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POLL Joel Embiid or Anthony Davis?

Joel Embiid or Anthony Davis?

  • Embiid

    Votes: 7 19.4%
  • A. Davis

    Votes: 29 80.6%

  • Total voters
    36

OregonDucks

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Who do you take to build your franchise around? Both have been hyped for several years as being the next great things in the league, and both seem to be finally healthy and coming into their expected roles.
 

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Davis.

Both have had injury issues.

But, Davis is better on both ends of the floor.

With that being said, it's not a massacre.

Assuming health for both, they can both be elite for the next decade.
 

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I'm going Embiid. He trails Davis now who I think has fully blossomed as a player. All his skills are there, he won't get much better (I don't mean this negatively) just will gain more experience. Embiid still has more room to grow. So if he's like 85% as good as AD right now, I want Embiid once he's fully blossomed.

Plus, I've been all about this dude since I first saw him at Kansas when everyone was still hyping up Andrew Wiggins so I'm beyond biased. The smarter answer is Davis but I'm still taking Embiid.
 

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Both are great, but gimme AD all day any day. Best big in the game and a top 5 player no doubt when healthy. He’s been playing like the 2nd best player in the NBA these last 3 months. I thought NOLA was done after Boogie went down, boy have they proved me wrong.
 

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Who do you take to build your franchise around? Both have been hyped for several years as being the next great things in the league, and both seem to be finally healthy and coming into their expected roles.
davis

hes played 150 games the last 2 years

embiids played 94, and will always be an injury risk

davis is the far better scorer
 

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If Embiid can stay healthy this is a pretty tight debate.

AD is better offensively but Embiid is better defensively. Neither is weak on either side of the ball though.
 

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Each time I watch the other play I think they're the better ones. Embiid just looks like he can be extremely dominant, and Davis I think may be capable of being the first human to fly.
 

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Embiid might have the higher ceiling- but Davis seems healthier, and more of a leader. Each are immensely talented. davis just seems like the safer pick.
 

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Davis without question.
 

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Anthony Davis every day. It's not even that close imo.

Did you know that Joel Embiid is 24 and Anthony Davis is 25. A single year separates them.
 

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Tough call, but A Davis has this classy demeanor that makes me feel everyone wants to play with him
 

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I'm taking Brow simply because Embiid has had enough serious injury questions that I doubt he stays healthy for a long long consistent run.

So yes I'm majorly hedging here.
 

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Davis is a whopping one year older. Give me Davis all day
 

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Great question.
I took AD, but in 2 years if Embiid shows he can stay healthy, he could possibly become the choice.
 

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Great question.
I took AD, but in 2 years if Embiid shows he can stay healthy, he could possibly become the choice.

Why? They are practically the same age and AD has accomplished MUCH, MUCH more. Davis hasn't even entered his "prime years" yet... that... is a scary thought.
 

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Anthony Davis every day. It's not even that close imo.

Did you know that Joel Embiid is 24 and Anthony Davis is 25. A single year separates them.

I agree. It isn't close.

That said, Embiid has a level of physicality that Davis doesn't. He could catch Davis someday. Can't see him passing Davis, but he could be that good.

I can easily envision a scenario where they are both top 3 players in a few years. Davis might be there now. He is unbelievable.
 
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