Does Vincent Collet sometimes dream of being able to associate in the racket Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert and Joel Embiid, during the next World Cup (from August 25 to September 10) in Argentina? This triplet that even the American selection would envy us is still very hypothetical. And this especially because two months after obtaining French nationality, last July, Joel Embiid also acquired an American passport.
It is therefore difficult to know in which jersey the Cameroonian star of the Sixers is considering his international career. The second highest scorer in the NBA (33.4 points on average per game) was questioned by The Team on this thorny question, Wednesday evening in Philadelphia.
“It will depend on my body too”
“There, I am only focused on this NBA season, because we have a good opportunity to be champion with the Sixers, indicates the person concerned. I want my head to be 100% here. Afterwards, at the international level, it’s a good thing that I acquired French nationality. We will make the decision after the end of the season. »
On the subject of the 2023 World Cup itself, the 28-year-old (and 2.13m) interior is not entirely sure of it: “I don’t know what will happen. by then, because if I win in the NBA, I can be so tired behind… So it will depend on my body too”. It’s still a lot of uncertainty, and instead of Vincent Collet, we would not bet too much on the presence of “Jojo” Embiid with the Blues in Argentina.