Per pace adjusted minutes, he's averaging more points AND rebounds than Davis did as a freshman, and scoring more efficiently. His PER (I hate this stat FWIW) is also 2.5 points higher than Davis's was. Embiid's stats are as good as Davis's freshman stats.
Almost every lottery team if not all of them would take Embiid if they had the #1 pick.
If Jazz have #1 take him and trade Kanter, Favors, or Gobert.
Does not seem too risky.
Enamored with ceilings this board is..
Normally we'd be clamouring after some UK player, but it looks like the team is headed for the NIT for a 2nd straight year.