Joel Embiid is officially on “best shape of his life” watch.
The Philadelphia 76ers star center Embiid drew attention at Monday’s team media day with a workout video. Embiid was getting up shots in the gym and looked absurdly slim while doing so.
Chris Haynes of NBA TV shared the video on X. Haynes added that Embiid had lost a “considerable” amount of weight this summer.
Here is the video.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has dropped a considerable amount of weight. pic.twitter.com/Of1rI0aZS6
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) September 28, 2026
Embiid, who is officially listed at 7-feet and 270 pounds, appears to be fully committed to his physical conditioning this offseason. About six weeks ago, Embiid’s body transformation was already on display in a viral workout photo.
Now it looks like the former league MVP Embiid has successfully managed to cut even more weight heading into training camp. At 32 years old and having failed to hit even 40 games played in any of the last three seasons, that should certainly help Embiid better hold up over the course of the 2026-27 campaign.
Embiid is facing what might be his most important year yet now that LeBron James and Jaylen Brown have arrived in Philly, giving Embiid his very best opportunity to finally make a conference finals appearance for the first time. James was notably said at one point to have some big concerns about playing with Embiid, but now Embiid is clearly making a concerted effort to get his act together.
