Joel Embiid Let Sixers Fans Know The Process Will Continue In His First Tweet After Signing an Extension

Joel Embiid will be a member of the Philadelphia 76ers for a long time. On Monday evening, word dropped that Embiid and the Sixers had agreed to a massive contract extension that will pay him up to $178 million over five years. Despite Embiid’s checkered injury history, Philadelphia ultimately decided that it was worth keeping someone they identify as the face of their franchise in town for the foreseeable future.

Because he is a 23 year old who just got paid more money than most people can fathom, Embiid was understandably excited about the payday. After the clock turned to Tuesday, Embiid took to Twitter and expressed his love for the city that he calls home. And because he’s Joel Embiid, he made sure to shout out The Process.

Yes, giving this kind of cash to someone who has played 31 games in three years is a massive risk, and anyone who doesn’t acknowledge this is fooling themselves. But when Embiid is healthy and on the floor, he is a legitimately dominant two-way center who can stretch the floor and do just about anything.

He is also beloved in the city of Philadelphia, the kind of basketball player who just inherently has a bond with a city. It doesn’t always make sense when this kind of thing happens, but when it’s happening, you can tell right away that something special is going on.

Basically, the Sixers couldn’t lose Embiid under basically any circumstance. He is their franchise player both on and off the court, and while this deal may have been signed with the hopes that he’s healthy, it’s the kind of risk worth taking, because if it pays off, Philadelphia will have a top-10 player who is perpetually beloved by the fan base.

And if it doesn’t work out, oh well. The Sixers have trusted the process through some historically rough patches, so what’s one more bump in the road? At least this time, they have Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz.