After missing much of the 2024-25 NBA season with yet another knee injury, Joel Embiid is officially back and made his regular season return in the Philadelphia 76ers nail-biter of a win over the Boston Celtics.

While the 76ers didn't get much out of Embiid in the game, with VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey instead dominating the Celtics' backcourt as “The Process” onlys scored four points and six rebounds in 20 minutes of action , in the opinion of Jeff Teague , Philadelphia still has one of the most dominant players in the NBA today.

Discussing the top centers in the NBA on Club 520 , Teague boldly declared that if Embiid isn't hurt – which isn't all that often – the 76ers have the best center in basketball, even better than Nikola Jokic . Article Continues Below

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