. The franchise history stuff keeps stacking up, and it keeps coming with the same reminder that none of it is guaranteed because of what his body has put him through. That is why the milestones matter with him more than most guys.

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If you want the context, 13,000 points puts Embiid in the same neighborhood as the names that basically built the franchise’s scoring history, with names like Hal Greer, Allen Iverson, Dolph Schayes, Julius Erving, Charles Barkley, Billy Cunningham on the list.

It’s not like Joel Embiid stumbled into it slowly. He has played 472 regular-season games and averaged 27.5 points per game across his career, which is ridiculous production even before you factor in the missed time and the constant injury management.

If Joel Embiid stays on the floor, he is going to keep climbing. Wednesday was not a feel good night for the Sixers, but it was another reminder that Embiid is already etched into franchise history whether people feel like giving him credit or not.

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