Mo Bamba signed with the 76ers after turning into an unrestricted free agent this summer season. The 25-year-old middle was final with the Lakers.

He revealed that it was Joel Embiid who performed a key function in convincing him to come back to Philadelphia.

“Only in the near past, he was an enormous driving drive into me coming to the Sixers,” Bamba stated in regards to the reigning MVP, through Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. “He was like, ‘Pay attention, this would possibly sound a bit loopy, as a result of we’ve been enjoying towards one another a lot. However I really feel just like the Sixers can be an awesome match for you.’”

Bamba completed the 2022-23 season averaging 3.7 factors and 4.6 rebounds in 9.8 minutes over 9 video games for the Lakers.