NBA Day One Reactions, Plus Blake Griffin and Peter Berg (Two Interviews!)
Oct 21, 2026 · 3h 8m · take 18 of 26
- Joel Embiid might be close to the point where his body breaks down.
Comparing Embiid to Blake's own late-career physical decline.
“And I wonder, we're close to that Embiid point.”
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In context
BillAnd then you started the mid two thousands. Your game started to change. You got the three point shot.
BillYou still had the athleticism, not the same, but you could summon it. You had spurts.
Billand then you could kind of see your body was starting to break down. Yeah. Like when you watch, it was like, oh, he's starting to really try to. After that year in Detroit, man, I was just like. The first Detroit year was the last year where you looked like mostly you. You were like 25 and 10 and 6.
BillYou had a great year. Yeah. But then it felt like, oh, there's a physical toll now from all this stuff. Yeah. And I wonder, we're close to that Embiid point.
BillAnd I don't know if it's going to be this year or next year, but I feel like we're really
Griffinclose now. That's what I mean. he's just so he's so big and he's so skilled that like if he's willing to i mean i think he can he can
Billi just wonder is he gonna have the spring anymore is he gonna be grounded if he's grounded because
From the episode transcript around 01:29:23. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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