Joel Embiid took home the scoring crown for the 2021-2022 campaign, averaging 30.6 points per game. He was the only player that season to finish with an average above 30 points, coming out just ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo, who finished second, averaging 29.9 per game.
It was truly a landmark season for the big man, who became the first center since Shaquille O’Neal in 1999-2000 to lead the league in scoring. In fact, he was the first center since Moses Malone during the 81-82 campaign to average more than 30 points per contest. Bob McAdoo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Walt Bellamy are the only others at the position to accomplish the feat.
Notably, Embiid achieved this with consistency. He posted just one 50-point performance on the season, which came on Jan. 19, 2022, in

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